“I was reading the papers, and I read that a singer collapsed in the wings. I said, ‘Who can that be?’ So I read a little bit more, and it’s me. Well, that was all bulls**t. That didn’t happen at all. What happened was it was bronchitis. You know, you cannot sing with bronchitis. And I thought, well, I’ll give it a try in front of the audience, and it didn’t work. We had to cancel the show.”
–Barry Manilow to his Westgate Las Vegas audience Thursday night, explaining why he had to cancel his Vegas show last week mid-concert
PerezHilton.com obtained video of the moment Barry tells his fans what happened. Watch for yourself below:
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Back in 2025, the Mandy singer was diagnosed with stage 1 lung cancer but has since been declared “cancer-free” and in remission. He started performing again in February 2026, but has had to cancel some shows here and there. Sometimes due to voice issues, sometimes technical issues.
Wishing him thorough healing from bronchitis and good health!
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