Black Roots Concert History

Black Roots began their musical journey in 1979. They are based in the St Paul’s area of Bristol England. Jabulani Ngozi, one of the guitarists in the band, recalls in an interview he gave in 2004 to a French record label called Makasound, that Black Roots was formed by a group of friends that had known each other from the 60’s. They had been playing in different bands doing cover versions but after a discussion during a game of dominoes they...

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 05, 2023 –
Aug 06, 2023
Reggae Land 2023
Steel Pulse / Mungo's Hi Fi / Top Cat / Charlie P / Tippa Irie / Marina P / Black Roots / Blak Prophetz / Chainska Brassika / Yvonne Curtis / Aziza Jaye
National Bowl Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
Oct 20, 2022
Black Roots Band on the Wall Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Jul 25, 2019
"Bagnols Reggae Festival" / Don Carlos / Busy Signal / Samory I / Black Roots / Meta & The Cornerstones

Bagnols Reggae Festival

Arthur Rimbaud Park Bagnols, France
Mar 16, 2019
Black Roots / Gentleman's Dub Club / Mad Professor

Unity Festival 2019

De Warande Turnhout, Flanders, Belgium
Jul 21, 2018
Yola Carter / Black Roots / Bristol Reggae Orchestra / Severn Jazzmen / Roni Size

Bristol Harbour Festival

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Lloyds Amphitheatre, Bristol Harbourside Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Aug 17, 2017
Rototom Sunsplash
"Rototom Sunsplash" / The Wailers / Mellow Mood / Bugle / Lutan Fyah / Black Roots / Bombino / Hempress Sativa / Aba Shanti I / Mad Professor / Kingfisha / Maclick / Tighten Up Crew
Rototom Sunsplash Festival Grounds Benicassim, Valencia, Spain
Jul 18, 2015
BLACK ROOTS / ABA SHANTI I Cabaret Sauvage Paris, Île-de-France, France
Jul 15, 2015 –
Jul 19, 2015
Dour Festival 2015
Snoop Dogg / Mark Ronson / Flume / MØ / Pusha T / Santigold / The Wombats / Glass Animals / SBTRKT / Ms. Lauryn Hill / Pendulum / The Drums / Danny Brown / Snakehips / Kaytranada / Skepta / Unknown Mortal Orchestra / DJ Fresh / Cashmere Cat / Carnage / Sub Focus / Jon Hopkins / Raury / Simian Mobile Disco / The Bloody Beetroots / FKJ / Nothing But Thieves / Suicide Silence / CocoRosie / C2C / Klangkarussell / Yelle / KRS-One / Infected Mushroom / Nils Frahm / Crookers / Damon Albarn / Tchami / Circa Waves / Noisia / Nneka / Anti-Flag / Hatebreed / Rejjie Snow / Timber Timbre / Yung Lean / Fear Factory / Rival Sons / Deerhoof / The Underachievers / Young Fathers / High Contrast / Squarepusher / Chinese Man / Camo & Krooked / Floating Points / The Black Dahlia Murder / Josef Salvat / Julio Bashmore / Darius / Fritz Kalkbrenner / Palma Violets / Autechre / George Fitzgerald / Kiasmos / Lee Fields & The Expressions / A Place To Bury Strangers / Âme / Electric Wizard / Romare / Black Milk / Lone / The Guts / The Very Best / Dirtyphonics / Nina Kraviz / Dub FX / Drenge / Moon Duo / Tropkillaz / Kero Kero Bonito / GoGo Penguin / Rone / Defeater / Eptic / Dream Koala / Goose / Kvelertak / Agnostic Front / Roni Size / Horace Andy / Andy C / Scuba / The Strypes / Submotion Orchestra / And So I Watch You from Afar / The Prototypes / Tony Allen / Adam Beyer / Isaac Delusion / Agoria / Max Cooper / recondite / Kate Boy / Terror / Sunn O))) / Orange Goblin / 2manydjs (DJ Set) / Big Freedia / James Holden / Worakls / Seth Troxler / detroit swindle / Apashe / Eagulls / S.P.Y / Pan-Pot / Dimension / Lee Fields / Oxmo Puccino / Lomepal / Youssoupha / Cannibal Ox / Joris Delacroix / Betraying The Martyrs / LA Priest / DC Breaks / Dixon / Kid Francescoli / Joachim Pastor / CJ Fly / Songhoy Blues / Kaaris / Tiken Jah Fakoly / DJ Hazard / Deez Nuts / Dope D.O.D. / Calyx & Teebee / Sólstafir / The Geek x Vrv / Fatima / Blues Pills / Omar Souleyman / Superpoze / Marcel Dettmann / Robert Hood / Ed Rush & Optical / Compuphonic / The Bohicas / La Fine Equipe / Carl Barât / Alesia / Model 500 / Clap! Clap! / Little BIG / Igorrr / Your Old Droog / Reprazent / The Heliocentrics / Thylacine / Mickey / The Husbands / The Clouds / J-Rocc / Blondage / Seven Davis Jr / Rødhåd / Evian Christ / Débruit / Mars Red Sky / DJ Tennis / Acid Arab / The Van Jets / Ed Rush / A. G. Cook / Perc / BRNS / Salut c'est cool / Orlando Julius / Jah9 / Optical / Roscoe / Joy Wellboy / The Meridian Brothers / Klub des Loosers / Vandal / joe ford / Al'tarba / Den Sorte Skole / John Coffey / Acid Baby Jesus / Resonators / Jeanjass / LeFtO / Paranoid London / Lofofora / Radium / Batida / Black Roots / Great Mountain Fire / Mugwump / La Smala / Demi Portion / Maztek / Baz / Raketkanon / Za! / Kasra / AKS / Soviet Suprem / Yellowstraps / Optiv & Btk / JESSICA93 / Guts (FR) / Starflam / Fabrice Lig / Alo Wala / Laëtitia Sheriff / The Black Tartan Clan / Vuurwerk / Nozinja / Dc Salas / Nicolas Michaux / Recorders / FùGù Mango / It It Anita / La Muerte / LTGL / Kennedy's Bridge / Raw District / Jonathan Toubin / Le Colisée / Andromakers / Binti / Alaska Gold Rush / Wolves Scream / My Diligence / Orlando Julius And The Heliocentrics / Little X Monkeys / Mochélan / Old Jazzy Beat Mastazz / The Scrap Dealers / Dario Mars & The Guillotines / Tcmfh / Spagguetta Orghasmmond / Carl Craig feat Mike Banks / Claude (aka Fulgeance) / Sanzio / Simon Delecosse Show all bands
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Dour Festival Dour, Wallonia, Belgium
Jul 23, 2011 –
Jul 24, 2011
ATP I'll Be Your Mirror 2011
Beach House / Portishead / Caribou / PJ Harvey / Godspeed You! Black Emperor / Swans / Liars / Grinderman / The Books / DOOM / Factory Floor / Beak> / Anika / S.C.U.M / Company Flow / The Telescopes / Acoustic Ladyland / Black Roots / Thought Forms / The Sundowners / dd/mm/yyyy / Foot Village / Helen Money / Fairhorns / Alan Moore & Stephen O'malley / The London Snorkeling Team Show all bands
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Alexandra Palace London, England, United Kingdom
Aug 02, 1986
Wishbone Ash / Torme / Gary Dean Band / Vigilante / Reg Laws Alibi / Denigh / Black Roots / Absract Lines / Chas 'n' Dave / Keith Harwood Band / Bert's Boogie Band / Tickled Pink / ABK / Fantasia / Bill Barnicle Jazz Band / Now 'n' Then / Beatles ...
Wishbone Ash / Torme / Gary Dean Band / Vigilante / Reg Laws Alibi / Denigh / Black Roots / Absract Lines / Chas 'n' Dave / Keith Harwood Band / Bert's Boogie Band / Tickled Pink / ABK / Fantasia / Bill Barnicle Jazz Band / Now 'n' Then / Beatles For Sale / Mick Rodgers / Richard Reyn / Harmony Country Band / Woodward Brothers / Maroondog / Venus Show all bands
Cheriton Road Football Ground Folkestone, England, United Kingdom
Jul 29, 1983 –
Jul 31, 1983
Elephant Fayre 1983
The Cure / Roy Harper / Pirates / Benjamin Zephaniah / Clint Eastwood & General Saint / Black Roots / SPK / Robin Williamson / Rip Rig and Panic / Ivor Cutler / Laughing Academy
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Torpoint, UK
Jun 17, 1983 –
Jun 19, 1983
Glastonbury Festival 1983
UB40 / Marillion / Melanie / The Chieftains / Aswad / Julian Cope / Fun Boy Three / Hunters & Collectors / Flying Pickets / A Certain Ratio / King Sunny Adé / Tom Paxton / Incantation / Juggernaut / curtis mayfield / Black Roots / The Enid / Moving Hearts / denis brown / Alexei Sayle / Kevin Brown / Alexis Korner / Jean Philippe Rykiel / Farm Band Show all bands
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Worthy Farm Shepton Mallet, England, United Kingdom
Jul 16, 1982 –
Jul 18, 1982
Womad 1982
Peter Gabriel / Simple Minds / Echo & the Bunnymen / The English Beat / The Chieftains / Rico / Pigbag / Robert Fripp / Jon Hassell / Talisman / 23 Skidoo / Black Roots / Shankar / Electric Guitars / Rip Rig and Panic / Prince Nico Mbarga / Imrat Khan / The Drummers Of Burundi / Don Cherry / King Trigger / Ekome / Sasono Mulyo / Salsa De Hoy / Ok Jive Show all bands
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Royal Bath & West Showground Shepton Mallet, England, United Kingdom

