Lionel Richie returns to the Encore Theater for three nights this November. King of Hearts plays Wednesday, November 11, Friday, November 13 and Saturday, November 14, 2026, with every show starting at 8:00 PM Pacific Time, according to the official Wynn Las Vegas listing. Richie has made this room a regular Las Vegas home, and the reason is obvious: a singer whose ballads and party songs have filled arenas for forty years, performing in a theater of about 1,500 seats where the piano feels close enough to touch.
The catalog does the heavy lifting. From the Commodores years with Easy, Three Times a Lady and Brick House, through the solo run of Hello, All Night Long (All Night), Dancing on the Ceiling, Truly, Endless Love with Diana Ross and Say You, Say Me, a Lionel Richie set is essentially a history of radio across two decades. In a theater setting the format tightens into stories and arrangements built around his piano, which suits ballads especially well, while the Friday and Saturday shows traditionally draw the biggest singalong crowds of a three-night stand.
Dates and time
Lionel Richie performs on Wednesday, November 11, Friday, November 13 and Saturday, November 14, 2026 at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas. All three shows start at 8:00 PM Pacific Time, according to the official Wynn Las Vegas listing. Las Vegas is on Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8) on these dates. There is no Thursday show, so visitors in town for the full week can choose between a quieter Wednesday performance or the Friday and Saturday nights, when the theater and the whole Wynn complex are at their busiest.
Venue
The Encore Theater is inside Encore at Wynn Las Vegas, 3131 Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV 89109, on the north Strip. It is one of the most comfortable headline rooms in the city: wide seats, short distances to the stage and acoustics tuned for vocals and piano. For a performer like Richie, whose shows depend on the audience hearing every word of the ballads, that intimacy is the point, and it is why his Las Vegas dates are staged here rather than in an arena. The theater entrance is a short walk from Encore’s main valet through the casino level.
Tickets
Tickets for all three nights are available through the official Wynn Las Vegas listing for Lionel Richie: King of Hearts. The Wynn listing does not publish a starting ticket price, so check the official event page for the current price of each date, including fees, before you buy. Wednesday usually retains the widest seat choice the longest, while Saturday tends to sell first. Orchestra-center seats are the premium choice in this room, but the theater’s compact design means balcony and side seats still feel close. Buy through the official listing or the Wynn box office where possible.
Getting to Encore Theater
Encore and Wynn provide self-parking and valet parking at the north end of the Strip, entered from Las Vegas Boulevard and Sands Avenue. Friday and Saturday are peak nights, so arrive early enough to enjoy the resort before the 8:00 PM start rather than rushing from the garage. The resorts connect by walkway and are a short walk from the Palazzo and Venetian; Resorts World is about ten minutes on foot. Rideshare drop-off at the Encore main entrance is usually the simplest door-to-door option from elsewhere on the Strip.
More Las Vegas events
Planning a longer stay? Read our guide to the 2026 Las Vegas Grand Prix, which returns to the Strip circuit in November.