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| Dolly Parton postpones Las Vegas shows over ‘health challenges’ | Dolly Parton postpones Las Vegas shows over ‘health challenges’ |
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| Dolly Parton has postponed her forthcoming Las Vegas residency by nine months, telling fans she needs "a few procedures" to deal with ongoing "health challenges". | |
| In a statement posted on her social media accounts, the 79-year-old country music legend explained she wouldn't have enough time to rehearse for the six shows, which were scheduled to take place at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in December. | |
| "I just need a little time to get show ready, as they say," she wrote, announcing rescheduled dates for September 2026. | "I just need a little time to get show ready, as they say," she wrote, announcing rescheduled dates for September 2026. |
| "And don't worry about me quitting the business because God hasn't said anything about stopping yet." | "And don't worry about me quitting the business because God hasn't said anything about stopping yet." |
| 'Not the usual trip to my plastic surgeon!' | |
| Parton did not disclose the nature of her health issues, but she was recently forced to pull out of a Dollywood event after being diagnosed with a kidney stone that she said was causing "a lot of problems". | Parton did not disclose the nature of her health issues, but she was recently forced to pull out of a Dollywood event after being diagnosed with a kidney stone that she said was causing "a lot of problems". |
| "Turned out it'd given me an infection, and the doctor said, 'You don't need to be travelling right this minute, so you need a few days to get better,'" she said in a video recorded for fans who attended the event on 17 September. | "Turned out it'd given me an infection, and the doctor said, 'You don't need to be travelling right this minute, so you need a few days to get better,'" she said in a video recorded for fans who attended the event on 17 September. |
| Earlier this year, she lost her beloved husband Carl after more nearly 60 years of marriage. | Earlier this year, she lost her beloved husband Carl after more nearly 60 years of marriage. |
| She later dedicated a new song, If You Hadn't Been There, to his memory. | She later dedicated a new song, If You Hadn't Been There, to his memory. |
| The singer is one of the best-selling country artists of all time | The singer is one of the best-selling country artists of all time |
| Announcing the postponement of her six-date run at The Colosseum, Parton said: "I want the fans and public to hear directly from me that, unfortunately, I will need to postpone my upcoming Las Vegas concerts. | Announcing the postponement of her six-date run at The Colosseum, Parton said: "I want the fans and public to hear directly from me that, unfortunately, I will need to postpone my upcoming Las Vegas concerts. |
| "As many of you know, I have been dealing with some health challenges, and my doctors tell me that I must have a few procedures. | "As many of you know, I have been dealing with some health challenges, and my doctors tell me that I must have a few procedures. |
| "As I joked with them, it must be time for my 100,000-mile check-up, although it's not the usual trip to see my plastic surgeon!" | "As I joked with them, it must be time for my 100,000-mile check-up, although it's not the usual trip to see my plastic surgeon!" |
| Her message continued: "In all seriousness, given this, I am not going to be able to rehearse and put together the show that I want you to see, and the show that you deserve to see. | Her message continued: "In all seriousness, given this, I am not going to be able to rehearse and put together the show that I want you to see, and the show that you deserve to see. |
| "You pay good money to see me perform, and I want to be at my best for you." | |
| The musician is best known for a string of country crossover hits including Coat of Many Colors, I Will Always Love You, 9 To 5 and Jolene. | The musician is best known for a string of country crossover hits including Coat of Many Colors, I Will Always Love You, 9 To 5 and Jolene. |
| She had been due to perform those, along with dozens of fan favourites, in Las Vegas, in what would have been her first visit to the Strip since the 1990s - when she performed alongside her Islands In The Stream duet partner, Kenny Rogers. | She had been due to perform those, along with dozens of fan favourites, in Las Vegas, in what would have been her first visit to the Strip since the 1990s - when she performed alongside her Islands In The Stream duet partner, Kenny Rogers. |
| Original tickets will be valid for the new dates, and refunds will be available. | Original tickets will be valid for the new dates, and refunds will be available. |