THE ROOTS PREP FOR PRE-GRAMMY® LIVE SHOW IN L.A. FEATURING LUPE FIASCO, JILL SCOTT & AKON

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10 AT THE GIBSON AMPHITHEATER

The Roots have been nominated for Two GRAMMY's® including Best Rap Album for 'Game Theory'

"Judging by the skill and innovation on "Game Theory," The Roots will likely rock on for another ten years." -Associated Press

WHAT: The Roots with special guest appearances by Lupe Fiasco, Jill Scott & Akon

WHERE: Gibson Amphitheater at Universal City Walk, Universal City, CA

DATE: Sat, Feb 10, 2007

TIME: 8:15 PM

TICKETS: $45 - $65 available at ticketmaster.com

http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/09003D7BA9266D92?artistid=777676&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=3

In the midst of a monumental world tour, The Roots ready for a major Los Angeles concert on the eve of the GRAMMY's® at the Gibson Amphitheater and have confirmed special guests , Lupe Fiasco, Jill Scott and Akon.

The Roots will perform songs off their hard hitting, GRAMMY® nominated album 'Game Theory' which Entertainment Weekly calls a "rare hip-hop release that is both gripping and touching" and USA Today proclaims "As usual, The Roots remind us that hip-hop is good for more than just bling and booty tracks." They are up for their second GRAMMY® for "Best Rap Performance By A Duo or Group" for "Don't Feel Right" and are also nominated for "Best Rap Album" for their Def Jam release 'Game Theory.'

By the culmination of the tour -- which opened in Great Britain and concludes in Australia -- The Roots will have performed 75 shows spanning four continents over the course of four months.

from the news page. I may be checking too early.

hopefully the performance is okayplayer tour-esque.

countdown begins!

Looking forward to the show...thanks.

Tom Hayes needs free stuff :)

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i'm tired of standing at concerts.

last time i went to the amphitheater, i saw the roots, common, gangstarr, kweli, jurassic 5, steve harvey, WC, raphael saadiq, and i think one more act i can't remember. all performing. all but gangstarr with a band (either the roots or their own), and dj premier was dope. even saw scratch and rahzel do their lightsaber battle.

i hope this sells out, because once the amphitheater is full, it's a beautiful venue. i'd pay whatever price to see the roots perform in places like the gibson amphitheater more often. not a fan of akon, but i'm looking forward to seeing jill perform (1st time i'll see her perform more than just you got me). also, i heard the lupe live set that was put up here a month or so ago, and he sounded amazing live. on second thought, i did like akon on that song he did with india arie.

Do people actually sit during these concerts?

it was a lil bit sitting and a lil bit standing, but everyone was enjoying it, which to me is all that matters.

Yeah Iwanna go I wanna see the Roots and Jill.... not a fan of Akon how did he get added? Thought Common was part of the line up..... but he (Common) will be in LA the 13th and 14th I believe...

Damn that hurt my pockets!!!! I know the legendary wont dissapoint though.

one year death anniversary of Dilla.

Hopefully the crew has a tribute to Dilla type of set.

don't know much more than that though.

houseshoues, beat junkies at the knitting factory.

maybe that'll be the after party.

maybe not.

haven't heard yet if ?uesto is spinning...maybe i'll do a spin-off post...

Can't stop this
I want my people to rock this....

...and I really hope they do Can't Stop This live tonight. As far as I know, they haven't been performing that song (but I haven't been reading show reviews)

better than the ones ticketmaster.com is offering
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As in, how to get in...
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and you'll be alright

i"m there!

~ mamajama

Can anyone inbox?

Me too... called the keyclub and its definitely happening there 9-2 so if anyone knows how to get in inbox me

just bought tickets. damn, $80 for orchestra. Level 5 row TT. what's the deal with the amphitheatre, how's it with security and all that hassle?

WEED

>WEED

:D

at least the last three times i went there they did.

