The Roots Set Fourth Hollywood Bowl Picnic for 2027

The Roots are bringing the picnic back to Los Angeles. A Roots Picnic Experience returns to the Hollywood Bowl on Friday, June 25, 2027, for a fourth year of celebrating hip-hop history under the Bowl lights.

For now, The Roots are the only performers named on the venue’s official event page, and no guests have been announced yet. The date is part of the LA Phil’s early 2027 Hollywood Bowl summer season, sitting in the Bowl’s Special Concerts series.

The Bowl edition has built a real legacy fast. The first one in 2024 brought out Queen Latifah, Common, Digable Planets, Arrested Development, The Pharcyde and Black Sheep, and the 2025 edition saluted the Class of ’95. Back home, the original Philadelphia Roots Picnic keeps raising the bar too.

A presale opened today, Thursday, Nov. 12, and general tickets go on sale Friday, Nov. 13 at 10 a.m. at hollywoodbowl.com. The Bowl notes that all sales are final, and programs and artists can change.

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