Lionel Richie will be making his return to the UK on his ‘Say Hello To The Hits’ tour in 2025.
The 75-year-old ‘Hello’ hitmaker will be performing five nights in the UK, starting at the SSE Arena in Belfast on May 31.
Additional shows will be held at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro on June 4, London’s The O2 on June 6, Sheffield’s Utilita Arena on June 8, Birmingham’s Utilita Arena on June 9, and Manchester’s Co-op Live on June 12.
After his UK shows, the ‘All Night Long’ singer will be taking the tour to Europe for the summer.
Opening up about his return to the road, Lionel Richie admitted he has no plans to retire anytime soon.
Lionel Richietold The Sun newspaper: “I am using Mick Jagger as my example of when to come off stage.
“He doesn’t look like he is going off stage anytime soon. So, as far as I am concerned, as long as I can get on stage, run the stage and then get off the stage by myself, I will be doing this for a long time.
“I have the Italian race car driver’s theory. What is behind me doesn’t count — it’s what is in front of me, what am I going to do next?
“I am nosy about what the future is going to be.
“As time goes on, you realise there’s movies and television and touring. I am constantly trying to think of the next thing. You have to plan and work on it.
“I lucked out with half the problem already because the songs and the catalogue survived the test of time.
“I am so excited about this tour. I have been touring since 1971. So if I don’t get out of the house, I don’t feel like I have had a full year.”
Lionel Richie will celebrate his 76th birthday the month of his tour, but the ‘Dancing on the Ceiling’ hitmaker insists he doesn’t feel his age.
He said: “They start calling off this number and I’m like, ‘Who, me?’. I have always tried to hold on to the child inside.
“I have always been a believer in, ‘Don’t lose the child’. A lot of my friends couldn’t wait to grow up. I hear the number but it has nothing to do with my body.”
Lionel Richie quipped: “They keep saying ‘Happy Birthday’. If they say it to me one more time I’m going to have a nervous breakdown.”
Tickets will go on public sale on Friday, 25 October at 10am BST via Ticketmaster, AXS, Alt Tickets, Gigantic and direct from each venue.
2025 ‘Say Hello To The Hits’ tour dates:
Wednesday 4 June – OVO Hydro, Glasgow – On-sale 25 October, 2024
Friday 6 June – The O2, London – On-sale 25 October, 2024
Sunday 8 June – Utilita Arena, Sheffield – On-sale 25 October, 2024
Monday 9 June – Utilita Arena, Birmingham – On-sale 25 October, 2024
Thursday 12 June – Co-op Live, Manchester – On-sale 25 October, 2024
