The acclaimed music festival, Roots Picnic, will expand into New York City on October 1 & 2, 2016 at the historic Bryant Park in Midtown Manhattan. The Roots Picnic produced by Maverick and Live Nation in partnership with Bryant Park Corporation, will feature electrifying performances from a diverse line-up of incredible multi-platinum selling and genre-defining music artists. On October 1, The Roots will perform a headline set with special guests D’Angelo and John Mayer. On October 2, the headline set will be a “Love Letter to NYC” which will feature performances by seminal NYC acts such as Wu Tang Clan, David Byrne and Nile Rodgers, plus a few surprise guests, all backed by The Roots. Additional performers throughout the weekend include, Swizz Beatz, X Ambassadors, Trombone Shorty, Kevin Gates, Deerhoof, Echosmith, Jeremih, DJ Jazzy Jeff, plus comedy sets by Jerrod Carmichael and Neal Brennan. A complete festival line-up is listed below with more artists to be announced soon. In addition to the two-day festival, The Roots will host special live music events throughout the city this summer. Stay tuned to www.rootspicnic.com for additional details regarding the festival and other special summer events. Limited early bird 2-day passes as well as single day tickets go on sale Friday, June 10 at 10:00 a.m. at www.ticketmaster.com.