CAPITOL GOES LIVE WITH LIONEL

Capitol Records will release Lionel Richie’s Live From Las Vegas on 8/23, the first release from the singer on the label. He starts a national tour on 5/28.

Richie’s Hello Tour opens at Smart Financial Centre in Sugar Land, Texas, and will include stops at Radio City Music Hall on 7/17 in New York City and the Hollywood Bowl on 8/5. All tickets purchased online will include a CD copy of Live from Las Vegas.

Pre-sale ticketing starts Tuesday; most dates go on sale Friday.

Live from Las Vegas was recorded at Zappos Theater at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino and features solo hits such as “All Night Long” and “Say You, Say Me,” as well as hits from his days in The Commodores.

5/28 Sugar Land, Texas – Smart Financial Centre

5/30 Chattanooga, Tenn. – Riverbend Festival

6/1 Jacksonville Fla. – Daily’s Place Amphitheatre

6/11-12 Highland Park, Ill. – Ravinia Festival

6/12 Highland Park, IL – Ravinia Festival

6/14 Springfield, Ill. – The Bank of Springfield Center

6/27 Toronto – Budweiser Stage

6/29 Youngstown, Ohio – Covelli Centre

6/30 Detroit – DTE Amphitheatre

7/2 Milwaukee – Summerfest

7/10 Portsmouth, Va. – Union Bank & Trust Pavilion

7/12-13 Atlantic City, N.J. – Mark G. Etess Arena

7/15 Vienna, Va. – Wolf Trap Center for the Performing Arts

7/17-18 New York – Radio City Music Hall

7/20 Uncasville, Conn. – Mohegan Sun Arena

7/23 Canandaigua, N.Y. – Constellation Brands, Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center

7/25 Greensboro, N.C. – Greensboro Coliseum

7/27 Hollywood, Fla. – Seminole Hard Rock Live Event Center

7/28 Tampa – Amalie Arena

7/31 Atlanta – Chastain Park Amphitheatre

8/5 Los Angeles – Hollywood Bowl

8/6 Santa Barbara – Santa Barbara Bowl

8/9-10 Las Vegas – Encore Theater, Wynn

8/14 Morrison, Col. – Red Rocks Amphitheatre

8/17 Stateline, Nev. – Lake Tahoe Harveys Outdoor Arena ^

8/20 Redmond, Wash. – Marymoor Park

8/21 Portland – Theatre of the Clouds at Rose Garden Arena

8/24 Stanford – Stanford University, Frost Amphitheater

8/30 St. Paul, Minn. – Minnesota State Fair