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Questlove Apologizes for Extreme Delays at Roots Picnic: ‘Today Wasn’t Ideal’
Opening day of the annual Roots picnic was marred by muddy grounds and extreme delays. Questlove apologized to fans for the ordeals they faced.
Opening day of the annual Roots Picnic in Philadelphia on Saturday was marred by long lines, muddy conditions, a scrambled schedule, and extreme frustrations for fans who flocked to the Mann Center to check out sets by Maxwell, Latto, Musiq Soulchild, GloRilla, and several other acts. “I got numerous messages from attendees, family, everyone in the tristate,” Questlove wrote, “but we prioritized caution above all else…We managed to revise the schedule so that all artists, including headliners Maxwell (whom we ALL owe an incredible amount of gratitude for doing us a solid with seconds on the clock) and Latto, could perform without violating city noise curfews.” We weren’t allowed to bring chairs, so there was nowhere to sit, and I have back and knee issues, and we didn’t see any bathrooms or trash cans, so everybody was just throwing their stuff on the ground while we were waiting out there for hours and hours…There was no organization of any kind.
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