Barry Manilow Announces 6 New 2026 Concerts After Undergoing Surgery for Lung Cancer

Get ready for the music and fashion, because Barry Manilow has bounced back from surgery and has announced six new shows for 2026. The news came on Tuesday (Jan. 13) with a post on the celebrated singer’s social media accounts, and arrives after the Grammy winner revealed days before Christmas that he had been diagnosed with stage one lung cancer.

“Barry is feeling great…so great that he’s decided to add six additional concerts to his existing March schedule,” the caption on the Instagram post read. A press release also noted that the singer’s “operation went well and his medical team is optimistic.”

The six new shows — which will all be held at arenas at the beginning of March — are set to hit Charlotte, N.C.; Norfolk, Va.; Baltimore; Cincinnati; Nashville; and Lexington, Ky. The press release notes that these will be “his final concerts in these cities.” But better news lies ahead for fans: The release also said that Manilow is set to release new music this year.

When Manilow — who released his latest song, “Once Before I Go,” in September — shared his cancer diagnosis with fans in December, he also postponed all of his January shows. His first show back after surgery will now take place Feb. 27 at the Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Fla., with the shows continuing through the end of April, wrapping up on the 29th at Gas South Arena in Duluth, Ga.

In revealing his diagnosis, the singer shared that he had been recovering from bronchitis when his doctor ordered an MRI of his lungs just to be safe — and that’s when a cancerous spot was found on his left lung. “The doctors do not believe it has spread and I’m taking tests to confirm their diagnosis,” he said in his statement at the time. “So, that’s it. No chemo. No radiation. Just chicken soup and I Love Lucy reruns.”

See Manilow’s announcement below for the newly announced dates: