Earth, Wind & Fire postponed a San Francisco concert with Lionel Richie just minutes before showtime after an unidentified member of the band experienced a medical emergency. The August 6th performance at Chase Center had been scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. Chase Center posted the postponement announcement at approximately 7:22 p.m., according to SFGATE, leaving only eight minutes before the scheduled start. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that police officers and Chase Center employees directed hundreds of concertgoers out of the arena after the announcement. Mariano Elias told the Chronicle that emergency personnel were dispatched to Chase Center at approximately 5:30 p.m. One person was transported to a hospital by private ambulance.