The Roots Concert History

The Roots, also known as The Legendary Roots Crew, The Square Roots and The Foundation, is 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.

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The Roots Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 23)

Date Concert Venue Location
Sep 07, 2014
Boston Calling
"Boston Calling" / Nas / The Roots / The Replacements / Spoon / The 1975 / Twenty One Pilots / Lake Street Dive / The War on Drugs / White Denim / San Fermin / Gentlemen Hall
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City Hall Plaza Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Sep 05, 2014 –
Sep 07, 2014
Boston Calling Music Festival 2014
Nas / The Roots / Twenty One Pilots / The Replacements / Nas X the Roots / White Denim / Clifflight / Volcano Choir / Girl Talk / sCaReY / The 1975 / Lorde / The National / Childish Gambino / Spoon / Neutral Milk Hotel / Future Islands / Sky Ferreira / The Hold Steady / Bleachers / Lake Street Dive / S. Carey / San Fermin / Gentlemen Hall / The War on Drugs Show all bands
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City Hall Plaza Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Aug 09, 2014
Squamish Valley Music Festival
"Squamish Valley Music Festival" / Arcade Fire / Broken Bells / The Roots / Sam Roberts Band / Tokyo Police Club / Gramatik / Kevin Drew / Skream / Hollerado / Ryan Hemsworth / Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears / Austra / Breach (Scotland) / We Are The City / Rykka / Slam Dunk / The Oceanographers / CHVRCHES Show all bands
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Logger Sports Grounds Squamish, British Columbia, Canada
Aug 08, 2014 –
Aug 10, 2014
Squamish Valley Music Festival 2014
Nico & Vinz / CHVRCHES / Anna Lunoe / The Oceanographers / Cyril Hahn / Good for Grapes / The Zolas / Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears / Louise Burns / Head of the Herd / Austra / Eminem / Ryan Hemsworth / Bruno Mars / Herobust / Broken Bells / Lykke Li / Arctic Monkeys / Serena Ryder / Mayer Hawthorne / Kastle / Pete Tong / Zerbin / Kevin Drew / Arcade Fire / Topless / Breach / The Temper Trap / Danny Brown / Skream / The Head and the Heart / Lord Huron / Sleepy Tom / Mounties / The Courtneys / John Digweed / Hollerado / Sam Roberts Band / Walk Off The Earth / Foster The People / Boys Noize / We Are The City / Thievery Corporation / Atmosphere / Cityreal / Aidan Knight / The Roots / Rykka / Tune-Yards / Hannah Epperson / Felix Cartal / Gramatik / Jamie Jones / Slam Dunk / Tokyo Police Club / July Talk Show all bands
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Loggers Sports Grounds Squamish, British Columbia, Canada
Show Duplicates for Aug 08, 2014
Aug 07, 2014
The Roots
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Best Buy Theater New York, New York, United States
Aug 01, 2014 –
Aug 02, 2014
Vanguard Music Festival 2014
The Roots / Little Dragon / The Pharcyde / Babyshambles / Method Man & Redman / Choir of Young Believers / Dâm-Funk / Death
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Vanguard Music Festival Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark
Jul 26, 2014
The Roots / Ruben Studdard / Taylor Hicks

Schaeffer Eye Center CityFest 2014

Railroad Park Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Jul 19, 2014
The Roots Arena Santa Giuliana Perugia, Umbria, Italy
Jul 14, 2014
The Roots Fox Theater Oakland, California, United States
Jul 05, 2014
Essence Music Festival
"Essence Music Festival" / Mary J. Blige / Jill Scott / The Roots / Ledisi / Tank / 112 / Big Sam's Funky Nation / Doug E. Fresh / Kourtney Heart / Liv Warfield / Marsha Ambrosius / Michelle Williams / PJ Morton / Tevin Campbell / Daley
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Caesars Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Jul 04, 2014
Ed Sheeran / Nicki Minaj / Jennifer Hudson / The Roots / Aloe Blacc / Vicci Martinez

Wawa’s Welcome America 2014

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Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Show Duplicate for Jul 04, 2014
Jun 24, 2014
Dave Chappelle / The Roots
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Radio City Music Hall New York, New York, United States
Jun 19, 2014
Pitbull / The Roots Universal Studios Orlando Orlando, Florida, United States
Jun 18, 2014
The Roots Universal Studios Orlando, Florida, United States
Jun 07, 2014
The Roots / Adrian X / More Or Les

Luminato Festival

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David Pecaut Square Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jun 06, 2014 –
Jun 15, 2014
Luminato Festival 2014
The Roots / TV On the Radio / Rufus Wainwright / Josh Groban / David Byrne / Emmylou Harris / Bebel Gilberto / Martha Wainwright / The Handsome Family / Ezra Koenig / Daniel Lanois / Boy George / Kevin Drew / Jesse Cook / Andrew Rannells / The Soul Rebels / The Hidden Cameras / Emeline Michel / Buffy Sainte-Marie / Trixie Whitley / Sidestepper / Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars / Mary Margaret O'Hara / Liv Warfield / Steven Page / Alejandra Ribera / Interactivo / The Heavyweights Brass Band / More Or Les / saidah baba talibah / Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita / Aline Morales / Peter Project / The Mighty Rhino / Ziggy Marley / Synchronize / Adrian X / Tanya Tagaq presents Nanook of the North Show all bands
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
May 31, 2014
7th Annual Roots Picnic
Snoop Dogg / The Roots / Janelle Monáe / Roman GianArthur / The War on Drugs / Action Bronson / A$AP Ferg / AraabMuzik / G-Eazy / Rudimental / Jhené Aiko / Biz Markie / Bad Rabbits / Just Blaze / Chill Moody / Electric Wire Hustle / Emily Wells
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Festival Pier at Penn's Landing Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
May 20, 2014
The Roots The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon New York, New York, United States
May 17, 2014
The Roots Universal Studios Orlando, Florida, United States
Mar 16, 2014
Elvis Costello / Elvis Costello & the Roots / The Roots
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Brooklyn Bowl, The LINQ Promenade Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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 Napa, California, United States
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Rock im Park 2004
Jun 4 - 6, 2004
 Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
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Jun 4 - 6, 2004
 Nürburg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
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Latest Setlist (06/25/2026):

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  1. Respond/React
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  4. Proceed
  5. What They Do
  6. Dynamite!
  7. Clones
  8. Change (Makes You Want to Hustle)
  9. Web
  10. Dance Girl
  11. Here I Come
  12. You Got Me
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Concerts Per Year:

2026 23 concerts
2025 46 concerts
2024 44 concerts
2023 51 concerts
2022 29 concerts
2021 14 concerts
2020 9 concerts
2019 39 concerts
2018 39 concerts
2017 45 concerts
2016 46 concerts
2015 42 concerts
2014 40 concerts
2013 40 concerts
2012 59 concerts
2011 49 concerts
2010 71 concerts
2009 93 concerts
2008 153 concerts
2007 137 concerts
2006 85 concerts
2005 80 concerts
2004 93 concerts
2003 126 concerts
2002 55 concerts
2001 40 concerts
2000 45 concerts
1999 91 concerts
1998 17 concerts
1997 70 concerts
1996 28 concerts
1995 44 concerts
1994 6 concerts
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