Barry Manilow, 82, Announces New Tour Dates One Month After Revealing Lung Cancer Diagnosis
- - Barry Manilow, 82, Announces New Tour Dates One Month After Revealing Lung Cancer Diagnosis
Jack IrvinJanuary 14, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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Barry Manilow announced a string of new tour dates this week
The new shows will take place throughout March in Charlotte, N.C., Norfolk, Va., Baltimore, Cincinnati, Nashville and Lexington, Ky.
The "Copacabana" singer revealed he was undergoing treatment earlier this month due to a cancerous spot found in his left lung
Barry Manilow is preparing his return to the stage!
This week, the "Copacabana" singer, 82, announced a string of new tour dates after he revealed he was undergoing treatment earlier this month due to a cancerous spot found in his left lung.
"SURPRISE!!! Barry is feeling great…so great that he’s decided to add six additional concerts to his existing March schedule," read a statement shared to Manilow's Instagram on Saturday, Jan. 10.
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The new shows will take place throughout March in Charlotte, N.C., Norfolk, Va., Baltimore, Cincinnati, Nashville and Lexington, Ky.
Tickets first become available through an artist presale from Jan. 14 at 10 a.m. local time to Jan. 15 at 10 p.m. local time, followed by local and partner presales from Jan. 15 at 10 a.m. local time to 10 p.m. local time.
The general on-sale launches Jan. 16 at 10 a.m. local time.
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Barry Manilow performs during the "Manilow: The Last Seattle Concert" on July 12, 2025 in Seattle, Washington.
During each show, the "Mandy" performer will celebrate local music educators with the Manilow Music Teacher Award from his Manilow Music Project, a program of the Manilow Fund.
Nominees will be announced on Jan. 22, and fans can then vote for the recipient of a $5,000 cash award and $5,000 in “Manilow Bucks” for classroom instrument purchases.
Last month, Manilow announced a break from performing via Facebook after doctors found the cancerous spot in his lung. "As many of you know I recently went through six weeks of bronchitis followed by a relapse of another five weeks," he said at the time.
"Even though I was over the bronchitis and back on stage at the Westgate Las Vegas, my wonderful doctor ordered an MRI to make sure that everything was OK," continued Manilow.
He added, "The MRI discovered a cancerous spot on my left lung that needs to be removed. It's pure luck (and a great doctor) that it was found so early. That's the good news."
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Manilow the "bad news" was that he needed surgery to remove the spot. "The doctors do not believe it was spread and I'm taking tests to confirm their diagnosis. So, that's it. No chemo. No radiation. Just chicken soup and I Love Lucy reruns," he explained.
The icon, who postponed several shows at the time, later told PEOPLE he was feeling "great" and had "no symptoms."
"I’m thankful that my doctors were proactive and ran tests that typically wouldn’t be done," he continued, adding that the cancer is stage one. "They caught it very, very early."
See Manilow's full list of 2026 tour dates below.
Feb. 27 – Tampa, FL - Benchmark International Arena
March 1 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
March 2 – Norfolk, VA – Scope Arena
March 3 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena
March 5 – Cincinnati, OH – Heritage Bank Center
March 6 – Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena
March 7 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
March 9 – Lexington, KY – Rupp Arena
March 11 – Charleston, SC – North Charleston Coliseum
March 13 – Orlando, FL – Kia Center
March 14 – Sunrise, FL – Amerant Bank Arena
March 16 & 17 – Estero, FL – Hertz Arena
April 24 – Greensboro, NC – FIrst Horizon Coliseum
April 27 – Jacksonville, FL – VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
April 29 – Duluth, GA – Gas South Arena
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