The Roots have announced the “A Roots Picnic Experience: Class of ’95 show which will take place at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.
Set for Sunday, June 8, 2025, the show commemorates the significant albums and artists who came of age in 1995. Performers include Method Man & Redman, Lil’ Kim, E-40, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Raekwon, DJ Quik, Goodie Mob, and Havoc of Mobb Deep.
In a statement, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson spoke about the importance of the theme of the festival.
“1995 was our true arrival. Nineteen eighty-seven was the Year of the Creative Adhesive. The year that tied together Tariq’s world and my world in high school,” Questlove said. “1991 was the Year of the Green Light, the year we gave ourselves permission to take our resources and passion and pursue our dream. But 1995 was the Year It All Came Together. That’s when our first major release, “Do You Want More?!!!??!” was sent into the world.”
“Hip-hop was an entirely new ballgame back then, on an entirely new playing field. Those were the days when there were still things like mainstream terrestrial radio, bloated video budgets, and creativity at both the regional and the global levels. There was classic album after classic album, unleashing countless new ideas about art. Those were the days when the world was our oyster. This is the story of those days,” Questlove continued.
“A Roots Picnic Experience: Class of ’95” follows the sold-out “Roots Picnic: Hip-Hop Is the Love of My Life” at the Bowl. Common, Queen Latifah, Arrested Development, and more gave live performances.
Since 2007, The Roots Picnic has been one of the most popular music and cultural events in hip-hop. Curated by Thompson and Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter, the festival has been held in the hometown of Philadelphia since its inception. With “A Roots Picnic Experience: Class of ’95” the festival “expands The Roots and Live Nation Urban’s collective production efforts to the West Coast’s hallowed Hollywood Bowl.”
Tickets go on sale Wednesday, December 11 at 10 am PT at hollywoodbowl.com.
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