US EditionLauryn Hill Took to the Essence Festival Stage Super Late and Organizers Want You to Know that Wasn’t Her Fault
- Lauryn Hill performed at the Essence Festival of Culture on the night of Friday, July 4, starting around 2:30 a.m. in the New Orleans Superdome.
- The festival's schedule delays caused her late start despite Hill arriving on time, with organizers clarifying she was not responsible for the postponement.
- The first night ran behind schedule amid multiple set postponements, leading to criticism and a nearly empty venue when Hill took the stage.
- Festival organizers stated, "WE don't play about Ms. Lauryn Hill," and urged fans to direct frustration at themselves, not Hill, as her set included hits like "Everything Is Everything" and "Ex-Factor."
- The festival closed on Sunday after drawing both support and criticism online, highlighting financial challenges including receiving $2 million less state funding this year.
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Essence Fest Takes Blame for Lauryn Hill’s Delayed 3 A.M. Set: ‘We Will Take That’
Essence Festival is taking the blame for Lauryn Hill’s set being delayed until the wee hours of Friday night (July 4), when she ended up touching the New Orleans Superdome stage after 2:30 a.m. ET first thing Saturday morning. Hill’s tardiness has been on the receiving end of plenty of criticism from fans on social media throughout the weekend, but Essence Fest took to Instagram on Sunday. imploring fans to send their virtual arrows at them an…
Essence Festival Takes Blame For Lauryn Hill's 'Empty' 3AM Performance
Essence Festival is asking fans to show some "respect" to Lauryn Hill. The eight-time Grammy winner caused an uproar among festival goers after her start time was much later than originally anticipated. She was meant to close out the Friday night festivities with a 12:35 a.m. performance. However, according to Nola.com, the event was running way behind schedule, causing Hill to go on stage two hours later. "Family is family and around here we pr…
Lauryn Hill Plays to Near Empty Stadium at Essence Festival After Delays, Organizers Take Full Responsibility
Lauryn Hill was scheduled to headline the 2025 Essence Festival of Culture at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans over the weekend, but after delays, she didn’t take the stage until 2:30 am local time, with footage revealing that much of the venue was nearly emptied by then. NME reports that the event got off to a slow start, with many artists — such as GloRilla and the Isley Brothers — not going on til well after their initially allotted times…
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