Prince (December 27, 1979) – Bar-Kays Concert with Prince in Greensboro Canceled

Advertisement listing Prince as a special guest with the Bar-Kays, Cameo, and Pleasure at the Greensboro Coliseum on Saturday, December 29, 1979. (This show was ultimately canceled.)

Publication: The Durham Sun Date: Thursday, December 27, 1979 Country: United States Location: Durham, North Carolina Section: Entertainment / Concert Listings

THE STORY

The ad promotes a December 29 concert at the Greensboro Coliseum featuring the Bar-Kays with special guests Cameo, Prince, and Pleasure. Tickets priced at $7 and $8.

CONTEXT AND NOTES

This was part of Prince’s late 1979 tour schedule. Like several other dates around this time (Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Chicago), this Greensboro appearance was canceled due to Prince suffering from pneumonia.

FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS 

Event: Canceled concert with Bar-Kays in Greensboro

Era: Late 1979 (Prince album promotion) Tone: Standard concert listing (later canceled)

Photography: None in this clipping

WHAT THE CLIPPING SHOWS

• Prince billed as a special guest with major funk acts (Bar-Kays, Cameo)

• Planned December 29, 1979 date at Greensboro Coliseum

• Another casualty of illness during his early national tour

  
  

RELATED MATERIAL 

This follows the December 13, 1979 cancellations in Philadelphia and Minneapolis. For other relevant posts, see the tags at the foot of the page.

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