Lauryn Hill has announced her supporting cast to help celebrate the R&B singer’s upcoming 20th Anniversary tour for her debut, and only solo album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, kicking off July 5, in Virginia Beach.
Artists appearing on select dates include Nas, Busta Rhymes, A$AP Rocky, Big Boi, M.I.A., De La Soul, and comedian Dave Chappelle, to name a few. The New York/New Jersey area will see stops at Northwell Health at Jones Beach in Wantagh on July 15, featuring M.I.A., Busta Rhymes, and Jo Mersa Marley, and Aug. 8 at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, featuring Nas, Santigold, and Victory.
Hill made a name for herself as part of the hip hop trio, The Fugees, before cementing a legacy for herself as a solo artist. The New Jersey native’s only solo release, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, is certified eight times platinum by the RIAA, selling 19 million copies of the album world-wide. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard charts and earned Hill 10 Grammy nominations, taking home 5 awards in 1999, making Hill the only female artist to be nominated, and win that many times in one night. The release is marked as the first hip hop album to ever to take home a Grammy for Album of the Year.
Lauryn Hill Tour Dates:
July 5 – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater – Virginia Beach, VA (with A$AP Rocky, Jo Mersa Marley)
July 8 – Jiffy Lube Live – Bristow, VA (with A$AP Rocky, Jo Mersa Marley)
July 11 – Blue Hills Bank Pavilion – Boston, MA (with M.I.A., Busta Rhymes, Jo Mersa Marley)
July 13 – Festival Pier – Philadelphia, PA (with M.I.A., Busta Rhymes, Tierra Whack, Jo Mersa Marley)
July 15 – Northwell Health at Jones Beach – Wantagh, NY (with M.I.A., Busta Rhymes, Jo Mersa Marley)
July 18 – Budweiser Stage – Toronto, Ontario (with Santigold, Busta Rhymes, Dave East,Tierra Whack)
July 20 – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill – Sterling Heights, MI (with Santigold, Busta Rhymes, Dave East, Bambaata Marley)
July 22 – Pitchfork Music Festival – Chicago. IL
July 25 – Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre – Charlotte, NC (with Big Boi, Bambaata Marley, Raury)
July 26 – Red Hat Amphitheater – Raleigh, NC (with Big Boi, Bambaata Marley, Raury)
July 29 – Al Lang – St, Petersburg, FL (with Big Boi, Dave East, Bambaata Marley)
July 31 – Bayfront Park Amphitheater – Miami, FL (with Big Boi, De La Soul, Dave East, Bambaata Marley)
Aug. 2 – Daily’s Place – Jacksonville, FL (with Big Boi, Dave East, Bambaata Marley)
Aug. 3 – State Bank Amphitheatre – Atlanta, GA (with Big Boi, De La Soul, Victory)
Aug. 5 – Nashville Municipal Auditorium – Nashville, TN (with Big Boi, Dave East, Victory)
Aug. 8 – PNC Bank Arts Center – Holmdel, NJ (with Nas, Santigold, Victory)
Sept. 7 – The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas – Las Vegas, NV (with Nas, Protoje, Iman Omari)
Sept. 9 – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre – San Diego, CA (with Kelela, Protoje, Iman Omari)
Sept. 12 – Veterans Memorial Coliseum – Portland, OR (with Nas, Santigold, Iman Omari)
Sept. 14 – Deer Lake Park – Burnaby, British Columbia (with Santigold, De La Soul, Iman Omari)
Sept. 15 – ShoWare Center – Kent, WA (with Santigold, De La Soul, Shabazz Palaces)
Sept. 18 – Hollywood Bowl – Los Angeles, CA (with Dave Chappelle, De La Soul)
Sept. 20 – Shoreline Amphitheatre – Mountain View, CA (with SZA, De La Soul, Shabazz Palaces)
Sept. 22 – Comerica Theatre – Phoenix, AZ (with Santigold, Mr. Eazi, Tierra Whack)
Sept. 24 – Isleta Amphitheatre – Albuquerque, NM (with Nas, Talib Kweli, Tierra Whack)
Sept. 26 – Red Rock Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO (with Santigold, Talib Kwell, Shabazz Palaces)
Sept. 29 – Smart Financial Centre – Sugar Land, TX (with Patoranking, Shabazz Palaces)
Sept. 30 – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory – Irving, TX (with Patoranking, Shabazz Palaces)
Oct. 3 – UNO Lakefront Arena – New Orleans, LA (with Nas, Patoranking, Shabazz Palaces)
Oct. 5 – Chaifetz Arena – St. Louis, MO (with Nas, Patoranking, Shabazz Palaces)
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