Fans Bail As Lauryn Hill Is 3 hours Late For Pittsburgh Show

Only a fraction of the audience had stuck around when singer-rapper Ms. Lauryn Hill took the stage in Pittsburgh more than three hours late.

AP Photo – Ms. Lauryn Hill
“Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival,” Empire Polo Club, Indio, Calif.

A disc jockey on the bill, DJ Motormane, tells the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that Hill was at Heinz Hall by 5:30 p.m. to rehearse for Tuesday night’s 8 p.m. show, but that her band apparently was delayed by weather.

Motormane played until about 9:30 p.m. followed by musician Heinz Hall, before Hill’s DJ took the stage at 10:30 p.m.

The newspaper says Hill didn’t take the stage until 11:20 p.m., playing until about 1 a.m. for those who stayed instead of requesting refunds.

Hill’s spokeswoman didn’t immediately comment Wednesday.

But fans lit up Twitter with comments including, “I will never pay to see her again. Ever.”