Lauryn Hill was forced off stage at a music festival in New Orleans, Louisiana over the weekend (01-02Nov14) after she started her set late.

The former Fugees star was due to begin her performance at the Voodoo Experience at 6pm local time on Saturday (01Nov14), but did not take to the stage until after 6.45pm.

The delay meant officials had to cut her off microphone and dimmed the lights during her rendition of Ready or Not, much to the dismay of the crowd, according to Nola.com.

She was offered a later set on a smaller stage to make up for the mishap, but the publication reports she was 45 minutes late again and was only able to perform for half an hour before finishing.