Summer Festivals Series: Episode 1 - Roots Picnic
Ok so my brilliant plan to twitter live from all music festivals I attend hit a snag when Rogers decided that I was a worthless customer and offered me the great deal of $600 to buy an IPhone. That being said wireless connectivity proved to be a challenge also. So my decision was to buy a digital recorder and "tape" some live music. I decided I would go back to basics and snap some photos to create a sort of visual/audio diary of the events. Welcome to Episode 1...
Festival: The Roots Picnic (2nd annual)
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Venue: Festival Pier at Penn's Landing
Date: June 6th
Headliners:The Roots, Public Enemy, TV on the Radio, The Black Keys, and Santigold
Overview
The show was incredible - when will you see Public Enemy and the Roots play together again? Need I say more? The venue itself was much smaller then I expected but in some ways was nice and cozy. There was a small stage outside and an even smaller stage inside an air conditioned tent. While the bands were setting up ont he main stage you could see some of the smaller acts on the indoor stage. It was 27 degrees and hot! Purchasing $7 beers or $3.50 waters was one way to escape or you could find pockets of shade to hide in throughout the day. The food was atrocious - especially if you are a vegetarian...but I won't say that spoiled the event. Would I do it again? Yes!
Click on this little guy to hear Public Enemy live from Philly
Click on this little guy to hear the Roots live from Philly