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Erykah Badu and Jill Scott headlining Summer Spirit Festival, playing Coney Island (separately)

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Erykah Badu at Kings Theatre in 2015 (more by PSquared)

The 2016 Summer Spirit Festival happens August 6 & 7 at Merriweather Post Pavillion in Maryland with Erykah Badu and Janelle Monae headlining day one; and Jill Scott and The Roots headlining day two. Tickets (two-day passes and single-day passes) go on sale Friday (4/8) at 10 AM. Full day-by-day lineups below.

Erykah Badu and Jill Scott are also both playing the soon-to-be-open Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk (separately). Erykah plays August 3 with Hiatus Kaiyote opening, and Jill plays August 14. Tickets for both of those shows go on sale Friday, April 15 at 10 AM with a Barclays presale starting Wednesday (4/13) at 10 AM (password = BSE).

They both have other dates coming up too, which are listed below.

Summer Spirit Festival — 2016 Lineup
DAY ONE: Erykah Badu, Janelle Monáe, Gregory Porter, Leela James, Avery*Sunshine, Daley, Be’la Dona w/ DJ Kool & Sugar Bear

DAY TWO: Jill Scott, The Roots, Team Familiar, Kindred the Family Soul, The Chuck Brown Band, Wisdom Speeks

Erykah Badu — 2016 Tour Dates
6/25 Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre Rochester, NY
8/3 Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk Brooklyn, NY
8/6 Summer Spirit Festival at Merriweather Post Pavillion Columbia, MD
8/12-13 Eaux Claires Music Festival Eau Claire, WI

Jill Scott — 2016 Tour Dates
7/10 Ahoy Rotterdom, Netherlands
7/17 Eventim Apollo London, UK
8/7 Summer Spirit Festival at Merriweather Post Pavillion Columbia, MD
8/14 Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk Brooklyn, NY