Dolly Parton explains cancellation of Las Vegas residency
Dolly Parton has cancelled her scheduled shows in Las Vegas.
Dolly Parton has cancelled her Las Vegas residency amid ongoing health issues.
The 80-year-old country music icon has taken to social media to announce the cancellation of her Las Vegas residency, but Dolly has reassured fans that she's on the mend.
The 9 to 5 hitmaker - who lost her husband, Carl Dean, last year - said on Instagram: "Well, hey there, it's Dolly, and I'm here to give you an update on a few things going on in my life.
"First, it's concerning my health — and I have some good news and a little bad news. But the good news is I'm responding really well to meds and treatments, and I'm improving every day.
"Now, the bad news is that it's gonna take me a little while before I'm up to stage performance level because some of the meds and treatments make me a little swimmy-headed, as my grandma used to say."
Dolly - who was due to perform at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas in September - subsequently likened her health and recovery to restoring a classic car.
She said: "When they raised the hood on this old antique, they realised that I need to rebuild my engine and that my transmission is slipping, my oil pan is leaking, my muffler's busted and my shocks and pistons need to be replaced. And for sure, my spark plugs need to be changed, because you know, as well as I know, that I can't lose my spark. I know I'm still crazy, but they didn't mention anything about my mental health."
Dolly is currently focused on rebuilding her strength, having had issues with kidney stones in 2025.
She said: "I've told you before that I've always had problems with my kidney stones.
"Lord, they dig more stones out of me a year than the rock quarry in Rockwood, Tenn. But seriously, my immune system and my digestive system got all out of whack over the past couple of years, and they're working real hard on rebuilding their strength."
Dolly also revealed how she's faring without her late husband.
The country icon shared: "A lot of you have been concerned about me and Carl, and you were so great about that. But after going through a year of firsts, I mean the holidays, and especially our wedding anniversary, and the date of his death, March. 3, that was hard for me.
"But I will always love him, and I will always miss him, but you would be surprised how much your love and concern meant to me during that time."
