Tag Archives: Lionel Richie
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REVIEW: Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire pull an ‘all-nighter’ at Chase Center
Lionel Richie performs at Chase Center in San Francisco on Sept. 8, 2023. Derek Fisher/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Grammy-winning artist Lionel Richie brought his Sing A Song All Night Long tour to Chase Center on Friday, headlining a bill that also included Earth, Wind & Fire. Richie kicked off…
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REWIND: The author of this column is very, very old
John Mellencamp, courtesy. Today, the day this column runs, I am old. OK, to be fair, I was old yesterday, too. It can be argued I was born old. But today is my 40th birthday so I’m especially old, in that way only an odometer birthday can drive home. Plus,…
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Insert Foot: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame did something right this year
Duran Duran performs at Outside Lands in Golden gate Park on Aug. 5, 2016. Che Holts/STAFF. It’s annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame week, which means the music snobs have arrived in force, and are currently crying about the good old days and how new inductee Pat Benatar…
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REWIND: Don’t bother voting, we’ll tell you who should make the Rock Hall
Dolly Parton performs at the UK Country Music Festival in an undated photo. Andrew Putler/Redferns. Our illustrious editor Roman Gokhman pointed out to me this week that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its nominees. I of course didn’t know this, because Halls of Fame are kind…
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REWIND: In honor of the Outside Lands that isn’t, the best Black artists from years past
Lizzo performs performs at Golden Gate Park during Outside Lands on Aug. 11, 2018. Joaquin Cabello/STAFF. I was supposed to be at Outside Lands in Golden Gate Park right now. And by “right now” I mean both as I’m writing this and as you’re reading it, since I’m assuming…
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Insert Foot: Terrible things still not as horrible as more ‘We Are the World’
Rendering: Adam Pardee/STAFF. I heard Lionel Richie was talking about redoing “We Are the World.” Awesome, I immediately thought. The COVID has officially dried up the world’s supply of creativity (as I, ironically, desperately searched for a topic two hours before deadline). As you know, there are too many…
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Outside Lands announces daily set times
Outside Lands stage times. Festival organizers released the schedule Thursday for the ninth annual Outside Lands Music Festival in Golden Gate Park and added two new performers to the lineup in Felly and Haley Heynderickx. Headliners Twenty One Pilots, Child Gambino and Paul Simon will close down the Lands End main…
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Outside Lands announces daily schedule for 2016
Festival organizers released the schedule Thursday for the ninth annual Outside Lands Music Festival in Golden Gate Park. Headliners LCD Soundsystem, Radiohead and Lionel Richie will close down the Lands End main stage on the Polo Field on Aug. 5, 6 and 7, respectively. On the Twin Peaks stage in…
