Photos: In Tampa, Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire stage soulful co-headlining gig

Lionel Richie Credit: Photo by Matt Stephens

Last month, Lionel Richie fell ill onstage during opening night of his “Sing A Song All Night Long” tour, which resulted in a few postponed dates. But the ex-Commodore looked and sounded as indestructible as the brick house he sang about almost 50 years ago last Wednesday night at Tampa’s Benchmark International Arena, following a funky-as-ever set from Earth, Wind & Fire. See Matt Stephens’ photos below.

Lionel Richie Credit: Photo by Matt Stephens

Earth, Wind & Fire Credit: Photo by Matt Stephens

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Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa Bay’s calendar editor. He started as a freelance music writer in 2020 at the age of 18, and after spending years covering, announcing, and previewing concerts in…
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