Sensational music legend—Dolly Parton, 80, cancels Las Vegas shows over health concerns
In LOS ANGELES, USA, AFP reported c ountry music legend Dolly Party yesterday, Monday 4 May 2026, announced the cancellation of a series of Las Vegas concerts, citing ongoing health concerns. Parton, 80, said in videos posted to her social media accounts that although treatment for an unspecified illness was going well, she wasn’t ready to be performing on stage. The “9 to 5” singer had previously postponed the Las Vegas residency, which was originally scheduled to kick off last year. “The good news is I’m responding really well to meds and treatments, and I’m improving every day now,” she said in the video yesterday. “It’s going to take me a little while before I’m up to stage performance level,” she said, adding that medicines she’s taking were making her light-headed and woozy. “Of course, I can’t be dizzy carrying around banjos, guitars and such, on five-inch heels, and you know that I’m going to be wearing them. Not to mention all those heavy rhinestone outfits, the big hair...