{"id":2001403,"date":"2025-09-06T07:16:37","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T07:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2001403"},"modified":"2025-09-06T07:16:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T07:16:37","slug":"why-music-legend-didnt-perform-at-northeast-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/why-music-legend-didnt-perform-at-northeast-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"Why music legend didn\u2019t perform at Northeast fair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Dionne Warwick has revealed why she had to pull out of her performance at this year\u2019s New York State Fair.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Warwick, 84, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DionneWarwick\/posts\/pfbid0YcwCG3sWqyD9pybVXJt6Ey8XFDYo6qbM3TnYaqRRbkXgfgEBscM5XodVpu56qSZEl?rdid=dRN3VHQfVCqE4s9t\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:announced;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">announced<\/a> Tuesday that she won\u2019t be able to perform at the UK\u2019s Soul Town Festival on Saturday because she had to undergo emergency surgery on her leg.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The music legend was also scheduled to perform at the NYS Fair on Monday, but <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/statefair\/2025\/08\/dionne-warwick-cancels-state-fair-concert-replacement-act-announced.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:canceled her Chevy Court concert;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">canceled her Chevy Court concert<\/a> the day before.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cPlease know how disappointed I am not to be with you at the Soul Town Festival,\u201d Warwick wrote in a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/1b1RbHvngx\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook post<\/a>. \u201cThe last thing I expected was to have the surgery the day I was to fly to London. Pain was unbearable and my doctor rushed me into surgery thank goodness, as it could\u2019ve resulted in something far worse. Hopefully we can do this festival again in the future, and I\u2019ll be walking like a normal person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cPlease keep me in prayer and I\u2019ll see you soon,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DOG8lctDO55\/?img_index=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Soul Town Festival;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Soul Town Festival<\/a>, Warwick underwent surgery on Monday after visiting her doctor for pain in her leg. Walking is expected to be difficult following the surgery and she is unable to fly until her doctors give her the all clear. Additional details were not provided.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Warwick was scheduled to appear at the NYS Fair Monday at noon, but officials announced Sunday night that she was unable to perform. Locash, a country duo best known for songs like \u201cI Love This Life\u201d and \u201cI Know Somebody,\u201d replaced Warwick. The concert was free with admission to the fair.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Gabrielle, a British R&amp;B singer, will replace Warwick at the Soul Town Festival.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Warwick is a Grammy-winning singer known for decades of hits including \u201cI Say a Little Prayer,\u201d \u201cWalk on By,\u201d \u201cDon\u2019t Make Me Over,\u201d \u201cI\u2019ll Never Love This Way Again,\u201d and \u201cThat\u2019s What Friends are For.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She has sold more than 100 million records worldwide and been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, the National Rhythm &amp; Blues Hall of Fame, the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame, plus received a Grammys Lifetime Achievement Award.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">More music content<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/entertainment\/2025\/09\/keep-me-in-prayer-why-music-legend-didnt-perform-at-northeast-fair.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:MassLive;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">MassLive<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dionne Warwick has revealed why she had to pull out of her performance at this year\u2019s New York State Fair. Warwick, 84, announced Tuesday that she won\u2019t be able to perform at the UK\u2019s Soul Town Festival on Saturday because she had to undergo emergency surgery on her leg. 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