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Lionel Richie, Earth, Wind & Fire Playing Philadelphia In August

The legendary performers will take the stage at the Wells Fargo Center this August. Tickets go on sale next week.

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Lionel Richie performs onstage during MusiCares Persons of the Year Honoring Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson at Los Angeles Convention Center on February 03, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.
Lionel Richie performs onstage during MusiCares Persons of the Year Honoring Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson at Los Angeles Convention Center on February 03, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

PHILADELPHIA — Two legendary acts are coming to Philadelphia for a night of smooth and funky sounds in August.

The Wells Fargo Center will host Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire on Tuesday, Aug. 15.

Tickets go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. Monday, March 13.

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Get tickets online here.

Citi cardmembers can get presale tickets starting Tuesday.

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VIP packages will also be available.

Philadelphia is the seventh stop on Richie's "Sing A Song All Night Long" tour.

In 2022 Richie, who has now sold over 125 million albums, was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, won the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song by the Library Congress, and was honored with the Icon Award at the American Music Awards.

Earth, Wind & Fire has sold more than 100 million albums worldwide and has won nine Grammy Awards.

These two iconic artists have now sold a combined quarter billion albums worldwide.

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