The Roots's 2008 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.

Date Concert Venue Location
Oct 10, 2008
Gym Class Heroes / Estelle / The Roots
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Meridian Houston, Texas, United States
Oct 08, 2008
The Roots / Gym Class Heroes / Estelle Fillmore Miami Beach At Jackie Gleason Theater Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Oct 07, 2008
The Roots / Gym Class Heroes / Estelle

The Roots / Gym Class Heroes at House Of Blues

House of Blues Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States
Oct 06, 2008
Gym Class Heroes / The Roots / Estelle Tabernacle Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Oct 05, 2008
Gym Class Heroes / The Roots / Estelle House Of Blues Myrtle Beach North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States
Oct 04, 2008
Gym Class Heroes / The Roots / Estelle The Norva Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Oct 03, 2008
The Roots / Gym Class Heroes / Estelle Rams Head Live Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Sep 28, 2008
The Roots / Billy Currington / Circa Survive

Ohio State Welcome Week Concert 2008 2008

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South Oval Columbus, Ohio, United States
Sep 20, 2008
"River Rocks Music Festival" / Live / Semisonic / Mike Doughty / The Roots / Heiruspecs

River Rocks Music Festival

Harriet Island Regional Park Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Sep 19, 2008 –
Sep 20, 2008
McNally Smith River Rocks Music Festival 2008
The Roots / Live / O.A.R. / Semisonic / Ozomatli / Jakob Dylan / Mike Doughty / Heiruspecs / The Alarmists / White Iron Band
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Show Duplicate for Sep 19, 2008
Sep 06, 2008
SoCo Music Experience 2008
The Black Keys / The Roots / GZA/Genius / Ha Ha Tonka / Benevento-russo Duo / Shoeless Revolution / Selfish Gene / Roots Collective / Dear August
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Coliseum at Alliant Energy Center Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Aug 30, 2008
Hydro Connect
"Hydro Connect" / Bloc Party / Paolo Nutini / Grinderman / Spiritualized / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band / Joan As Police Woman / Gossip / Gomez / Turin Brakes / Glasvegas / The Black Lips / Friendly Fires / Passenger / The Roots / Dave Clarke (UK) / Andrew Weatherall / Beardyman / Ivan Smagghe / Radioslave / Decimal / Mr Copy / Clare & The Reasons Show all bands
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Inveraray Castle Inveraray, United Kingdom
Aug 29, 2008 –
Aug 31, 2008
Electric Picnic 2008
Deadmau5 / Florence + the Machine / Franz Ferdinand / Foals / Sigur Rós / Santigold / Wilco / The Roots / Crystal Castles / Chromeo / Duffy / Elbow / Cut Copy / Goldfrapp / The Kills / Laura Marling / Gossip / Underworld / Ra Ra Riot / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Sinéad O'Connor / A-Trak / Black Lips / My Bloody Valentine / The Breeders / CSS / Blitzen Trapper / Noisettes / Grace Jones / The Dodos / Josh Ritter / YACHT / George Clinton / Hercules & Love Affair / Conor Oberst / The Waterboys / Lisa Hannigan / Dan Deacon / The Faint / Hadouken! / Johnny Flynn / Turin Brakes / Candi Staton / The Herbaliser / Grinderman / Tinariwen / Tindersticks / New Young Pony Club / Midnight Juggernauts / Ulrich Schnauss / Laura Izibor / Emmy the Great / Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly / These New Puritans / Stephen Malkmus / Christy Moore / Gemma Hayes / Teitur / Dengue Fever / Antibalas / Juana Molina / Parliament-Funkadelic / Constantines / Hayseed Dixie / Faust / The Congos / Dawn Landes / Micah P. Hinson / Martina Topley Bird / Digital Mystikz / Fields / PVT / Jape / Kormac / Silver Apples / Jah Wobble / Lou Rhodes / La Rocca / Cathy Davey / Soha / Oppenheimer / Radio / Leila / That Petrol Emotion / Sex Pistols / Balanescu Quartet / Kila / Wolfgang Haffner / Tobias Froberg / School of Language / Adrian Crowley / Mark Geary / Rachel Unthank & The Winterset / Arno Carstens / Tartit / MSG / The Flaws / Absentee / Ibrahim Electric / The Lionheart Brothers / Halves / The Urges / The New York Fund / Dublin Gospel Choir / super extra bonus party / Black Acid / One Day International / Mercedes Peon / Rum Shebeen / Cowboy X / Boss Volenti / The Yard Dogs / The Mornington Singers / Large Mound / Yurodny / The Nubians / Kormac and the Bsq Band / Digitalism Show all bands
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Stradbally Hall Stradbally, Leinster, Ireland
Show Duplicates for Aug 29, 2008
Aug 28, 2008 –
Aug 29, 2008
Rock en Seine 2008
