The Roots
American hip hop band and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon house band
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| June 8 2025 | A Roots Picnic Experience - The Class of '95 takes place at Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, featuring The Roots with special guests including Lil' Kim, Method Man & Redman, DJ Quik, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Raekwon, E-40, Havoc of Mopp Deep, and Goodie Mob. |
| June 1 2025 | Roots Picnic continues with Day 2 performances, including Meek Mill, Lenny Kravitz, Kaytranada, The Roots, and a J. Period Live Mixtape featuring Black Thought, Pusha T, and 2 Chainz |
| May 31 2025 | 17th Annual Roots Picnic begins at Mann Center in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, featuring performances by Maxwell, Miguel, Tems, Latto, Glorilla, Jeezy, Musiq Soulchild, and others on Day 1 |
| June 2 2024 | The 16th Annual Roots Picnic continues with performances, including special acts like J.Period Live Mixtape featuring Black Thought, Method Man, Redman, with surprise guests Common and A$AP Ferg. |
| June 1 2024 | The 16th Annual Roots Picnic music festival begins, featuring a diverse lineup including Jill Scott, Lil Wayne, The Roots, Trombone Shorty, PJ Morton, Andre 3000, Nas, and many other notable artists. |
| June 2023 | Diddy was initially part of the lineup but was dropped from the event due to 'unforeseen circumstances'. |
| June 2023 | Dave Chappelle and The Roots performed a separate show at the Wells Fargo Center before the main Roots Picnic event. |
| June 4 2023 | Conclusion of the 15th Annual Roots Picnic, with performances by various artists including City Girls, Saucy Santana, and a State Property Reunion featuring Beanie Sigel, Freeway, and Young Gunz. |
| June 2 2023 | 15th Annual Roots Picnic begins, featuring a diverse lineup including Ms. Lauryn Hill, Usher, Lil Uzi Vert, and multiple surprise guests and performances at the Mann Center. |
| June 5 2022 | Second day of the 14th Annual Roots Picnic, continuing the musical performances and podcast events with artists and podcasters from various genres and platforms. |
| June 4 2022 | 14th Annual Roots Picnic held over two days, featuring a massive lineup of musical artists including Mary J. Blige, The Roots, Summer Walker, Wizkid, and many others. The festival also included a Live Podcast Stage curated by Wallo267 & Gillie Da Kid with multiple podcast performances. |
| 2021 | Hub passes away. |
| 2021 | American jazz singer Kurt Elling covered the song on his album Superblue, featuring guitarist Charlie Hunter. |
| 2020 | The Roots released a remix of 'This Land' in collaboration with Gary Clark Jr., highlighting their continued musical innovation and cross-genre collaboration. |
| August 1 2020 | Planned rescheduled date for the Roots Picnic, which was ultimately cancelled. |
| July 29 2020 | Founding member Malik B. died at the age of 47. |
| June 27 2020 | Virtual Roots Picnic livestream premiered on YouTube, partnering with Michelle Obama's When We All Vote organization at 8 PM EST and 5 PM PST. |
| May 30 2020 | 13th Annual Roots Picnic originally scheduled for this date, but was moved due to Coronavirus pandemic. |
| June 1 2019 | 12th Annual Roots Picnic held at Fairmount Park, featuring multiple stages with performances by The Roots (celebrating Things Fall Apart's 20th Anniversary), H.E.R., 21 Savage, Lil Baby, Davido, City Girls, Ari Lennox, Tobe Nwigwe, Leven Kali, and Asiahn on the Fairmount Park Stage. The Mann Stage included Raphael Saadiq vs. Soulquarians, Black Thought & J.Period Live Mixtape with Yasiin Bey, Queen Naija, Tank & The Bangas, Blueface, Moonchild, and Resistance Revival Chorus. The Cricket Wireless Stage featured podcasts and DJ performances including The Joe Budden Podcast, DJ Aktive, The Read, Questlove Supreme, and various DJ collectives. |
| March 2019 | Questlove announced that the End Game album will include an unreleased J Dilla beat. |
| June 2 2018 | 11th Annual Roots Picnic held with multiple stages featuring diverse musical performances, including a North Stage hosted by Dave Chappelle with 2 Chainz, Brandy, and special guests, a South Stage with artists like Lil Uzi Vert and Dvsn, an Oasis Stage with The Diplomats, and a Podcast Stage and Gaming/Culture Stage with panels and discussions. |
| August 2017 | Frank Knuckles sued Questlove, Black Thought, and the band manager Shawn Gee over unpaid royalties. |
| June 2017 | Questlove announced in an interview that producer and performer Stro Elliot became an official member of the Roots. |
| June 2017 | Black Thought revealed that producers 9th Wonder and Salaam Remi will contribute to the End Game album. |
| April 2017 | Frank Knuckles left the Roots due to family issues and stopped appearing on The Tonight Show. |
| 2016 | The first Roots Picnic Experience is held outside of Philadelphia in Los Angeles, California, expanding the festival's geographical reach. |
| October 2016 | The group announced their 17th studio album, End Game. |
| September 2016 | The Roots backed up Usher at a Global Citizen benefit concert in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, sparking speculation about a potential major collaboration between the two acts. |
| 2012 | The Roots Picnic is expanded from a one-day event to a two-day festival for the first time. |
| August 25 2011 | The band announced that Owen Biddle had left, and was replaced by Mark Kelley as bassist. |
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