The Roots have announced the Third Annual Roots Picnic, with Vampire Weekend joining them at the top of the lineup. This year’s Picnic will take place on Saturday, June 5 at Philadelphia’s Festival Pier (Penn’s Landing).
?uestlove announced the event and initial lineup via Twitter with the following video where he also hints at a reunited Run DMC as another possible headliner:
Roots Picnic 2010 Lineup:
The Roots
Vampire Weekend
Clipse
Mayer Hawthorne
The Very Best
DJ Jazzy Jeff
Tune Yards
Bajah + The Dry Eye Crew
MM Jamboys
Das Racist
Pattern Is Movement
Tickets go on sale Friday, March 5 at 10:00 a.m. EST.
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