>at least the last three times i went there they did.

that's beat. i'm just not interested in paying $7 for a heineken either. oh well, dope music > dope.

word is he's getting throat surgery.

anyone know?

in the rain tomorrow night!!!!!

60% chance according to weather.com

http://www.weather.com/outlook/homeandgarden/schoolday/weekend/91608?from=36hr_topnav_schoolday

peace.

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LOL - d'oh!

uh, I knew that, really I did.

peace.

I wonder what the setup is going to be like. The set time says that Akon goes on from 8:15-8:40 and the Roots, Jill Scott & Lupe go on from 9pm-11:30. That wouuld seem to suggest that they will all be on stage together at the same time. No disrespect but I don't want Lupe & jill cockblocking my quality Roots time dammit.

I once saw Common and The Roots do their show together...and it was awesome. I mean, you have Jill/The Roots together to do You Got Me and (HOPEFULLY!!!) Complexity. Then you have Jill and Lupe together to do Daydreamin...and you know they're gonna do some stuff...so you might as well throw em all out there together and see what happens.

Plus if they really are combining their sets, it'll be like the Okayplayer tour, and we know ?uest doesn't throw a show together - it'll be tight.

DAVE CHAPPELLE!!!
TALIB KWELI!!!
JILL SCOTT!!!
LUPE FIASCO (dope as hell)!!!!!
TUBAS AND SAXAPHONES AND HORNS N SHIT!!!!
SOUL TRAIN LINE!!!!!!!!!!

they did the mtv 2 bill version of you got me.

and THEN.... drunken bitches fighting after the show!


the two best roots shows i've seen have both been at the gibson amphitheater.


my wife managed to sneak in a video and regular camera. ;)
she'll be posting video and photos later.

where were you?
we should plan these things better.
LOL


by the way
that was me posting
justin forgot to log off and i accidentally posted under his name
LOL

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We were in Section 8, row H...not terribly far from you, but I saw a couple in front of us taking pictures and presumably video. I'm sure the footage will be online in a few days...I totally gave up taking pictures cause my camera phone is whatever and I knew there'd be better ones soon.

Amazing show though.

What girls were fighting? I think I heard it as I was leaving...a couple guys were about to get into it when we were leaving. They were right by the exit, almost at the Universal ticket windows and they were shoving each other talking about "Wanna take this outside?!" (I'm like, yo...you're outside...and it's sprinking, in case you forgot). Hilarity probably ensued...and I heard people going, "OOOOH!!!" once we were out of sight of the probable fight.

everything i have in a few days.

>We were in Section 8, row H...not terribly far from you, but
>I saw a couple in front of us taking pictures and presumably
>video. I'm sure the footage will be online in a few days...I
>totally gave up taking pictures cause my camera phone is
>whatever and I knew there'd be better ones soon.
>
>Amazing show though.

yeah. i managed to sneak the camera in. i was surprized i didnt get caught. too bad my battery died on me. :(

>What girls were fighting? I think I heard it as I was
>leaving...a couple guys were about to get into it when we were
>leaving. They were right by the exit, almost at the Universal
>ticket windows and they were shoving each other talking about
>"Wanna take this outside?!" (I'm like, yo...you're
>outside...and it's sprinking, in case you forgot). Hilarity
>probably ensued...and I heard people going, "OOOOH!!!" once we
>were out of sight of the probable fight.

yeah. those were the same guys. they were outside right next to the exit, kicking each others asses. then their girlfriends got involved. LOL.

LINK!

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k240/EmpressEricka/Roots/0050.jpg


because im that good. and nosy. LOL


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Drunken Bitches Fighting? Dammit! I knew I shouldn't have left so quickly!


Before it all comes together, things fall apart.

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k240/EmpressEricka/Roots/0050.jpg


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i see that edit.
and i think i like it.
;)


hi husband.

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It hits you later how truly amazing it was. First, Akon was a good opener. He sounded clean, was brief, and did his thing. I enjoyed his set.

