Roots Picnic Festival 2023 Lineup Announced: Ms. Lauryn Hill and Diddy to Headline

Roots Picnic Festival 2023 Lineup Announced: Ms. Lauryn Hill and Diddy to Headline

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The annual Roots Picnic returns to The Mann at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from June 3-4.

The Roots and Live Nation Urban unveiled the star-studded lineup featuring headliners Ms. Lauryn Hill and Sean “Diddy” Combs. Rapper Lil Uzi Vert and award-winning comedian Dave Chappelle are top on the bill.

Ms. Lauryn Hill will treat attendees to a special 25th-anniversary set of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. She will play the award-winning album live in its entirety.

Diddy will hit the stage for the first time at a Roots Picnic event. The Roots will join him.

He could ask Bryson Tiller and PARTYNEXTDOOR to join his set, as both acts appear on his Love Records singles, “Gotta Move On” and “Sex In The Porsche,” respectively.

Other performers making up the bill include Lucky Daye, Ari Lennox, Syd, dvsn, Kindred the Family Soul, Adam Blackstone and Mary Mary with special guest Coco Jones, Soulquarians Icons Set featuring Isley Brothers and Roy Ayers, and more.

Chappelle will kick off the weekend with a stand-up comedy performance at Wells Fargo Center on Friday, June 2. The Roots will join him.

According to the Roots Picnic website, if anyone is interested in attending the comedy show, “purchase of this ticket does not include access to the Roots Picnic Festival on June 3 & 4.”

Fan club presale tickets are available using the code: PICNIC23. General on-sale tickets will be available today (Feb. 22), at 10 a.m. ET. Additional details about tickets, including VIP packages, are available at therootspicnic.com

See the full lineup below.

Roots Picnic 2023 Lineup

Diddy w/ The Roots
Ms. Lauryn Hill
Lil Uzi Vert
Dave Chappelle w/ The Roots
Soulquarians Set featuring Roy Ayers & The Isley Brothers
Black Thought Live Mixtape featuring Busta Rhymes & Eve
Ari Lennox
Lucky Daye
City Girls
Maverick City
Syd
Glorilla
DJ Drama
Uncle Waffles
Saucy Santana
DVSN
Kindred The Family Soul
Spinall
State Property Reunion (Freeway, Beanie Siegel, Young Gunz, Peedi Crakk, Oschino & Sparks)
Little Brother
Yussef Dayes Experience
Adam Blackstone w/ Coco Jones & Mary Mary
Baller Alert Presents Go Go: Backyard Band vs Rare Essence
Symba
Fridayy
Mike Phillips
Rocky
Dappa
Akin Inaj & Inutech

PODCAST STAGE:
Charlamagne Tha God
Off The Record with DJ Akademiks
Don’t Call Me White Girl
Lip Service with Angela Yee
Questlove Supreme
People’s Party with Talib Kweli
Pour Minds
Trap Nerds
The Office XIV
Love + Grit

Courtesy of The Roots and Live Nation Urban