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Photos by Matt Ziegler

The very first Roots Picnic turned an already scorching Illadelph Saturday even hotter over the weekend, as those not afraid to break a little sweat turned out at Festival Pier to catch a cache of top-tier acts big up'd by the Roots, as well as no fewer than three sets from the Rising Down crew itself.

Gnarls Barkley, Deerhoof, Diplo (not pictured), Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, the Cool Kids, J*Davey, and Esperanza Spalding rounded out the ?uestlove-emceed event, while DJ Jazzy Jeff swung through to spin for the Roots. Their little hometown hoedown wrapped, the Roots pick up again with Erykah Badu this week, then pepper the weeks to come with headline dates and festival appearances.

The Roots with DJ Jazzy Jeff










Gnarls Barkley




Deerhoof






Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings








The Cool Kids






Picnic Portrait



J*Davey




Esperanza Spalding




The Crowd


The Roots:

06-10 San Diego, CA - Humphrey's Theater *
06-12 Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theater *
06-13 Birmingham, AL - City Stages Festival
06-14 Phoenix, AZ - Mesa Amphitheatre *
06-15 Albuquerque, NM - Kiva Auditorium *
06-17 Dallas, TX - House of Blues
06-18 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
06-19 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
06-22 Rochester, NY - Rochester International Jazz Festival
07-04 Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest
07-05 Des Moines, IA - Western Gateway Park (80/35 Festival)
07-20 Commerce City, CO - Dick's Sporting Goods Park
08-08 Jersey City, NJ - Liberty State Park (All Points West Festival)
08-09 Pittsburgh, PA - South Side Works (New American Music Union Festival)
08-29-09-01 Argyll, Scotland - Hydro Connect Festival

* with Erykah Badu