Barry Manilow cancels more concerts amid recovery after cancer surgery

Singer-songwriter Barry Manilow announced Friday helium needs to reschedule respective much concerts arsenic helium continues to retrieve pursuing country aft helium was diagnosed with lung cancer. 

In a statement posted Friday to societal media, the 82-year-old said helium conscionable had a "very depressing visit" with his surgeon, who helium said told him: "Barry, you won't beryllium acceptable to bash a 90 infinitesimal show. Your lungs aren't acceptable yet."

Manilow said his surgeon said helium was successful "great signifier considering what you've been through, but your assemblage isn't ready," and told him: "You shouldn't bash the archetypal Arena shows. You won't marque it through."

The "Copacabana" hitmaker announced successful December that helium had been diagnosed with lung crab and needed to reschedule his January performance dates successful bid to person surgery. 

His upcoming arena shows were scheduled to statesman Feb. 27 successful Tampa, Florida, according to his website. Manilow said Friday helium has to reschedule the archetypal batch of shows from Feb. 27 done March 17.

Barry Manilow performs during the "Manilow: The Last Seattle Concert" astatine Climate Pledge Arena connected July 12, 2025. Mat Hayward / Getty Images

Manilow said that "deep down, I wanted to spell back—but my assemblage knew what my bosom didn't privation to admit: I wasn't ready." He said that portion he's been utilizing the treadmill 3 times a day, helium "still couldn't sing much than 3 songs successful a enactment earlier I had to stop."

"I'm SO, SO atrocious I person to reschedule immoderate of these archetypal Arena shows. Again! But erstwhile I bash travel back, I volition COME BACK!!!" helium added.

Manilow said his surgeon indicated helium mightiness beryllium capable to execute successful Las Vegas astatine the extremity of March and for the 2nd limb of the arena shows scheduled to statesman successful April.

In December, Manilow said an MRI scan detected "a cancerous spot" connected 1 of his lungs aft helium suffered a lengthy bout of bronchitis successful the midst of a residency successful Palm Springs, California.

"It's axenic luck (and a large doctor) that it was recovered truthful early," Manilow said astatine the time, adding that helium was having country to person the spot removed.

Emily Mae Czachor contributed to this report.

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