{"id":2086035,"date":"2026-08-10T11:09:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T08:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2086035"},"modified":"2026-08-10T11:09:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T08:09:05","slug":"fans-dismayed-as-fugees-set-at-lauryn-hills-diaspora-calling-festival-cut-short-due-to-curfew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2086035","title":{"rendered":"Fans Dismayed As Fugees Set at Lauryn Hill\u2019s Diaspora Calling! Festival Cut Short Due to Curfew"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tFans were left dismayed after The Fugees\u2019 set at the Diaspora Calling! Festival was cut short with major songs still left to perform on Friday night (Aug. 7).<\/p>\n

\n\tThe festival took place at Milton Keynes National Bowl in England, marking ghe first time the Lauryn Hill-curated event had taken place in the U.K. The lineup featured Erykah Badu, Giggs, Fireboy DML and was hosted by comedian Dave Chappelle. But following the event, fans shared their disappointment when the headliners\u2019 set finished at 11 p.m., just one hour after they began their performance.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n\tBoth Hill and Wyclef Jean\u2019s microphones were turned off due to legal restrictions on sound beyond curfew. A sign on stage read, \u201cTHANK YOU EVERYONE. We\u2019re sorry for the abrupt finish. As part of our licence we are legally required to finish the show at 11pm and cannot continue beyond this time. Thank you for being part of an incredible day, we hope you had an amazing time. Please take care, look after one another and have a safe journey home. See you next time!\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe 14-song set included a number of Fugees classics \u201cThe Score\u201d and \u201cVocab\u201d as well as songs from Hill\u2019s solo catalogue such as \u201cDoo Wop (That Thing)\u201d with Erykah Badu, and a cover of \u201cThree Little Birds\u201d with her son Zion Marley, grandson of reggae legend Bob Marley.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tHill and Jean were midway through a performance of \u201cReady or Not\u201d when the curfew kicked in, with \u201cKilling Me Softly With His Song\u201d and \u201cFu-Gee-La\u201d among the classic songs left unplayed. Hill then led the crowd in an a capella rendition of \u201cReady or Not\u201d as the show concluded.<\/p>\n

\n\tSpeaking to The Sun<\/em>, Jean said, \u201cWe\u2019re really sad how it ended. \u201cWe was just getting started, so we\u2019re hoping to continue next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tHe added: \u201cWe had so much surprises on the line up and everybody showed up and we really felt the crowd, that love and that energy, it\u2019s something that they need, something they feel, it just reminds you of unity.\u201d Billboard U.K.<\/em> has approached the festival organizers for further comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tOne fan wrote on X<\/em>, \u201cLauryn Hill knows her power can withstand any criticism because Diaspora Calling was the WORST festival I\u2019ve been to in a while but seeing a Fugees reunion is a blessing.\u201d On Reddit, another wrote, \u201cThe ending was ridiculous and spoiled the whole experience for me. It was meant to be 30th anniversary of the album and all we got is DJ set and like 2 tracks from the score. I don\u2019t think I will ever pay for her [Hill] gig again.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tPrior the performance, the pair teased a potential return to the studios for the Fugees.<\/p>\n

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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/P1186J4B-e1786358648952.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Fans were left dismayed after The Fugees\u2019 set at the Diaspora Calling! Festival was cut short with major songs still left to perform on Friday night (Aug. 7). The festival took place at Milton Keynes National Bowl in England, marking ghe first time the Lauryn Hill-curated event had taken […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[48,226],"class_list":["post-2086035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-billboard-com","tag-crawlmanager"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2086035","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2086035"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2086035\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2086035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2086035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2086035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}