Jay-Z and The Roots are set to headline the 2026 Roots Picnic festival in Philadelphia.
The event will take place on May 30 and 31, with Jay-Z scheduled to perform on Saturday, May 30, and The Roots on Sunday, May 31. This also marks the first time the two-day summer festival will take place at the Belmont Plateau in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park.
Roots Picnic 2006 will also feature Erykah Badhu, Kehlani, Brandy, De La Soul, Mariah the Scientist, and T.I.
"Moving the Roots Picnic to Belmont Plateau and bringing JAŸ-Z and The Roots together to perform are both bucket-list moments for us," said Shawn Gee, The Roots' manager and president of Live Nation Urban. "After meeting with Mayor Cherelle Parker and hearing her vision for Philadelphia 250, she truly inspired us to dream even bigger, and we're grateful to her, Commissioner Susan Slawson, Jazelle Jones and everyone who helped make it happen. We can't wait to see everyone in May at the Plat."
The move comes after the festival received countless complaints from fans who attended the 2025 festival at The Mann.
For comments and feedback contact: editorial@rttnews.com
Entertainment News
May 08, 2026 15:50 ET Manufacturing and services sector survey results and labor market data from main economies were the highlight on the economics news front this week. Factory orders and jobs report dominated the news flow in the U.S. Similarly, industrial production data from German garnered attention in Europe. In Asia, purchasing managers’ survey results from China and the central bank decision from Australia were in focus.