According to Pitchfork Ms. Lauryn Hill and the Fugees have abruptly canceled their U.S. tour just three days before it was set to begin in Florida (via to Variety).
Neither the artists nor Live Nation Entertainment provided a reason for the cancellation.
Refund information was sent to ticketholders on the evening of August 6. Tickets for the European leg of the tour are still available.
The tour was announced in June to compensate for shows that were canceled last November, when Hill cited vocal strain, making performing “unsafe or unsustainable.”
The dates were marketed as an additional 25th-anniversary celebration of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.
ITS SO DISHEARTENING BEING A FAN OF LAURYN HILL. Last October, a hour before the show in Dallas, it was cancelled with no warning. I tried again this run even when EVERYONE clowned me saying I was foolish for trying. Cancelled AGAIN. I love Lauryn man. But damn yo. DO BETTER.
— P. Lo Jetson (@PLoJetson) August 6, 2024
Variety reports Hill’s social feeds do not have any updates about her tour status, as of this writing.
The most recent tweet on the artist’s infrequently used account on X (formerly Twitter) was at the time of the tour announcement, in late June.
This marks the third year in a row that Hill and her reunited group have canceled some or all of their tour dates, leaving some fans posting about the repeat false alarms being “disheartening.”
On Nov. 22 of last year, Hill and the Fugees were well into a tour when she announced that the remaining dates for the year were being put off and she would resume touring in 2024.
“As many of you may know, I’ve been battling serious vocal strain for the past month,” she stated at that time. “I made it through each show by taking prescribed prednisone, but this can be detrimental to the body when taken in large amounts over long periods of time. In order to prevent any long term negative affect on my voice and my body, I need to take time off to allow for real vocal recovery so that I can discontinue the medication completely.”
A reunion tour with the Fugees was first announced in 2021, then postponed and finally canceled in January 2022, with ongoing COVID conditions cited as the reason.
When Hill and the Fugees did fulfill dates last year, the shows were generally well-received by fans, and Variety included the Hill/Fugees show at L.A.’s Forum last year on a list of 2023’s best concerts.
Prior to announcing the official 2024 tour in June, Hill had done a handful of one-off shows earlier this year, in locations including Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Canada and Las Vegas. She also performed on the BET Awards telecast June 30.
If you bought tickets to a Lauryn Hill show in 2024, you deserve everything that happened to you. https://t.co/L522pyhaL4
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod ???????? (@big_business_) August 7, 2024
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I want somebody to believe in me the way Lauryn Hill ticket holders believe they'll get to see her perform. https://t.co/NnwRIFTPpj pic.twitter.com/lrkyhkxyfk
— KueenK???? (@kiraalex) August 7, 2024
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At this point, I don’t blame Lauryn Hill and the Fugees. I blame yall for buying tickets in the first place ????.
— ???? I’m Outside Again (@RegalBasil) August 7, 2024
