Lauryn Hill kills it at rain-soaked Global Citizen Festival

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Lauryn Hill comes.Following an electric performance at New York’s Global Citizen Festival, the evasive Hip-Hop icon is taking off on her 25-concert ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 25th Anniversary Tour’ with special guest Fugees coming along for the ride.That includes big gigs at Hill’s home state Newark, NJ’s Prudential Center on Tuesday, Oct. 17 as well as Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Thursday, Oct.

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Global Citizen Festival that the beloved greenspace had to close for the season earlier than anticipated so months-long repairs could get underway.The immediate closure prompted New York City Councilwoman Gale Brewer to call for the annual festival’s relocation after heavy rain, foot traffic and machinery used for staging “destroyed one-third” of the park’s 55-acre Great Lawn.The Central Park Conservancy determined that the damage required the “immediate closure of the lawn” so the grass could be re-seeded, she wrote in a letter to Mayor Eric Adams on Monday. “As a result, 12 acres of public greenspace will be unavailable to New Yorkers until April 2024 or later, all to accommodate a one-day event,” Brewer wrote.

Central Park‘s 12-acre Great Lawn will be closed to the public until April due to extensive damage caused during last month’s rain-soaked Global Citizen Festival, the Central Park Conservancy said today.

had to cancel day tickets for the final day of this year’s edition because the rain had made “day ticket holder car park, pick-up and drop-off point and entrances impassable due to standing water”. Weekend pass holders who had left the site were also not allowed to return.A representative for the festival said in an official statement that the festival weekend saw the highest level of July rainfall ever recorded at the site, and therefore it “desperately” needed time to recover.They added that the festival’s mission was one of “sincere love and respect for the earth and environment we are lucky to be part of” and the site had taken “a lot of strain”. “This July, that earth itself took a lot of strain,” they said, referencing record-breaking temperatures that were reached across the world this summer.bluedot will be taking a fallow year for 2024.Read the full transmission – https://t.co/0UZHVJUnKV pic.twitter.com/Q2p5fgWyd7— bluedot (@bluedotfestival) October 3, 2023The statement continued: “We have patiently waited to see what the effects of this have been on the land itself.

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Fugees reunited during a performance by Ms. Lauryn Hill at New York City’s Global Citizens Festival last weekend.The legendary rap trio performed together on stage on Saturday (September 23), playing ‘How Many Mics’, ‘Ready or Not’, Killing Me Softly With His Song’ and ‘Fu-Gee-La’.The show was part of Hill’s current North American tour, which is a celebration of the 25th anniversary of her Grammy award-winning debut album ‘The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill’.

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BTS‘ Jungkook and Latto performed their hit track ‘Seven’ at Global Citizen Festival 2023 in New York this weekend – check out footage below.The K-pop star made his debut appearance at the festival on Saturday (September 23), which took place at the Great Lawn in New York’s Central Park.During his headline set, Jungkook performed his summer anthem and surprised fans with US rapper Latto who emerged on stage to perform her verse in the song.Check out fan-shot footage the moment below.POV: You couldn’t make it to #iHeartFestival2023, but you get onstage for #JUNGKOOK @glblctzn

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music The 2023 installment of the annual Global Citizen Festival featured a powerful (if rainy) day of music, with sets by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lauryn Hill — who reunited the Fugees during her set — Anitta, Jung Kook — who was joined by Latto — Stray Kids side project 3Racha and a 50th anniversary of hip-hop performance with Busta Rhymes, Common, Big Daddy Kane and Rapsody alongside D-Nice. But far more important was what it accomplished in raising awareness, and commitments for some $240 million from France and Norway to the International Fund for Agricultural Development to address the global hunger crisis, announced by Emmanuel Macron, President of France. The flagship event from Global Citizen generated 3.3 million actions taken by global citizens around the world, calling on governments to address the major systemic issues our world is facing, including the global hunger crisis, the climate crisis, and equity for women and girls.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music When Megan Thee Stallion pulled out of her scheduled performance at the Global Citizen festival in New York earlier this month due to an “unforeseen scheduling conflict,” it took about five minutes to do the math and realize — oh, Beyonce’s playing in Houston that night. Not only did she and Megan team up for the “Savage Remix” back in 2020, they’re both from Houston.

A diverse group of stars stepped out to attend the 2023 Global Citizen Festival on Saturday (September 23) in New York City.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The Global Citizen Festival is back at Central Park today for another free concert, with the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Ms. Lauryn Hill set as the day’s headliners.

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Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Three members of the hit K-pop group Stray Kids were involved in a car accident Wednesday, according to an announcement from the group’s agency. There were no serious injuries but the members — Lee Know, Hyunjin and Seungmin — have been advised to cancel or postpone forthcoming work “for the time being.” Thus, the full eight-member Stray Kids lineup will not take part in their scheduled performance at the Global Citizen Festival in New York on Saturday, but 3Racha — a side project involving Stray Kids members Bang Chan, Changbin and Han operating under the names CB97, SpearB and J.One — will fill that slot.

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Global Citizen Festival returns to New York’s City’s iconic Great Lawn in the park for a day of great music for an even greater cause — to end extreme poverty.Headliners at the charitable extravaganza include Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Fugees’ Lauryn Hill, BTS’ Jungkook, K-Pop icons Stray Kids and rising pop star Conan Gray.That’s not all though.Chris Rock, Charlize Theron, Eddie Izzard, Katie Holmes and Natasha Lyonne will all be on hand to speak as well.Plus, Carmelo Anthony and Bill Nye are also scheduled to take the stage as well making this a truly “Only in New York” kind of event.And if you want to take part in the one-day-only fest, it isn’t too late to grab tickets.At the time of publication, general admission VIP passes start at $451 before fees on Vivid Seats.While that may seem like a high price — especially for a festival that’s attempting to end extreme poverty — if you factor in all the big name acts you’ll get to cross off your bucket list in a single day, it’s not quite so bad.Want to hit the Great Lawn for the NYC musical event of the year?We’ve got everything you need to know and more below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete calendar including all the best prices by section for this year’s festival can be found here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

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