The Roots announce first UK shows in six years with De La Soul, The Pharcyde and more

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The Roots have announced two outdoor shows for this summer, marking their first UK dates for six years.The hip-hop duo made up of Questlove and Black Thought will be headlining South Facing Festival at London’s Crystal Palace Park Bowl on August 2.

The next day, they’ll be headlining further south for a show at Dreamland Margate.De La Soul and The Pharcyde will be opening for the duo at both shows.

Tickets will go on sale on April 5 – you can buy yours here.While it’s been a while since The Roots released new music, given their last album ‘…And Then You Shoot Your Cousin’ came out in 2014, they’ve kept busy as the house band on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

Meanwile, in 2021, they reissued their 1995 studio album ‘Do You Want More?!!!??!’.A post shared by Margate Summer Series (@margatesummerseries)These shows aren’t the only time The Roots and De La Soul have linked up recently.