All Night Long: Lionel Richie live tour in Indonesia

Lionel Richie, legendary pop singer who needs little introduction, is set to stage a special performance in Jakarta on April 3, 2014 to quench the longing of all his fans in Indonesia.

Lionel Richie, legendary pop singer who needs little introduction, is set to stage a special performance in Jakarta on April 3, 2014 to quench the longing of all his fans in Indonesia. To be held at the Jakarta Convention Center, the concert forms part of the All the Hits-All Night Long Tour that takes Lionel Richie to the USA, Europe, Australia, and Asia.

Chosen as one of the countries in the Asia Tour that also include Japan, China, and the Philippines, Indonesia is known to have a massive base of Lionel Richie fans, where his hits are adored by cross generations of music lovers across the archipelago. The concert will be Lionel Richieโ€™s second performance in Indonesia after his first successful show in 2006 which was also staged at the Jakarta Convention Center.

At the age of 64, the charismatic singer will definitely indulge the audience in this capital city with his distinct voice in some of the most everlasting romantic hits of all times , such as โ€œHelloโ€ โ€œSay You Say Meโ€, โ€œStuck on Youโ€, โ€œEasyโ€, โ€œAll Night Longโ€, โ€œEndless Loveโ€, and more. Richie will also perform a duet with one of Indonesian pop diva whose name has still been kept secret.

Five-time Grammy Award winner Lionel Richie is a music icon known for his solo hits and as a member of the Commodores. Collectively he has sold more than 100 million albums, and written and recorded chart-topping hits. Lionel Richie rose from humble beginnings in Tuskegee, Alabama, USA, to become one of the most influential figures in music.

Richie was singer, songwriter and front man of the legendary band The Commodores, with hits including โ€œBrick Houseโ€, โ€œToo Hot To Trotโ€, and โ€œMachine Gunโ€. He also wrote classic ballads while in The Commodores, including โ€œEasyโ€, โ€œSail Onโ€ and โ€œThree Times A Ladyโ€.

An Oscar and Golden Globe winner, Richie went solo in 1982 and dominated the decade with hits like โ€œTrulyโ€, โ€œYou Areโ€, โ€œSay You Say Meโ€, โ€œBallerina Girlโ€, โ€œRunning With The Nightโ€ and โ€œDancing On The Ceilingโ€. His latest album, Tuskegee (released in 2012), featuring duets with country superstars Tim McGraw, Willie Nelson, Blake Shelton, and Shania Twain went to No. 1 on the Billboard chart and sold more than one million copies.

The concert in Indonesia is brought by Blackrock Entertainment, who last year successfully staged the spectacular concert of Metallica at the Bung Karno Sport Complex Main Stadium.

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