The Roots Tour w/ Badu

THE ROOTS PICNIC
June 7 at Philadelphia’s Festival Pier
The Roots to host Gnarls Barkley, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Santogold & more!

Nationwide Tour with Erykah Badu
In Support of The Roots’ Tenth New Album Release Rising Down out April 29

The Roots

Grammy award-winning, hip-hop trailblazers The Roots are offering their hometown fans in Philadelphia a day of music featuring some of the industry’s hottest acts. On June 7, an eclectic group of artists will descend upon Festival Pier for one of the city’s most exciting concert lineup of the year. As curators of the event, The Roots sought a diverse roster from their circle of peers- artists they have known since their youth and past and present collaborators.

Joining The Roots are Gnarls Barkley, Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings, Santogold, Deerhoof, J*Davey, Diplo, Esperanza and The Cool Kids. Gates open at noon, and the show starts at 2:00 p.m. General admission tickets are $49.50 and can be purchased now at all Ticketmaster locations, LiveNation.com and Charge-by-Phone 215-336-2000/ 856-338-9000/ 302-984-2000.

In addition, don’t miss The Roots live on Comedy Central’s “Night of Too Many Stars.” Hosted by Jon Stewart, this star packed special will be televised LIVE from The Beacon Theatre in New York City on Sunday, April 13 at 8:00 p.m. EST. The band then heads back to Philadelphia to appear on The Colbert Report on April 15 as he covers the Pennsylvania primaries. On April 28, The Roots hit The Late Show with David Letterman to perform “Rising Up.”

The Roots will be touring non-stop this year including dates supporting Erykah Badu and a headline appearance at America’s largest Earth Day celebration – the Green Apple Festival 2008 – at the National Mall in Washington, DC. The band will be joined by friends Chrisette Michelle, Will.i.am, Doug E. Fresh and Neyo. Additional festivals include All Points West, Summerfest and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. For a complete list of dates, see below.

The Roots are set to release their highly-anticipated tenth album, Rising Down, on April 29 via Def Jam Recordings. Known for their prolific lyrics and live instrumentation, the Legendary Philadelphia crew is composed of Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter (vocals), Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson (drums), Kamal Gray (keyboards), Frank Knuckles (percussion), Kirk “Captain Kirk Douglas (guitar) and Owen Biddle (bass).

Catch The Roots in the following cities:
04.11 Killington, VT- Pickel Barrel Nightclub
04.12 Boston, MA- Northeastern University
04.16 West Lafayette, IN- Purdue University
04.17 Pittsburgh, PA- Carnegie Mellon University

04.18 St. Louis, MO- Webster University
04.20 Washington, DC- Green Apple Festival @ National Mall
04.23 Raleigh, NC- Duke University
04.24 Myrtle Beach, SC- House of Blues
04.25 Charlotte, NC- Amos’s Southend Music Hall
04.26 Towson, MD- Tigerfest @ Towson University
04.29 New Haven, CT- Yale University
05.02 Memphis, TN- Beale Street Music Festival
05.03 New Orleans, LA- Jazz &Heritage Festival
05.04 Detroit, MI- Fox Theater*
05.06 Montreal, QC- Cepsum @ University of Montreal*
05.08 Boston, MA- Orpheum Theater*
05.09 New York City, NY- Radio City*
05.10 Baltimore, MD- Pier Six Concert Pavilion*
05.11 Allentown, PA- Crocodile Rock
05.14 Washington, DC- Constitution Hall*
05.15 Washington, DC- Constitution Hall*
05.16 Norfolk, VA- Chrysler Hall*
05.17 Richmond, VA- Landmark Theater*
05.20 Boca Raton, FL- Mizner Park*
05.23 Atlanta, GA- Fox Theater*
05.24 Chillicothe, IL- Summer Camp Music Festival
05.25 Los Angeles, CA- UCLA Jazz and Reggae Festival
05.27 Nashville, TN- Ryman Auditorium*
05.29 St. Louis, MO- Fox Theater*
05.30 Chicago, IL- Chicago Theater*
05.31 Chicago, IL- Chicago Theater*
06.02 Denver, CO- The Fillmore*
06.04 Eugene, OR- Cuthbert Amphitheater
06.05 Seattle, WA- Marymoor Park*
06.07 Philadelphia, PA- The Roots Picnic @ Festival Pier
06.08 Oakland, CA- Paramount Theater*
06.10 San Diego, CA- Humphrey’s*
06.12 Los Angeles, CA- Greek Theater*
06.13 Birmingham, AL- City Stages Festival
06.14 Phoenix, AZ- Mesa Amphitheatre*
06.17 Houston, TX- Verizon Wireless Theater
06.18 Dallas, TX- Nokia Theater
06.19 New Orleans, LA- House of Blues
06.22 Rochester, NY- Rochester International Jazz Festival
07.04 Milwaukee, WI- Summerfest 2008
07.20 Commerce City, CO- Dick’s Sporting Goods Park
08.08 Jersey City, NJ- All Points West Festival @ Liberty State Park
* w/ Erykah Badu