Prince (December 13, 1979) – Park West Concert Canceled, Chicago

Announcement that Prince’s scheduled concert at the Park West in Chicago on Thursday, December 13, 1979 has been canceled due to pneumonia.

Publication: Chicago Tribune Date: Thursday, December 13, 1979 Country: United States Location: Chicago, Illinois Section: Entertainment News

THE STORY 

The brief report states that Thursday’s Prince concert at the Park West has been canceled. It refers to him as the singer of “I Wanna Be Your Lover” fame.

CONTEXT AND NOTES

This cancellation occurred on the same day as the reported cancellation of his Orpheum Theater homecoming show in Minneapolis, indicating Prince was suffering from pneumonia during his late 1979 tour.

FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS 

Event: Cancellation of Park West concert due to pneumonia

Era: Late 1979 (Prince album promotion) Tone: Straightforward news brief Photography: None in this clipping

WHAT THE CLIPPING SHOWS

• Another canceled date on Prince’s tour due to illness

• Continued reference to his breakthrough hit “I Wanna Be Your Lover”

  
  

RELATED MATERIAL 

This aligns with the December 13, 1979 Orpheum Theater cancellation in Minneapolis. For other relevant posts, see the tags at the foot of the page.

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