Ms. Lauryn Hill Brings Diaspora Calling Festival To UK

Diaspora Calling! will make its UK debut on Friday, Aug. 7, with a major open-air event at Milton Keynes National Bowl in Buckinghamshire, England. The inaugural edition will be headlined by Ms. Lauryn Hill, who first created Diaspora Calling in 2016, when the festival premiered at the King’s Theater in Brooklyn, New York.

The headline performance is currently her only confirmed UK performance for 2026. Hill will be joined by Wyclef Jean, YG Marley and Zion Marley, with further artists across two stages to be announced in the coming months.

Originally launched in 2016, Diaspora Calling! was conceived by Ms. Lauryn Hill as a music and art initiative celebrating the culture, creativity and shared histories of the African diaspora. The project began with a curated art exhibition and live performance at Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, where Ms. Hill presented a gallery focused heavily on Haitian art alongside a programme of live music.

The concept later expanded into a tour that featured artists including Nas, Kehlani, Noname and Little Simz. Across its various iterations, the platform has centred on themes of unity, resilience and cultural exchange among African descendant communities worldwide.

Diaspora Calling! is the latest high-profile event to choose the Milton Keynes National Bowl in the heart of England as its venue, which will also host a full food village offering a range of different tastes and treats from several traders during the festival. Tickets on sale March 31 at 9 a.m. local time via diasporacalling.com

The most recent box office report submitted to Pollstar for a Lauryn Hill concert is from her Nov. 19, 2025 performance at the Burton Cummings Theatre in Winnipeg, MB, where she sold all available 1,434 tickets, grossing $193,998.

She last toured overseas in 2024. Reported shows include two nights at Accor Arena in Paris, France, Oct. 18-19, 2024, where Ms. Lauryn Hill moved 22,364 tickets and grossed $2,197,588 across both shows.

Her last full U.S. arena run dates back to 2023, when box office highlights included a sold-out Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA, Nov. 9 (12,790 tickets, $1,728,001 gross); Oakland Arena in California, Nov. 7 (11,664, $1,472,934); or Kia Forum in
Inglewood, CA (12,394, $1,728,368).

Ms. Lauryn Hill is repped by CAA’s Tony Goldenring.

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