Original 1999 Site

The Roots

The Roots


The Roots are an American hip hop band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The Roots serve as the house band on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, having served in the same role on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon from 2009 to 2014.

The Roots are known for a jazzy and eclectic approach to hip hop featuring live musical instruments[6] and the group's work has consistently been met with critical acclaim. ThoughtCo ranked the band #7 on its list of the 25 Best Hip-Hop Groups of All-Time, calling them "Hip-hop's first legitimate band."[7]

In addition to the band's music, several members of the Roots are involved in side projects, including record production, acting, and regularly serving as guests on other musicians' albums and live shows.

Official Fan Site: The Roots



Woodstock Video Library

July 22, 1999 (Thursday) (pre-show)
West Stage
  • Frostbit Blue
  • K.J. James
  • Little Big Jam
  • Gridley Paige
  • Djoliba
  • Red Herring
  • Rattlebasket
  • In Bloom
  • Flipp
  • 3rd Bass
  • Vertical Horizon
    		• West Stage
  • Strangefolk
  • G. Love & Special Sauce
  • The String Cheese Incident
  • Bernie Worrell and the Woo Warriors
  • George Clinton & the P-Funk All-Stars
  • AMP.com Emerging Artists Stage
  • Immoral Fibres
  • Simmi
  • Chris Glenn
  • Gary Durdin & The Clay Pinps
  • Johnny Rushmore


    • July 23, 1999 (Friday)
    East Stage
  • James Brown
  • G. Love & Special Sauce
  • Jamiroquai
  • Live
  • Sheryl Crow
  • DMX
  • The Off Spring
  • Korn
  • Bush


    • West Stage
  • Spitfire
  • Oleander
  • The Umbilical Brothers
  • moe.
  • Lit
  • Buckcherry
    		• West Stage
  • The Roots
  • Insane Clown Posse
  • George Clinton

    Emerging Artists Stage
  • F.o.N.
  • Linda Rutherford & Celtic Fire
  • Animal Planet
  • Sugar Daddy
  • Sticky Pistil
  • Bijou Phillips
  • Mike Errico
  • King Konga
  • Ben Lee
  • Beth Hart Band
  • Liars Inc.
  • Chris McDermott
  • Moby


    • July 24, 1999 (Saturday)
    East Stage
  • The Tragically Hip
  • Kid Rock
  • Wyclef Jean
  • Counting Crows
  • Dave Matthews
  • Alanis Morissette
  • Limp Bizkit
  • Rage Against The Machine
  • Metallica


    • West Stage
  • Spitfire
  • Guster
  • Bruce Hornsby
  • Everclear
  • Ice Cube
  • Los Lobos
  • Mickey Hart/Planet Drum
  • The Chemical Brothers
    		• Emerging Artists Stage
  • Young & Fabulous!
  • Gargantua Soul
  • Serial Joe
  • American Pearl
  • Full Devil Jacket
  • Old Pike
  • Strangefolk
  • DDT
  • Skinnee J's
  • Gigolo Aunts
  • Fatboy Slim
    		•


    July 25, 1999 (Sunday)
    East Stage
  • Willie Nelson
  • The Brian Setzer Orchestra
  • Everlast
  • Elvis Costello
  • Jewel
  • Creed
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers


    • West Stage
  • Spitfire
  • Mike Ness
  • Our Lady Peace
  • Rusted Root
  • Sevendust
  • Collective Soul
  • Godsmack
  • Megadeth
    		•  Emerging Artists Stage
  • Kirsti Gholson
  • Moe Loughran
  • The Scoldees
  • The Supersuckers
  • Stormy Mondays
  • Big Sugar
  • Muse
  • John Oszajca
  • Pound
  • Pushmonkey
  • Cyclefly
  • Indigenous
  • John Entwistle
  • Reveille

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