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Scottish Sun
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Iconic US singer with over 125 million record sales given personalised Celtic top by up-and-coming Scots artist
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) CELTIC had to settle for two rather than three trophies this year. But in the man behind Three Times a Lady, the Hoops may well have gained a new fan. 3 Brooke Combe has been supporting music icon Lionel Richie on his UK tour 3 Combe with Richie and the rest of the touring team 3 She gifted him a Celtic top as thanks for letting her gig with him Legendary US singer Lionel Richie kicked off the UK leg of his latest tour in Glasgow earlier this month. And joining him on stage has been up-and-coming Scots artist Brooke Combe. Soul icon Richie, 75, has been on the road for his Say Hello To The Hits tour. Combe, 23, has had a breakout year with her album Dancing at the Edge of the World after going viral on the back of a cover of Yes Sir I Can Boogie, the song that powered the Scotland national team to the Euros. A self-confessed Celtic fanatic, Combe took the opportunity to mark her time touring with Richie by gifting him a personalised Hoops top. The songstress posted a picture of them together on her social media accounts after their final concert, in which she's holding up a Celtic shirt with RICHIE 25 on the back. Richie himself can be seen holding a box covered in Celtic badges with what looks like several more jerseys inside, perhaps intended for his backing singers, crew and entourage. Combe called the experience of gigging with the Dancing on the Ceiling singer one she "won't be forgetting anytime soon." Her post on Instagram read: "What a tour! Class crowds, top laughs, & memories myself & the band won't be forgetting anytime soon. "Huge thanks to @lionelrichie & his team for being the most amazing/inspiring group of people I've had the pleasure of working alongside the last few weeks. Celtic transfer special - Nygren in and Kyogo to return "Keep saying it but not many people get the chance, at 25, to hit the road with a true music legend. What a legacy Lionel has created. Beyond grateful. "Before I cancelled those gigs last year, my world was falling down but I took time for myself, got healthier & I've never felt better. What a boss six months this has been. "Thanks & hi to all the folks that came down early each night too. "All the best. "Brooke X." The Hoops love-in comes hot on the heels of Renee Rapp being spotted at the Capital Summertime Ball wearing a retro Celtic tracksuit top. Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
Scotsman
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Lionel Richie Hydro Stage Times: Glasgow gig set times, support, tickets, likely setlist, age restrictions
One of the best-selling musical artists of all time is on his way to Scotland. Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Lionel Ritchie has more than 50 years of hits behind him, having started out as part of The Commodores who released their first album in 1974, and is set to play many of them at a major UK tour next year. Lionel Richie has a date with Scotland. | Getty Images He wrote a host of hit songs for that band, including Easy, Sail On, Three Times a Lady and Still, before going solo in 1980 and becoming even more successful. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Endless Love, his 1981 duet with Diana Ross, is one of the 20 best selling singles in history, while his eponymous debut album sold over four million copies. That was dwarfed by his second record, 1993's Can't Slow Down, which sold a remarkable 20 million copies, spawning the massive number one hits All Night Long (All Night) and Hello. To date he's sold over 100 million albums, winning four Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022. He's now in the middle of a world tour, entitled Say Hello To The Hits, and there's good news for Scottish fans - with a date in Glasgow. Here's everything you need to know. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad When is Lionel Richie playing Glasgow? Lionel Richie plays Glasgow's OVO Hydro on his 'Say Hello to the Hits' tour on Wednesday, June 4. Will there be a support act at Lionel Richie? Lionel Richie will be supported on his Glasgow gig by Brooke Combe. The Scottish singer-songwriter is best known for her 2025 breakthrough album Dancing at the Edge of the World. What are the stage times for Lionel Richie? Doors open at 6.30pm but no other times have yet been released by the venue. Judging by similar gigs, expect Brooke Combe to start at some point between 7pm and 7.30pm. Lionel Richie should be taking to the stage between 8.30pm and 9pm, with the show ending by 11pm. Are tickets still available? If you've decided at the last minute that you'd like to go to the gig there are still tickets available from Ticketmaster here starting at £64.15. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Are there any age restrictions? It's over 8s only for the all-seated concert, with under 16s having to be accompanied by an adult. What is the likely Lionel Richie setlist? Lionel Richie has been playing similar setlists on every night of his current tour. Expect to hear the majority of the following when he plays Glasgow.
