Ms. Lauryn Hill and the Fugees appear to have canceled the next leg of their “Miseducation Anniversary Tour,” which officially began last year.
While the musicians have not made any official announcements about the tour, which was scheduled to begin Friday in Tampa, Florida, the tour dates have been removed from Ticketmaster and Live Nation. Additionally, many fans received cancellation and refund notices as early as Tuesday night.
On social media, ticket holders posted screenshots of a message they received from Live Nation, which read: “Your event has been cancelled. A refund will be credited to your account soon.” The cancellation appears to include all 18 U.S. dates on the tour, including stops in Philadelphia, Dallas and Los Angeles, where Ms. Lauryn Hill and the Fugees were scheduled to perform at the Hollywood Bowl on Sept. 17.
Tickets are currently still on sale for the leg that will take them to the UK and Europe. The kick off will be in Manchester, UK on October 12th, finishing in Amsterdam on October 22nd.
The “Miseducation Anniversary Tour” began last year to mark the 25th anniversary of Hill's 1998 cult solo album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. Prior to the tour, the Fugees reunited at Roots Picnic in June 2023, the first performance by the full trio—Hill, Wyclef Jean, and Pras Michel—since their 2021 concert in New York.
Hill’s reunion tour with the Fugees was initially announced for 2021 before being postponed and ultimately canceled in January 2022, citing COVID concerns as the reason. The dates were eventually rescheduled as last year’s tour, though that suffered a series of cancellations after Hill suffered from vocal strain. He subsequently took a break from performing, explaining to fans, “To prevent any long-term negative effects on my voice and body, I need to take some time to allow for true vocal healing so I can come off the medications completely.”
Hill has returned to the scene this year, performing shows in the Middle East, as well as Jamaica, Europe, Canada and Las Vegas. In May, she and YG Marley performed at The Tonight Showand the duo is scheduled to hit the stage together again at the BET Awards on June 30.
Hill’s reunion tour with the Fugees was initially announced in 2021 before being postponed and ultimately canceled in January 2022, citing COVID concerns as the reason. The dates were eventually rescheduled for last year’s tour, though that suffered a series of cancellations after Hill suffered from vocal issues. Hill subsequently took a break from performing, explaining to fans, “To prevent any long-term negative effects on my voice and body, I need to take some time to allow myself to truly heal so I can come off the medications entirely.”
Hill returned to the scene this year, performing shows in the Middle East, and then in Jamaica, Europe, Canada and Las Vegas. In May, she and YG Marley performed at The Tonight Showand the duo is expected to hit the stage together again at the BET Awards on June 30.
Meanwhile, social media has been filled with fans’ disappointment. One fan wrote on X, “IT’S SO DEMORALIZED TO BE A LAURYN HILL FAN. Last October, an hour before the show, the Dallas show, it was cancelled without warning. I tried again this time even though EVERYONE laughed at me, saying I was foolish for trying. Canceled AGAIN. I love Lauryn, I really do. But damn. DO BETTER.”
ITS SO DISHEARTENING BEING A FAN OF LAURYN HILL. Last October, an hour before the show in Dallas, it was canceled with no warning. I tried again this run even when EVERYONE clowned me saying I was foolish for trying. Canceled AGAIN. I love Lauryn man. But damn yo. DO BETTER.
— P. Lo Jetson (@PLoJetson) August 6, 2024
Hill has not yet commented on the cancellation of the tour. In November, during a concert in Los Angeles, she spoke about her frequent delays on stage: “You say, ‘He’s late. He’s late a lot.’ Hey, you guys are lucky I get to get on this … stage every night.”
“I don't do it because it's cute. I do it because I'm here in the name of God, and I do it. God is the one who allows me to do it, who surrounded me with a family and a community when there was no support,” Hill told the Los Angeles audience, adding that music itself is a key factor in his relationship with live performance. “When [The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, ndr] sold so many records, nobody came to me and said, “Hey, would you like to do another one?” So I went around the world, and I played the same album over and over and over again. Because we survived, and we didn’t just survive; we thrive.”
From Rolling Stone US