D’Angelo Cancels 2025 Roots Picnic Performance Due to ‘Unforeseen’ Medical Issue

D’Angelo Cancels 2025 Roots Picnic Performance Due to ‘Unforeseen’ Medical Issue

D’Angelo has dropped out of the 2025 Roots Picnic in Philadelphia, citing medical complications related to a previous surgery. On Friday (May 23), the iconic R&B artist announced through social media that he will no longer headline the Roots Picnic, scheduled for May 31 and June 1 at Philly’s The Mann in Fairmount Park. The decision was made following medical advice related to an “unforeseen” delay in his surgical recovery. …

D'Angelo cancels Roots Picnic show due to "unforeseen medical delay"

D’Angelo has cancelled his appearance at the Roots Picnic Festival in Philadelphia due to an “unforeseen medical delay”. The neo-soul star was due to perform at the event, which is being held at the Mann in Fairmount Park on May 31 and June 1, but confirmed on social media on Friday (May 23) that he has pulled out of the show following advice from his doctors. “It is with the deepest of regrets that I must cancel my performance at the Roots Picn…

D’Angelo Has Dropped Out Of His 2025 Roots Picnic Headlining Set

Getty Image The Roots Picnic 2025 is mere days away. While R&B, neo-soul, and rap music lovers prepare for their annual pilgrimage to Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park, they have been made aware of one major lineup change. Late yesterday (May 23), D’Angelo dropped out of his headlining set scheduled for Saturday, May 31. In a note shared on the festival’s Instagram page (viewable here), the “Brown Sugar” singer revealed that the decision was at the …

D’Angelo Cancels Headlining Roots Picnic Performance to Recover From Surgery

The singer, who has not performed live in three years, said he’s “disappointed” not to be able to play the Philadelphia festival

D’Angelo Cancels Roots Picnic Performance Over Medical Issue

D’Angelo announced on Friday evening that he would not be performing at this year’s Roots Picnic in Philadelphia. The singer shared his “disappointment” in an Instagram post on the Roots Picnic’s social media. D’Angelo wrote that due to an “unforeseen medical delay” following a surgery he had earlier this year, he was advised by his specialist team that the weekend performance “could further complicate matters.” In the same post, the festiva…

D’Angelo Cancels Comeback Performance at Roots Picnic

D’Angelo has canceled his highly anticipated comeback performance at the 2025 Roots Picnic in Philadelphia. The headlining slot was supposed to be D’Angelo’s first public performance to an audience in nearly a decade, but in a statement posted to Instagram on Friday night, the Black Messiah singer explained that he “must cancel” the appearance “due to an unforeseen medical delay regarding surgery” he had earlier this year. Get Roots Picnic 2025 …