Fears for Barry Manilow, 83, as health diagnosis revealed after he walked off stage

Fears for Barry Manilow, 83, as health diagnosis revealed after he walked off stage Copacabana star, Barry Manilow, has cancelled his Las Vegas shows after cutting short his recent gig in Sin City when he walked off stage after just two songs Barry Manilow fans are concerned for the star after the much-loved singer cancelled his latest gig just days after returning to the stage. The Mandy icon, 83, has pulled the plug on his upcoming concerts in Las Vegas after walking off stage- just two songs in - just days into his residency at the iconic Westgate International Theatre on Friday. It's now been revealed that Barry, who returned to performing after a battle with lung cancer, has "been hit with bronchitis". On Friday he stopped singing after just two songs, reportedly telling the crowd: “Talk amongst yourselves” - before he walked off stage. According to Vital Vegas, Barry's band carried on playing before an announcement was made over the tannoy at the packed-out theatre, telling the heartbroken audience that the show was over. Ticketholders said they later received refund emails from Ticketmaster before concert was called off entirely. Revealing the superstar singer's heath diagnosis, Barry's rep told Variety: "After a triumphant welcome-back concert on Thursday, Barry got hit with bronchitis and had to cancel his Friday and Saturday shows." The news has worried the Can't Smile Without You star's fans after Barry revealed in December last year that he had been diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer. Doctors discovered the diagnosis while the singer was recovering from another bout of bronchitis before he subsequently underwent surgery to remove the tumour. Taking to social media following Friday's worrying events, many fans wished Barry well while expressing their concerns over his health. The star's health concerns have repeatedly delayed his Las Vegas residency, which was due to begin in February. At the end of August, Barry announced another break after performing in the UK during the summer, admitting “we were pushing a little too hard.” His team has not said whether upcoming dates - the residency is supposed to continue October 15 - will be affected. Barry was diagnosed with a stage-one cancerous tumour on his left lung in December 2025 and underwent successful surgery to remove it. The early-stage tumour was found via an MRI ordered after he suffered from prolonged bouts of bronchitis. Barry opened up about the toll the health crisis had taken on him calling it a “rough ride” but insisted he was now on the mend and was “feeling great”. He said: “I’m feeling great, great. Everything is better. It was a rough ride.” Part of his post-surgery recovery was a seven-day ICU stay during which he unknowingly had pneumonia. Barry explained: “It was seven days in ICU. It wasn’t so much the surgery that got me, it was the pneumonia that got me. I could have gone home after the surgery. “They threw that tumour in the garbage and I could have gone home. It was the pneumonia that kept me in the hospital for a long time.”