{"id":6937,"date":"2026-06-26T11:55:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T11:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/lionel-richie-gives-tour-update-after-abrupt-concert-cancellation-hospitalization\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T11:55:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T11:55:28","slug":"lionel-richie-gives-tour-update-after-abrupt-concert-cancellation-hospitalization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/lionel-richie-gives-tour-update-after-abrupt-concert-cancellation-hospitalization\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Richie gives tour update after abrupt concert cancellation, hospitalization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2FUntitled-1-copy-2026-06-26T074057.805.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Lionel Richie\u2019s next two concerts are canceled in the wake of his <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/25\/entertainment\/lionel-richie-77-falls-ill-onstage-in-minnesota-abruptly-ends-opening-night-concert\/\">onstage dizzy spell<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/25\/celebrity-news\/lionel-richie-rushed-to-the-hospital-after-mid-concert-dizzy-spell\/\">subsequent hospitalization<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Live Nation Chicago <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaBxCZxjG9-\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revealed via Instagram<\/a> on Thursday that the 77-year-old singer would not take the stage in Chicago on Thursday and Columbus, Ohio, on Friday as expected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder advisement by doctors to rest and return to full health, Lionel Richie has postponed his next two shows,\u201d the social media upload read.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">@PatKessler\/X<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Acrisure Amphitheater<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The post claimed Richie and his \u201cSing a Song All Night Long\u201d tour co-headliner, Earth, Wind &amp; Fire, will perform on Tuesday in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLionel is heartbroken to postpone these two shows and cannot wait to be back performing for his fans,\u201d the caption continued. <\/p>\n<p>The statement concluded, \u201cWe apologize for any inconvenience this causes fans who have tickets for these two shows. Rescheduled dates will be announced soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Acrisure Amphitheater<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">@PatKessler\/X<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Richie has yet to publicly comment on his health scare.<\/p>\n<p>The Grammy winner was onstage singing \u201cDancing on the Ceiling\u201d Wednesday night in St. Paul, Minnesota, when he was forced to sit down multiple times due to dizziness.<\/p>\n<p>At one point, he reportedly told audience members, \u201cWhen you\u2019re feeling dizzy, sit your ass down.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">@PatKessler\/X<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Lionel Richie \/ Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The songwriter\u2019s band performed for attendees for 15 minutes after Richie left the stage \u2014 only for saxophonist Dino Soldo to announce the concert\u2019s cancellation nearly an hour later.<\/p>\n<p>The musician explained that Richie was not feeling \u201cwell,\u201d adding, \u201cHe won\u2019t be able to continue.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Acrisure Amphitheater<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Lionel Richie \/ Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>This is a developing story\u2026<\/em><\/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\/26\/entertainment\/lionel-richie-gives-tour-update-after-abrupt-concert-cancellation-hospitalization\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lionel Richie\u2019s next two concerts are canceled in the wake of his onstage dizzy spell<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6938,"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-6937","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\/Untitled-1-copy-2026-06-26T074057.805.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6937","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=6937"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6937\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}