Barry Manilow suddenly cancelled his concert hours before it was set to begin.
The 83-year-old crooner was scheduled to perform in Lexington, Kentucky on Tuesday, August 4. Just before its start time, he wrote to X: "Due to unforeseen circumstances tonight's show in Lexington has been rescheduled."
While Barry didn't provide a reason, the cancellation comes a year after his stage 1 lung cancer diagnosis and marks the second show postponement this year. As the "Copacabana" singer battles cancer, let's take a look back at all he's said about his health over the years.
© Getty ImagesBarry Manilow's cancer diagnosis
In December 2025, Barry was diagnosed with stage 1 lung cancer after doctors discovered a tumor on his left lung. News broke just after he concluded a five-night series of Christmas concerts in California.
"As many of you know, I recently went through six weeks of bronchitis followed by a relapse of another five weeks," the singer wrote to Instagram. "Even though I was over the bronchitis and back on stage…my wonderful doctor ordered an MRI just to make sure that everything was OK. The MRI discovered a cancerous spot on my left lung that needs to be removed."
Barry continued: "It's pure luck (and a great doctor) that it was found so early. That's the good news," adding that he was set to undergo a surgery to remove the tumor.
© Getty ImagesBarry on how his cancer treatment will impact his voice
In June 2026, the singer appeared on Good Morning America ahead of his summer tour. The iconic performer admitted: "My voice. I don't know whether it's coming back. I did my first sound check about a month ago, and I didn't sound like me at all. I just couldn't believe that. That it's over."
But, regardless of his voice, the star expressed: "I'm doing good. It took longer than I thought it was going to take to get past this lung cancer."
© InstagramThe singer opened up about how he doesn't feel whole
Four months after announcing his cancer diagnosis, Barry spoke with People about his treatment and how it's changed his life.
"You just don't even think about [how fragile life is]," Barry said. "And suddenly, you have lung cancer. But I'm still here. I'm not all here; there's part of me that isn't here — they took out a part of me, and now I've got to figure out, 'What do I do?'"
© WireImageBarry has been taking stock of his life
Barry is married to Garry Kief, 78, who has supported him along both his music and health journey.
"It has really, really made me take stock of my life," the Tony winner explained. "This made me stop and think about: Have I done what I wanted to do, and have I made people happy? Have I been a good friend? All of those cornball things that I've read for all of my life, I started to think about that, too. It really did stop me in my tracks."
© Getty ImagesThe singer's vulnerability
On his Good Morning America appearance in June, Barry got vulnerable. The singer acknowledged that he didn't know if he would make it while battling pneumonia in the ICU.
Barry said: "I was in ICU for seven days. It was terrifying. There was a couple of moments there that I thought, you know, this may be goodbye." But after his recovery, he added: "I can't wait to get back. I'm in great shape. I'm ready to go. I just hope my voice is. If I sound good, that would be just great."
