Lionel Richie's King of Hearts residency returns to Encore Theater for three November nights

After a summer health scare and an October warm-up run, Richie is back at Wynn's 1,480-seat room Nov. 11, 13 and 14.

Somewhere on the Encore Theater stage next Wednesday night there will be a piano, and on it, if past form holds, the first few chords of "Hello." Lionel Richie is back at Wynn Las Vegas for the closing stretch of his fall run: Wednesday, Nov. 11, Friday, Nov. 13 and Saturday, Nov. 14, all at 8 p.m.

Those three nights finish a six-show block of his King of Hearts residency that Richie announced over the summer. The first half, Oct. 14, 16 and 17, is already in the books. Tickets for the whole run went on sale July 31 through Ticketmaster, and the box office has also posted two more dates for January 8 and 9, 2027, which Wynn's own listing now shows.

The fall shows carry a little more weight than a routine residency return. According to JamBase, these are Richie's first Las Vegas performances since a medical issue forced him to cut short the opening night of his Sing A Song All Night Long Tour with Earth, Wind & Fire on June 24. The October dates went ahead as scheduled, which is the best sign there is for next week.

Las Vegas is not where Richie comes from, but it has become the city he plays most. In our own records he has more shows here than in any other market — 137 — and FOX5, citing Wynn, puts his sold-out count at Encore Theater above 55. JamBase, reporting the same announcement, says more than 50. Either way, this is a room he knows.

This is a room he knows.

It is also a room that suits him. Wynn lists the Encore Theater at about 1,480 seats, which is small for an artist Wynn bills as having sold more than 125 million albums worldwide. Nobody in that theater is far from the piano, and that is the point of a residency like this one: the songs you have heard at weddings and in grocery stores for forty years, played close enough to see the hands.

What songs? Ticketmaster's preview of the residency lists "Hello," "Running With the Night," "Easy" paired with "My Love," "Sail On" and "Three Times a Lady" among what to expect. Set lists move, but those are not songs Richie tends to leave out.

There is no new record to promote this time. Rumors over the summer of a new studio album were not confirmed by Richie's camp, so treat these as catalog nights, which is what most people buying a ticket want anyway.

For anyone weighing the splurge, Wynn offers three VIP packages, with perks that include premium reserved seating, a merch package and an on-stage photo with the piano. Standard seats are on the same Wynn and Ticketmaster pages.

Go early, have a drink in the Encore, and let the man play the hits.

Sources: Lionel Richie Tickets – Wynn Las Vegas (wynnlasvegas.com); Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas – Wynn stories (wynnlasvegas.com); Lionel Richie at Encore Theater – Ticketmaster (ticketmaster.com); Lionel Richie Setlists: King of Hearts Las Vegas Residency – Ticketmaster Blog (blog.ticketmaster.com); Lionel Richie announces six 'King of Hearts' shows at Wynn Las Vegas this fall – FOX5 (fox5vegas.com); Lionel Richie Revives Las Vegas Residency With 6 Fall 2026 Shows – JamBase (jambase.com); Lionel Richie, new Studio Album and Tour in 2027? – Mediamass (en.mediamass.net)