Lionel Richie began his UK summer tour in Northampton last night.
He was on The One Show last night talking about touring and his love of British music.
"The tour hasn’t stopped. Once someone asked me how long is this tour gonna last, and I said, well I’ve been on tour since ’71.
The British have so much influence on the musical scene / The Beatles came over, and of course The (Rolling) Stones and now you’ve got the rush of Ed Sheeran now / As far as I’m concerned artistry is always kind of a thing that Britain has always stayed right on top of
I always say, if you have a hit record, play it, and make sure you do one thing more importantly, don’t change it, cos they have to know when to come in, the crowd has to know when to sing, you want the original, you want it to sound just like the record, and for god’s sake play it."
The date is part of a summer tour which will be visiting iconic venues across the country in areas such as Perth, London, Lincoln, Shrewsbury, Leigh, Carlisle, Scarborough, Chesterfield, Hove and North Norfolk.
In other big news, at yesterday’s 2018 Ivor Novello Awards, he was given the PRS For Music Special International Award. Exclusive Music News interview filmed at the Ivor Novello Awards live soon.
UK TOUR DATES:
Friday 1 June Northampton, Franklin’s Gardens
Sunday 3 June Perth, McDiarmid Park
Tuesday 5 June London, Hampton Court Palace Festival
Wednesday 6 June London, Hampton Court Palace Festival
Sunday 10 June Lincoln, Lincolnshire Showground
Wednesday 13 June Shrewsbury, Montgomery Waters Meadow
Saturday 16 June Leigh, Leigh Sports Village
Sunday 17 June Carlisle, Brunton Park
Tuesday 19 June Scarborough, Open Air Theatre
Thursday 21 June Chesterfield, Proact Stadium
Saturday 23 June Hove, The 1st Central County Ground
Sunday 24 June Holkham nr Wells-next-the-Sea , Holkham Hall
