The Roots Concert History

The Roots, also known as The Legendary Roots Crew, The Square Roots and The Foundation, are an influential, Grammy winning hip hop group based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, famed for a heavily jazzy sound and live instrumentation. Inspired by the "hip-hop band" concept pioneered by Stetsasonic, the Roots themselves have garnered critical acclaim and influenced later hip-hop and R&B acts.

The Roots Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2024) (Page 17)

Date Concert Venue Location
Jul 12, 2013 –
Jul 14, 2013
North Sea Jazz Festival (Rotterdam)
"North Sea Jazz Festival" (Rotterdam) / Sting / Bonnie Raitt / Dionne Warwick / Kendrick Lamar / Marcus Miller / Joe Jackson / Regina Carter / Charles Bradley / Bettye LaVette / branford marsalis / Avishai Cohen / Jose James / Mud Morganfield / Calexico / Miguel / Ben Harper / Charlie Musselwhite / Santana / Lianne La Havas / Jonathan Jeremiah / Jamie Cullum / Steve Winwood / The Roots Show all bands
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Rotterdam Ahoy Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
Jul 05, 2013 –
Jul 07, 2013
TOUCH THE LAKE 2013
Kendrick Lamar / The Roots / Joey Bada$$ / Cro / DJ Antoine / Onyx / Fritz Kalkbrenner / Marteria / Deichkind / IAM / Format:B / Max Herre / Daddy's Groove / Tom Novy / Finnebassen / La Coka Nostra / Snowgoons / Oliver Koletzki & Fran / Trailerpark / Sirena / Reef the Lost Cauze / Nicone & Sascha Braemer / Cyberpunkers / Blond:ish / SAM / Mam / Kellerkind / Andrea Oliva / Haezer / Xavas / Raf 3.0 / Ostblockschlampen / Steff la Cheffe / Gudrun Von Laxenburg / alex price / Thunderbird Gerard / We Love Machines / Digitalism (DJ Set) / Lector / Ken Kenay Show all bands
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Chinagarten Zürich (bei Blatterwiese) Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
Jul 04, 2013
Fourth of July Jam 2013
John Mayer / J. Cole / Demi Lovato / Ne-Yo / The Roots / Jill Scott / Grace Potter / Marsha Ambrosius / Kevin Hart / Ben Taylor
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Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Jul 01, 2013
The Roots / Jill Scott / Aziz Ansari / Slash
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Borgata Event Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Jun 29, 2013
The Roots / Nelly / Too Short / MC Lyte

B.E.T. Experience at L.A. Live

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Club Nokia Los Angeles, California, United States
Jun 28, 2013
Prolong the Agony / Roads to Nowhere / Griever / To Catch A Killer / Into The Ocean / The Roots Fuel Rock Club Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Jun 22, 2013
The Roots Centennial Concert Hall Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Jun 18, 2013
Jim James / The Roots
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Prospect Park Bandshell New York, New York, United States
Jun 15, 2013
Snarky Puppy / The Roots

