Hello! The legendary Lionel Richie coming to St. Paul in August with Earth, Wind and Fire

Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie performs onstage during MusiCares Persons of the Year Honoring Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson at Los Angeles Convention Center on February 03, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Photo credit (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

A concert announcement this morning from the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

Legendary singer and songwriter Lionel Richie will kick off his 2023 "Sing A Song All Night Long Tour" in St. Paul Friday night, August 4 with special guests Earth, Wind and Fire. The two iconic artists have sold a combined 250 million albums worldwide.

Presale tickets for Citibank customers start this Tuesday, while tickets for the general public go on sale a week from today (Monday, March 13) through Ticketmaster. WCCO’s Drivetime with DeRusha will also have tickets to give away the rest of this week between 3:00-6:00 p.m.

Richie, who also moonlights as a judge on America Idol, will tour in the UK and Europe in June and July before kicking off his North American tour in St. Paul. The tour wraps up in mid-September in Los Angeles and includes several stops in Canada as well as the U.S.

Featured Image Photo Credit: (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)