AMERICAN hip-hop group The Fugees have canceled their anticipated reunion tour due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

In a statement shared to their Instagram on Friday, the group — which consists of Wyclef Jean, Pras Michel and Lauryn Hill — announced that despite the anticipated disappointment, “our anniversary tour will not be able to happen.”

In addition to thanking fans for their support throughout the years, the statement also acknowledged how “grateful” the band was to be able to perform their intimate pop-up show, a “rare live moment” which took place in New York City on Sept. 22 at Pier 17 for Global Citizen Live. Attendees, who heard the group’s hits like “The Score,” “Killing Me Softly” and “Ready or Not,” had to score tickets through an online raffle. It was the group’s first live show in 15 years.

The Fugees 12-city tour, which had been rescheduled from November, was slated to begin on March 2 in Chicago, ending in Oakland on March 29.

The group, originally known as Tranzlator Crew, was formed in the early ’90s and changed their name to Fugees — an abbreviation of “refugees” — as a nod to several of the group members’ immigrant backgrounds.

Their 1996 album, “The Score,” delivered the famed single “Killing Me Softly,” and has, according to the Recording Industry Association of America, since sold 7 million copies in the U.S., with 22 million copies worldwide.

(SD-Agencies)