Daily Mirror
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Lionel Richie gives cryptic update on love life with age-gap girlfriend
As he prepares to tour the UK, the music icon exclusively speaks to The Mirror about never wanting to retire, being the 'nicest man in showbiz' and winning over his new granddaughter Out of control ruffians are not the kind of fans most of us would expect to see at Lionel Richie concerts, but that's how the Oscar winning star describes his UK audience. Also boasting a Golden Globe and several Grammy Awards, not to mention a mere 125 million albums sold worldwide, Lionel says that, at 75, it is these colourful characters who continue to inspire him. Due to celebrate his 76th birthday on tour on June 20, the still spritely star loves his fans, who he thanks for his amazing career. He tells The Mirror: "It's the only salvation you can have in life, when you can actually go out and meet the people who participated in your career. How about that? You get to see the people who bought the records and support you. "I started out with my generation and now I've got the kids, the grandkids, the whole thing. The family shows up on the front row. Really, it's a celebration. When you start off, you don't know you have this long in the business and here we are 50-odd years later. That's amazing." Known for hits with the Commodores including Three Times a Lady, solo tracks such as Hello, Dancing on the Ceiling and All Night Long and for a famous duet with Diana Ross - Endless Love, Lionel has really earned the moniker 'legend'. An acclaimed songwriter, he is also frequently described as the "nicest man in showbiz". "I'm a vicious man," he laughs, sounding like nothing of the sort. "You know what it is? It's very hard to say something horrible to somebody when they just started off a conversation by saying 'I love you'. That's a tough one to come back on with anything other than 'Thank you'. "Very few people in life get a chance to share a love with the world. I must tell you how blessed I feel that when I walk into a room, the room starts smiling. I don't think I need to get angry over that one." The star's reason for not retiring was born out of his conversation with another legendary performer, the US comedian George Burns, who lived to be 100. "I kept saying to George 'I'm trying to retire George, but I can't retire until you retire'," says Lionel. "And he told me 'I'm going to tell you the secret to the business - stay booked. As long as it's working, as long as you feel great, as long as it becomes an excitement that you love going out and seeing the people, book some more shows'.' And, of his latest tour, he says: "It's really been a magical ride and I can't think of anything else that I would be wanting to do for the summer. The joke with all of my life is 'When are we going on vacation?' and I say 'I call that a tour'. So, here we go again - I'm going to have my birthday on tour again." With a memoir out in the autumn, a show in Las Vegas and a long-running role as a judge on American Idol, Lionel clearly has no intention of slowing down any time soon. Next up? "I'm certainly not going to be a politician," he laughs, insisting he never tires of performing his best known hits. Born in Tuskegee, Alabama, and now residing in California, he adds: "I'm going to tell you the truth and I know this may sound very, very strange - I don't really perform the songs. I come to the show to watch the audience perform the songs. I don't really have to do the heavy lifting. It's a giant night of karaoke." Lionel compares his tens of thousands-strong audiences to a Rocky Horror Show performance, in a nod to the Richard O'Brien musical that inspires everyone to dress up in costume. Smiling, he says: "If I could tell you what I see from my best seat in the house, I've got people dressed up like Lionel Richie in the '80s, Lionel Richie in the '90s, I've got wigs and moustaches - you have no idea what I'm looking at. They put on the greatest show year after year." And, back to the UK audiences, as he prepares to head to arenas across the country, with the first date in Belfast on May 31, he adds: "They're out of control. These are out of control ruffians. I think they're enjoying their performance more than mine from what I can see. 'Every year they keep bringing back the family. It's hen's night, you don't know who or what is going to show up in front of you, but it's a party and it's a lot of fun." With a multi-generational fanbase boosted by his US talent show role, he adds: "Now that I'm on American Idol, I've got 9 to 12 year old fans and I'm not Mr Richie, I'm Lionel. 'Oh my god Mom, Dad, there's Lionel'." The star has his own "tribe" back home too, with children Nicole, Miles and Sofia Richie and three grandkids - Nicole's teenagers Harlow and Sparrow - and Sofia's baby Eloise, who will turn one on May 20. "Somewhere along the line God gives you this tribe of people, my kids Sofie, Nicole, Miles," he says. "You think you're doing some really powerful stuff and they come to you one day and say 'Dad, make sure you don't do anything to embarrass us'. "Now Sofie has her kid and now I've got this newbie Eloise - she doesn't know who the heck I am. I've got to start all over again trying to show Eloise who Pop Pop is. I love the tribe, I love the family growing and thank god I have a place to get away from the tribe some days. Pop Pop has a place to go, it's called on tour, I hang out on the road for a minute and I get to live the life I've always had." Married twice before, first to college sweetheart Brenda Harvey and later to actress Diane Alexander, Lionel has been in a third long-running relationship with model and entrepreneur Lisa Parigi, who is in her mid-30s, since 2014. "That's certainly on the... not to give you the highlight but I won't rule that out," he says intriguingly of marrying for a third time. "As I say to all my friends: 