{"id":2121009,"date":"2026-08-31T19:24:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T16:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2121009"},"modified":"2026-08-31T19:24:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T16:24:56","slug":"lionel-richie-hospitalized-after-st-louis-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2121009","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Richie Hospitalized After St. Louis Concert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/9b\/16by9\/2026\/08\/31\/9b9e538d1f5d482db7d67a4c943f1b4c_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Lionel Richie Hospitalized After St. Louis Concert<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Lionel Richie<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Hospitalized In ICU<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">After St. Louis Concert<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-08-31T12:24:56-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              August 31, 2026<br \/>\n                            12:24 PM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-08-31T14:31:15-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  August 31, 2026<br \/>\n                                2:31 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-a73e0b250cfb4efc95b0ee1317bc0531\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260831_9b9e538d1f5d482db7d67a4c943f1b4c\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:1b80c479-141d-42b8-9856-acb552a11c29\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/9b\/4by3\/2026\/08\/31\/9b9e538d1f5d482db7d67a4c943f1b4c_md.jpg\" alt=\"lionel richie getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3b1d65d4f48f2b80a600278480027115\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/lionel-richie\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Lionel Richie<\/strong><\/a> is hospitalized in the intensive care unit in St. Louis after performing in the city over the weekend &#8230; TMZ has learned.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-7cbdfc03ea6b712e357cad3486dcf956\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ &#8230; Lionel checked himself into a local hospital after his Saturday night performance at The Muny in Forest Park to have some tests run.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ff5007b71a98da1b8a336c3db75e7203\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We&#8217;re told Lionel is being cautious and doctors are looking into possible slight dehydration. Our sources say he&#8217;s hoping to be discharged Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-df72b3ff3d20ab4a3a6a2654d8932f0f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Witnesses at the concert tell us Lionel appeared to be struggling a bit toward the end of the show, asking his team to bring him a chair while performing his final song, &#8220;All Night Long,&#8221; so he could sit down.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-423fa827731b709632b69dd72d5e71ea\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\"><a id=\"gallery-link-c87a5601-687a-526e-b716-83fe063866d4\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2017\/06\/17\/lionel-richie-through-the-years\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:c87a5601-687a-526e-b716-83fe063866d4\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:1b80c479-141d-42b8-9856-acb552a11c29\" data-gallery-layout=\"list\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/5a\/4by3\/2025\/08\/22\/5a5a47fb07e04dcf92e0a4b57138b629_md.jpg\" alt=\"Lionel Richie Through The Years\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-icon--overlay gallery-block__media-icon--overlay\"><span class=\"media-icon-label gallery-block__media-icon-label\">Launch Gallery<\/span><\/div>\n<footer class=\"media-footer gallery-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text gallery-block__media-launch-text\">Lionel Richie Through The Years<\/span><span class=\"media-cta gallery-block__media-cta\"><br \/>\n              Launch Gallery<br \/>\n              <\/span><\/footer>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit gallery-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ddcad0df0655c60ace6f8282edb13843\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As we broke the story &#8230; Lionel was also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/06\/25\/lionel-richie-sent-to-hospital-by-ambulance\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>rushed to a hospital<\/strong><\/a> in June after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/06\/25\/lionel-richie-cuts-concert-short-after-falling-ill-onstage-in-minnesota\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>falling ill<\/strong><\/a> onstage during a concert in St. Paul, Minnesota. Lionel told the crowd he felt &#8220;dizzy&#8221; and &#8220;strange&#8221; and cut the show short before paramedics met him backstage and took him to a hospital by ambulance.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-32108b7ec29cc4430bedeaac80a3e4e7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We&#8217;ve reached out to Lionel&#8217;s reps &#8230; so far, no word back.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/31\/lionel-richie-hospitalized\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:1b80c479-141d-42b8-9856-acb552a11c29\" 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