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Glastonbury Festival 1983
Jun 17 - 19, 1983
 Shepton Mallet, England, United Kingdom
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Glastonbury Festival 1983
Jun 17 - 19, 1983
 Shepton Mallet, England, United Kingdom
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Yola Carter / Black Roots / Bristol Reggae Orchestra / Severn Jazzmen / Roni Size on Jul 21, 2018 [353-small]

Yola Carter / Black Roots / Bristol Reggae Orchestra / Severn Jazzmen / Roni Size
Jul 21, 2018
 Bristol, England, United Kingdom
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Glastonbury Festival 1983 on Jun 17, 1983 [682-small]

Glastonbury Festival 1983
Jun 17 - 19, 1983
 Shepton Mallet, England, United Kingdom
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has Black Roots had?

Black Roots has had 13 concerts.

What genre is Black Roots?

Black Roots is most often considered to be Experimental, Reggae, Dub, Roots Reggae, Roots, UK Reggae, and UK Dub.

When was the last Black Roots concert?

The last Black Roots concert was on August 05, 2023 at National Bowl in Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom. The bands that performed were: Steel Pulse / Mungo's Hi Fi / Top Cat / Charlie P / Tippa Irie / Marina P / Black Roots / Blak Prophetz / Chainska Brassika / Yvonne Curtis / Aziza Jaye.

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