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The Roots are an American hip-hop band formed in 1987 by rapper Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and drummer Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia. 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 regular members of The Roots on The Tonight Show are Captain Kirk Douglas (guitar), Mark Kelley (bass), James Poyser (keyboards), Ian Hendrickson-Smith (saxophone), Damon "Tuba Gooding Jr." Bryson (sousaphone), Stro Elliot, Dave Guy (trumpet), Kamal Gray (keyboards), and Raymond Angry (keyboards).

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The Roots
Sun, Aug 16Centreville Bank StadiumPawtucket, RI
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The Roots
Wed, Aug 26JUNKYARDDenver, CO
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Fri, Aug 28Petco ParkSan Diego, CA
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The Roots
Sat, Aug 29F&M Bank Amphitheater of Long Beach Long Beach, CA
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The Roots
Sun, Aug 30Shoreline AmphitheatreMountain View, CA
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The Roots
Sat, Sep 19The Theater at MGM National HarborNational Harbor, MD

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