As for the band itself? Members have been tweeting in vague terms. After news of Fallon's succession broke Questlove said:

What's this about The Tonight Show? — Questo of The Roots (@questlove) April 3, 2013

Damon "Tuba Gooding Jr." Bryson, meanwhile, has simply been retweeting Fallon's good news from a variety of sources:

Keyboardist James Poyser had this to say:

Times a'changing.... — JamesPoyser (@jamespoyser) April 3, 2013

All of which perhaps suggest The Roots are in fact going to The Tonight Show—if you want to read it that way—but none of it explicitly confirms it.

It wouldn't be unprecedented for a band to come with a host to a new gig. Paul Shaffer, for instance, followed David Letterman from NBC to CBS when he moved from Fallon's current slot to the 11:35 hour. Max Weinberg also went with Conan O'Brien from his edition of Late Night to The Tonight Show, even though he is not currently on the host's TBS show.

NBC and Fallon would be silly to attempt The Tonight Show move without The Roots. One reason? Note the folks on Twitter hoping they are part of the new gig:

If Fallon leaves The Roots behind, he leaves behind some of what's best about Fallon.

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