Ms. Lauryn Hill Postpones The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill Anniversary Tour Dates Due To Vocal Strain
Thursday, 23 November 2023
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Mark Elzey
Ms. Lauryn Hill has postponed several remaining dates of her North American 25th anniversary tour celebrating 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill'.
In an open letter posted to Instagram on Wednesday (November 22), the singer-songwriter revealed that she's suffering from the use of a numbing steroid to aid her recovery from serious vocal strain injuries and will be postponing all but one show.
The tour has already called in Brooklyn, Chicago and Los Angeles and was scheduled to run through to mid-December and wrap up in Boston. Aside from a date in Philadelphia on Saturday (November 25), Hill has explained that she'll be rescheduling "most of the remaining shows this year" and "the shows that were cancelled this year will be rescheduled for early 2024".
In addition to celebrating her 1998 debut solo album, the trek has also seen the singer reunite with The Fugees, who co-headline on the US and Canadian dates. Check out the full message below.
"I’d like to start this off by saying how much I’ve enjoyed being on the road, and how much I appreciate all of the fans who have come out to celebrate this incredible milestone anniversary and history making reunion with us. Being able to tour this album to sold out crowds after 25 years has been an emotional experience! I’ve loved sharing the stage again with Wyclef and Pras. The Return of the Fugees has been powerful and amazing—those who’ve witnessed it can testify. The tour itself reminds us the artists, and the audiences alike of earlier, perhaps less complicated times when ‘It could all be so simple…’ or ‘Ready Or Not, here I come!’ were on repeat on the airwaves. Simply put, classic. Classic music, classic performances with audiences who love those classics has been nothing but…wait for it…EPIC. (I almost said classic again! )
"As many of you may know, I’ve been battling serious vocal strain for the past month. 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.
"For this reason we have to reschedule most of the remaining shows this year. The shows that were cancelled this year will be rescheduled for early 2024 AND because of the overwhelming response, we’ll be adding new cities to the tour, including overseas. We’re working on the new calendar now, and announcing soon.
"The show in PHILLY this weekend IS STILL HAPPENING. We already had to move this show once and being so close to New Jersey, it’s basically hometown for us—so we’ll close out the year with one final show amongst friends and family!
"We want to thank everyone who celebrated with us—EVERY SINGLE FAN …and ALL band, crew, production, staff, family, friends and Day 1-OG-CAMP members who helped make each and every single night LEGENDARY!
"We’re ALL looking forward to getting back out again next year to finish this EPIC (now extended anniversary) celebration of these CLASSICS.
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