DC Jazz Fest

Kastles Stadium at the Wharf Washington, D.C., United States
Jun 01, 2013
6th Annual Roots Picnic
The Roots / Gary Clark Jr. / Macklemore & Ryan Lewis / Grimes / Naughty By Nature / AraabMuzik / DJ Premier / Solange / Trinidad James / The Gaslamp Killer / Joey Bada$$ / Hit-Boy / How to Dress Well / Robert Glasper Experiment / Sonnymoon / Lushlife / Jennah Bell Show all bands
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Festival Pier at Penn's Landing Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Show Duplicates for Jun 01, 2013
May 18, 2013
The Hangout Beach, Music & Arts Fest.
"The Hangout Beach, Music & Arts Fest." / Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers / The Black Crowes / Delta Rae / Dirty Projectors / The Bright Light Social Hour / Nicki Bluhm & the Gramblers / Slightly Stoopid / Shovels & Rope / Kendrick Lamar / BASSNECTAR / The Tontons / The Roots / Holy Ghost! / The Kingston Springs / Wolfgang Gartner / Public Enemy / The Mowgli's / the werks / Wild Cub / Gov't Mule / Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Show all bands
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Gulf Shores Public Beach Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States
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May 17, 2013 –
May 19, 2013
Hangout Music Festival 2013
Kendrick Lamar / Kings Of Leon / Ellie Goulding / Twenty One Pilots / Passion Pit / Yeah Yeah Yeahs / The Shins / Grouplove / Steve Aoki / Bloc Party / The Roots / BASSNECTAR / Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers / Porter Robinson / Public Enemy / Slightly Stoopid / Best Coast / The Black Crowes / Dirty Projectors / The Mowgli's / The Breeders / Toots & The Maytals / Lissie / The Revivalists / Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit / Moon Taxi / Jim James / Shovels & Rope / Ryan Bingham / Gov't Mule / Zion I / Mr Twin Sister / Galactic / moe. / Wild Cub / Delta Rae / The Sheepdogs / Trey Anastasio / The Weeks / Anders Osborne / The Bright Light Social Hour / the werks / The Kingston Springs / Chancellor Warhol / Trey Anastasio Band / The Tontons / Tumbleweed Wanderers / Lance Herbstrong / Space Capone / Luella and the Sun / Colin Lake / PEEK / Nikki Bluhm and the Gramblers / Brassft Punk / Macklemore & Ryan Lewis / Stevie Wonder / Big Gigantic Show all bands
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The Hangout Gulf Shores Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States
Show Duplicates for May 17, 2013
May 04, 2013
Beale Street Music Festival
"Beale Street Music Festival" / ZZ Top / The Black Keys / Dwight Yoakam / Cracker / The Roots / Gavin DeGraw / Big Boi / Jerry Lee Lewis / Patti Smith / Porter Robinson / Mavis Staples / Gov't Mule / Jake Bugg / Coco Montoya / Louise Hoffsten / Sonny Burgess Rockabilly Band / Pickwick / Zac Harmon / Star & Micey / Ronnie Baker Brooks / River City Tanlines / James "Super Chikan" Johnson / Jimbo Mathus / Will Tucker / Matt Isbell / Blind Mississippi Morris Show all bands
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Tom Lee Park Memphis, Tennessee, United States
May 03, 2013 –
May 05, 2013
Beale Street Music Festival 2013
BASSNECTAR / The Black Keys / Phoenix / Smashing Pumpkins / Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros / AWOLNATION / Three Days Grace / Papa Roach / The Flaming Lips / Gavin DeGraw / Alice In Chains / The Roots / Sheryl Crow / ZZ Top / Deftones / Jake Bugg / Porter Robinson / Public Enemy / The Black Crowes / Big Boi / The Wallflowers / Patti Smith / The Joy Formidable / Gary Clark Jr. / Deer Tick / Jerry Lee Lewis / Dwight Yoakam / Cracker / Heartless Bastards / Gov't Mule / Charles Bradley / Mavis Staples / Lucero / Mimosa / Yngwie Malmsteen / Vintage Trouble / Daryl Hall / Pickwick / John Oates / Don Trip / Coco Montoya / Shannon McNally / Sonny Burgess / Al Kapone / The Kingston Springs / Royal Southern Brotherhood / Star & Micey / Jimbo Mathus / Ronnie Baker Brooks / Davy Knowles / Kenny Brown / Heritage Blues Orchestra / River City Tanlines / Tri / Zac Harmon / The Slide Brothers / Blind Mississippi Morris / Will Tucker / Shannon Mcnally Music / Barbara Blue / Sonny Burgess and the Legendary Pacers / Brandon Bailey / Brad Webb / State Coalition / Daryl Hall & John Oates Show all bands
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Tom Lee Park Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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Apr 25, 2013 –
Apr 27, 2013
Crossing Brooklyn Ferry Festival 2013
The Roots / TV On the Radio / Solange / Phosphorescent / Parquet Courts / Here We Go Magic / Julia Holter / Eleanor Friedberger / Antibalas / Exitmusic / Bryce Dessner / Japanther / Pure X / Eddi Front / Clare & The Reasons / Doveman / Sarah Neufeld / People Get Ready / Olga Bell / Brooklyn Youth Chorus / Dan Friel / Timo Andres / David Longstreth / Champagne Jerry / Derek Bermel / The Burgundy Stain Sessions Show all bands
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Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) New York, New York, United States
Mar 22, 2013 –
Mar 24, 2013
McDowell Mountain Music Festival 2013
The Shins / Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros / The Roots / Dr. Dog / Deer Tick / KONGOS / Iration / Heartless Bastards / Umphrey's McGee / Yonder Mountain String Band / Balkan Beat Box / Les Claypool / Orgone / The Veragroove / Jared & The Mill / Les Claypool's Duo De Twang / Mergence / Fayuca / Dry River Yacht Club / Future Loves Past / Decker / Ladylike / Banana Gun / JGB Band / Yellow Minute / The Wiley One / Macrodot / Drum Circle / Sara Robinson & Midnight Special / COUSINS OF THE WIZE / Future Love Past Show all bands
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Margaret T. Hance Park Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Mar 07, 2013
The Music Of Prince
"The Music Of Prince" / Elvis Costello / Bettye LaVette / Talib Kweli / Sandra Bernhard / The Roots / Blind Boys of Alabama / Booker T / Living Colour / Devotchka / Madeleine Peyroux / The Waterboys / Maya Rudolph / Gretchen Lieberum / Bhi Bhiman / Citizen Cope / Alice Smith / D'Angelo / Amos Lee / Bilal / Diane Birch Show all bands
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Carnegie Hall New York, New York, United States
Mar 06, 2013
The Roots

