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 27)

Date Concert Venue Location
Sep 08, 2012
Hopscotch Music Festival 2012
The Roots / Yo La Tengo / The Jesus and Mary Chain / Flosstradamus / Built to Spill / The Mountain Goats / Damien Jurado / Killer Mike / Dan Deacon / Zola Jesus / Liars / Hundred Waters / Julia Holter / Ducktails / Class Actress / Balam Acab / Colin Stetson / Screaming Females / Doldrums / Exitmusic / Samantha Crain / White Hills / Papa M / Dope Body / No BS! Brass Band / Vattnet Viskar / Phil Cook & His Feat Show all bands
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Contemporary Art Museum (CAM) Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Sep 07, 2012
The Roots / Bob Weir
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The Capitol Theatre Port Chester, New York, United States
Sep 06, 2012 –
Sep 08, 2012
Hopscotch Music Festival 2012
Deerhoof / Charlie Parr / Matthew E. White / Screaming Females / Trash Talk / Roman Candle / Hacienda / Last Year's Men / Flesh Wounds / William Tyler / Field Report / Flock of Dimes / Built to Spill / The Jesus and Mary Chain / Lazy Janes / Pipe / Yo La Tengo / The Mountain Goats / Spider Bags / The Bleeding Hearts / Mount Moriah / The dB’s / Megafaun (with William Tyler) / Shirlette & the Dynamite Brothers / The Roots / Mac McCaughan / Versus / Lambchop / Sunn O))) / Mirel Wagner Show all bands
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Multiple Venues Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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Sep 01, 2012
The Roots

Electric Picnic

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Stradbally Hall Stradbally, Leinster, Ireland
Aug 31, 2012 –
Sep 02, 2012
Electric Picnic 2012
The Cure / Elbow / Azealia Banks / Orbital / The Horrors / Glen Hansard / Ed Sheeran / The Killers / The xx / Alabama Shakes / Grizzly Bear / Hot Chip / The Roots / Grimes / Crystal Castles / BASSNECTAR / The Vaccines / Metronomy / Bat For Lashes / Patti Smith / Roots Manuva / The Jezabels / Bell X1 / The 2 Bears / Cold Specks / Baxter Dury / Jonathan Wilson / Aidan & the Italian Weather Ladies / Fatoumata Diawara / Christy Moore / Lanterns on the Lake / Willis Earl Beal / Cranes / Solar Bears / Staff Benda Bilili / Kieran Hebden / Little Roy / Optimo / Body and Soul / Rocketnumbernine / RAMS' pocket radio / The Kanyu Tree / little xs for eyes / Land Lovers / Lorcan Mak / John Walsh / Milagers / Squarepusher / No Spill Blood / Dexys / Bombay Bicycle Club / Explosions in the Sky / Dublin Gospel Choir / Wild Beasts / Richard Hawley / Tindersticks / Of Monsters and Men / Sigur Rós Show all bands
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Stradbally Hall Stradbally, Leinster, Ireland
Aug 11, 2012
The Roots

Coke Live Music Festival

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Lotnisko - Muzeum Lotnictwa Kraków, Lesser Poland, Poland
Aug 11, 2012 –
Aug 12, 2012
The Killers / Snoop Dogg / Placebo / The Roots

Coke Live Festival 2012

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Kraków, Lesser Poland, Poland
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Aug 08, 2012
The Roots Lucerna Music Bar Prague, Czechia
Aug 07, 2012
The Roots
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Roskilde Dyrskueplads Roskilde, Zealand, Denmark
Aug 07, 2012 –
Aug 10, 2012
Terraneo festival 2012
The xx / The Roots / The Vaccines / Thievery Corporation / Future Islands / The Ting Tings / Parov Stelar / Friendly Fires / Digitalism / The Horrors / Tune-Yards / Swans / Wild Beasts / We Were Promised Jetpacks / Anna Calvi / The Notwist / MJ Cole / 65daysofstatic / Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks / Jon Spencer / DāM-FunK / Dan Mangan / Aeroplane / The Very Best / Beardyman / Future of the Left / Eddie C. / Elemental / Max Tundra / dječaci / Golem / Yip Deceiver / GORIBOR / Jarboli / Kandžija / Groove Armada (DJ set) / Cinkusi / Vuneny / Gatuzo / Mika Male / Toronto Drug Bust / Ola Horhe / Zoambo zoet workestrao / Disclosure / Axel Boman / XXXY Show all bands
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Vojarna Bribirski knezovi Sibenik, Croatia
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Aug 06, 2012
Absynthe Minded / Arsenal / Intergalactic Lovers / The Roots

