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The Roots Suspend Touring For TV House Band Gig
The Roots Suspend Touring For TV House Band Gig
by Danielle Harling | 11.17.08

The Roots Suspend Touring For TV

House Band Gig

Hip Hop group The Roots are cutting their current tour short to possibly serve as the house band for comedian Jimmy Fallon's new late night show.

In a video interview that was posted on YouTube, subsequently taken down, ?uestlove [click to read] of The Roots revealed the news.

As of today, there has been no official word yet on whether or not ?uestlove's claims are actually true.

Fallon's late night show will premiere March of next year and is replacing Late Night With Conan O'Brien; O'Brien's show will move to Jay Leno's current timeslot.

The Roots current tour will be making stops in Berlin, London, Amsterdam, and other cities in the UK before returning to the United States for their December 30 show in Atlantic City.

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