The Roots Pull Out of David Bowie Tribute Concerts, Citing "Bitchassness"

The Roots were set to play both of the massive David Bowie tribute concerts at Carnegie Hall and Radio City Music Hall in New York, which take place tomorrow and Friday night. Now, Questlove has revealed that the band will no longer be playing, and neither will Kimbra or Bilal. In an Instagram post (below), he alludes to a dispute over shared equipment. ”We have patience. But we do NOT have patience for the #Bitchassness,” he wrote. “Enjoy your precious equipment.” Questlove’s music site Okayplayer is the exclusive media partner for both tribute concerts. Bilal was just added to the concerts’ lineup on Monday. Pitchfork has reached out to representatives for the Bowie concerts for comment.

Mood. I’ve never been so insecure or petty as to deny a fellow musician use of ANY of my equipment (or my band’s equipment—-or resources or contacts or knowledge or ANYTHING) it angers me when that same courtesy is not reciprocated. (Believe you me I was about to get #TomPetty or #PettyWap or #PetRockAndCLSmooth or #BlackPetty or however you wanna roll wit it)—keeping a level head and not being self destructive is a weak point I’m working on. But I’m also keeping it true: The Roots/Bilal/Kimbra (w/ Wendy Melvoin, DD Jackson & Ray Angry) pulled out of these Bowie gigs. We have patience. But we do NOT have patience for the #Bitchassness. Enjoy your precious equipment.

A photo posted by Questlove Gomez (@questlove) onMar 30, 2016 at 4:42pm PDT

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