A music legend has announced two farewell concerts in Upstate New York.
Barry Manilow added seven shows to his 2026 tour dates on Friday, including three stops in New York. The iconic singer says he’ll make his “final” appearances April 13 at UBS Arena in Belmont Park, April 20 at MVP Arena in Albany, and April 22 at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo.
A fan club presale will begin Tuesday, Jan. 27, at 1 p.m. ET at https://on.barrymanilow.com/trk/manilow2026. Remaining tickets will go on sale at a later date via Ticketmaster.
Tickets are expected to sell out, so fans may also want to check Vivid Seats, StubHub and Seat Geek for tickets.
“Be there to witness, feel, and be a part of the last concert in your city!” a press release said.
Manilow, 82, announced last month that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer and recently underwent surgery to have a “cancerous spot” removed. He said he was lucky the cancer was “found so early” and wouldn’t need wouldn’t need chemotherapy or radiation: “Just chicken soup and I Love Lucy reruns.”
Manilow, who had most recently been performing a holiday residency in Palm Springs, California, postponed January performances in Florida, South Carolina, and Georgia as he recovers. The new farewell concerts in New York are part of an extensive schedule that includes a series of Valentine’s Day concerts in Las Vegas, make up shows in the spring, and UK tour dates later in 2026.
Manilow is a singer-songwriter whose career has spanned seven decades. He’s sold more than 85 million records as a solo artist, performing hits like “Copacabana (At the Copa),” “Mandy,” “Can’t Smile Without You,” “I Write the Songs,” and “Looks Like We Made It.”
He also wrote some of the most famous radio and TV jingles of all time, including the iconic Band-Aid song (“I am stuck on Band-Aid brand, ’cause Band-Aid’s stuck on me“) and State Farm’s “Like a Good Neighbor, State Farm is There.” He’s also the creative mastermind behind commercial tunes like McDonald’s ”You Deserve a Break Today,” KFC’s “Finger-Lickin’ Good Day,” Dr. Pepper’s “Be a Pepper,” Pepsi’s “Feelin’ Free” and even Green Bowlene toilet cleaner’s “Bathroom Bowl Blues.”
Manilow got his start in 1965 when he was working in the CBS mailroom and became known as the “piano-playing mail boy” while taking night classes at the New York College of Music and Juilliard. He also performed in bars and clubs, but the commercial jingles were his first success that led to a career with more than 50 hit songs including 13 No. 1 singles, plus six multi-platinum albums, a Tony Award for “Barry Manilow on Broadway,” two Emmys, induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and producing for fellow legends like Bette Midler, Dionne Warwick, Nancy Wilson and Sarah Vaughan.
Barry Manilow 2026 Tour Dates
Feb. 27 – Tampa, FL – Benchmark International Arena
March 1 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
March 2 – Norfolk, VA – Chartway Arena
March 3 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena
March 5 – Cincinnati, OH – Heritage Bank Center
March 6 – Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena
March 7 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
March 9 – Lexington, KY – Rupp Arena
March 11 – Charleston, SC – North Charleston Coliseum
March 13 – Orlando, FL – Kia Center
March 14 – Sunrise, FL – Amerant Bank Arena
March 16 & 17 – Estero, FL – Hertz Arena
April 13 – Belmont Park, NY – UBS Arena
April 14 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
April 16 – Wilkes-Barre, PA – Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza
April 17 – Reading, PA – Santander Arena
April 19 – Portland, ME – Cross Insurance Arena
April 20 – Albany, NY – MVP Arena
April 22 – Buffalo, NY – KeyBank Center
April 24 – Greensboro, NC – Frrst Horizon Coliseum
April 27 – Jacksonville, FL – VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
April 29 – Duluth, GA – Gas South Arena