The Roots Announce Headlining Tour
by Staff | 08.13.2008

Hip hop vets The Roots have announced a headlining tour.  The trek will take them throughout Europe for various festival spots before heading to the States in early September for the SOCO Music Experience, in which they will play alongside The Black Keys, GZA, and others. 

Joining ?uestlove and co. on the road will be the Kanye-approved Brit starlet Estelle and in a displaced pairing, Gym Class Heroes (a la The Hold Steady's recent opening spot for Counting Crows). 

The Roots Tour Dates:
September
6 Madison, WI - SOCO Music Experience

October
3 Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live
4 Norfolk, VA - The Norva
5 Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
6 Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle
7 Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues
8 Miami, FL - The Fillmore at Jackie Gleason
11 Dallas, TX - The Palladium Ballroom
12 Austin, TX - The Backyard
14 Phoenix, AZ - The Marquee
19 Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
21 Denver, CO - The Fillmore Auditorium
23 Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom
24 Chicago, IL - Congress Theatre
25 Detroit, MI - The Fillmore Detroit
26 Toronto, Ontario - Sound Academy
28 New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom
30 Worcester, MA - The Palladium Downstairs
31 Asbury Park, NJ - Asbury Park Convention Hall

November
1 Albany, NY - Washington Avenue Armory