This year marks the 20th anniversary of Lauryn Hill’s debut solo album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. The album was released on August 25th, 1998, by Ruffhouse Records and Columbia Records. Since the release of the album, it has gone platinum eight times, and at the 41st Grammy Awards, the record grabbed an impressive five awards.
To celebrate the anniversary, Lauryn Hill has announced a new North American tour where she will perform The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill in its entirety. News of the tour follows Hill’s performance at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame over the weekend where she paid tribute to the late Nina Simone. She will kick off July 5th in Virginia Beach and wrap up on October 10th in St. Louis, there will be stops on both U.S. coasts as well as Canada stops in between. Hill will also headline Chicago’s Pitchfork Music Festival on July 22nd.
Watch the music video of Hill’s first single off the record, “Doo-Wop (That Thing),” which was Hill’s first Billboard Hot 100 number-one below.
UPDATE (6/19): Hill has announced a slew of high-profile special guests during her 2018 tour. According to Spin, the legendary R&B singer will be joined by Nas, M.I.A., Dave Chappelle and more on select dates. Others who will make appearances at the shows include A$AP Rocky, Busta Rhymes, Santigold, Big Boi, De La Soul, Kelala, Nas, Dave Chapelle, SZA, Shabazz Palaces and others.
Additionally, a new show at the Hollywood Bowl has been announced for September 18 with Dave Chappelle and De La Soul. See below for the full list of performers on each specific date.
UPDATE (8/20): According to Brooklyn Vegan, Lauryn Hill has added an additional show to her 20th anniversary Miseducation of Lauryn Hill tour. The new date includes a New Jersey show scheduled for October 22nd at NJPAC. At the moment, there are no planned openers for that set but that may change in the future.
Hill had previously canceled some shows that were part of the tour which included the August 8th NJ native’s show. For New Jersey fans who were excited to attend but had to cancel their plans and would like to attend this brand new show, can purchase tickets when they go on sale this Friday, August 24th at 10 AM.
Lauryn Hill Miseducation 20th anniversary tour dates:
07/05 — Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater – A$AP Rocky, Jo Mersa Marley
07/08 — Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live – A$AP Rocky, Jo Mersa Marley
07/11 — Boston, MA @ Blue Hills Bank Pavilion –
M.I.A., Busta Rhymes, Jo Mersa Marley
07/13 — Philadelphia, PA @ Festival Pier – M.I.A., Busta Rhymes, Tierra Whack, Jo Mersa Marley
07/15 — Wantagh, NY @ Northwell Health at Jones Beach – M.I.A., Busta Rhymes, Jo Mersa Marley
07/18 — Toronto, Ontario @ Budweiser Stage – Santigold, Busta Rhymes, Dave East,Tierra Whack
07/20 — Sterling Heights, MI @ Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill –
Santigold, Busta Rhymes, Dave East, Bambaata Marley
07/22 — Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Music Festival
07/25 — Charlotte, NC @ Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre – Big Boi, Bambaata Marley, Raury
07/26 — Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater –
Big Boi, Bambaata Marley, Raury
07/29 — St. Petersburg, FL @ Al Lang Stadium –
Big Boi, Dave East, Bambaata Marley
07/31 — Miami, FL @ Bayfront Park Amphitheater –
Big Boi, De La Soul, Dave East, Bambaata Marley
08/02 — Jacksonville, FL @ Daily’s Place –
Big Boi, Dave East, Bambaata Marley
08/03 — Atlanta, GA @ State Bank Amphitheatre – Big Boi, De La Soul, Victory
08/05 — Nashville, TN @ Nashville Municipal Auditorium –
Big Boi, Dave East, Victory
08/08 Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center –
Nas, Santigold, Victory
09/07 — Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas – Nas, Protoje, Iman Omari
09/09 — San Diego, CA @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre – Kelela, Protoje, Iman Omari
09/12 — Portland, OR @ Veterans Memorial Coliseum – Nas, Santigold, Iman Omari
09/14 — Burnaby, British Columbia @ Deer Lake Park – Santigold, De La Soul, Iman Omari
09/15 — Kent, WA @ ShoWare Center – Santigold, De La Soul, Shabazz Palaces
09/18 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl – Dave Chappelle, De La Soul *
09/20 — Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre –
SZA, De La Soul, Shabazz Palaces
09/22 — Phoenix, AZ @ Comerica Theatre –
Santigold, Mr. Eazi, Tierra Whack
09/24 — Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheatre – Nas, Talib Kwell, Tierra Whack
09/26 — Morrison, CO @ Red Rock Amphitheatre – Santigold, Talib Kwell, Shabazz Palaces
09/29 — Sugar Land, TX @ Smart Financial Centre –
Patoranking, Shabazz Palaces
09/30 — Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory –
Patoranking, Shabazz Palaces
10/03 — New Orleans, LA @ UNO Lakefront Arena –
Nas, Patoranking, Shabazz Palaces
10/05 — St. Louis, MO @ Chaifetz Arena –
Nas, Patoranking, Shabazz Palaces
*Newly announced tour date
Photo credit: Marv Watson
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