Lionel Richie Teams Up With Earth, Wind & Fire For Arena Tour

Singer, songwriter and producer Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire, one of the most successful bands of all time, plan to sing all night long in 26 cities this year, with the two acts co-headlining a North American arena tour.

The Live Nation-promoted trek kicks off June 24 at Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and the two major acts will also be visiting Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena, Scotia Bank Arena in Toronto, Boston’s TD Garden, Madison Square Garden in New York City, Philadelphia’s Xfinity Mobile Arena, Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, San Antonio’s Frost Bank Center and Intuit Dome in Inglewood before wrapping up at Moody Center in Austin, Texas.

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Citi presale tickets are available today and additional presales will run throughout the week leading up to the general onsale, which begins Jan. 30 at 10 a.m. local time at LiveNation.com.

A variety of VIP packages will be available for fans to enhance their concert experience. Packages may include premium tickets, access to a preshow VIP lounge, a limited edition tour poster, a specially designed gift and more. Visit vipnation.com for more information.

Richie is managed by Red Light Management’s Bruce Eskowitz and booked by Creative Artists Agency’s Christopher Dalston worldwide except Europe. The legendary songwriter performed his “King of Hearts” residency at Encore Theater in Las Vegas last year and also performed international shows, including one at Claro Arena in Las Condes, Chile, on Sept. 7. Richie moved 11,063 tickets and grossed $910,857, according to Pollstar Boxoffice.

Earth, Wind & Fire is also repped by CAA’s Dalston, along with Brett Steinberg, and managed by Jeffrey and Irving Azoff of Full Stop Management. The legendary band, featured on the cover of Pollstar in 2023, had a successful year on the road in 2025, including two sold-out nights, Dec. 15 and 16, at New York’s Beach Theatre, where they grossed $621,412 off 5,553 tickets.