{"id":832365,"date":"2026-08-31T22:40:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T22:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/832365\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T22:40:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T22:40:11","slug":"lionel-richie-hospitalized-in-st-louis-amid-summer-health-scares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/832365\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Richie hospitalized in St. Louis amid summer health scares"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Lionel Richie was hospitalized Monday in St. Louis after a concert stop over the weekend at The Muny in Forest Park.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Circumstances surrounding his hospitalization were not immediately known.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Richie, 77, suffered a number of health scares over the summer, which forced him to cancel a string of shows.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_498061\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/lionel-richie-reassures-fans-he-doing-well-after-dizzy-spell-forced-concert-cancellations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">LIONEL RICHIE REASSURES FANS HE IS &#8216;DOING WELL&#8217; AFTER DIZZY SPELL FORCED CONCERT CANCELLATIONS<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lionel-richie.jpg\" alt=\"Lionel Richie wears a beige suit with white shirt.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Lionel Richie was hospitalized following a health scare in St. Louis. (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Thank you for every message, every kind word, and for all your love,&#8221; he wrote online in July. &#8220;I\u2019m doing well, and I\u2019m grateful for all of you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">One week prior, Richie was forced to postpone shows from falling &#8220;dizzy&#8221; during his tour-opener in Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1788216010_546_lionel-richie.jpg\" alt=\"Lionel Richie on stage\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Lionel Richie was forced to cancel a string of shows over the summer due to medical issues. (Kristy Sparow\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The United Center announced at the time that Richie&#8217;s <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_498063\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/country-star-radney-foster-cancels-upcoming-shows-after-serious-infection-sends-him-icu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">scheduled concerts<\/a> in Chicago, and Columbus, Ohio, would no longer take place due to doctors&#8217; orders.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_498064\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/jon-bon-jovi-abruptly-ends-madison-square-garden-show-after-health-setback\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">JON BON JOVI ABRUPTLY ENDS MADISON SQUARE GARDEN SHOW AFTER HEALTH SETBACK<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Under advisement by doctors to rest and return to full health, Lionel Richie has postponed his next two shows,&#8221; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaBu62bvMUG\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=AbTJ4175DtKltn7GLEqt5el\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram post<\/a> read in part. &#8220;Lionel is heartbroken to postpone these two shows and cannot wait to be back performing for his fans.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_498066\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">LIKE WHAT YOU&#8217;RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">A St. Paul Fire Department public information officer confirmed to Fox News Digital last month that an individual was &#8220;transported from Grand Casino Arena late on June 24, 2026, to a local hospital by Saint Paul Fire-EMS.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The &#8220;<a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_498067\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/shows\/american-idol\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">American Idol<\/a>&#8221; judge was nearly an hour into his concert at the Grand Casino Arena when fans noticed a change in Richie.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_498068\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/entertainment-quizzes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/carrie-underwood-american-idol.jpg\" alt=\"Lionel Richie, Carrie Underwood and Luke Bryan at the American Idol judging table.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Richie has served as an &#8220;American Idol&#8221; judge for nine seasons. (Photo by Eric McCandless\/Disney via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">While performing his upbeat classic &#8220;Dancing on the Ceiling,&#8221; Richie paused and took a seat on a platform before later revealing to the crowd that he was feeling lightheaded, according to the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_498069\" href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/lionel-richie-health-concerns-cut-concert-short\/601859500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Minnesota Star Tribune<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;When you&#8217;re feeling dizzy, sit your a&#8211; down,&#8221; he joked.<\/p>\n<p>Tracy Wright is an entertainment reporter for Fox News Digital. 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