Festival No. 0002102 · Est. 2009
Who's playing, and when
Festival lineup
Saturday
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Voices from the field
Reviews
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Four questions, one answer each
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Every edition since 2009
Roots Picnic editions
Somewhere in Philadelphia
Where it happens
The details
- Venue
- Festival Pier at Penn's Landing
- Address
- Columbus Blvd & Spring Garden St 19123
- City
- Philadelphia, US
- Capacity
- 6,500
Somewhere to sleep it off
Where to stay
Apartments and hotels near Festival Pier at Penn's Landing, Philadelphia for the nights of the festival. The map comes from Stay22. If you book through it, we earn a commission, which helps keep the site running.
For the record
About the artists
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Afrika Bambaataa was born in South Bronx, United States, on 19 April 1957, and died on 9 April 2026, aged 68. Plays afro-funk, breakbeat, electro-funk, hip hop. -
Bishop Nehru was born in Rockland County, United States, on 26 August 1996. Plays blues, hip hop, jazz, pop, r&b, soul.
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DJ Mustard was born in Los Angeles, United States, on 5 June 1990. Plays contemporary r&b, hip hop, ratchet music, trap.
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Erykah Badu was born in Dallas, United States, on 26 February 1971. Plays acid jazz, contemporary r&b, funk, hip hop, jazz, neo soul, soul.
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Hiatus Kaiyote formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 2011. Plays experimental, neo soul, r&b.
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Hudson Mohawke was born in Glasgow, United Kingdom, on 11 February 1986. Plays electronic, hip hop.
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Rae Sremmurd formed in Tupelo, United States, in 2013. Plays hip hop, pop rap, southern hip hop, trap.
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The Roots formed in Philadelphia, United States, in 1987. Plays alternative hip hop, east coast hip hop, hip hop, jazz, jazz rap, progressive soul, rock, soul.
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The Weeknd was born in Scarborough, Canada, on 16 February 1990. Plays alternative r&b, contemporary r&b, dance-pop, hypnagogic pop, pop, r&b, synth-pop.