The Roots Announce 9th Annual Picnic

The Roots announced its ninth-annual Roots Picnic via press release. The event is to be held June 9 at Philadelphia’s Festival Pier.

Usher is slated to be the headlining act for the Picnic backed by The Roots. Leon Bridges, Future, Kehlani, DMX, Migos and Willow Smith are also scheduled to perform.

“We are excited that the Picnic is growing each year,” Shawn Gee, Partner – Maverick, and Exec Producer and Co Founder of Roots Picnic says in a press release. “For the second year in a row we have reconfigured the Picnic site to maximize the amount of people that can attend. We are laser focused on building an amazing fan experience and continuing to build a diverse lineup that matches the collective tastes and interests of the curators, Questlove and Black Thought of the Legendary Roots Crew. This year is going to be a lot of fun!”

View the 9th annual Roots Picnic poster and watch the Roots Picnic lineup announcement below: