Diaspora Calling! Festival unveils full lineup for UK debut

Hosted by Dave Chappelle and featuring Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Erykah Badu and more, the stacked festival makes its UK debut at Milton Keynes National Bowl in August.

Date published: 26th Jun 2026

Lauryn Hill’s Diaspora Calling! Festival has announced its full lineup. Hill’s music and art initiative will make its UK debut at Milton Keynes National Bowl on Friday 7th August 2026, with tickets going back on sale at 9am on Friday 3rd July. 

Celebrating 3 decades of the seminal Fugees album The Score, Hill will be joined by former bandmate Wyclef Jean, with R&B and neo-soul legends like Erykah Badu, YG Marley, Zion Marley, and UK rap figure Giggs featuring. Comic legend Dave Chappelle has also been announced as the festival’s host. 

Launched by Hill in 2016, Diaspora Calling! was created to celebrate the culture, creativity and shared histories of the African diaspora, and started life as a curated art exhibition and live performance in Brooklyn. The concept has since expanded into a tour and now crossed continents with its UK debut this summer. 

The inaugural UK edition brings the project’s ethos and vision to the Milton Keynes National Bowl, one of the country’s largest outdoor venues, along with an extensive food village. Sign up for tickets on Skiddle now before they go live once more on Friday 3rd July at 9am. 

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