Hip hop band The Roots to headline Saturday lineup at Edmonton Folk Festival

The Edmonton Folk Music Festival doesn’t announce its full lineup for about 10 days, but another big piece of the weekend has been announced.

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Philly hip hop legends The Roots will headline the festivities on Saturday, Aug. 9, festival organizers confirmed to Postmedia Friday.

The band had announced a slate of dates on their Facebook page Thursday.

“Coming to a city near you! Which stop will you be on?” the band posted Thursday, before a fresh post Friday.

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The Roots are a platinum-selling group that formed in Philadelphia in the late 1980s, before releasing their debut album, Organix, in 1993. Their most recent LP, … And Then You Shoot Your Cousin, came out in 2014. The group has been the house band for late-night talk-show host Jimmy Fallon since 2009.

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The band last played Alberta in 2024 at Calgary’s Folk Fest. They’re slated to play shows in Toronto, Ottawa and Windsor in June.

Folk-rock band Mt. Joy was previously announced as the headlining act for Sunday night.

Folk Fest runs from Aug. 7-10. The full festival lineup will drop on May 28. Tickets on sale June 7.

Check out edmontonfolkfest.org for more info.

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