{"id":6811,"date":"2026-06-25T15:34:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T15:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/lionel-richie-rushed-to-the-hospital-after-mid-concert-dizzy-spell\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T15:34:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T15:34:28","slug":"lionel-richie-rushed-to-the-hospital-after-mid-concert-dizzy-spell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/lionel-richie-rushed-to-the-hospital-after-mid-concert-dizzy-spell\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Richie rushed to the hospital after mid-concert dizzy spell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2F132214766.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Lionel Richie was rushed to the hospital after he <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/25\/entertainment\/lionel-richie-77-falls-ill-onstage-in-minnesota-abruptly-ends-opening-night-concert\/\">fell ill onstage<\/a> and abruptly ended his concert early.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cAll Night Long\u201d singer\u2019s current condition is unknown.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Lionel Richie (seen performing in May) was transported to the hospital Wednesday night. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Acrisure Amphitheater<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>During the songwriter\u2019s concert in Minnesota, he fell ill onstage. (Pictured: Richie sitting down on the stage on Wednesday.) <span class=\"credit\">@PatKessler\/X<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>During\u00a0the opening night of Richie\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/26\/ticket-sales\/earth-wind-and-fire-lionel-richie-tour-2026-where-to-buy-tickets\/\">26-city North American tour<\/a> at the Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul, Minnesota, the four-time Grammy winner, 77, fell ill while he was onstage.<\/p>\n<p>Per videos shared online, Richie \u2014 who is co-headlining with\u00a0Earth, Wind &amp; Fire \u2014 was forced to sit down several times while singing \u201cDancing on the Ceiling.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The Grammy winner had to sit down multiple times (as seen above). <span class=\"credit\">@PatKessler\/X<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cWhen you\u2019re feeling dizzy, sit your ass down,\u201d Richie (seen sitting down on the stage) reportedly told the crowd. <span class=\"credit\">@PatKessler\/X<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhen you\u2019re feeling dizzy, sit your ass down,\u201d Richie told the crowd, according to\u00a0the Minnesota Star Tribune.<\/p>\n<p>Though Richie continued to fight through the show, he took an intermission and left his band onstage to perform to the crowd for about 15 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly an hour later, saxophonist Dino Soldo addressed the audience, telling them the show would be canceled because Richie was \u201cnot feeling well.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The \u201cAmerican Idol\u201d judge (seen performing in May) took an intermission and left his band onstage to perform to the crowd. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Acrisure Amphitheater<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Saxophonist Dino Soldo told the audience the show would be canceled because Richie (seen above) was \u201cnot feeling well.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Lionel Richie \/ Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHe won\u2019t be able to continue. Additional information will be available,\u201d Soldo told the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the show, Richie shared how excited he was to be hitting the road.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOpening night. \ud83d\ude80 Rehearsals. Sound check. Showtime tonight.\ud83d\udccdSaint Paul, you\u2019re up!!!\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZ_MgEVldOt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">captioned an Instagram carousel<\/a> of himself rehearsing.<\/p>\n<p>In the snaps, the \u201cWe Are the World\u201d co-writer gave fans an inside look at how he prepped for the tour.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Prior to the show, the \u201cWe Are the World\u201d co-writer (seen above) said he was ready for \u201cshowtime.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Lionel Richie \/ Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Richie (seen with his tour crew) turned 77 over the weekend. <span class=\"credit\">Lionel Richie \/ Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Richie \u2014 who turned 77 last Saturday \u2014 also celebrated his birthday with his band and the tour crew, who surprised the crooner with ice cream and a pie. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cA perfect way to start the tour!! \ud83e\udd23 Feeling grateful!! See you tonight, Saint Paul, MN. \ud83e\udef6,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZ9gGdsqTru\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">captioned the post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Richie\u2019s next tour stop is slated to take place on Friday in Chicago at the United Center. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/25\/celebrity-news\/lionel-richie-rushed-to-the-hospital-after-mid-concert-dizzy-spell\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lionel Richie was rushed to the hospital after he fell ill onstage and abruptly ended<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6812,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/132214766.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6811"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6811\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}