Lionel Richie to make rare Memphis appearance with tour stop at FedExForum

Bob Mehr, Memphis Commercial Appeal

Legendary R&B/pop singer/songwriter Lionel Richie will make a rare Memphis appearance this spring with a concert at FedExForum.

On Tuesday, concert promoters Live Nation announced Richie would bring his Sing A Song All Night LongTour to the Downtown venue on May 29. The show will also feature Memphis-connected R&B legends Earth, Wind & Fire.

Singer, songwriter and producer Lionel Richie will bring his tour, featuring Earth, Wind & Fire, to FedExForum on May 29.
Singer, songwriter and producer Lionel Richie will bring his tour, featuring Earth, Wind & Fire, to FedExForum on May 29.

Tickets will be available Wednesday with artist presales starting at 10 a.m. Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday at 10 a.m. In addition to general admission seating, a variety of VIP packages will also be available. To purchase go to Ticketmaster.com.

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Richie’s newly confirmed 2024 dates continue last year’s highly successful Sing A Song All Night Long Tour, which made its way through several major North America markets including Chicago, Boston, Toronto, San Francisco and Los Angeles. In addition to Memphis, the upcoming tour will also play nearby markets, including a tour kickoff in Knoxville on May 23, and a date in Richie’s home state of Alabama, with a show in Birmingham on May 28.

Earth, Wind & Fire performs during Beale Street Music Festival on Friday, May 5, 2023, at Tom Lee Park in Downtown Memphis.
Earth, Wind & Fire performs during Beale Street Music Festival on Friday, May 5, 2023, at Tom Lee Park in Downtown Memphis.

In addition to performing, Richie — who is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a recipient of the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song from the Library Congress, and a Kennedy Center Honoree — continues to serve as a judge on ABC’s “American Idol” and will return for his seventh season next month.

Meanwhile, support act Earth, Wind & Fire — which was founded by the late Memphis native Maurice White — continues an illustrious career that has seen the group earn nine Grammy awards and sell more than 100 million recordings. The group, which has played Memphis regularly over the years, most recently headlined the 2023 Beale Street Music Festival.

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