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Lionel Richie Kicks Off Tour In Belfast As Fans Worldwide Beg For Concerts

Lionel Richie kicked off his tour with a hugely successful opening in Belfast, and then the internet was beseeching him to take the show...

My idol, I love you with all respect,” while another added “Rio de Janeiro waiting for you.” Others had The Town festival in São Paulo, being held on September 13, in mind: secretly hoping, of course, for a Richie surprise. But it was not just the Brazilians: within moments, comments started pouring in from Chile, Australia, Spain, and Switzerland, with fans tagging the singer and dropping location pins as breadcrumbs to their hometowns. Spanish fans promising “In Madrid we’ll see each other,” etc., in Portuguese comments about dream concerts–there appears to be a universal language here in Lionel’s catalog of hits.

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