Gladys Knight performance at Florida Theatre canceled after singer became ‘ill’, officials say

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A efficiency on the Florida Theatre by seven-time Grammy-winning singer Gladys Knight was canceled on Saturday night time because of her changing into unwell on the final minute, based on Florida Theatre President Numa Saisselin.

The assertion by Saisselin will be learn beneath:

Tonight’s efficiency by Gladys Knight was canceled because of sickness. Ms. Knight and one other member of her employees have been taken unwell backstage, very instantly and on the final minute, which necessitated the sudden cancellation of the present.

Ms. Knight was attended to by Jacksonville Hearth Rescue, and she or he was smiling and in good spirits after they left the constructing.

We hope to reschedule the present, nevertheless it’s too early to learn about that. It’s, in spite of everything, Saturday night time. We should always know extra early subsequent week. We hope to reschedule, through which case your tickets shall be legitimate for the brand new date. In case you are unable to attend, so long as you bought your tickets from the Florida Theatre or FloridaTheatre.com, we’ll refund your buy. Within the unlikely occasion that we’re unable to reschedule, we’ll, in fact, present a full refund.

The Florida Theatre will at all times handle you! However as I mentioned, it’s too quickly to know any particulars for positive. We shall be in contact early subsequent week as quickly as we’ve got been capable of speak to everybody we have to speak with to formulate a brand new plan.

I do know that site visitors downtown was terrible tonight, so thanks for making the trouble to come back to the Florida Theatre tonight, and please preserve Gladys Knight in your ideas.

Florida Theatre President Numa Saisselin

Knight, an 80-year-old Atlanta-born singer who specialised in R&B and Soul information, additionally attended Booker T. Washington Excessive College in Atlanta.

After signing with Brunswick Data in 1957, she turned recognized for hits like “Midnight Practice to Georgia,” “That’s What Mates Are For,” and “I Heard It By means of the Grapevine.”

“Midnight Practice to Georgia” and “I Heard It By means of the Grapevine” have been inducted into the Grammy Corridor of Fame for “historic, creative and vital” worth.