The Fugees star apologizes to her fans as she announces she has been ordered by doctors to put her Philly concert on hold because she needs to rest her voice.
- Oct 25, 2023
AceShowbiz - Lauryn Hill has decided to postpone a concert to prevent "serious strain or damage" to her vocal cords. The 48-year-old hip hop artist is hitting the road for her "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" 25th anniversary tour alongside The Fugees, but she had to re-arrange a gig in Philadelphia on Monday night, October 23 after she was ordered by a doctor to rest her voice.
"Dear Philadelphia, It is with disappointment that I am writing this note to you. On the advice of my physicians, I have no choice but to postpone the show. I need to rest my voice to prevent any more serious strain or damage to my vocal cords," she wrote on Instagram.
"The start of this tour has been incredible. What an amazing experience to celebrate this anniversary with all of my family, my friends and all of you. I look forward to giving you the show you deserve with a fully recovered and healthy voice."
Lauryn has rescheduled her Philadelphia show for November 25, and reassured fans that her next planned gig, in Toronto on Thursday, October 26, will still be going ahead. She wrote, "The new date for Philadelphia will be Nov 25. It will be a special one. Toronto, I'll see you next. Resting for a few days then heading your way."
After her Toronto show, Lauryn will head to Chicago on Saturday, October 28, and she has gigs in Fort Worth, Denver, and Los Angeles scheduled for next week.
Lauryn announced the North American tour in August, revealing she would perform the seminal 1998 record in full alongside her former band. In a statement, she reflected on the Grammy-winning LP, saying, " 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill' is and was a love song to my parents, my family, my people, my musical and cultural forebears, my teachers, my loves, my Creator."
"I wrote love songs and protest songs - (still love songs) about the subjects and interests that inspired and moved me. I was confident that what inspired me would resonate with an audience that had been led to believe that songs of that kind could only live in the past."
"I loved music, I loved people, I truly felt grateful to God for my life, and genuinely blessed to have a platform where I could share wisdom and perspective through music. I felt a charge to challenge the idea that certain kinds of expression and/or certain kinds of people didn't belong in certain places. I loved showing what could work or happen provided there was imagination, creativity and LOVE leading the way."
