The Roots, Queen Latifah and Common to Perform at Inaugural ‘Roots Picnic’ in Los Angeles
variety.comSteven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Since hip-hop group the Roots launched its inaugural Roots Picnic in 2008, it’s mostly been confined to the collective’s hometown of Philadelphia.
But next year, they plan on shifting it over to the West Coast. The Roots have partnered with Live Nation Urban for “Roots Picnic: Hip-Hop is the Love of My Life,” set to take place at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl on June 29, 2024.
Of course, the band will headline the festival and will be joined by Queen Latifah, Common, Digable Planets, Arrested Development, the Pharcyde, Black Sheep’s Dres plus more to be announced. “The first time we played Hollywood Bowl was way back in 2011, and there was nothing like it,” says The Roots’ Questlove. “We came back to headline in 2019, and we’ve been talking about doing something there since.
This idea for Hip-Hop is the Love of My Life came up, and we knew there was no better spot.” Over the years, the Roots Picnic has become a compendium of hip-hop and R&B acts taking the stage, supplemented by electronic, jazz and country musicians.
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