Justice / Plain White T's / Hot Chip / The Roots / Kaiser Chiefs / The Raconteurs / Kate Nash / The Streets / Apocalyptica / Lostprophets / Black Kids / R.E.M. / Tricky / Serj Tankian / Jamie Lidell / Wax Tailor / The Dø / Blood Red Shoes / Dirty Pretty Things / Scars On Broadway / These New Puritans / Louis XIV / The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion / Mix Master Mike / Fortune / Molecule / Da Brasilians / DB Clifford / Narrow Terence / The Latitudz / Rage Against The Machine Show all bands
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Unknown venue Paris, Île-de-France, France
Aug 26, 2008
The Roots
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B-1 Maximum Moscow, Russian Federation
Aug 21, 2008
The Roots / Guilty Simpson / Frank Nitty / DJ Rafik
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Sentrum Scene Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Aug 20, 2008
The Roots Grieghallen Bergen, Vestland, Norway
Aug 15, 2008 –
Aug 17, 2008
Lowlands Festival 2008
Booka Shade / Hercules & Love Affair / Hadouken! / MGMT / Anti-Flag / Mindless Self Indulgence / Modeselektor / Deadmau5 / Anouk / Blood Red Shoes / Benga / British Sea Power / The Kooks / No Age / The Dresden Dolls / Ane Brun / Franz Ferdinand / Midnight Juggernauts / Iron & Wine / Fuck Buttons / Black Mountain / Rascals / The National / Holy Fuck / dEUS / Lykke Li / Fucked Up / Late of the Pier / Tunng / One Night Only / Plain White T's / Kraak & Smaak / Sigur Rós / The Shoes / Hot Chip / Junkie Xl / Danko Jones / The Ting Tings / Budos Band / Triggerfinger / The Flaming Lips / Stephen Lynch / Ellen Allien / Santigold / Miss Kittin / The Roots / Luciano / Korpiklaani / Crystal Castles / Pendulum / Andy C / Black Sun Empire / The Wombats / AutoKratz / Count & Sinden / Infadels / Dominik Eulberg / The Fratellis / Erol Alkan / Slagsmålsklubben / Get Well Soon / PVT / The Opposites / Editors / Vive La Fête / Beardyman / Sven Vath / Elbow / Dropkick Murphys / Off the Record / Yeasayer / Tom Baxter / The Gutter Twins / Kissy Sell Out / Steve Aoki / Pete Philly & Perquisite / Reprazent / Textures / 2562 / Sex Pistols / N.E.R.D. / Le Le / Gem / Quiet Village / Bong-Ra / Code Red / Diplo / Che Sudaka / The Hives / Lucky Fonz III / White Lies / Killswitch Engage / Extince / Bart Skils / Claw Boys Claw / Boemklatsch / Max Pashm / The Pigeon Detectives / Underworld / Laura Marling / Digitalism / Simian Mobile Disco / We Are Scientists / Gogol Bordello / Amy Macdonald / Volbeat / Black Kids / Thrice / HIM / Nightwish / Tricky / The Breeders / Magnetic Man / Los Campesinos! / Jamie Lidell / Does It Offend You, Yeah? / Róisín Murphy / Girls / The Hoosiers / Kid Carpet / Headphone / DubXanne / DJ Promo / Shinedoe / Toumast / DJ Scotch Egg / Nuno Dos Santos / Melon / Haydamaky / Fenin / Hit Me Tv / St. Paul / Paprika Korps / Leine / Jeremy's / Sandeman / ASAKUSA JINTA / Sven Vth / Deformer / The Infaders / dj DAB / The Pedro Delgados / Dorlene Love / Ille Bitch / Police in Dub / Intifada Soundsystem / Scotch Egg / The Hawkeye and Hoe Band / The Walk & Roger Seventytwo / Mad Ed / DJ Wiekes / Jaya The Cat / Joost van Bellen / The Presidents of The United States of America / De Jeugd Van Tegenwoordig Show all bands
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Evenemententerrein Walibi World Biddinghuizen, Flevoland, Netherlands
Show Duplicates for Aug 15, 2008
Aug 14, 2008 –
Aug 16, 2008
FM4 Frequency Festival 2008
Flogging Molly / We Are Scientists / The Killers / Blood Red Shoes / chikinki / Maximo Park / Dropkick Murphys / Die Fantastischen Vier / R.E.M. / The Wombats / Justice / Travis / Dresden Dolls / José González / The Roots / The Hives / Dirty Pretty Things / Slut / Adam Green / IAMX / Madsen / Get Well Soon / The Subways / Danko Jones Show all bands
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Salzburgring Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
Show Duplicate for Aug 14, 2008
Aug 13, 2008 –
Aug 16, 2008
Rock Oz'Arènes 2008
The Roots / Martin Solveig / Axwell / Sinéad O'Connor / Fedde le Grand / Maxïmo Park / Serj Tankian / Soulfly / Zucchero / Mattafix / The Automatic / MC Solaar / Alpha Blondy / Yves Larock / Groundation / Youssoupha / Amel Bent / Hawksley Workman / Sinik / Michael von der Heide Show all bands
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Avenches, Vaud, Switzerland
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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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has The Roots had?

The Roots has had 1,306 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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