{"id":875538,"date":"2026-08-31T23:24:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T23:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/875538\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T23:24:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T23:24:14","slug":"lionel-richie-health-update-singer-reportedly-in-icu-in-st-louis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/875538\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Richie health update: Singer reportedly in ICU in St Louis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lionel Richie is currently in the intensive care unit in St. Louis, after he was hospitalised after a show<\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n

According to TMZ, the 77-year-old All Night Long hitmaker checked himself in to the hospital after failing to finish the concert.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Lionel Richie has been hospitalised, with reports he is currently in the ICU. \u00a0Getty<\/p>\n

The music icon had been performing at The Muny in Forest Park and according to fans who were in the crowd, he was struggling a bit towards the end of the show.\u00a0<\/p>\n

At one point he asked his team to bring him a chair to perform his final song in the show, All Night Long, so he could sit down.\u00a0<\/p>\n

TMZ is reporting that Richie is just being cautious and doctors are looking into possible dehydration.<\/p>\n

Richie\u2019s health has been a concern in recent months. <\/p>\n

In June he was forced to end a show in Minnesota early<\/a> after he felt dizzy while singing\u00a0Dancing on the Ceiling. <\/p>\n

Fan footage from the concert on June 26 showed the singer take multiple breaks to sit down during the song. <\/p>\n

He then told the crowd it was the first time he\u2019d ever performed the song like that.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you\u2019re feeling dizzy, sit your arse down,\u201d he joked.<\/p>\n

\"Lionel<\/p>\n

During a concert in June, Richie was forced to sit down mid-song and took multiple breaks. \u00a0TikTok\/@ynaffitmocha<\/p>\n

Richie continued for one more song before leaving the stage for an unplanned intermission, which he never returned from.<\/p>\n

Almost an hour later, saxophonist Dino Soldo addressed the audience, and confirmed the show would be cancelled because Richie was \u201cnot feeling well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Richie then\u00a0cancelled two concert shows\u00a0in Chicago and Columbus, Ohio.<\/p>\n

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Richie\u2019s health has been a concern in recent months, with the singer struggling during concerts and even cancelling some shows on his tour run. \u00a0Photo by Jeff Schear\/Getty Images for Acrisure Amphitheater<\/p>\n

He returned to the stage a bit over a week later and also gave fans a health update<\/a> on\u00a0Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you for every message, every kind word, and for all your love. \u2764\ufe0f I\u2019m doing well, and I\u2019m grateful for all of you,\u201d the caption reads.<\/p>\n

\u201cPittsburgh and Detroit were an absolute joy. The energy, the dancing, the faces in the crowd\u2026 we made real memories together.<\/p>\n

\u201cSee you in Toronto… let\u2019s party all night long!\u201d<\/p>\n