Mary J. Blige, Kamasi Washington, Jazmine Sullivan to play Roots Picnic 2022

The Roots have announced the lineup for their annual Roots Picnic, which will take place this year June 4-5 at The Mann at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. Topping this year’s lineup are Mary J. Blige, who just performed at the Super Bowl, plus Summer Walker, Wizkid, Jazmine Sullivan and Kamasi Washington. Also being featured at Roots Picnic 2022 are J Period Live Mixtape featuring Black Thought, Rick Ross and Benny the Butcher, as well as a Soulquarians jam session with Keyshia Cole, SWV and Musiq Soulchild. Other acts performing this year include Freddie Gibbs, Tierra Whack, Kirk Franklin, Chief Keef, Robert Glasper and Bilal, DJ Jazzy Jeff & Rakim, Protoje, Serpentwithfeet and more. There will also be a live podcast stage. Check out the complete lineup via the poster below.

Presale fanclub tickets go on sale today at 10 a.m. Eastern. General ticket sale begins on Friday.

Kamasi Washington’s “The Garden Path” is a recent Essential Track pick. And Jazmine Sullivan’s Heaux Tales was one of our Top 50 Albums of 2021.