The Roots's 1998 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
Jul 10, 1998 –
Jul 12, 1998
North Sea Jazz Festival 1998
Herbie Hancock / Al Jarreau / Candy Dulfer / The Phil Collins Big Band / cassandra wilson / Keb' Mo' / Tower Of Power / Earth, Wind & Fire / Chick Corea and “Origin” / Taj Mahal and the Phantom Blues Band / Swamp Dogg / Nils Petter Molvaer / The Roots / Herbie Hancocks Headhunters / DAAU - Die Anarchistische Abendunterhaltung / Bootsy Collins & the Bootsy's New Rubber Band / Courtney Pine / Santana / AJ Croce / John Mayall / The Blues Brothers Band Show all bands
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Congrescentrum The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
Jul 09, 1998
The Roots Jazz Cafe London, England, United Kingdom
Jun 26, 1998 –
Jun 28, 1998
Glastonbury Festival 1998
Foo Fighters / Bob Dylan / Moby / Blur / Deftones / Chemical Brothers / Robbie Williams / Fatboy Slim / Matchbox Twenty / Common / Placebo / Portishead / The Roots / Stereophonics / Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds / Ben Harper / Pulp / Faithless / Primal Scream / Tori Amos / Underworld / Tony Bennett / James / Morcheeba / Doves / The Jesus and Mary Chain / Steve Earle / Ben Folds Five / Tricky / Feeder / Squeeze / Gomez / Spiritualized / The Mighty Mighty Bosstones / Dr. John / Ian Brown / The Freestylers / Taj Mahal / Embrace / cornershop / Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals / Meredith Brooks / Finley Quaye / The Divine Comedy / Lightning Seeds / Autechre / Nick Lowe / Tortoise / Idlewild / Coldcut / Sean Ono Lennon / Sonic Youth / Catatonia / Way Out West / Space / Alabama 3 / Clinic / Joe Strummer And The Mescaleros / Mansun / Richie Hawtin / Asian Dub Foundation / Fluke / St. Etienne / Julian Cope / Dub Pistols / Hothouse Flowers / Adam F / The Soundtrack Of Our Lives / Jools Holland / Juno Reactor / Babybird / Kristin Hersh / Les Rythmes Digitales / Lo Fidelity Allstars / Mad Professor / Rocket from the Crypt / Red Snapper / ozric tentacles / James Taylor Quartet / Eddi Reader / Bentley Rhythm Ace / Banco de Gaia / Sharon Shannon / Monaco / Gorky's Zygotic Mynci / Rolf Harris / Reprazent / Dynamite MC / The Supernaturals / Shack / Eliza Carthy / DJ Rap / Marion / King Kooba / Mediaeval Baebes / Laika / Bernard Butler / Boom Boom Satellites / Drugstore / Senser / Scratch Perverts / Cut La Roc / Terry Callier / Akasha / Midfield General / Luke Slater / The Aloof / Catherine Wheel / D'influence / Trilok Gurtu / Darren Emerson / Bim Sherman / Rialto / My Life Story / Magoo / Outside / Six by Seven / Salsa Celtica / John Otway / Unbelievable Truth / Freddy Fresh / Audioweb / Starecase / Kenny Ken / Dissidenten / Superstar / Kenickie / Spring Heel Jack / Monkey Mafia / Ultrasound / Finitribe / Sunhouse / Ooberman / Theaudience / Headswim / Dust Junkys / James Hardway / Carrie / Rob Smith / Dissident / Dr. Didg / Purple Penguin / Llama Farmers / Earl Brutus / Warm Jets / More Rockers / Mrs Wood / Dawn Of The Replicants / Kitachi / Scott 4 / Young Offenders / Medicine Drum / Wireless / Billy Nasty / Kid Loops / President Bongo / The Montrose Avenue / Bates Motel / Girl Eats Boy / Environmental Science / Medal / Hiroki Okano / Sharron Shannon / Moorhaven / Conemelt / Krash Slaughta / J-life / John Stapleton / Coade / Family of Free Love / Town Band / Amanpondo Show all bands
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Worthy Farm Shepton Mallet, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicate for Jun 26, 1998
Jun 20, 1998
Mustard Plug / The Roots Fuse Convention Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
May 31, 1998
The Roots / goodie mob

THE ROOTS

Tramps - New York CIty New York, New York, United States
May 16, 1998
Social Distortion / The Roots / Ozomatli

UCSB Extravaganza

Harder Stadium Santa Barbara, California, United States

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North Sea Jazz Festival 1998 on Jul 10, 1998 [520-small]

North Sea Jazz Festival 1998
Jul 10 - 12, 1998
 The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has The Roots had?

The Roots has had 1,300 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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