But the main event...well, let's see:




(SPOILERS to follow)








The Roots came in like they did at the RCMH show...with a full horn section, marching from the back of the venue. When they took the stage, they opened with Game Theory, and from there played Star, Proceed, Mellow My Man, Act Too, Long Time, and some others. The covers portion of the show was BEYOND hot...easily the best I've seen them do (and this will be show #9 for me, so I've certainly seen them do their share of Hip Hop 101). I'll try to remember all the covers done:

Hip Hop Is Dead
Made You Look
Award Tour
Get By (WITH Kweli...brought the place to their feet)
METHOD Man
Shimmy Shimmy Ya
It's Goin Down
Sexyback
Lost Ones
That's That
The traditional closing of Planet Rock into Push It

There were more, but I can't remember them. Regardless, hot.

Then Lupe came out to The Roots playing I Gotcha. RIDICULOUS, this guy. So much energy, and having the live band definitely fueled the show. Even though they were only there for the opener, he certainly felt it and it added a lot. Lupe then played:

Touch The Sky
Sunshine
Kick, Push
American Terrorist

And then out came Jilly From Philly who did Daydreamin with him, and then into her set. Jill's great, don't get me wrong, but I don't know much of her stuff. She did do The Way though. She's got a whole lot of presence and she's just so goddamn confident it's infectious. Toward the end of her set, you heard the familiar percussion of the $2 Dollar Bill/Block Party You Got Me...Black Thought then came out and went on with it.

AMAZING. Ridiculous. I'm so glad I've now seen that version live. From there, The Roots went into The Next Movement, did some soloish stuff and bounced. You knew they were coming back for the encore...so they did, and killed a version of Roxanne that ?uesto would probably be rejected from American Idol with, but it was still awesome :) From there, they did The Seed and a just insane closing song that you've gotta see to truly appreciate. In a Soul Train line to close out the show, we got a brief glimpse of Mr. Dave Chappelle and then they were gone.

Just like that...the show I've been waiting for for months is over with, but I couldn't be happier. The lowlights were not enough stuff from Game Theory (though I understand the abbreviated set), no real J Dilla tribute (I think we were all hoping for one), and not long enough (nothing you could do). The surprise of the night was Lupe for me...but lord did The Roots kill it. See this show...they truly haven't done anything like this before.

AND z-trip was in the audience.


NIIIIIIIICE.


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The Roots were amazing as usual....the new stuff was tight.

Did waste time getting there for Akon and sat during Lupe.....I think I offended the girl next to me when I sat down. Maybe it was his sister.

I had from row pit just off left center. It was great.

Did not make it out to the Key Club because ot was raining and I am supposed to go to the Grammys today.
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wish he would've had some mic time

great show, especially enjoyed the Dylan cover (was that supposed to be Kirk's solo?)

Stop Wars (c) Ahmir

peace.

I am curious.....did any okayplayer actually see Akon? I saw two girls running when they heard one of his songs and were outside about to start smoking they asked me if it was Akon but I played dumb....


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Didn't play long, had energy, and sounded good. Better than most openers I've seen (although I guess he's just an opener by default).

when I upload it to youtube, i get the video, but NO sound.



Any suggestions?


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1. i dont have the space
2. i dont have an editing system to break the show down into individual songs
3. i have all this crap on my computer and i dont know how to use it. LOL.


im tryinta get it on youtube, but theres just no damn sound.
damn.


