Barry Manilow has shared a health update after being forced to cancel run of shows following his cancer diagnosis.
Just days before Christmas, the Copacabana singer, 82, revealed doctors had found a cancerous spot on his lung and he would be undergoing surgery. He noted at the time that he would not have to undergo chemo or radiation.
In an update shared to his Instagram this week, Barry said he was now ‘feeling great’ after his treatment.
The post read: ‘SURPRISE!!! Barry is feeling great…so great that he’s decided to add six additional concerts to his existing March schedule.”
‘Barry will now visit Charlotte, Norfolk, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Nashville, and Lexington this March!
‘Years from now, when you look back on these dates, you’ll want to know you were there to say goodbye.’
Barry Manilow has shared a health update after being forced to cancel run of shows following his cancer diagnosis (pictured in February 2025)
Just days before Christmas, the Copacabana singer, 82, revealed doctors had found a cancerous spot on his lung and he would be undergoing surgery
In December, Barry explained that his doctor had suggested an MRI after he suffered from two separate bouts of bronchitis that lasted for weeks.
‘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,’ he wrote on Instagram.
He added that it was ‘pure luck’ that the spot was discovered early.
A cancerous spot on the lung, called a lung nodule, is common and often benign, but needs evaluation due to its link with lung cancer, the leading cancer killer, according to the Mayo Clinic.
The star is a longtime smoker who has switched to vaping in recent years.
Barry told the London Evening Standard in 2012 that he’d been smoking since age nine.
He was spotted vaping in Palm Springs just weeks ago in photos obtained by Daily Mail.
In a December 22 Instagram post, the singer told fans he would be taking a break to focus on his recovery.
In an update shared to his Instagram this week, Barry said he was now ‘feeling great’ after his treatment
In December, Barry explained that his doctor had suggested an MRI after he suffered from two separate bouts of bronchitis that lasted for weeks (pictured in 2023)
The star is a longtime smoker who has switched to vaping in recent years. Barry told the London Evening Standard in 2012 that he’d been smoking since age nine (pictured 2024)
He detailed: ‘The bad news is that now that the Christmas Gift Of Love concerts are over I’m going into surgery to have the spot removed.
‘The doctors do not believe it has 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.’
The entertainer was supposed to hit the stage for US tour dates in January 2026, visiting cities including Orlando, Tampa, Charleston, Greensboro and Columbus.
‘The only follow-up is a month to recover and that means we will have to reschedule the January arena concerts… I’m very sorry that you have to change your plans,’ he wrote.
Barry said that he would be performing again in February and said: ‘Something tells me February is going to be one big party…
‘I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and New Year and remember, if you even have the slightest symptom, get tested!’
