Music Icon Gives Update After Falling Ill on Stage and Being Rushed to Hospital

Jeff Schear / Getty Images for Acrisure AmphitLionel Richie returned to the spotlight on Tuesday after postponing his tour for nearly a week following his illness. The 77-year-old music legend abruptly ended his opening-night performance on June 24 in St. Paul, Minneapolis, after experiencing dizziness onstage, and subsequently canceled two shows in an Instagram post. After a week off, Richie returned to the stage of his “Sing a Song All Night Long” tour with Earth, Wind Fire on Tuesday at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. The anticipated return came after he took a seat while performing his 1986 hit “Dancing on the Ceiling.” “When you’re feeling dizzy, sit your a-- down,” the four-time Grammy Award winner said before announcing an unexpected intermission from the performance. He was later escorted out of the arena by paramedics, according to TMZ, and taken to a hospital. Following the incident, Brenda Harvey Richie, the 73-year-old ex-wife of the “We Are The World” singer, shared in a post on X, “Thanking everyone for their concern! Lionel is OK and will be back on the stage.” Richie posted an update on Instagram, telling fans his Chicago date, initially scheduled for June 26, would now happen September 30, and his Columbus date, initially scheduled for June 27, would be rescheduled to October 2.Read it at PeopleRead more at The Daily Beast.