Roots Picnic Ff/ Nas, Benny The Butcher, Yasiin Bey & More At London’s Crystal Palace Bowl

Roots Picnic, the iconic Philadelphia-born music festival founded by The Roots, is bringing its celebrated blend of hip-hop, R&B and soul to London’s Crystal Palace Bowl for a major two-day event on Saturday 8th August and Sunday 9th August, 2026. The festival will open on Saturday with a special two-hour joint performance from Nas & The Roots, alongside sets from Sasha Keable, J.PERIOD Live Mixtape featuring Black Thought, Yasiin Bey and Benny The Butcher, and Nia Smith. Sunday’s bill will feature a special Sunday Jam, led by Robert Glasper and Questlove, with appearances from Common and Bilal. Grammy Award-winning singer Anthony Hamilton will headline the day, joined by Musiq Soulchild, Floetry, and Gotts Street Park with Olive Jones, rounding out an epic weekend celebrating the rich musical legacy and forward-looking spirit of Roots Picnic.

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