JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A performance at the Florida Theatre by seven-time Grammy-winning singer Gladys Knight was canceled on Saturday night due to her becoming ill at the last minute, according to Florida Theatre President Numa Saisselin.
The statement by Saisselin can be read below:
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Tonight’s performance by Gladys Knight was canceled due to illness. Ms. Knight and another member of her staff were taken ill backstage, very suddenly and at the last minute, which necessitated the sudden cancellation of the show.
Ms. Knight was attended to by Jacksonville Fire Rescue, and she was smiling and in good spirits when they left the building.
We hope to reschedule the show, but it’s too early to know about that. It is, after all, Saturday night. We should know more early next week. We hope to reschedule, in which case your tickets will be valid for the new date. If you are unable to attend, as long as you purchased your tickets from the Florida Theatre or FloridaTheatre.com, we will refund your purchase. In the unlikely event that we are unable to reschedule, we will, of course, provide a full refund.
The Florida Theatre will always take care of you! But as I said, it’s too soon to know any details for sure. We will be in touch early next week as soon as we have been able to talk to everyone we need to talk with to formulate a new plan.
I know that traffic downtown was awful tonight, so thank you for making the effort to come to the Florida Theatre tonight, and please keep Gladys Knight in your thoughts.
Florida Theatre President Numa Saisselin
Knight, an 80-year-old Atlanta-born singer who specialized in R&B and Soul records, also attended Booker T. Washington High School in Atlanta.
After signing with Brunswick Records in 1957, she became known for hits like “Midnight Train to Georgia,” “That’s What Friends Are For,” and “I Heard It Through the Grapevine.”
“Midnight Train to Georgia” and “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for “historical, artistic and significant” value.
