{"id":343368,"date":"2026-07-17T12:35:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T12:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/343368\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T12:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T12:35:09","slug":"after-health-scare-and-uk-festival-cancellation-lionel-richie-plays-tampa-on-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/343368\/","title":{"rendered":"After health scare and UK festival cancellation, Lionel Richie plays Tampa on Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" data-attachment-id=\"364781\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/glastonburysomersetuk-june282015-lionelrichie\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Lionel-Richie-Anthony-Mooney-shutterstock_405365509-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1708&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1708\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Shutterstock&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright (c) 2016 Anthony Mooney\/Shutterstock.  No use without permission.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Glastonbury,,Somerset,,Uk,-,June,28,,2015,-,Lionel,Richie&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Glastonbury,,Somerset,,Uk,-,June,28,,2015,-,Lionel,Richie\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Lionel Richie plays Glastonbury Festival in Somerset, United Kingdom on June 28, 2015.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Lionel-Richie-Anthony-Mooney-shutterstock_405365509-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Lionel-Richie-Anthony-Mooney-shutterstock_405365509.jpg\" alt=\"A live music photograph by Anthony Mooney of musician Lionel Richie performing on stage at the Glastonbury Festival in Somerset, United Kingdom, on June 28, 2015. The artist is captured from the thighs up, leaning slightly back and smiling widely while singing into a microphone held in their right hand. They are dressed in an all-black ensemble, including a dark t-shirt, dark fitted trousers, and a long black overshirt or light jacket. The performer stands in front of a massive, vibrant orange LED screen that serves as a bold, solid background, with a small black stage monitor partially visible at their feet.\" class=\"wp-image-364781\"  \/>Lionel Richie plays Glastonbury Festival in Somerset, United Kingdom on June 28, 2015. Credit: Anthony Mooney \/ Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lionelrichie.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/lionelrichie.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lionel Richie <\/a>was supposed to co-headline the U.K.\u2019s Heritage Live festival next month, but the show\u2019s been <a href=\"https:\/\/news.pollstar.com\/2026\/07\/15\/uk-concert-series-hertiage-live-canceled-over-high-costs-low-ticket-sales\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">nixed after low ticket sales<\/a>. Hell, American fans were probably worried about getting to see the 77-year-old R&amp;B icon after he postponed two shows due to health scares.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The \u201cEndless Love\u201d singer hasn\u2019t said what sidelined him, but thanked fans for giving a damn after he got <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/lionel-richie-77-cuts-concert-short-after-feeling-dizzy-first-night-tour-12006371\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/people.com\/lionel-richie-77-cuts-concert-short-after-feeling-dizzy-first-night-tour-12006371\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">dizzy performing \u201cDancing on the Ceiling\u201d<\/a> at a June 24 concert (understandable, that song is no joke).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Surviving Earth, Wind &amp; Fire members Verdine White, Philip Bailey, and Ralph Johnson bring what\u2019s left of their band to open the show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/community.cltampa.com\/event\/lionel-richie-and-earth-wind-and-fire-sing-a-song-all-night-long-21123397\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/community.cltampa.com\/event\/lionel-richie-and-earth-wind-and-fire-sing-a-song-all-night-long-21123397\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tickets to see Lionel Richie play Tampa\u2019s Benchmark International Arena on Wednesday, July 22 are still available and start at $57.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784291709_937_hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Youtube video\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" nopin=\"nopin\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/altnewsfoundation.org\/cl-tampa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pitch in to help make the Tampa Bay Journalism Project a success.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/tampa-newslettersignup-page\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to Creative Loafing newsletters.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow us:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAiECLjru3gB6BLYKOKFLfkVZsqFAgKIhAi467t4AegS2CjihS35FWb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbreak.com\/@c\/1599764?s=01\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NewsBreak<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/CreativeLoafingTampa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reddit<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cltampabay\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cltampabay\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook\u00a0<\/a>|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/cltampabay.bsky.social\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BlueSky<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"collection-link has-small-font-size\">This article appears in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/collections\/july-16-22-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">July 16 \u2013 22, 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead his 2016 intro letter\u00a0and disclosures from 2022 and 2021.\u00a0Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/rroa\/\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore by Ray Roa\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lionel Richie plays Glastonbury Festival in Somerset, United Kingdom on June 28, 2015. 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