Roots Picnic 2023: Lineup, tickets, presale, where to buy, price and more 

Roots Picnic, a Philadelphia-based annual music festival arranged by the hip-pop group The Roots, is back for its 2023 edition, scheduled to be held from June 2, 2023 to June 4, 2023 at the The Mann Music Center in Fairmount Park as well as the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The event was announced via a post on the festival's official Instagram page which also announced the festival's colloboration with Live Nation this year:

We’re partnering with @livenationurban to bring you three days of black culture, music, comedy, and podcasts in one of the most beautiful cities in the world!!!!

Fan Club Presale is available from February 21, 2023 at 12pm ET. General tickets will be available from February 22, 2023 at 10.am.

Tickets and presales will be available from www.ticketmaster.com, as well as www.therootspicnic.com. They are priced at $225 plus processing fees for 2 days and $99.50 plus processing fees for a single day.

Tickets for the Wells Fargo Centre event will be available separately at https://wellsfargocenter.evenue.net

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Ms Lauryn Hill and Diddy & the Roots to headline Roots Picnic

The Roots Picnic 2023 edition is set to be the most expansive of all Roots Picnic festival, with the opening of a second venue for the first time, alongside the main event.

The main event will be headlined by Diddy & the Roots and Lil Uzi vert on Day 1 while Ms Lauryn Hill will headline day 2. The second venue will be headlined by Dave Chapelle.

The full list of dates and venues is given below:

June 2, 2023 Wells Fargo Centre:

• Dave Chapelle
• The Roots

June 3 Mann Centre, Main Stage :

• Diddy ft. The Roots
• Lil Uzi Vert
• Black Thought Live Mixtape featuring Busta Rhymes & Eve
• DVSN
• Kindred The Family Soul
• Spinall
• Baller Alert Presents Go Go: Backyard Band vs Rare Essence
• DJ Diamond Kuts
• DJ Aktive

State Property Reunion:

• Freeway
• Beanie Siegel
• Young Gunz
• Peedi Crakk
• Oschino
• Sparks

June 4 Mann Centre, Main Stage:

• Ms. Lauryn Hill
• Ari Lennox
• City Girls
• Maverick City
• DJ Drama
• Uncle Waffles
• Saucy Santana
• Adam Blackstone ft. Coco Jones & Mary Mary
• Little Brother
• Yussef Dayes Experience
• 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

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More about Roots Picnic Festival

Roots Picnic festival began in 2008 as a collaboration between the Roots and their manager Shawn Gee, the latter serving as one of the executive producers of the festival.

The festival began as a 1 day event, with the first edition featuring artists such as The Roots, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Diplo, and The Cool Kids among others.

In 2012, the festival expanded into a two-day event, with artists such as Diplo, The Hood Internet and Kids These Days joining the lineup.

Starting from 2014, it expanded into a multi-stage event, drawing bigger crowds, as well as more established artists such as Snoop Dogg, The War on Drugs and The Weeknd, among others over the years.

In 2016, a special two-city edition of Roots Picnic was held, with the Philadelphia event being graced by performances by Lil Uzi Vert, Willow Smith, Leon Bridges among others, while the New York event saw performances by X Ambassadors, Chill Moody, and Deerhoof among others.