Lionel Richie Announces 2025 European Tour: "Say Hello to the Hits"

31 MAY – SSE ARENA, BELFAST 

TICKETS ON SALE THIS FRIDAY AT 10AM FROM TICKETMASTER.IE 

21st October – International superstar Lionel Richie has announced a European headline tour with ‘Say Hello To The Hits’. Known for his smooth vocals and timeless classics, the award-winning musician will embark on a series of electrifying performances.

‘Say Hello To The Hits’ kicks off at The SSE Arena in Belfast on 31 May, visiting 16 countries and playing a total of 27 shows. Lionel Richie will hit the stage in Dublin, lighting up 3Arena on Sunday 1 June. The tour will wrap up with a grand finale at the Wizink Center in Madrid on 2 August.

The ‘Say Hello To The Hits’ tour will see a new production, never seen before in the UK & Europe.

🚨 Due to demand we’re announcing two additional UK dates as part of my ‘Say Hello To The Hits’ tour next summer.

Tkts for these shows in Manchester (June 13) and London (June 15) are on sale Oct 25 at 10am BST.

Head to https://t.co/uTogQTMOdN for more info#SayHelloToTheHits pic.twitter.com/spcvAJ5hIv

— Lionel Richie (@LionelRichie) October 23, 2024

Lionel Richie, a Grammy Awards®, Oscar®, and Golden Globe® winning icon, has sold over 125 million records worldwide. As one of the most celebrated figures in music history, his illustrious career spans over multiple decades, producing unforgettable anthems like ‘Hello’, ‘All Night Long’, ‘Say You Say Me’, ‘We Are The World’, ‘Easy’ and many more.

Renowned for his world-class showmanship and ability to connect with audiences across generations, Richie’s performances are a masterclass in both nostalgia and energy. His headline performance on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury 2015 drew the festival’s largest crowd of the year, cementing his place as a legendary live performer.

‘Say Hello To The Hits’ is set to be a magical tribute to Richie’s enduring legacy as one of music’s greatest songwriters and entertainers, and a true cultural icon. 

Tickets will go on public sale at 10am on Friday 25 October via Ticketmaster.ie 

31 MAY – SSE ARENA, BELFAST – ON SALE FRIDAY 25 OCTOBER

For full tour dates and ticket information, please visit: lionelrichie.com

ABOUT LIONEL RICHIE

International superstar Lionel Richie boasts a discography of albums and singles that is second to none. With more than 125 million albums sold worldwide, an Oscar®, Golden Globe®, and four Grammy Awards®*, Richie has been honoured with distinctions including 2016 MusicCares Person of the Year, and the 2017 Kennedy Center Honors. In March 2018, Richie cemented his iconic legacy as he imprinted his hand and footprints at Hollywood’s storied TCL Chinese Theatre. In 2022, he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, received the 2022 American Music Awards Icon Award and also received the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song by the Library of Congress.  In September 2023, Richie concluded the first run of his acclaimed sold out 20-city “Sing a Song All Night Long” arena tour featuring special guests—one of the best-selling bands of all time—Earth, Wind & Fire. The tour continued in 2024 with 13 more dates across the US. Also in 2024, Richie continues his longtime residency, now at the Wynn Encore Theater, in “Lionel Richie: King of Hearts.” Richie has served as a judge on ABC’s “American Idol,” for the past seven seasons, and has recently been renewed for its 8th season. Most recently, Richie debuted and served as co-producer on the documentary The Greatest Night in Pop, which premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim. The Greatest Night in Pop debuted at the top of the English Films List on Netflix in its first week of release with 11.9M views, and was recently nominated for three Primetime Emmys.