Months after announcing his lung cancer diagnosis, Barry Manilow is getting his health back to performance-ready.
On Friday, the Grammy winner announced that he’s “making great progress” with his cancer treatment, and although he has to cancel his Hits Come Home residency dates in May at Westgate Resort in Las Vegas, Manilow plans to return to the stage with his upcoming UK arena dates starting June 9 in Glasgow.
“Good news! I went to the doctor yesterday and he said I’m making great progress and look great! Well of course I do! Thank you very much!” he wrote on X. “All the training and exercising I’ve put in is paying off. He did say, however, that I’m not quite ready for Vegas. That means I won’t be able to return for our May shows at @WestgateVegas.”
Manilow added, “But the good news is he said I will be ready for my June arena shows in the UK. It’s going to be great to see you all in the UK. Westgate Las Vegas is my home away from home…and I’ll see you all in July. In the meantime…come to the UK! We’ll be there in June and hope you will be too! See you then… Barry”
In December, Manilow revealed that he had in MRI that indicated a “cancerous spot” on his left lung, which turned out to be Stage 1 lung cancer.
Manilow subsequently postponed his The Last Concerts tour to March and April, also taking break from his Vegas residency.
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