Ms. Lauryn Hill Tickets

The venue was perfect, the artist unbelieveable -really a dream come true! I was lucky enough to attend the concert on her birthday -which seemed to add that extra element of energy. She did lots of classics, most were remixes which was refreshing, as well as a mixture of Bob Marley. She's definitely still got it! The only negative aspect was the sound quality, which to some, can make or break their experience. But it's Lauryn-freaking-Hill! She has enough stage presence to make any show go on!

As a Lauren Hill fan, I was somewhat disappointed with the concert. A little too loud so couldn't hear her voice all that well. She didn't interact much with the crowd. Came out wayyyyy too late (midnight). Light show for event wasn't that good. Very little lighting on her, featuring her. The annoying moments were when the DJ said at least 25 different times, "are you ready Vancouver, for Ms Lauren Hill" and she wouldnt show. Althought her voice is amazing and her energy good, overall, sound and lighting could have been much better.

After waiting for how many hours for her to come out, which was pretty much midnight, I only got to stay for 3 songs because my parking was up. Seriously need to work on some kind of punctuality. Great artist..but she ain't No Elvis..wouldn't pay that much again

AMAZING CONCERT! Lauryn Hill is amazing I would definitely see her again at the same venue!

I was disappointed with the show! Doors were at 8pm, we didn't show up until 10pm and Lauren didn't get on stage until after MIDNIGHT! When she got on stage the sound quality was horrible and her band drowned out her voice so you couldn't understand what she was singing. I was sober at her show, so maybe that's what my problem was!

Worst show I've seen in a long time. She didn't get on stage until after 12:00 am and then butchered a greatest hits collection. No soundcheck really shows. It was noisy, full of feedback and the levels were terrible. Her voice was barely audible throughout the show. $100 a ticket, and you say in the press you're not doing this for the money? Props to The Hot 8 Brass Band for playing an amazing set.

We were already prepared for the fact that Ms. Hill would be late. But after midnight? On a week night? And when she came on she had no personality, crowd skills, connection with her band, or even seemingly singing skill. If we did not know who she was and what she has been capable of in the past we would have thought she was just some second-rate act that was charging too much. As it was, her act was a huge waste of money. She has no respect or appreciation for the fans who are paying for her lavish lifestyle... People want to hear the songs they know, not listen to the incoherent and ramblings of a self-indulgent millionaire who gives a second-rate performance. I understand that artists sometimes mix things up and modify their songs for interest and variety, but her songs and words were indecipherable. This may sound harsh, but I've seen a lot of great bands and I'm willing to pay for a great performance. This was NOT one. It was difficult to hear her voice; the backup singers were louder than she was. The band did a great job. But we didn't pay a hundred bucks to listen to a band. We paid good money to hear Lauryn Hill give us a great performance, which she didn't. Extremely disappointing .

Someone had mentioned to me that there are two experiences with Ms. Hill 1) you love her and it's the most amazing show you have seen or 2) you leave disliking her. I am sad to say I had experience #2. I attended the first of two sold-out shows in Vancouver and as expected Lauryn was extremely late, which is a complete lack of respect and appreciation for your fans, also the sound quality was terrible and doing a live mic check during your song isn't acceptable with your fans paying $100/ticket. I was very disappointed in the sound quality, as the band was so loud most the time you couldn't understand the lyrics let alone what song she was even singing. To be honest, I regret seeing her live as I no longer view her the same way as an artist which saddens me as I had been hoping to see an amazing performance.

I'll admit, it was definitely a little longer than was appropriate even for a grand diva entry- and yes the sound was a little tapped out at the beginning, but all in all - it was a fantastic concert. Ms. Lauryn Hill had it 10 years ago, and she still has it now.

This diva showed up 4 hours late for her own concert (opened at 700 and started the show at 1140pm). They threw out water for people, but with minimal seating (approx 500people) had to stand and wait. There were 1 hours intermissions between the two openers-people got restless and boooooed. She sang all the songs fast w/o breaks or interaction w the crowd then it was over. Not worth $80.

