{"id":805552,"date":"2026-08-07T09:04:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T09:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/805552\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T09:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T09:04:11","slug":"lionel-richie-earth-wind-fire-concert-called-off-over-medical-emergency-moments-before-showtime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/805552\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Richie, Earth, Wind &#038; Fire concert called off over medical emergency moments before showtime"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A medical scare involving a member of Earth, Wind &amp; Fire forced Lionel Richie\u2019s San Francisco concert to be postponed Thursday night, leaving fans waiting outside the Chase Center just minutes before the show was set to begin.<\/p>\n<p>The arena announced the sudden delay shortly after 7:20 p.m., just before the scheduled 7:30 p.m. start time, citing an emergency involving a band member. <\/p>\n<p>The person\u2019s identity, condition and details surrounding the incident were not immediately revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Lionel Richie performs during his Sing A Song All Night Long Tour at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida, on July 24, 2026. USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n<p>Bassist Verdine White, center, flanked by the band\u2019s guitarists, performs as Earth, Wind &amp; Fire during their Sing a Song All Night Long tour stop on June 24, 2026, at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul, Minnesota. Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>People line up at Chase Center in San Francisco. San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>This follows <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/25\/entertainment\/lionel-richie-77-falls-ill-onstage-in-minnesota-abruptly-ends-opening-night-concert\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a separate incident in June <\/a>where <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/25\/celebrity-news\/lionel-richie-rushed-to-the-hospital-after-mid-concert-dizzy-spell\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Richie postponed two concerts<\/a> after an onstage dizzy spell and brief hospitalization, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/26\/entertainment\/lionel-richie-gives-tour-update-after-abrupt-concert-cancellation-hospitalization\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">though he resumed his tour<\/a> days later.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTonight\u2019s show with Lionel Ritchie will be rescheduled, with a new date to be announced soon,\u201d the Chase Center said in a statement. \u201cTicket holders should retain their tickets, which will be honored for the new date, or refunds will be available at the point of purchase.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It remained unclear whether Earth, Wind &amp; Fire\u2019s portion of the performance would also be rescheduled.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Official statement from staff outside the doors of Chase Center in San Francisco. <br \/>Earth, Wind and Fire and Lionel Richie Tour<br \/>they knew before 7:30 PM that the show was not happening and they waited, leaving senior citizens out in the SF windy cold weather without a word. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ycQc8UsiQL\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/ycQc8UsiQL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 stephanie (@estephaniiaa_) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/estephaniiaa_\/status\/2085555694271713575?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Lionel Richie \/ Earth, wind and fire concert at Chase Center in San Francisco was canceled tonight due to a medical emergency of someone in the band. They didn\u2019t say who. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/idHP1XHhdi\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/idHP1XHhdi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lisa Fernandez (@ljfernandez) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ljfernandez\/status\/2085553541041754555?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The concert was set to take place at the Chase Center, the $1.4 billion home arena of the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco\u2019s Mission Bay neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>Following the postponed Chase Center show, the tour is scheduled to resume this Saturday in Palm Desert, followed by stops in Los Angeles, Phoenix and Austin.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A medical scare involving a member of Earth, Wind &amp; Fire forced Lionel Richie\u2019s San Francisco concert to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":805553,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[3805,2356,7069,88,68552,5871,7234,5284,194],"class_list":["post-805552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-bay-area","tag-california","tag-concert","tag-entertainment","tag-lionel-richie","tag-metro","tag-northern-california","tag-san-francisco","tag-us-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/805552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=805552"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/805552\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/805553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=805552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=805552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=805552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}