After her first set was cut due to her tardiness, the former Fugees member was given a second set later that night but she showed up onstage 45 minutes late again.
- Nov 3, 2014
AceShowbiz - Lauryn Hill's set at the 2014 Voodoo Festival in New Orleans got cut short after she arrived onstage nearly 45 minutes late. During the fest on Saturday, November 1, the singer was scheduled to performed at 06:00 P.M. on the fest's biggest stage.
Thirty minutes later, a fest representative told the crowd that Hill got lost on the way from the hotel and her hour-long set would begin soon. At 06:45 P.M., Hill finally showed up and started her performance without saying anything.
She performed several songs including "Lost Ones", "Everything Is Everything" and "Ready or Not" before her mic was cut off and Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" was played over the loudspeakers at around 07:15 P.M. She kept singing until the lights were dimmed.
The organizers later explained that they were forced to cut short Hill's set because she was late and they couldn't let her tardiness impact other band's playing times. They later told fans that Hill had been given a second set slated to start at 10:00 P.M. on the festival's smaller stage.
Fans who stayed for the second set were left disappointed again after Hill showed up 45 minutes late. This time, she's allowed to finish her set during which she performed "Everything Is Everything" and "Ready or Not" again before closing the second day of Voodoo with "Doo-Wop (That Thing)".
