Fans of Lionel Richie will be hoping it's fourth time's a charm for the 'Three Times A Lady' singer when it comes to him appearing at the Eden Sessions. 

The Eden Project has announced today that Lionel Richie is the first act confirmed for next year’s Eden Sessions.

The international superstar is set to appear in front of the world-famous Biomes on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, having first been booked for 2020 but then seeing a series of cancellations due to Covid.

He last played two sell-out shows at Eden in July 2016, with the Eden Project hailing them as "among the greatest in the history of the Sessions."

Rita Broe, Managing Director of Eden Sessions Ltd, said: “We’re thrilled to announce Lionel Richie as our first confirmed act for the 2023 Sessions. His previous shows at Eden were amazing and live long in the memory.

“We’re sure his legions of fans will be as excited as we are that he’s taking to our stage again next summer.”

Hailing from Tuskegee, Alabama, Lionel Richie is a music icon famous worldwide for mega-hits such as Endless Love, Lady, All Night Long, Hello and Dancing on the Ceiling, as well as co-writing We Are the World, for USA for Africa.

His acclaimed song catalogue also includes his early work with The Commodores, where he developed a ground-breaking style that defied genre categories, penning smash hits such as Three Times a Lady, Still, and Easy.

This year Lionel Richie received the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song by the Library of Congress and was nominated to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

He has also been a judge on ABC’s American Idol for the past five seasons. He launched his Las Vegas headlining residency show, Lionel Richie - All the Hits in April 2016 and recently extended his Back to Las Vegas residency with a 12-show engagement.

Tickets for Lionel Richie at the Eden Project on June 7, 2023, cost £83 plus a £10.80 booking fee.

Tickets will go on sale to Inside Track Passholders from 12 noon on Wednesday November 2 until 12 noon Saturday November 5, 2022.

Tickets go on general sale at 12 noon on Monday, November 7, 2022.

In September 2019 the Eden Project and global live events company AEG Presents announced a new partnership, Eden Sessions Ltd, to run the Eden Sessions.

In September last year Volvo Car UK announced a new three-year partnership as the Official Automotive Partner of the Eden Project and the Eden Sessions music concerts, a deal brokered by AEG Global Partnerships.

For more information on the Eden Sessions go to: https://www.edensessions.com/line-up/