How to Hire THE ROOTS For Your Event!
Members:
Black Thought, Questlove, Kamal Gray, Captain Kirk Douglas, Damon “Tuba Gooding Jr.” Bryson, and others
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GRAMMY award-winning The Roots are an American hip-hop band formed in 1987 by Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter and Ahmir “Questlove“. They are known for a jazzy and eclectic approach to hip-hop featuring live musical instruments. The group’s work has consistently been met with critical acclaim.
ThoughtCo ranked the band #7 on its list of the 25 Best Hip-Hop Groups of All-Time, calling them “Hip-hop’s first legitimate band.” The band’s sound is heavily influenced by the Wu-Tang Clan and the RZA‘s grimy and haunting production style, replete with samples from old jazz and classical music.
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In 2004, The Roots were featured on the album, True Love, by Toots and the Maytals, which won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album and showcased many notable musicians, including Eric Clapton, Trey Anastasio, No Doubt, Ben Harper, Manu Chao and Ryan Adams.
In 2007, The Roots performed at Lollapalooza along with others, including Cage the Elephant, Cold War Kids, Interpol, Lady Gaga, Muse, Patti Smith, Regina Spektor, Snow Patrol and Stephen Marley.
Between 2009 and 2014, they served as the house band on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, having served in the same role on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon from 2009 to 2014.
In addition to the band’s music, several members of The Roots are involved in side projects, including record production, acting, and regularly serving as guests on other musicians’ albums and live shows.
Their discography includes fourteen studio albums, plus three collaborative studio albums, three compilation albums, two extended plays, and two live albums.
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Upcoming Tour Dates for The Roots on Ticketmaster
- August 21, 2025 — The Roots
Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland, Oregon
Buy Tickets - November 21, 2025 — The Grass Roots
The Showroom at the Golden Nugget, Las Vegas, Nevada
Buy Tickets - November 29, 2025 — The Roots (21+ Event)
The Cove at River Spirit Casino Resort, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Buy Tickets - October 5, 2025 — MacKa B and the Roots Ragga Band
The Cluny, Newcastle Upon Tyne,
Buy Tickets - August 28, 2025 — The Roots and The Soul Rebels Ft. Goapele
Quarry Amphitheater, Santa Cruz, California
Buy Tickets - October 1, 2025 — Tash Sultana - Return To The Roots Australia Tour
The Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane, Queensland
Buy Tickets - August 29, 2025 — The Roots - Do You Want More?!!!??! 30th Anniversary
Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts, Oakland, California
Buy Tickets - August 31, 2025 — "BACK TO THE NYHC ROOTS" Music Series: DMIZE
The Bowery Electric, New York, New York
Buy Tickets - September 6, 2025 — Roots and Boots
L'Auberge Casino Resort - Lake Charles, Lake Charles, Louisiana
Buy Tickets - September 18, 2025 — Ginger Root
Bowery Ballroom, New York, New York
Buy Tickets - September 9, 2025 — BOSS ROOTS
Middle East - Zuzu, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Buy Tickets - November 11, 2025 — BOSS ROOTS
Middle East - Zuzu, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Buy Tickets - December 16, 2025 — BOSS ROOTS
Middle East - Zuzu, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Buy Tickets - September 14, 2025 — Ginger Root
Empty Bottle, Chicago, Illinois
Buy Tickets - September 17, 2025 — Ginger Root (18+)
Baby's All Right, Brooklyn, New York
Buy Tickets - October 11, 2025 — OUTERMOST ROOTS & BLUES FESTIVAL
Nauset Beach, Orleans, Massachusetts
Buy Tickets - September 12, 2025 — *SOLD OUT* Ginger Root
Empty Bottle, Chicago, Illinois
Buy Tickets - September 13, 2025 — *SOLD OUT* Ginger Root
Empty Bottle, Chicago, Illinois
Buy Tickets - September 25, 2025 — Ginger Root Night 1
Black Cat, Washington, District of Columbia
Buy Tickets - September 26, 2025 — Ginger Root Night 2
Black Cat, Washington, District of Columbia
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