As festival season dances from the spring months right on into June, events like the Roots Picnic in Philadelphia continue to keep music fans dancing well into the first part of summer.
The 2019 edition of the annual event took place on Saturday with a day full of music at The Mann at Fairmount Park. Host band The Roots welcomed local fans for their headlining set celebrating the 20th-anniversary of their 1999 Things Fall Apart album. The event also featured performances from Tank & The Bangas, H.E.R., 21 Savage, Queen Naija, City Girls, Blueface, Ari Lennox, Moonchild, Black Thought & J.Period Live Mixtape featuring Yasiin Bey, and many more.
While this year’s Roots Picnic wasn’t without a brief scare when false reports of an active shooter caused some chaos and even injuries, the event still included a day’s worth of fantastic performances to continue the festival’s reputation as one of better mid-sized events along the east coast.
Scroll down to revisit some of the moments from this year’s Roots Picnic via the photo gallery below, courtesy of photographer Sean DiSerio.
