Philadelphia

Erykah Badu, A$AP Rocky, The Weekend Join The Roots for Annual Picnic Concert

Philadelphia’s favorite sons released the lineup Tuesday for their annual picnic concert.

The Weekend, A$AP Rocky, Phantogram and Erykah Badu join Philadelphia’s The Roots atop the lineup for the 8th-Annual Roots Picnic.

The all-day party hosted by The Tonight Show band returns to Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing on May 30.

Rap legend Afrika Bambaataa, Philly DJ King Britt (a Central High School graduate) and DJ Windows 98 (Win Butler of Arcade Fire) join 11 others in rounding out the musical lineup.

Tickets cost $81.75 (including Ticketmaster fees) and go on sale to the general public Friday at noon.

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