The Roots have announced the lineup for their upcoming tour! They will be coming to the Fox Theater in Atlanta on May 23rd, with Erykah Badu. You can find tickets here. The rest of the tour dates are listed below:
April
11 – Killington, Vt. @ Pickle Barrel Night Club
12 – Boston, Mass. @ Northeastern University
16 – West Lafayette, Ind. @ Purdue University
17 – Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Carnegie Mellon University
18 – St. Louis, Mo. @ Webster University
20 – Washington, D.C. @ National Mall (Green Apple Festival)
23 – Raleigh, N.C. @ Duke University
24 – Myrtle Beach, S.C. @ House of Blues
25 – Charlotte, N.C. @ Amos’ Southend Music Hall
26 – Towson, Md. @ Towson University (Tigerfest)
29 – New Haven, Conn. @ Yale University
May
2 – Memphis, Tenn. @ Beale Street Music Festival
3 – New Orleans, La. @ Jazz & Heritage Festival
4 – Detroit, Mich. @ Fox Theater *
6 – Montreal, Quebec @ Cepsum @ University of Montreal *
8 – Boston, Mass. @ Orpheum Theater *
9 – New York, N.Y. @ Radio City *
10 – Baltimore, Md. @ Pier Six Concert Pavilion *
11 – Allentown, Pa. @ Crocodile Rock
14 – Washington, D.C. @ Constitution Hall *
15 – Washington, D.C. @ Constitution Hall *
16 – Norfolk, Va. @ Chrysler Hall *
17 – Richmond, Va. @ Landmark Theater *
20 – Boca Raton, Fl. @ Mizner Park *
23 – Atlanta, Ga. @ Fox Theater *
24 – Chillicothe, Ill. @ Summer Camp Music Festival
25 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ UCLA Jazz and Reggae Festival
27 – Nashville, Tenn. @ Ryman Auditorium *
29 – St. Louis, Mo. @ Fox Theater *
30 – Chicago, Ill. @ Chicago Theater *
31 – Chicago, Ill. @ Chicago Theater *
June
2 Denver, Co. @ The Fillmore *
4 – Eugene, Ore. @ Cuthbert Amphitheater
5 – Seattle, Wash. Marymoor Park *
7 – Philadelphia, Pa. @ Festival Pier (The Roots Picnic)
8 – Oakland, Calif. @ Paramount Theater *
10 – San Diego, Calif. @ Humphrey’s *
12 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ Greek Theater *
13 – Birmingham, Ala. @ City Stages Festival
14 – Phoenix, Ariz. @ Mesa Amphitheatre *
17 – Houston, Texas @ Verizon Wireless Theater
18 – Dallas, Texas @ Nokia Theater
19 – New Orleans, La. @ House of Blues
22 – Rochester, N.Y. @ Rochester International Jazz Festival
July:
4 – Milwaukee, Wis. @ Summerfest 2008
20 – Commerce City, Colo. @ Dick’s Sporting Goods Park
August
8 – Jersey City, N.J. @ Liberty State Park (All Points West Festival)
* with Erykah Badu
Stay tuned to Atlanta Music Blog for more concert announcements. Many summer tours coming up are expected to be announced later today!