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looked like a damn near sell out, if not complete sell out. best venue i've ever seen the roots perform at. unfortunately, they only do gibson once every few years.

everyone i saw was having a great time. sound was excellent. black thought is always dope live, but this time he was far more interactive with the crowd, talking to a few, dancing, etc. kamal was excellent. i don't wanna sound like a hater, but normally his solo is ok, and this time it was excellent. i loved the keyboard/guitar thing he had. jeff bradshaw (sp?) and his horn section was wonderful. MORE OF THAT PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!

kweli was a great surprise, and lupe fiasco is as hyper and fun live as i've seen him on youtube. best money i've spent in a while. the masters of war cover was great. quest, even though everyone sat during that period, trust, people were enjoying themselves. shit sounded excellent. i was wondering if you were gonna do a soul train line since they're running older episodes lately.

i repeat my prior statement that i would pay $100 a ticket any day to see the roots at gibson again. PLEASE COME BACK TO THAT VENUE (plus it's close to home)



ONLY PROBLEMS (COMPLETELY MINOR, not the roots fault)

sometimes the lighting was blinding and you couldn't see the stage, but it was mostly temporary. obviously not the roots fault, but fyi. also, the "S" on the roots banner above the stage kept going out. lol

Energy was great...the vibe chill.

Ate at Roscoe's on Sunset afterwards and ran into Lupe.

cool night.

i thought for sure, that with all the acts on the bill, that the roots would not go on before 10:30. so i take my time getting to gibson, and they're already on you got me. dammmmmmmmit. at least what i did see was all stuff i hadn't seen live before, and it was all dope.

i don't want to spoil anything, but the james brown section was easily the most fun i've seen black thought have with the crowd and the band... and the dance moves! the horn section choreography was on point too, ha. that plus the soul train line...classic moments. tuba gooding jr was rockin it.

glad i finally got to see that version of you got me, shit was live. it don't feel right sounded real good with the horns. the seed was dope with the alternate versions and the guest bass player (some random woman from the crowd kidnapped hub).

as for the gripes.... as great as the gibson amphitheatre is, with the superb sound and lighting... the intensity that black thought and the band as a whole provides feels much greater in a smaller venue. although i'm sure this is true for any good live act, i think i feel it a little more with the roots since i've seen them at the house of blues so many times. nevertheless it was dope to see so many people rockin at the same time, especially for the roots.

one last thing, y'all never fool anyone when y'all take a break before doing the encore. i'm starting to get tired of that. it's like, we know your coming back, just keep playing. i can understand that it's an effective way to take a break, go to the bathroom, get some water or whatever. and the crowd does get into it to try to get it started again. but at least do a better job of foolin folks or something, rather then stopping on a dime and saying aiight good night folks.
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>i thought for sure, that with all the acts on the bill, that
>the roots would not go on before 10:30. so i take my time
>getting to gibson, and they're already on you got me.
>dammmmmmmmit. at least what i did see was all stuff i hadn't
>seen live before, and it was all dope.
>
>i don't want to spoil anything, but the james brown section
>was easily the most fun i've seen black thought have with the
>crowd and the band... and the dance moves! the horn section
>choreography was on point too, ha. that plus the soul train
>line...classic moments. tuba gooding jr was rockin it.
>
>glad i finally got to see that version of you got me, shit was
>live. it don't feel right sounded real good with the horns.
>the seed was dope with the alternate versions and the guest
>bass player (some random woman from the crowd kidnapped hub).
>
>as for the gripes.... as great as the gibson amphitheatre is,
>with the superb sound and lighting... the intensity that black
>thought and the band as a whole provides feels much greater in
>a smaller venue. although i'm sure this is true for any good
>live act, i think i feel it a little more with the roots since
>i've seen them at the house of blues so many times.
>nevertheless it was dope to see so many people rockin at the
>same time, especially for the roots.
>
>one last thing, y'all never fool anyone when y'all take a
>break before doing the encore. i'm starting to get tired of
>that. it's like, we know your coming back, just keep playing.
> i can understand that it's an effective way to take a break,
>go to the bathroom, get some water or whatever. and the crowd
>does get into it to try to get it started again. but at least
>do a better job of foolin folks or something, rather then
>stopping on a dime and saying aiight good night folks.
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Even though HOB is a pain.... I do like that type of venue better. I was front row yet so far away!

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