Lionel Richie
New dates for Lionel Richie's tour with Mariah Carey have been revealed. Pictured: Richie performing on June 9, 2016 in New York. Getty Images

Following a knee injury, Lionel Richie was forced to postpone his tour with Mariah Carey. Two weeks later, the singers are ready to get back on the road, albeit for a smaller 2017 tour. Originally scheduled to be a 35-date event taking place from March to May, the tour will now only feature 21 dates. A number of cities including Pittsburgh, Nashville and Cleveland have been canceled.

The rescheduled tour will now begin on July 21 in Oakland, California, at the Oracle Arena and finish on Sept. 5 in Seattle at the KeyArena. “We had a small window between Lionel’s continued touring plans overseas in the fall and Mariah’s scheduled Las Vegas residency to fit as many dates as we could route,” a statement from Live Nation read. Tickets for the tour are on sale now.

Lionel Richie with Mariah Carey 2017 Tour Dates:

  • July 21 – Oakland, California – Oracle Arena
  • July 22 – Sacramento, California – Golden 1 Center
  • July 27 – San Diego – Viejas Arena
  • July 30 – Anaheim, California – Honda Center
  • July 31 – Los Angeles – Hollywood Bowl
  • Aug. 3 – Dallas – American Airlines Center
  • Aug. 4 – Houston – Toyota Center
  • Aug. 6 – New Orleans – Smoothie King Center
  • Aug. 10 – Fort Lauderdale, Florida – BB&T Center
  • Aug. 11 – Tampa, Florida – Amalie Arena
  • Aug. 13 – Atlanta – Infinite Energy Arena
  • Aug. 16 – Philadelphia – Wells Fargo Center
  • Aug. 18 – Newark, New Jersey – Prudential Center
  • Aug. 19 – New York City – Madison Square Garden
  • Aug. 22 – Boston – TD Garden
  • Aug. 24 – Toronto – Air Canada Centre
  • Aug. 26 – Chicago – United Center
  • Aug. 27 – Kansas City, Missouri – Sprint Center
  • Aug. 29 – Denver – Pepsi Center
  • Sept. 1 – Edmonton, Alberta – Rogers Place
  • Sept. 3 – Vancouver – Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena
  • Sept. 5 – Seattle – Key Arena

While Live Nation claims the reason for the smaller tour is due to the artist’s busy schedules, sources close to Billboard say it also has to do with lackluster sales. According to the website “ticket sales for some of the dates on the original tour had been so-so” and smaller markets were skipped over for bigger cities. That may be the reason the “Hello” singer had to change two nights in Los Angeles to one and two nights in New York City for night only at Madison Square Garden.

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