Okayplayer and the Roots Picnic

Some of the most colourful designs in our shop come from two things that grew up around the band: Okayplayer and the Roots Picnic.

What is Okayplayer?

Okayplayer is a hip-hop and alternative music website and community, created by Questlove and the author Angela Nissel. It's also the team behind the Roots Picnic, and it co-produces the jam session before the Grammys. You'll spot the little OKay Player label on our Do You Want More?!!!??! design.

What is the Roots Picnic?

The Roots Picnic is our festival: an all-day music festival held in Philadelphia, our home city, every June. The designs below come from its posters.

Which Picnic designs are in the shop?

Rain or Shine, 2022. Big red ROOTS and black PICNIC letters drawn by hand, with RAIN OR SHINE on top and JUNE 4TH–5TH 2022 below.

Philadelphia skyline, 2022. A bright poster design: the city skyline in white, music notes and streamers in red and yellow, and a frame of the sounds we love, HIP-HOP, R&B, SOUL, JAZZ, FUNK, GOSPEL, REGGAE, BLUES, AFROBEAT and ROCK, with It's always better in Philadelphia at the bottom.

Fruut, 2023. Roots PICNIC in soft green letters with fruut in red script and JUNE 2ND–4TH 2023.

How do you wear a festival design?

Keep it light. The colourful poster designs stand out on their own, so let them do the talking with plain jeans or shorts.

Layer it. A crewneck or hoodie with a Picnic design is good for the evening, when the sun goes down on the last set.

Bring the year. Each design carries its own dates, so pick the year that means something to you.

Find every Roots Picnic design in the shop.