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The Fugees cancel their tour due to Covid-19

2022-01-25T12:39:57.040Z


In order to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their iconic album The Score, the group had planned a world tour over 12 dates, including one in Paris La Défense Arena on February 19. All have been canceled due to the health crisis. A missed opportunity to find the trio after fifteen years of absence.


The Covid has hit the music scene again.

Due to the health crisis, the Fugees have announced the cancellation of their tour which celebrates the quarter century of their legendary album

The Score.

A tour already postponed to 2021. Lauryn Hill, Pras and Wyclef Jean were to perform on twelve dates across the globe, including one at Paris La Défense Arena on February 19.

A date also canceled despite the end of the restrictions and the resumption of standing concerts on February 16.

“We anticipate and we understand your disappointment, but our anniversary tour will not be able to take place.

The Covid pandemic continues to make touring conditions difficult and we want to make sure that ourselves and our fans are healthy,”

the band wrote in a statement released Monday, January 24.

This tour made up of twelve dates, announced on September 21 for the end of the year, had already been postponed for the start of 2022, before its definitive cancellation due to the health context.

The trio was to pass through London, New York, Paris as well as Ghana and Nigeria to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their album

The Score,

released in 1996 and certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America seven times. An opportunity also to meet, fifteen years after the dissolution of their group.

“ The idea has germinated to honor and celebrate

The Score

's quarter century

but we see that this may not be the time to revisit our past work.

We are grateful for the special night we were able to share with some of you in New York, with this rare live moment.

If the occasion or the security allow it, we hope to see you again very soon

.

The group indeed briefly had the opportunity to perform on September 22 in New York as part of the Global Citizen Festival.

The performers of

Killing Me Softly With His Song

had also hit the headlines by performing on stage three hours late.

A reconciliation tour

“The Fugees have a complex but powerful history.

I didn't even know the 25th anniversary had arrived until someone pointed it out to me.

I decided to honor this important project and give an example of reconciliation to the world,”

said Lauryn Hill, who founded the group in 1993. But four years later, in 1997, the trio disbanded due to relations conflict between the singer and her spouse Wyclef Jean.

The group then reformed episodically between 2004 and 2006 to perform in special concerts, tours and some television performances.

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The cancellation of this tour disappointed many fans.

The deadline for reimbursement is May 31, 2022.

Source: lefigaro

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