Best Of Both Worlds: JAŸ-Z & The Roots…
Hov’s hitting the stage. JAŸ-Z will make his return to performing at one of the top musical festivals in the land. On Tuesday (March 17), it was announced JAŸ-Z will headline the Roots Picnic in May, alongside The Roots themselves.
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The Roots and Live Nation Urban are bringing the Roots Picnic musical pageant back to Philadelphia, and this time they’ve one of Hip-Hop’s most celebrated figures. JAŸ-Z sits at the top of the invoice and will reunite with The Roots crew, just as he did in 2001 for their Unplugged three way partnership.
The Roots Picnic is a two-day event full with performances, model activations, distributors, and a lot more. The artist born Shawn Carter will rock the stage on day one (May 30) of the Roots Picnic as the closing act.
For the first time, the pageant shall be held at Belmont Plateau, a historic part of Philadelphia’s lovely Fairmount Park. The transfer marks a important change, and the thrill was expressed by the supervisor of The Roots.
“Moving the Roots Picnic to Belmont Plateau and bringing JAŸ-Z and The Roots together to perform are both bucket-list moments for us,” Manager of The Roots and President of Live Nation Urban Shawn Gee said. “After meeting with Mayor Cherelle Parker and hearing her vision for Philadelphia 250, she truly inspired us to dream even bigger, and we’re grateful to her, Commissioner Susan Slawson, Jazelle Jones and everyone who helped make it happen. We can’t wait to see everyone in May at the Plat.”
Making its debut in 2007, the Roots Picnic has featured a bevy of acts, including Nas, Future, Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, Snoop Dogg, Solange, and more.
Pre-sale tickets are live now and could be bought with a passcode. A basic sale launches tommorow (March 18) at 10 AM ET. Find the hyperlink right here.
Stay tuned as the Roots Picnic event dates draw close to.
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