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Description: The veteran singer-songwriter takes a trip through his back catalogue of hits spanning almost 30 years.
Phone: 0871220 0260
Website: www.theo2.co.uk
Email: customerservices@theo2.co.uk
Trains: Tube: North Greenwich, BR: Westcombe Park Railway Station 
, Tube / Bus: 108, 129, 161, 188, 422, 472, 486 
Extra info: Telephones, Pub, Air Conditioning, Food
Mightily enjoyable stuff: Lionel Richie
From the opening bars of Easy to the final flourish of All Night Long, Lionel Richie’s Saturday night show at the O2 was all-out entertainment. In front of a crowd who would have first encountered Lionel on vinyl, he rollicked through his greatest hits, stopping only briefly to play Just Go, the eponymous single from his latest album.
Dressed in tight leather trousers, the 59-year-old’s wardrobe hasn’t changed much during his career. Luckily, his voice hasn’t either — a soaring, soulful tenor that belted out two hours of big ballads.
Richie was backed by a five-piece band, which included the most overworked saxophonist in the history of popular music. No cheesy cliché was left unturned, but it was mightily enjoyable stuff. There was the schmaltz of Stuck On You, the understated Tender Heart and the Eighties rock of Dancing on the Ceiling. Elsewhere, Richie joked that surviving 40 years in music was nothing compared with putting up with his “it girl” daughter, Nicole, for 27. “That’s harder than rock ’n’ roll,” he quipped.
Hello and Three Times A Lady were hard work, too, with Richie beginning to sound like the black Barry Manilow many critics have compared him to. But as the congas of All Night Long kicked in, we were given a triumphant finale.
Forty years on, Richie still deserves our endless love.
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Greetings Rick! My name is Andre Delano, "the most overworked saxophonist in the history of popular music." (LOL) Thank you for your review of the London 02 Show. At your leisure, check out my website www.andredelano.com. I would also like to provide you with my latest CD "My So Fine" for your listening pleasure. Maybe I will get the chance to meet you next time I am London with Lionel Richie!
Warmest Regards,
Andre Delano
Sax/ Keys/ Vocals
with Lionel Richie
- Andre Delano, LA, CA
Lionel Richie really was the King of the stage at the O2, he was truly awesome. He had everyone up singing and dancing along to the more upbeat songs and the slow songs gave you goosebumps. After hearing so many of his songs on the radio & CD for so many years and then actually experiencing hearing it from the man himself was an experience I won't forget in a long time.
I strongly disagree that Hello & Three Times a Lady were 'hard work'!!
Lionel rocks!!!
- Emma, Noak Bridge, Essex
