| Tour by Lionel Richie | |
 Promotional poster for the tour | |
| Start date | September 18, 2013 |
|---|---|
| End date | July 30, 2015 |
| Legs | 6 |
| No. of shows | 52 in North America 11 in Oceania 9 in Asia 53 in Europe 125 Total |
| Lionel Richie concert chronology | |
All the Hits, All Night Long [1] is a concert tour by American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer, Lionel Richie.
"I've been around artists that say, 'I just won't play my hits. I'll play something new'. That's why I'm saying it's all the hits, all night. This is just back-to-back karaoke on steroids". [2]
On June 7, 2013, in partnership with NBC and The Today Show , Richie announced that he will launch ‘All the Hits All Night Long’, his first North American tour in over a decade. [3] The tour will visit stadiums and arenas across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, beginning on September 18 in Hollywood, Florida and ending on October 18 in Los Angeles. [4]
Richie said in a media release: "I’m so lucky to have the collection of songs that I can play for my fans, it becomes a giant sing-along most nights", he said in a statement. "People always ask me ‘what are you going to sing tonight Lionel?’ and I always laugh and reply, ‘what are YOU going to sing tonight?’" [5]
Before these, In support of his tenth studio album, Tuskegee , Richie announced an extensive 2012 European tour that featured stops in Austria, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Hungary, Monaco, Luxembourg, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Ireland and around the UK. [6]
The following setlist was obtained from the October 17, 2013 concert in San Jose, California at the SAP Center at San Jose. It does not represent all shows during the tour. [13] [14]
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
| June 21, 2014 | Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio | Blossom Music Center | Cancelled [45] |
| July 17, 2015 | Nîmes, France | Arènes de Nîmes | Cancelled. This concert was a part of the "Festival de Nîmes" [46] |
| Venue | City | Tickets sold / available | Gross revenue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barclays Center | Brooklyn | 6,670 / 6,670 (100%) | $693,465 [47] |
| The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor | Windsor | 4,737 / 4,934 (96)% | $457,319 [48] |
| Sandalford Wines Estate | Caversham | 11,964 / 12,000 (~%100%) | $1,687,633 [49] |
| Adelaide Entertainment Centre | Adelaide | 7,790 / 8,002 (97%) | $989,665 [49] |
| Tempus Two Winery Estate | Pokolbin | 9,328 / 9,501 (98%) | $1,355,057 [49] |
| Brisbane Entertainment Centre | Brisbane | 15,992 / 17,284 (92%) | $2,124,230 [50] |
| Allphones Arena | Sydney | 13,297 / 13,297 (100%) | $1,809,005 [49] |
| Rod Laver Arena | Melbourne | 23,597 / 23,597 (100%) | $3,298,100 [51] |
| CBS Canterbury Arena | Christchurch | 4,976 / 6,843 (73%) | $613,395 [51] |
| TSB Bowl of Brooklands | New Plymouth | 6,974 / 7,024 (99%) | $665,676 [49] |
| Vector Arena | Auckland | 8,174 / 9,598 (85%) | $888,916 [49] |
| DTE Energy Music Theatre | Clarkston | 9,069 / 14,894 (61%) | $361,279 [52] |
| Mohegan Sun Arena | Uncasville | 6,571 / 6,571 (100%) | $534,415 [53] |
| Bell Centre | Montreal | 9,130 / 9,130 (100%) | $757,399 [54] |
| Budweiser Gardens | London | 5,818 / 8,110 (72%) | $354,024 [54] |
| O2 World | Berlin | 4,664 / 6,922 (67%) | $327,021 [55] |
| O2 World Hamburg | Hamburg | 7,036 / 12,964 (54%) | $527,374 [56] |
| Manchester Arena | Manchester | 15,027 / 15,245 (98%) | $1,385,180 [57] |
| The O2 Arena | London | 31,863 / 33,004 (96%) | $2,945,050 [55] |
| Sportpaleis | Antwerp | 9,899 / 12,819 (77%) | $586,170 [58] |
| Hallenstadion | Zürich | 5,468 / 13,000 (42%) | $569,268 [59] |
| TOTAL | 218,044 / 251,409 (87%) | $22,929,641 | |
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