Barry Manilow pushes back start of arena tour over health concerns
· Toronto Sun
Seventies pop icon Barry Manilow has reportedly had to postpone the start of his latest arena tour after another health setback, but promises he’ll be back.
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The 82-year-old hitmaker told fans he’s currently struggling to return to the stage just weeks before his highly anticipated arena dates, per FOX News.
Manilow said he had a tough conversation with his doctor, who put the kibosh on his return to performing now.
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“Just got home from visiting the surgeon. Very depressing visit,” the I Write the Songs hitmaker said on X.
“I told him that I have been using the treadmill three times a day (I have), but that I still couldn’t sing more than three songs in a row before I had to stop. He said, ‘Barry, you won’t be ready to do a 90-minute show. Your lungs aren’t ready yet. You’re in great shape considering what you’ve been through, but your body isn’t ready. You shouldn’t do the first arena shows. You won’t make it through.’”
Singer had been doing exercise every day in preparation for his tour
Manilow had been in deep recovery mode since a cancer spot was found on a lung in December after he battle bronchitis, dedicating himself to daily exercise but he’s still not quite ready for the physical demands of touring.
“I had a feeling he’d say that. Deep down … my body knew what my heart didn’t want to admit: I wasn’t ready,” Manilow said.
Now the pop singer is rescheduling his shows from Feb. 27 to March 17 and is still looking at a Las Vegas residency at the end of March and and arena tour starting in April.
“When I do come back, I will COME BACK!!!” Manilow vowed. “The doctor said that my body had been through hell and that it needed time to heal. So, I’m going back to healing.”
The singer signed his note with, “All my love and gratitude, B.”
And Manilow assured fans that the spot was caught early and hadn’t spread back in December.
“It’s pure luck (and a great doctor) that it was found so early,” Manilow said at the time, adding no chemo or radiation was necessary.
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