The Music of Prince, Live Rehearsal Show 2013

City Winery New York, New York, United States
Dec 31, 2012
The Roots The Fillmore Silver Spring Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Dec 28, 2012
The Roots
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House of Blues Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States

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Jun 4 - 6, 2004
 Nürburg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
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 Inglewood, California, United States
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Detroit Electronic Music Festival (DEMF)
May 27 - 29, 2000
 Detroit, Michigan, United States
  Added by Mark Dilley

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Passion Pit / The Roots / Walk the Moon / St. Lucia / BORNS on Oct 24, 2015 [087-small]

Passion Pit / The Roots / Walk the Moon / St. Lucia / BORNS
Oct 24, 2015
 North Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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Passion Pit / The Roots / Walk the Moon / St. Lucia / BORNS
Oct 24, 2015
 North Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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Passion Pit / The Roots / Walk the Moon / St. Lucia / BORNS
Oct 24, 2015
 North Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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Passion Pit / The Roots / Walk the Moon / St. Lucia / BORNS
Oct 24, 2015
 North Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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Passion Pit / The Roots / Walk the Moon / St. Lucia / BORNS
Oct 24, 2015
 North Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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Passion Pit / The Roots / Walk the Moon / St. Lucia / BORNS
Oct 24, 2015
 North Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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Passion Pit / The Roots / Walk the Moon / St. Lucia / BORNS
Oct 24, 2015
 North Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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Passion Pit / The Roots / Walk the Moon / St. Lucia / BORNS
Oct 24, 2015
 North Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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Passion Pit / The Roots / Walk the Moon / St. Lucia / BORNS
Oct 24, 2015
 North Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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Passion Pit / The Roots / Walk the Moon / St. Lucia / BORNS
Oct 24, 2015
 North Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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Passion Pit / The Roots / Walk the Moon / St. Lucia / BORNS
Oct 24, 2015
 North Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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Passion Pit / The Roots / Walk the Moon / St. Lucia / BORNS on Oct 24, 2015 [102-small]

Passion Pit / The Roots / Walk the Moon / St. Lucia / BORNS
Oct 24, 2015
 North Charleston, South Carolina, United States
  Uploaded by Christophermarco

Genres:

Hip Hop
Rap
Soul
Southern Hip Hop
Gangster Rap
Alternative Hip Hop
Hardcore Hip Hop
East Coast Hip Hop
Conscious Hip Hop
Political Hip Hop
Philly Rap
UK Reggae
Dub Poetry
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Latest Setlist (12/30/2023):

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  1. I'd Wait a Million Years
  2. Don't Pull Your Love
  3. Heaven Knows
  4. Sooner or Later
  5. Things I Should Have Said
  6. Baby Hold On
  7. Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)
  8. Let's Live for Today

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Concerts Per Year:

2024 20 concerts
2023 46 concerts
2022 23 concerts
2021 7 concerts
2020 6 concerts
2019 33 concerts
2018 30 concerts
2017 38 concerts
2016 36 concerts
2015 33 concerts
2014 30 concerts
2013 35 concerts
2012 47 concerts
2011 39 concerts
2010 62 concerts
2009 87 concerts
2008 142 concerts
2007 131 concerts
2006 74 concerts
2005 62 concerts
2004 62 concerts
2003 74 concerts
2002 35 concerts
2001 28 concerts
2000 27 concerts
1999 29 concerts
1998 6 concerts
1997 28 concerts
1996 12 concerts
1995 21 concerts
1994 2 concerts

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How many concerts has The Roots had?

The Roots has had 1,305 concerts.

What genre is The Roots?

The Roots is most often considered to be Hip Hop, Rap, Soul, Southern Hip Hop, Gangster Rap, Alternative Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop, Political Hip Hop, Philly Rap, UK Reggae, and Dub Poetry.

When is the next The Roots concert?

The next The Roots concert is on May 11, 2024 at The Mountain Winery in Saratoga, California, United States.

When was the last The Roots concert?

The last The Roots concert was on February 18, 2024 at Marina Green in Long Beach, California, United States. The bands that performed were: Rebelution / Ice Cube / The Roots / Artikal Sound System / Bikini Trill / Boostive / Bumpin Uglies / Fortunate Youth / Iam Tongi / J Boog / Kolohe Kai / Protoje / SOJA / The Green / Too $hort / Tropidelic / Tunnel Vision.

What setlist does The Roots play live?

The songs that The Roots performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the December 30, 2023 concert at The Wiltern in Los Angeles, California, United States:

  1. I'd Wait a Million Years
  2. Don't Pull Your Love
  3. Heaven Knows
  4. Sooner or Later
  5. Things I Should Have Said
  6. Baby Hold On
  7. Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)
  8. Let's Live for Today

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