Beloved 80-year-old country music legend Dolly Parton has announced the full cancellation of her upcoming Las Vegas residency, as she continues to receive medical treatment for a long-standing battle with kidney stones. The news marks a second shift to Parton’s performance plans, after she initially pushed back the six-show run originally scheduled for December 2025 at Caesars Palace’s iconic Colosseum Theatre to September 2026, citing unaddressed health challenges at that time.
In an upbeat, candid announcement shared across her official social media channels on Monday, Parton assured fans that she is making steady progress in her recovery. “I’ve been responding really well to meds and treatments and improving every day,” she wrote in a written statement. “I’ve still got some healing to do, but I am on my way!”
In a accompanying video message, the Grammy-winning star leaned into her signature warm humor to frame the decision, noting that she could not reasonably prepare for the physical demands of a high-energy live show in her current condition. “I can’t be dizzy carrying around banjos, guitars and such on 5-inch heels – and you know that I’m going to be wearing them,” Parton joked. “Not to mention, all those heavy rhinestone outfits, the big hair, my big… uh, personality.”
Parton emphasized that she needs additional time to regain the full physical stamina required for a major stage residency, and expressed sincere regret to fans who had already purchased tickets for the run. “I am truly sorry that I’m going to miss all of you that had tickets to see me in Las Vegas. Well, you get on to Vegas, and you have a big time… And I’ll see you somewhere down the line,” she said.
Despite the cancellation of the Las Vegas shows, Parton remains actively engaged in a range of professional projects. She confirmed that she is still recording new music, producing music videos, making regular visits to her popular Dollywood theme park, developing a original Broadway musical, and moving forward with plans to open a new museum and hotel in Nashville by the end of 2026.
One of the most decorated and recognizable figures in modern music, Parton has built a decades-long career spanning country, pop, and rock, earning 10 Grammy Awards and a 2022 induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. She is globally known for timeless crossover hits including *Coat of Many Colors*, *I Will Always Love You*, *9 to 5*, and *Jolene*. The canceled Las Vegas residency was set to be her first extended performance run on the Las Vegas Strip since the 1990s, when she shared the stage with her *Islands In The Stream* duet partner and longtime collaborator Kenny Rogers.