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Barry Manilow cancelled his Las Vegas concert, just hours before he was due on stage.
The singer, 83, who underwent surgery for lung cancer late last year, was set to perform at the Westgate International Theater on Friday and Saturday night but announced on Friday afternoon they weren't going to go ahead.
Barry posted the following statement on his Instagram: 'We’re very sorry but we have to cancel tonight’s and tomorrow’s performances.
'Due to technical and vocal problems, we’re unable to put on our show. Refunds will automatically be processed via your point of purchase.'
Fans wrote in the comments: 'Sending Barry best wishes and tons of positive vibes I am half his age and would not be able to keep up his schedule. Take care of yourself and rest.'
'Sending Barry nothing but love and hope he is feeling better soon!'
Barry Manilow cancelled his Las Vegas concert, just hours before he was due on stage (pictured last June in Michigan)
The singer, 83, who underwent surgery for lung cancer late last year, was set to perform at the Westgate International Theater on Friday and Saturday night
Earlier this month, Barry cancelled his Kentucky concert for the second time.
A post on the X page of the entertainer read, 'Due to unforeseen circumstances tonight's show in Lexington has been rescheduled.'
The Grammy-winning singer had previously cancelled a March 9 show at the Rupp Arena in Lexington amid his recovery from the procedure.
Barry was diagnosed with stage 1 lung cancer last November, after a trip to the doctor to address pain in his hip.
He received the diagnosis after twice battling bronchitis, undergoing an MRI on his lungs and pelvis.
'If he hadn't done that, man ... he saved my life, because there's no symptoms for what I had,' Manilow told People this past March. 'I could go on, nothing hurt - but they found the dot in my lung.
'They called me and said, "Could be cancer." That's a bad word. 'Not me. F*** you. I can't have cancer.'
He added of the cancer, 'They don't even know how long I had this thing sitting on me. It could have been years.
Fans wrote in the comments: 'Sending Barry best wishes and tons of positive vibes I am half his age and would not be able to keep up his schedule. Take care of yourself and rest'
Barry was diagnosed with stage 1 lung cancer last November, after a trip to the doctor to address pain in his hip
'If it had gone any further, then I would be up s***'s creek. It just so happened that it hadn't spread, and boy oh boy, I thought I might be dying.'
The singer said the events made him introspective about life, noting that 'you just don't even think about' how fragile it can be until moments as such.
He continued: '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?"'
Barry, who hailed his husband and manager Garry Kief for helping him stay upbeat amid the troubled time, said that the health crisis had made him 'take stock' of his life.
'This made me stop and think about: Have I done what I wanted to do, and have I made people happy?' he told the publication. '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.'
He added, 'And the answers are yes. And as a matter of fact, there are more yeses than I ever thought.'
Chatting with NPR in June – when he released his most recent album What A Time – Manilow updated fans on the progress he was making in his recovery from the surgery.
'They say it takes a year before you come back from something like that,' the veteran entertainer said. 'They promised me that they were very gentle and they didn't hurt my vocal cords. But I'm not so sure.'
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