Dolly Parton cancels Las Vegas residency due to health issues
BBC • • general
Key Points:
- Dolly Parton, 80, announced she is responding well to treatment for kidney stones but needs more time to recover, leading to the postponement of her Las Vegas residency from December 2025 to September 2026.
- Parton expressed regret over missing her six-date run at The Colosseum Theatre at Caesars Palace, emphasizing she is not yet "stage-performance ready" and needs to heal fully.
- Despite health challenges, Parton remains active, continuing to record music, make videos, work on a Broadway musical, and develop a museum and hotel in Nashville.
- The country music legend, known for hits like "I Will Always Love You" and "Jolene," was set to perform in Las Vegas for the first time since the 1990s, when she performed with Kenny Rogers.
- Parton encouraged fans to enjoy Las Vegas in her absence and expressed hope to see them again in the future.
