{"id":196023,"date":"2025-09-29T17:15:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T17:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/29\/dolly-parton-postpones-vegas-show-reveals-health-challenges\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T17:15:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T17:15:23","slug":"dolly-parton-postpones-vegas-show-reveals-health-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/29\/dolly-parton-postpones-vegas-show-reveals-health-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton Postpones Vegas Show, Reveals &#8216;Health Challenges&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Dolly Parton is making a difficult choice for her health and for her fans.<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s the right call.<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/05\/dolly-parton-breaks-silence-on-husbands-tragic-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">husband\u2019s tragic passing<\/a>, the living legend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/07\/dolly-parton-music-on-hold-grieving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">delayed new music<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, she\u2019s bowing out of her planned Vegas residency this December \u2014 and explaining why.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_01-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Dolly Parton in January 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-536351 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_01-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_01-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_01-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_01-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_01-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_01-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_01-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_01-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The incomparable Dolly Parton attends \u201cDolly: An Original Musical\u201d fireside chat and press conference at The Fisher Center for the Performing Arts on January 28, 2025.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Jason Kempin\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dolly-parton-hates-to-disappoint-her-fans-but\">Dolly Parton hates to disappoint her fans, but \u2026<\/h2>\n<p>On Sunday, September 28, American icon Dolly Parton took to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DPKWUr7Dk06\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">social media<\/a> to release a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want the fans and public to hear directly from me that, unfortunately, I will need to postpone my upcoming Las Vegas concerts,\u201d the statement began.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs many of you know,\u201d Parton wrote, \u201cI have been dealing with some health challenges, and my doctors tell me that I must have a few procedures.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_ig_01-819x1024.png\" alt=\"A text statement from Dolly Parton on September 28, 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-536337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_ig_01-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_ig_01-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_ig_01-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_ig_01-864x1080.png 864w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_ig_01-960x1200.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_ig_01.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_ig_01-819x1024.png\" alt=\"A text statement from Dolly Parton on September 28, 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-536337 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_ig_01-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_ig_01-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_ig_01-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_ig_01-864x1080.png 864w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_ig_01-960x1200.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_ig_01.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_ig_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Across social media, Dolly Parton announced the postponement of her December 2025 Vegas shows in light of undisclosed health issues.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Instagram)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAs I joked with them, it must be time for my 100,000-mile checkup,\u201d Parton wrote. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough it\u2019s not the usual trip to see my plastic surgeon!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Joking aside, she continued: \u201cIn all seriousness, given this, I am not going to be able to rehearse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Parton expressed that she wants to \u201cput together the show that I want you to see, and the show that you deserve to see.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Dolly Parton in May 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-536352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_02-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_02-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_02-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Dolly Parton in May 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-536352 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_02-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_02-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_02-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_02-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dolly Parton attends the opening of Country Music Hall of Fame\u00c2\u00ae and Museum\u2019s new exhibit \u2018Dolly Parton: Journey of a Seeker\u2019 at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on May 19, 2025.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Jason Kempin\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-i-just-need-a-little-time-to-get-show-ready\">\u2018I just need a little time to get show ready\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cYou pay good money to see me perform, and I want to be at my best for you,\u201d Dolly Parton expressed amidst her undefined health issues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile I\u2019ll still be able to work on all of my projects from here in Nashville,\u201d she assured, \u201cI just need a little time to get show ready, as they say.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Parton is 79 years old. She is a one-woman institution. <\/p>\n<p>And, earlier this year, she lost her husband. Is this the end of her music career?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DN3wqey4hIk\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>\u201cAnd don\u2019t worry about me quittin\u2019 the business,\u201d Parton emphasized, \u201cbecause God hasn\u2019t said anything about stopping yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She expressed: \u201cBut, I believe He is telling me to slow down right now so I can be ready for more big adventures with all of you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Parton concluded her statement: <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love you and thank you for understanding.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_03-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Dolly Parton in March 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-536353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_03-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_03-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_03-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_03-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_03-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_03-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_03-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_03-scaled.jpg 1708w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_03-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Dolly Parton in March 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-536353 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_03-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_03-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_03-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_03-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_03-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_03-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_03-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_03-scaled.jpg 1708w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0929_dollyparton_03-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dolly Parton attends Dolly Parton\u2019s Threads: My Songs In Symphony World Premiere at Schermerhorn Symphony Center on March 20, 2025.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Jason Kempin\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-show-is-only-postponed-and-refunds-are-an-option\">The show is only postponed, and refunds are an option<\/h2>\n<p>Truly, no one on this planet has more earned her retirement than Dolly Parton, even if her health were not an issue.<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s clear that she is not stepping down from music, or charity, or anything else.<\/p>\n<p>Her six shows at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace would have been in December. <\/p>\n<p>Instead, her first Vegas residency in more than 3 years has been postponed until September 2026.<\/p>\n<p>We here at <em>THG <\/em>wish this living icon a full recovery. She is and will always be a national treasure.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/dolly-parton-shows-health-issues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Dolly Parton is making a difficult choice for her health and for her fans. But it\u2019s the right call. In the wake of her husband\u2019s tragic passing, the living legend delayed new music. Now, she\u2019s bowing out of her planned Vegas residency this December \u2014 and explaining why. The incomparable Dolly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":196024,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-196023","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=196023"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196023\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/196024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}