‘Tis the season for gigantic concert announcements, apparently.
Grammy award-winning hip-hop group The Roots, are coming to Seattle for a show at the Showbox Sodo on Monday, February 20th, 2023.
The band, who Rolling Stone magazine called one of the “Twenty Greatest Live Acts in the World,” has been serving as the house band on the Tonight Show since Jimmy Fallon took over the gig in 2014. They’ve won three Grammy awards, are world class musicians and pioneers widely considered to be one of the greatest hip-hop groups of all time.
Tickets to the show are on sale to the general public and cost $79.90. This show is 21+ Only
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Bio: The Roots
Formed in 1987, in Philadelphia, PA, the legendary Roots Crew, consists of Black Thought (MC), Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson (drums), Kamal Gray (electronic keyboards), F. Knuckles (percussion), Captain Kirk Douglas (electronic guitar), Damon Bryson (sousaphone) and James Poyser (electronic keyboard). Having previously released twelve projects, The Roots have become one of the best known and most respected hip-hop acts in the business, winning four Grammys, including “Best R&B Album” for Wake Up!, “Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance” for “Hang in There” (with John Legend) and “Best Group or Duo R&B Vocal Performance” for “Shine.” The ensemble was most recently nominated for “Best Rap Album” for the 2011 release of undun. This brings the band’s GRAMMY nomination count to twelve. Additionally, The Roots have also become the faces of Philly’s “Fourth of July Jam,” an annual concert held during the Fourth of July with the biggest names in music, and “The Roots Picnic,” a yearly star-studded mix of musicians, that has become a celebrated institution during awards season. Recently The Roots were named one of the greatest live bands around by Rolling Stone, became the official house band on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon where they currently perform every Monday- Friday. The Roots celebrated the release of their 11th studio album …and then you shoot your cousin in May 2014.
