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    'Roots Picnic' returns for 2024 with Lil Wayne, Nas,and more: See the full lineup

    By Maia Kedem,

    2024-02-20

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    2024 brings another installment of the Roots Picnic. The annual musical and cultural experience presented by The Roots and Live Nation Urban will once again return to its longtime home of Philadelphia, PA on Saturday, June 1, and Sunday, June 2.

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    Last year, Roots Picnic showcased unforgettable sets from Super Bowl performer Usher & The Roots , Ms. Lauryn Hill with a surprise Fugees reunion, Dave Chappelle , State Property , Lil Uzi Vert , and more.

    Upholding a tradition, this year the lineup set to take over The Mann in Fairmount Park during the two-day festival will unite “a cohort of generational voices with some of the culture’s most influential rising acts,” as the official press release proudly states.

    Lil Wayne will headline the festival with The Roots , delivering a set highlighted by decades of definitive hits and an immersive celebration of his multi-cultural hometown New Orleans which will include special guests PJ Morton, and Trombone Shorty . Set to co-headline, Jill Scott , coming off the heels of a massive 20th anniversary tour of her 2000 seminal debut album, Who Is Jill Scott?, will continue to captivate with spirit, style, and soul in her hometown of PA.

    Victoria Monét , hot off multiple 2024 GRAMMY® Award wins and career-defining LP Jaguar II , will also be joining the list. As well as Nas , and André 3000 , who will perform a set from acclaimed solo debut, New Blue Sun .

    The “impressive and eclectic lineup” also features Gunna Sexyy Red , Tyla , Smino , Babyface, Adam Blackstone featuring Fantasia & Muni Long, Cam’ron, Wale , Robert Glasper featuring Yebba, Tasha Cobbs Leonard , and more. Check out the full lineup below

    The Roots Picnic alumni pre-sale is officially live, while general on-sale begins Friday, February 23 at 10 AM ET. For more info to purchase tickets — click HERE .

    ROOTS PICNIC FULL LINEUP:
    Lil Wayne & The Roots Celebrate New Orleans (feat. Special guests PJ Morton, Trombone Shorty)
    Jill Scott
    André 3000
    Nas
    Gunna
    Victoria Monét
    Sexyy Red
    Babyface
    Robert Glasper & Yebba
    J.Period Live Mixtape featuring Black Thought, Method Man, and Redman
    Adam Blackstone’s Legacy Experience featuring Fantasia and Muni Long
    Smino
    Cam’ron
    Wale
    Tyla
    Marsha Ambrosius
    Baller Alert Presents Backyard Band featuring Scarface & Amerie
    October London
    Leon Thomas
    Tasha Cobbs Leonard
    Funk Flex
    Q
    Leon Thomas
    Blk Odyssy
    OT7 Quanny
    Kenya Vaun
    N3wyrkla
    Julian King
    Rec Philly Presents Chioke
    DJ Diamond Kuts
    DJ Aktive
    DJ Doc B
    DJ RL

    PARKSIDE STAGE (formerly podcast stage):
    R&B Only
    U+ME+RNB
    They Have the Range
    Million Dollaz Worth of Game
    Tonight’s Conversation
    Juan Epstein Podcast
    World Series of Spades

    **Lineup subject to change

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