'Stay tuned'." And if a third nuptials is on the cards, Lionel has many famous friends who might get an invite, including fellow musician Stevie Wonder. There could even be an invitation pinging its way to Buckingham Palace, for King Charles III is another pal. "We've known each other for a very long time," says Lionel, who has been involved with the monarch's passion project The King's Trust - formerly The Prince's Trust - since the mid 1980s. "You never really think, with all of his friends and all of his history, you always think he knows a lot of people, but I must tell you I was deeply honoured when I got the Coronation invitation. Wow! "Then it became quite evident that he wants to spend time together. We were invited to private moments and I must tell you I enjoyed every minute of it. He has a great sense of humour. "Now that he's King he's got a lot of responsibility on his shoulder, but in his private time he has a great sense of humour. We get along quite well and I am proud to call him my friend." Fame comes at a price for any instantly recognisable celebrity, but it seems to be one the easygoing star is happy to accept. "If I want to go someplace and sit down by the pool and relax, that's not gonna happen," he says. "I've now become a citizen of the world, so wherever I am, I am a part of whatever family's close to me. I've been recognisable for so long, I've gotten used to people just starting talking to me. I'm hanging out at a family reunion, people know me and they start telling me how the songs involve their family." And when he does want to switch off, Lionel turns to nature. "I like gardening," says the star, who recently created a public space, Hello Park, close to his childhood home in Alabama. "I like hedges, I like stuff. "So I'm always planting new stuff on the grounds. My real chillout is out in the woods, creating the next garden. I just like to build things that grow. It's fascinating to me." Lionel Richie Say Hello To The Hits Tour, starts in Belfast on 31 May, continuing in Glasgow, London, Sheffield, Birmingham and Manchester. Advance tickets are available from venues, or ticket-selling websites
Miami Herald
03-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Las Vegas Strip casino signs another superstar singer residency
Las Vegas Strip casinos are full of long-running headliner residencies that often sell out. Several classic Vegas strip residencies have extended their engagements for years and even decades. Don't miss the move: Subscribe to TheStreet's free daily newsletter Pop superstar Barry Manilow has been booked on the Strip for over 20 years since he began performing in the International Theater at Westgate Las Vegas just off the Strip in February 2005. Related: Las Vegas Strip casino brings back iconic rock band for residency The singer in September 2023 broke Elvis Presley's record of 636 sold-out shows at the Westgate and continues selling out shows. In December 2024, he signed up for a lifetime residency at the casino's 1,582-seat International Theater. Legendary Las Vegas singer Wayne Newton, who began headlining at the Flamingo in 1963, three years ago opened his "Wayne: Up Close and Personal" residency at the Wayne Newton Theater in Bugsy's Cabaret at the Flamingo and extended the engagement through Dec. 31, 2025. Rock star Rod Stewart debuted his "Hits" residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Vegas in 2011, and, after 13 years and 200 shows, the ""Maggie May" singer closed the show on Aug. 7, 2024. Stewart launched his new The Encore Shows residency at the Colosseum in March 2025, with additional shows in May, June, September and October 2025. More Las Vegas: Las Vegas Strip Sphere signs another superstar band residencyLas Vegas Strip casino closes country superstar's residencyLas Vegas Strip casino signs global superstar singer to residency Superstar pop singer Lionel Richie launched his successful career with the funk-pop group The Commodores as singer-songwriter on their 1970s hits, such as "Sail On," Three Times a Lady," and "Easy." In 1980, Richie wrote country star Kenny Rogers' No. 1 hit song "Lady," and two years later he launched his solo career with his self-titled debut album and hit songs "You Are" and "Truly," before following that up with his No. 1 hit album in 1983, "Can't Slow Down," which included the hit "All Night Long." Richie sold over 125 million albums worldwide, and has won an Oscar, Golden Globe, and four Grammy Awards. He also was inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The pop star's popularity led Richie to add his name to the long list of superstar singers performing residencies on the Las Vegas Strip. The singer had been performing as a headliner in Nevada showrooms since the early 1980s, and in 2016 he headlined his "All The Hits" residency at Caesars Entertainment's Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino Las Vegas in next began his Encore Theater residency at Wynn Las Vegas in August 2019 and performed 36 sold-out shows through 2022. Richie's residency was so popular that he extended his King of Hearts engagement with six shows in October 2023 and again with 17 dates June 26 through Nov. 16, 2024. Related: Las Vegas Strip Sphere signs rock legends for longer residency Richie has signed on to extend his King of Hearts residency in the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas for six shows in October 2025 after selling out a three-show engagement in April. Tickets are on sale for shows on Oct. 15, 17, 18, 22, 24, and 25 through the Artist presale, which began April 2 at AEG and Amex presales begin April 3 at 10 a.m. Pacific time Tickets go on sale to the general public on April 4. Previously scheduled performances on April 9, 11, and 12 are sold out. Related: Legendary rock star signs for longer Las Vegas Strip residency The Arena Media Brands, LLC THESTREET is a registered trademark of TheStreet, Inc.
