Barry Manilow (barry manilow) postpones U.S. farewell shows after lung surgery update

barry manilow announced that several February and March arena dates on his U. S. farewell tour have been postponed while he recovers from lung surgery, after medical advice to prioritize healing. The performer has shared new summer dates for a subset of the postponed concerts and said ticket holders will have their purchases honored for the new dates.

Barry Manilow reschedules U. S. dates

Organizers issued a rescheduling update that moved a group of affected shows into late July and early August. The announced rescheduled U. S. dates include July 30 in Charleston, SC; Aug. 1 in Nashville, TN; Aug. 2 in Columbus, OH; Aug. 4 in Lexington, KY; Aug. 5 in Cincinnati, OH; Aug. 7 in Baltimore, MD; and Aug. 8 in Norfolk, VA. The new dates were disclosed later in the summer window and tickets for the originally scheduled performances will be honored on the replacement dates.

barry manilow recovery details

In public statements about his recovery, he described difficulty sustaining long stretches of singing, saying he could not sing more than three songs in a row before needing to stop. He has been keeping up daily exercises and has worked on increasing his stamina. After a visit with his doctor, he relayed that the medical assessment was that "your lungs aren’t ready yet, " and that he would not be fit to complete a 90-minute arena set at this stage of recovery. Those comments underpinned the decision to postpone the early arena shows while he continues rehabilitation.

Tour schedule, remaining dates and next steps

Certain March shows—specifically performances in Tampa, Orlando, Sunrise and Estero, Florida—have new dates that have not yet been announced and remain pending rescheduling. The remainder of the U. S. itinerary was described as unaffected and expected to occur as scheduled. The farewell arena tour also includes a U. K. summer leg with dates in Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Cardiff, Birmingham and London earlier in the summer window.

The immediate observable indicators are the mix of announced rescheduled dates and a set of postponed shows still awaiting new dates. Tickets for postponed shows will be valid on the newly announced dates; fans holding tickets for the Florida shows are awaiting those specific replacements.

Key takeaways:

• Several February–March arena dates were postponed while he recovers from lung surgery; some new summer dates have been announced.
• Canceled or postponed Florida shows (Tampa, Orlando, Sunrise, Estero) still lack new dates.
• He has reported limited vocal stamina and said medical advice warned he was not ready for a full 90-minute arena set; ticket holders will be accommodated.

Forward look: with a timetable of replacement dates already published for part of the schedule and additional dates pending, the next clear milestones will be the formal announcement of the new March dates for the Florida shows and any future statements on his vocal recovery. If his breathing capacity improves to support a full arena set, the rescheduled concerts can proceed as planned; if not, further timetable adjustments remain a possibility and will be reflected in additional rescheduling notices.