Lauryn Hill Performs at Twilight Concert Series!

Even after weeks of pool days, sunburns, and fireworks…this Thursday finally feels like the real start of summer. Why? It’s the kickoff to the SLC Art Council’s popular Summer Twilight Concert Series with headliner Lauryn Hill as the season’s first performer. The concert is Thursday, July 11 at Pioneer Park in Salt Lake City. Gates open at 5:00 p.m. and tickets are just $5. Season passes are still available for $35. Take public transportation or ride your bike there to avoid the crowds! Food is available for purchase on-site. Look at our post below for more vanue information, along with rules and regulations. 

Special guest, Thundercat, joins Lauryn Hill for this season opening show that’s sure to draw big crowds to the downtown core. Though Lauryn Hill is best known for being part of the Fugees, her lifelong love of music dates back to her South Orange, New Jersey upbringing in the late 1970s. As a third grader, Lauryn began developing her music taste when she discovered her parent’s collection of single albums from renowned artists. These diverse early listening experiences helped her later create her signature sound.

As the sole female member of The Fugees, Lauryn rocketed to fame with the release of their popular album R&B album, “The Score,” that features Lauryn’s stunning vocals on the song “Killing Me Softly” among others.

The Fugees broke up in 1997, purportedly to work on solo projects, and Lauryn later went on to release an incredibly successful solo album titled, “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” in 1998 that was well-loved by the public, critics, and music industry alike. Lauryn won a record-breaking five Grammy Awards for the album, but in the year 2000 the pressures of fame mounted and she largely disappeared from the public eye and focused on her family and faith.

Though she went through some rough patches during these years, and has yet to release another solo album, Lauryn has recently been returning to the music scene with performances at festivals, much like this show at Twilight.  We’re excited to see her perform and can’t wait to see what comes next for her.

In our research we learned much about this singer-songer, but our favorite Lauryn Hill fun fact is that she grew up in same town and attended high school with Scrubs actor, Zach Braff, and even attended his bat mitzvah.

Learn more about Lauryn Hill on her personal website: lauryn-hill.com