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Grammy Winners Abruptly Cancel Show Over Medical Emergency

The cancellation comes months after co-headliner Lionel Richie was forced to cancel dates.

Multiple Grammy-winning band Earth, Wind & Fire abruptly postponed its Thursday night concert at San Francisco’s Chase Center after a medical emergency involving one of its members. The legendary group announced the last-minute cancellation in a statement on Instagram, telling fans to hold onto their tickets as a new date “will be announced soon.” According to the New York Post, the venue announced the postponement just 10 minutes before the scheduled 7:30 p.m. start time. It remains unclear which band member suffered the medical emergency, or the nature of the health issue. The show is part of Earth, Wind & Fire’s “Sing a Song All Night Long” tour with Lionel Richie, 77, who also faced a health scare earlier this summer. In June, Richie was forced to pull out of two tour dates after becoming ill during the opening night of the tour in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The “Stuck on You” singer told the audience he was feeling “dizzy” before leaving the stage during intermission. He never returned and was later hospitalized, prompting the cancellation of the next two scheduled shows. The band’s current North American tour runs through mid-August before returning to The Venetian in Las Vegas for a limited residency this October.