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\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Lionel Richie<\/strong><\/a> is currently recovering after being hospitalized amid his summer concert tour. <\/p>\n TMZ<\/a> is reporting that Lionel<\/strong> checked himself into a hospital in St. Louis, Missouri over the weekend after wrapping up his Saturday night concert at The Muny. <\/p>\n Lionel<\/strong> was admitted to the intensive care unit \u201cto have some tests run\u201d after he fell ill during the show. <\/p>\n The cause of Lionel<\/strong>\u2018s hospitalization is reportedly \u201cslight dehydration\u201d and the singer will hopefully be discharged from the hospital on Tuesday. <\/p>\n During his Saturday night show, Lionel<\/strong> reportedly needed to sit down for his final song, \u201cAll Night Long.\u201d His team brought him a chair on stage after he appeared to be struggling, according to TMZ.<\/p>\n Thankfully Lionel<\/strong> will have some time to recover before he heads back on the road because his website lists his next show as September 26. <\/p>\n Back in June, Lionel<\/strong> was hospitalized after he got sick on stage at another show<\/a>. He told the crowd at that performance that he was feeling \u201cdizzy\u201d while performing and he had to sit down. He was reportedly met with paramedics backstage and taken by ambulance to a hospital as a precautionary measure.<\/p>\n Lionel<\/strong> recently took a jab at two popular entertainers<\/a> who are currently on tour together. <\/p>\n Posted To:Lionel Richie<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lionel-richie-hospitalized-in-icu2-788x525.jpg\")
1<\/span><\/a>What happened to Lionel Richie?<\/h3>\n