Lionel Richie hospitalized following St. Louis performance: Report
- On Saturday, August 29, 2026, singer Lionel Richie was hospitalized in St. Louis, Missouri, following a performance at the Muny in Forest Park. The 77-year-old checked himself into an intensive care unit.
- Local radio station KMOX reported Richie "asked for a chair" during his performance of "All Night Long," while TMZ claimed doctors were investigating "possible slight dehydration."
- This incident follows a previous hospital visit in June in St. Paul, Minnesota, after Richie experienced dizziness. He joked at Grand Casino Arena, "That's a bad sign, y'all."
- Sources told TMZ the singer hopes to be discharged on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, while remaining in the ICU for evaluation "out of caution."
- Richie is currently on his Sing a Song All Night Long tour, with no scheduled performances until September 26, 2026, in San Francisco.
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Lionel Richie hospitalized in ICU after St. Louis concert
Lionel Richie was hospitalized in the intensive care unit of a St. Louis hospital after performing over the weekend.
The singer had difficulty standing at a concert he gave on Saturday, August 29th. He is expected to be discharged today.
Lionel Richie, 77, was admitted to a hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, on the weekend, just after performing on the stage of Muny, the historic open-air theatre of the city. To give news for the first time it was TMZ who told how the artist had voluntarily admitted himself, "as a precaution" to be subjected to [...] L'articolo Lionel Richie ends up again in hospital: fear for the king of the soul after the concert of St. Louis. The singer asked f…
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Lionel Richie Hospitalized in St. Louis ICU After Appearing Unwell During Concert
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