Lionel Richie 'doing well' after hitting pause on tour for unspecified health issue

Lionel Richie appears to beryllium connected the mend from the unspecified wellness contented that prompted him to cancel a brace of concerts successful June.

The 77-year-old Grammy-winning “Hello” and “All Night Long” vocalist connected Sunday thanked fans for “every message, each benignant connection and for each your love” connected Instagram, sharing photos from caller concerts. He besides seemingly addressed his health, writing, “I’m doing well, and I’m grateful for each of you.”

In precocious June, Richie unexpectedly deed intermission connected his performance astatine the Grand Casino Arena successful St. Paul, Minn., aft taking a spot connected signifier aggregate times portion performing “Dancing connected the Ceiling.” According to videos shared connected societal media, the vocalist told his assemblage that helium felt “dizzy.” Later successful the evening saxophonist Dino Soldo told performance attendees that Richie was “not feeling well” and would not proceed the show.

TMZ reported astatine the clip that the singer-songwriter was hospitalized aft the wellness scare. Paramedics reportedly met the creator backstage and transported him to a adjacent infirmary retired of precaution. Richie past postponed his pursuing concerts astatine Chicago’s United Center and the Schottenstein Center successful Columbus, Ohio. He returned to the signifier June 30 for his amusement successful Pittsburgh.

“Pittsburgh and Detroit were an implicit joy,” Richie said Sunday of his caller concerts. “The energy, the dancing, the faces successful the assemblage … we made existent memories together.” The vocalist besides performed successful Toronto connected Saturday and successful Montreal connected Sunday. He is adjacent acceptable to execute successful Boston connected Wednesday.

Live Nation unveiled Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire’s associated circuit successful January, revealing a 26-city lineup with concerts successful Chicago, Orlando, Fla., San Francisco and Los Angeles. Richie and the radical are scheduled to play Inglewood’s Intuit Dome connected Aug. 9. The circuit ends Aug. 14 with a amusement astatine the Moody Center successful Austin, Texas.