Lokerse Feesten 2012

Grote Kaai Lokeren, Flanders, Belgium
Aug 04, 2012
MEO Sudoeste
"MEO Sudoeste" / The Roots / The Ting Tings / Xutos & Pontapes / Calle 13 / Thievery Corporation / Four Tet / Jah Mason / Fantan Mojah / Little Roy
MEO Sudoeste Festival Grounds Zambujeira do Mar, Beja, Portugal
Aug 02, 2012
The Roots
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Grote Zaal, Paradiso Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Aug 01, 2012
The Roots
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Grote Zaal, Paradiso Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Aug 01, 2012 –
Aug 05, 2012
Festival Sudoeste TMN 2012
David Guetta / Snoop Dogg / Jessie J / Ben Howard / Afrojack / The Roots / The Vaccines / Eddie Vedder / James Morrison / Martin Solveig / Ben Harper / Four Tet / Example / The Ting Tings / Calle 13 / Best Coast / Nicolas Jaar / Fat Freddy's Drop / Glen Hansard / Tensnake / Snoop Lion / Marcelo D2 / Richie Campbell / Benoit & Sergio / The Twelves / Pete Tha Zouk / Maayan Nidam / Cesar Merveille / Matisayhu Show all bands
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Herdade da Casa Branca Zambujeira do Mar, Beja, Portugal
Jul 30, 2012
The Roots
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OLT Rivierenhof Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium
Jul 27, 2012 –
Jul 30, 2012
Greenville Festival 2012
The Flaming Lips / The Roots / Dizzee Rascal / The Airborne Toxic Event / Gogol Bordello / The Big Pink / Cro / Iggy & the Stooges / Kyla La Grange / Red Fang / A / The Real McKenzies / Kettcar / Go Back to the Zoo / Mike Skinner / Selig / Abby / Young Rebel Set / Callejon / Bodi Bill / Talco / Kilians / Fuck Art, Let's Dance! / Turbostaat / Kellermensch / Supershirt / Mikroboy / Haudegen / HGich.T / KMPFSPRT / Grande Roses / Eternal Tango / Radio Dead Ones / The Crutch / Karrera Klub / Remmidemmi / Evil Jared / Punk'd Royal / Willie Tanner / Use Your Fucking Headphones / DJ Vossi / Sebel Van Der Nijhoff / 2:54 / Scooter / Deichkind Show all bands
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Mafz Erlebnispark Paaren Im Glien Paaren, Germany
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Jul 20, 2012
A 70th Birthday Tribute To Curtis Mayfield
The Roots / Sinead O'Connor / Mavis Staples / Dr Lonnie Smith / Meshell Ndegeocello / Ryan Montbleau / Kyp Malone / the impressions / Aloe Blacc / Bilal / William Bell / Inyang Bassey / Tunde Adebimpe
Avery Fisher Hall New York, New York, United States
Jul 14, 2012
Gurtenfestival
"Gurtenfestival" / Frank Turner / Patent Ochsner / The Roots / Example / The Subways / Bonaparte / Fritz Kalkbrenner / Xavier Rudd / Dry the River / Kraftklub / Plusch / Monophon
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Gurtenfestival Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Jul 12, 2012 –
Jul 15, 2012
The Roots
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Gurten Festival Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Jul 07, 2012
Roskilde Festival
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band / Alison Krauss + Union Station feat. Jerry Douglas / Bon Iver / First Aid Kit / Bowerbirds / The Roots / Mac Miller / Refused / M83 / Paul Kalkbrenner / Julia Holter / Talk Normal / The Sway Machinery / Mew / 120 Days / Sivert Høyem / Lee Fields & The Expressions / Specktors / Bang Bang / Penguin Prison / Dominique Young Unique / Toddla T / Staff Benda Bilili / Spoek Mathambo / Cerebral Ballzy / Rockwell / Warbringer / Mutiny On the Bounty / Liturgy / Pretty Lights / Commix / Addison Groove Project Show all bands
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Roskilde Dyrskueplads Roskilde, Zealand, Denmark
Jul 06, 2012
The Roots

Wireless Festival

Hyde Park London, England, United Kingdom
Jul 06, 2012 –
Jul 08, 2012
Wireless Festival 2012
Rihanna / Drake / The Weeknd / Calvin Harris / Nicki Minaj / Wiz Khalifa / Pitbull / J. Cole / A$AP Rocky / Childish Gambino / Jessie J / Zedd / Deadmau5 / Afrojack / Rita Ora / Labrinth / NERO / Metric / Santigold / The Roots / Far East Movement / Kaskade / AlunaGeorge / Flux Pavilion / Example / Cher Lloyd / Chiddy Bang / Knife Party / Lloyd / Zeds Dead / Madeon / Rizzle Kicks / Theophilus London / Professor Green / Feed Me / Maverick Sabre / Hilltop Hoods / Doctor P / Modestep / Dream / Kreayshawn / Krept & Konan / Gemini / Delilah / Ms. Dynamite / Stooshe / Lady Leshurr / Angel / Sway / The Rascals / KOAN Sound / D'banj / Tulisa / AraabMuzik / Sneakbo / Monsta / Cleo Sol / Dot Rotten / K Koke / Jaguar Skills / The Other Tribe / Mikill Pane / Josh Osho / Clement Marfo and the Frontline / L Marshall / Queen Of Hearts / Ny / Skyline / Run Riot / The Bakery Boys / Pro Dot / Steve Papa Edwards Show all bands
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Hyde Park London, England, United Kingdom
Jul 04, 2012
Fourth of July Jam 2012
Sara Bareilles / Earth, Wind & Fire / Common / The Roots / Estelle / Queen Latifah / Michael McDonald / Joe Jonas / DJ Jazzy Jeff / Daryl Hall / ?uestlove
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Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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UK Reggae
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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
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  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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