{"id":7917,"date":"2026-07-06T04:00:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T04:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/lionel-richie-shares-health-update-after-dizzy-spell-forced-concert-cancellations\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T04:00:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T04:00:26","slug":"lionel-richie-shares-health-update-after-dizzy-spell-forced-concert-cancellations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/lionel-richie-shares-health-update-after-dizzy-spell-forced-concert-cancellations\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Richie shares health update after dizzy spell forced concert cancellations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F07%2Fnewspress-collage-tqbd5u1p8-1783309429091.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%261783295107\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft wp-block-nypost-editor-partner-article-links\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Lionel Richie thanked his fans for their support after <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/25\/celebrity-news\/lionel-richie-rushed-to-the-hospital-after-mid-concert-dizzy-spell\/\">suffering a\u00a0health scare\u00a0on stage<\/a> which forced him to cancel a string of shows.<\/p>\n<p>Richie, 77, smiled widely and danced on stage in a carousel of concert images <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaYqOG4lZeQ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on Instagram<\/a> over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you for every message, every kind word, and for all your love,\u201d he wrote online. \u201cI\u2019m doing well, and I\u2019m grateful for all of you.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPittsburgh and Detroit were an absolute joy. The energy, the dancing, the faces in the crowd\u2026 we made real memories together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Richie added, \u201cSee you in Toronto\u2026 let\u2019s party all night long!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nearly one week ago, Richie was singing a less optimistic tune after he was <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/26\/entertainment\/lionel-richie-gives-tour-update-after-abrupt-concert-cancellation-hospitalization\/\">forced to postpone shows<\/a> from falling \u201cdizzy\u201d during his tour-opener in Minnesota.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Lionel Richie performs at Little Caesars Arena on July 1, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The United Center announced at the time that Richie\u2019s\u00a0scheduled concerts\u00a0in Chicago, and Columbus, Ohio, would no longer take place due to doctors\u2019 orders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder advisement by doctors to rest and return to full health, Lionel Richie has postponed his next two shows,\u201d the\u00a0Instagram post\u00a0read in part.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLionel is heartbroken to postpone these two shows and cannot wait to be back performing for his fans.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Richie felt \u201cdizzy\u201d during his Minnesota tour-opener last month, leading to postponed concerts in Chicago and Columbus. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A St. Paul Fire Department public information officer confirmed to Fox News Digital last month that an individual was \u201ctransported from Grand Casino Arena late on June 24, 2026, to a local hospital by Saint Paul Fire-EMS.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>No additional details about the nature of Richie\u2019s\u00a0health scare\u00a0have been released.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cAmerican Idol\u201d judge was nearly an hour into his concert at the Grand Casino Arena <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/25\/entertainment\/lionel-richie-77-falls-ill-onstage-in-minnesota-abruptly-ends-opening-night-concert\/\">when fans noticed a change in Richie<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While performing his upbeat classic \u201cDancing on the Ceiling,\u201d Richie paused and took a seat on a platform before later revealing to the crowd that he was feeling lightheaded, according to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/lionel-richie-health-concerns-cut-concert-short\/601859500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Minnesota Star Tribune<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The 77-year-old was performing at Grand Casino Arena when he paused, sat down and later canceled the show. <span class=\"credit\">@PatKessler\/X<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhen you\u2019re feeling dizzy, sit your a\u2013 down,\u201d he joked.<\/p>\n<p>In a fan video, Richie transitioned to the piano, where he delivered a seated performance of \u201cThree Times a Lady.\u201d Shortly afterward, he\u00a0stepped away for what\u00a0audience members initially believed would be a brief intermission.<\/p>\n<p>Fans waited nearly 40 additional minutes before receiving an official update of the show cancellation, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/06\/entertainment\/lionel-richie-shares-health-update-after-dizzy-spell-forced-concert-cancellations\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lionel Richie thanked his fans for their support after suffering a\u00a0health scare\u00a0on stage which 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