Lauryn Hill, Dave Chappelle, Lil Uzi Vert, and Diddy have been tapped to headline the Roots Picnic this year.
The annual festival is taking place on June 2-4 in Philadelphia, PA.
To set the weekend off, on June 2 (Friday) at the Wells Fargo Center Dave Chappelle and The Roots are hosting an exclusive stand-up comedy show.
On June 3 (Saturday) and June 4 (Sunday), the music acts will rock the house in Fairmount Park at The Mann.
Diddy will blaze the stage with The Roots at the picnic “to deliver a set highlighted by decades of definitive hits,” according to a press release released on Monday (Feb 20).
Lauryn Hill‘s performance is deemed “a rare event – to celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill‘s release.” The New Jersey native is set to perform every song from the epochal album.
Roots Picnic 2023!!!
Presales start tomorrow at 12pm ET. We can’t wait to be with our Picnic family again. THANK YOU!!! Head to https://t.co/yjidagVsYG for tickets and more information. pic.twitter.com/hWrDy46bS3
— Roots Picnic (@rootspicnic) February 20, 2023
Philly Set To Blaze In June
The Roots Picnic 2023 will feature an abundance of treasured Philadelphia natives including Eve, Lil Uzi Vert, DJ Drama, a State Property reunion (Beanie Siegel, Young Gunz, Freeway, Oschino & Sparks, and Peedi Crakk), and Kindred the Family Soul.
Other acts include GloRilla, Black Thought Live Mixtape with Busta Rhymes, Ari Lennox, Maverick City, City Girls, Saucy Santana, Uncle Waffles, Lucky Daye, SYD, DVSN, Soulquarians Icons Set with Roy Ayers & the Isley Brothers, Spinall, Adam Blackstone with Coco Jones & Mary Mary, Baller Alert Presents Go Go: Backyard Band and Rare Essence, Symba, Little Brother, Fridayy, Yussef Dayes Experience, Rocky, Mike Phillips, DJ Aktive, Dappa, Akin Inaj & Inutech, and DJ Diamond Kuts.
FULL LINEUP:
Diddy w/ The Roots
Ms. Lauryn Hill
Lil Uzi Vert
Dave Chappelle w/ The Roots
Soulquarians Set featuring Roy Ayers & The Isley Bros
Black Thought Live Mixtape featuring Busta Rhymes & Eve
Ari Lennox
Lucky Daye
City Girls
Maverick City
Syd
Glorilla
DJ Drama
Uncle Waffles
Saucy Santana
DVSN
Kindred The Family Soul
Spinall
State Property Reunion (Freeway, Beanie Siegel, Young Gunz, Peedi Crakk, Oschino & Sparks)
Little Brother
Yussef Dayes Experience
Adam Blackstone w/ Coco Jones & Mary Mary
Baller Alert Presents Go Go: Backyard Band vs Rare Essence
Symba
Fridayy
Mike Phillips
Rocky
Dappa
Akin Inaj & Inutech
PODCAST STAGE:
Charlamagne Tha God
Off The Record with DJ Akademiks
Don’t Call Me White Girl
Lip Service with Angela Yee
Questlove Supreme
People’s Party with Talib Kweli
Pour Minds
Trap Nerds
The Office XIV
Love + Grit
**Lineup subject to change
At noon on Tuesday (Feb 21), a fan club presale for the 2023 Roots Picnic kicks off. General on-sale takes place at 10 a.m. on Wednesday (Feb 22).
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