Las Vegas: Dolly Parton cancels shows for health

Monday, May 4, 2026 4:19 PM
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  • John Katsilometes, Las Vegas Review-Journal

Saying she needs to “rebuild my engine,” Dolly Parton has parked plans to headline the Strip.

Parton announced on social media Monday she won’t be ready to perform her half-dozen shows at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace this September. Those sold-out dates running Sept. 17-26 have been canceled.

Parton said in her lengthy, upbeat video message, “I have some good news and a little bad news. The good news is I’m responding really well to meds and treatments and I’m improving every day. The bad news is it’s gonna take me a little while before I’m up to stage performance level.

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