05-24-2011: Our tickets indicated doors open at 8pm- the venu had limited seating so we got there at 6:30pm and waited in line- as promised, doors opened at 8pm. One of the security guards out front had warned the entire line, stating that "Miss Lauryn Hill is a bit of a rockstar and chooses to perform when she wants to" and that previously, she had been extremely late for a show. He indicated that her set time in Vancouver was for 10:45pm. Inside played old-school hip hop and r&b music and finally at 10:45pm came out her OPENING ACT- the Hot 8 Brass Band. They were great to watch, but at this point I was irritated and logged onto ticketmaster to read other reviews of her show... I was so disappointed to see all the bad reviews but I tried to let it go and have my own experience. I lost track of time... only to realize that at 11:30pm a DJ came out to hype the crowd with tributes to Nate Dogg, Reggae Music, and other hip hop. Honestly, this was the BEST part of the night! Finally at midnight, Miss Lauryn Hill shows up explaining that there was crazy traffic because of the "Canucks Game"- but here I am thinking, you've known about doing this show all damn day, you couldn't leave an hour earlier from where ever you were to get here!? Loud band, louder instruments and shouting- this was her concert. I don't know if she felt that because she was "late" she had to fit in as much as possible... but she took all of the songs we love and sped them up x3 to the point where they were unrecognizable and at times could barely hear her because the band was SO LOUD. As a fan, a big fan, I felt so disappointed because I have seen other artists like India Arie at this venue before- 2wice actually, and she was amazing. She doesn't know her settings- for the band she had, she needed a bigger venue or a lower volume setting. I know Miss Hill as a singer, a poet, a true artist- all she did was rap and scream. 12:45pm and I had enough, I actually walked out and vowed to never buy a concert ticket for her again- definitely not worth $100.00 a ticket! That is just ridiculous, and for that price, I expected an intimate setting, with a musician and artist who was going to bring us back to her first and second album- the reasons why we fell in love with her to begin with. Love you Lauryn, but I love my money more and I will NEVER EVER see you live again. Step your game up!

After waiting two hours for her to get on stage, I would have to say that doing sound checks live during the first track is not really acceptable. The whole evening was a flop, and I would not recommend this event to anyone.

Lauryn's performance was unforgettable. The only downside was that she was about 2 and a half hours late! Dead Prez got off stage around 9pm and she didn't show up until 11:30pm! And there was no explanation for the lateness. Being that late is insane....I know a few people left - but I drove from Vancouver for this show, so I had to wait...not to mention I'm a huge fan.

Haters will be haters, and lovers will always welcome Lauryn back into their arms! Many came to the show knowing full well that it was gonna start late and go into the early hours of the morning, but the bottom line was that nobody cared because we were enraptured from the very promise of Lauryn being in the building. Once she did hit the stage, she didn't just "take us there" but actually into the stratosphere! Everyone who came to revel in her music was treated to an evening of musical genius, and left spellbound by the reinventions of her hits.

Yes, she came on 3hrs late, yes we waited outside of the venue for like 40 mins (sound academy's failure), and yes she looked a little eccentric. Overall though, it was a great show. She has the artist's freedom to switch up the melodies and tunes of her OWN songs. The band was fabulous especially the guitar players. The background vocalists were also off the chain. What I liked most about the show was the ultimate passion and soul you could feel. This woman has gone through alot in family and media scrutiny, but the lady has still got it! Can't wait for new material, and I'm blessed to have seen the talent of Ms. Lauryn Hill live.

Lauryn Hill showed up late and sang classics that people wanted to sing along with but they were only partially recognizable. She sped up classics and added band elements to the tracks that was slightly too advanced for my liking. I just saw LH in NYC at Rock the Bells and knew what to expect, but I felt bad for fans who have never seen her or waited 10 years for this opportunity. I heard she a homage to a handful of tracks from the Miseducation and The Score but the company I was with did not give her a chance to and we left before the show ended.

She KILLED it. People say she's changed for the worse, but honestly, if you have followed Lauryn Hill her whole career, this show was epic. Sure, some parts were more rock oriented, but they were still amazing, it was beautiful music full of passion. You can't honestly expect to go to a show expecting to hear the exact record, that's not what makes a good show. You could tell she really enjoyed herself too. Wouldn't miss any opportunity to see her, she's Lauryn Hill after all. Sound Academy, the venue, was terrible though!

I loved Lauryn since the first time I listened to her. What happened this day is that expectations can be tricky, I could hardly follow some lyrics because of the changes, but anyways the fact that even with her throat affected she sang and put her soul and passion on all her songs points out that she is special.

I went to the concert with low expectations. Having loved Ms Hill back in the day, I held her on a high pedestal in terms of artists and people I respect the most. When I heard about her chronic lateness to her other shows, her bad attitude, and the negative concert reviews, I felt really let down. I thought she had lost herself.... maybe the rumours about her mental illness were true, maybe she was just selfish..... But she proved all those rumours to be wrong at her Toronto show. Lauryn played a stellar set- I loved the jamming and reworking of the songs. I thought she and her band were incredible. The first half were some long jazzy reworkings of some of her solo stuff. Amazing. You had to be present. You had to let go of expectation to enjoy what her and her band were doing. The Fugees stuff of course was super fun, it had everyone dancing. Overall, the show was one of the best I've ever been to. I gave 4 stars because I felt the venue was overpacked, to the point of being uncomfortable. There were a lot of people smoking (marijuana and cigarettes). I came home smelling like an ashtray. Had there been less people and more control over the smoking situation, it would have been a 5 star show for me.

I must have seen over 300 shows in my life and this was the worst ever. Ms Hill you have to respect your fans. Doors open at 9pm (originally 8pm) and you get on stage at midnight on a then play old hits we can't even recognize ? I understand tours are to promote new albums / new songs but a little recognizable mix would be nice. I left at before 1:00am...