Dolly Parton has scrapped her upcoming six-date Las Vegas residency due to ongoing health issues. The 80-year-old singer-songwriter was originally set to perform at Caesar’s Palace in December 2025 before she postponed those shows (also due to health issues) to September 2026. Now, she’s shared on Instagram that she won’t make the new dates either.
Parton notes that in recent years she has struggled with her immune and digestive systems. Thankfully, she claims to be responding well to treatment, explaining that her doctors have assured her that “everything I have is treatable, so I’m going to stick with that.” But the medication she takes makes her “swimmy-headed,” making it difficult to perform on stage. “Of course I can’t be dizzy carrying banjos, guitars, and such on five-inch heels,” she explains. “And you know I’m going to wearing them.”
Despite the cancellation, Parton says she’s still working on her Broadway musical, Dolly: A True Original Musical, which is slated to open in New York in the fall: “Hopefully, sometime, you’ll come up to New York and maybe see my show, and I’ll see you somewhere down the line.”
“Thank you for standing by me and showing me so much love and support over the past year,” she adds. “I’ve still got some healing to do, but I am on my way!” “Dolly: Live in Las Vegas,” would have been Parton’s first concert series since her 65-show Pure & Simple tour in 2016.