Pras Michel opened up about his disappointment about the recently canceled Fugees tour — but stopped short of blaming Lauryn Hill for the nixed reunion trek — in a new interview. Speaking to Vulture two weeks after the Fugees abruptly canceled the tour due to admitted low ticket sales, Michel said that that the trio’s checkered touring history, as well as Hill’s notoriety for constant concert tardiness — and “not some media outlet’s penchant for sensationalism and clickbait headlines,” as Hill claimed — likely impacted demand for the gigs. “I was both surprised and not surprised,” Michel said of the tepid sales for the now-canceled tour.
“Last year, there were supposed to be 20 shows, and we did ten. They were all sold out, but 10 extra shows needed to be done that she canceled. Now you put shows on sale this year, and people are like, How do we know this is not gonna be canceled? The fans are saying, ‘It’s summertime, school’s about to come, I gotta buy supplies for my kids, there’s inflation.
’ There’s so much you have to coordinate in your life. To go through that process for her to turn around and say, ‘Oops, canceled.’” The Fugees first revealed their reunion plans following a 15-year hiatus back in September 2021, with Hill, Michel and Wyclef Jean announcing their return with a Global Citizen show days later.
Even that gig, Michel revealed to Vulture, was marred with problems, as Hill’s habit of showing up onstage hours late re.