Dolly Parton Cancels Las Vegas Residency Due to Health Issues

Country music legend Dolly Parton announced the cancellation of her Las Vegas residency on Monday, sharing in an Instagram video that ongoing health treatments prevent her from performing at the required level.

The 80-year-old singer's "Dolly Live in Vegas" shows at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace were originally scheduled for late 2025 before being postponed to September 2026 amid health challenges. Parton explained that while she is responding well to medications and treatments and improving daily, some cause her to feel "a little swimmyheaded," as her grandmother used to say. "I can't be dizzy carrying around banjos, guitars and such on five-inch heels, and you know I'm gonna be wearing them. Not to mention all those heavy rhinestone outfits, the big hair and my big... uh... personality," she said.

Parton detailed issues with her immune and digestive systems, which she said became "all out of whack" over the past couple of years. She has a history of kidney stones, joking that doctors remove more from her annually than from a Tennessee rock quarry. Comparing herself to an old car, she noted the need to "rebuild my engine," replace parts like shocks and pistons, and change her...