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Host Dave Chappelle during Promos on Tuesday, January 14, 2025 Rosalind O'Connor/NBC/Getty Images Dave Chappelle was among the many frustrated attendees at Lauryn Hill‘s Diaspora Calling! Festival in England, where the headlining set from the Fugees was cut short after an hour.
In new footage from the Aug. 7 event, the comedian reacted to Hill and Wyclef Jean‘s microphones being disabled as they attempted to address the crowd in regard to the noise ordinance. “You’re fucking up history,” Chappelle said. “You turned off the mic on Martin Luther King … Man, y’all fucked up, I’ll never forget this. Tell them, whoever’s in charge.”
Hill recruited Chappelle to host Diaspora Calling. He appeared on the billing alongside Erykah Badu, YG Marley, Giggs, Fireboy DML, and Zion Marley. Hill and Jean took the stage at 10 p.m. BST to begin their set celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Fugees’ second album, The Score. Their late start only gave them an hour on stage at at Milton Keynes National Bowl.
At the end of the show, a message appeared on screen, reading, “THANK YOU EVERYONE. We’re sorry for the abrupt finish. As part of our license we are legally required to finish the show at 11pm and cannot continue beyond this time.”
