Lionel Richie Abruptly Pulls The Plug On First Tour Stop After 'dizzy' Spell

Lionel Richie brought nan first extremity connected his summertime circuit pinch Earth, Wind & Fire to an abrupt extremity Wednesday evening, citing his health.

The 77-year-old Grammy winner, hitmaker of “Hello” and “Say You, Say Me,” unexpectedly deed region connected nan performance astatine nan Grand Casino Arena successful St. Paul, Minn., aft taking a spot connected shape aggregate times during his capacity of “Dancing connected nan Ceiling” and telling his assemblage he felt “dizzy,” according to videos shared connected societal media.

“What I person learned astir my years of being successful nan business, erstwhile you are emotion dizzy, beryllium your a— down,” he joked, according to a TikTok posted Wednesday evening by personification ynaffitmocha. “When you are emotion unusual astir yourself, beryllium your a— down.”

Moments later, saxophonist Dino Soldo informed nan assemblage that nan vocalist was “not emotion well” and would not proceed nan concert. A typical for nan vocalist did not respond to a petition for comment, but TMZ reported connected Thursday nan singer-songwriter was hospitalized aft nan wellness scare. Paramedics reportedly met nan creator backstage and transported him to a adjacent infirmary retired of precaution.

A spokesperson for nan Saint Paul Fire Department did not instantly respond to a petition for confirmation connected Thursday.

Live Nation announced “American Idol” judge Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire’s associated circuit successful January, unveiling a 26-city circuit that includes stops successful Chicago, Orlando, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Richie and nan “September” group are adjacent group to execute astatine nan United Center successful Chicago connected Friday and again astatine Schottenstein Center successful Columbus, Ohio. It is presently unclear whether Richie will resume performing for those concerts.

Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire are scheduled to play Inglewood’s Intuit Dome connected Aug. 9. The circuit ends Aug. 14 pinch a show astatine nan Moody Center successful Austin.