{"id":46789,"date":"2026-08-15T14:43:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T09:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=46789"},"modified":"2026-08-15T14:43:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T09:43:24","slug":"dave-chappelle-calls-out-producers-of-diaspora-calling-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=46789","title":{"rendered":"Dave Chappelle Calls Out Producers of Diaspora Calling! Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re fucking up history,&#8221; the comedian railed at producers after the Fugees were cut off after one hour<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/dave-chappelle\/\" id=\"auto-tag_dave-chappelle\" data-tag=\"dave-chappelle\">Dave Chappelle<\/a> was among the many frustrated attendees at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/lauryn-hill\/\" id=\"auto-tag_lauryn-hill\" data-tag=\"lauryn-hill\">Lauryn Hill<\/a>\u2018s Diaspora Calling! Festival in England, where the headlining set from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/the-fugees\/\" id=\"auto-tag_the-fugees\" data-tag=\"the-fugees\">the Fugees<\/a> was cut short by producers after an hour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tIn new footage from the Aug. 7 event, the comedian reacted to Hill and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/wyclef-jean\/\" id=\"auto-tag_wyclef-jean\" data-tag=\"wyclef-jean\">Wyclef Jean<\/a>\u2018s microphones being disabled as they attempted to address the crowd in regard to the noise ordinance. \u201cYou\u2019re fucking up history,\u201d Chappelle said. \u201cYou turned off the mic on Martin Luther King \u2026 Man, y\u2019all fucked up, I\u2019ll never forget this. Tell them, whoever\u2019s in charge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tHill 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\u2019 second album, <em>The Score<\/em>. Their late start only gave them an hour on stage at at Milton Keynes National Bowl. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tAt the end of the show, a message appeared on screen, reading, \u201cTHANK YOU EVERYONE. We\u2019re 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cYou\u2019re f*cking up history. You turned off the mic on Martin Luther King, n*gga.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>New footage shows Dave Chappelle getting mad after the sound was abruptly cut during the Fugees performance at the recent Diaspora Calling! festival in Milton Keynes, England, due to the venue\u2019s 11\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jflAr5GdqQ\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/jflAr5GdqQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Art Of Dialogue (@ArtOfDialogue_) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ArtOfDialogue_\/status\/2088067146047791593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">August 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tIn a longer post shared on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MsLaurynHill\/status\/2087956175685923118?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">social media <\/a>Hill expressed hopes to make it up to the crowd and the special guests who weren\u2019t able to make it onto the stage. \u201cTo the surprise guests who came ready to rock with us but didn\u2019t get their moment because we hit curfew\u2026 shhhhh,\u201d she wrote. \u201cWe\u2019re going to have to do this again and make sure the audience gets all that we had planned for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tShe added, \u201cThis was our first time doing a festival of this size, and the learning curve was important. 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