Lionel Richie plays Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida on August 11, 2017. Credit: Kamran Malik

Hello, is it the Commodores you’re looking for? Because almost half of Lionel Richie’s current setlist consists of the R&B jams that put him on the map.

Co-headliner Earth, Wind, and Fire—still featuring original members Philip Bailey, Verdine White, and Ralph Johnson—continues to salute the late Maurice White on a nightly basis, while also knocking out pretty much every horned up hit you could ever want. Though I have to say, its version of “Got To Get You Into My Life” doesn’t compare to The Beatles’ original.

Tickets to see Lionel Richie play Amalie Arena in Tampa on Saturday, Aug. 26 are still available and start at $37.20.

Subscribe to Creative Loafing newsletters.

Follow us: Apple News | Google News | NewsBreak | Reddit | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Or sign up for our RSS Feed

This article appears in Aug 17-23, 2023.

Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa Bay's calendar editor. He started as a freelance music writer in 2020 at the age of 18, and after spending years covering, announcing, and previewing concerts in...