At least eight singers, duos and bands have made major changes to their live performance schedules in 2026
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Dolly Parton and Barry Manilow put off their Las Vegas residencies to deal with health issues
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Meghan Trainor canceled her entire summer tour to focus on her growing family after welcoming a daughter via surrogate
FromDolly Parton's Las Vegas residency toPost MaloneandJelly Roll's stadium tour, 2026 has already seen a string of high-profile shows get axed or pushed back — and the year isn't even half over.
Whether it's health issues, growing families or creative delays, artists across every genre have been forced to pull the plug on their upcoming dates.
As Malone told fans via his Instagram Stories in May 2026, "what we were trying to do, and what's possible,isn't really lining up," a sentiment that's defined much of the year in live music so far.
Here's every singer, duo or group who have canceled or postponed their tour or residency so far this year.
Post Malone and Jelly Roll
In May 2026, Malone (né Austin Post) canceled the first six shows of his Big Ass Stadium Tour with Jelly Roll so he could finish his upcoming 40-track albumThe Eternal Buzz.
"Truth is, I promised y’all beautiful people new music, and I don’t have the time to finish it before tour starts," he explained on his Instagram Stories. "We ain’t ready for tour just yet, so I’m making the decision to push the tour back about 3 weeks to get this music done."
The show, which was set to begin on May 13, will now start on June 9 in Charlotte, N.C.
Dolly Parton
Over six months afterpostponing her Las Vegas residency, Parton announced in anInstagram Reelthat she wascanceling the showto recover from ongoing health issues regarding her kidney stones.
"The good news is I'm responding really well to meds and treatments, and I'm improving every day," the "9 to 5" singer said in May 2026. "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."
Though Parton didn't reveal any future plans to perform live, she has been "rewriting and reworking"Dolly: A True Original Musical,which is set to debut on Broadway later this year.
Zayn Malik
Zayn Malikcanceled all of hisU.S. tour datesfor his KONNAKOL Tour following asudden hospitalizationfrom an undisclosed illness.
The One Direction alum shared on his Instagram Stories that while he's "recovering" and plans to "be better and stronger than before," he decided to reduce the number of his upcoming live shows.
Though he canceled dates in Dublin and Birmingham, he added a date in Manchester, U.K. Malik's first performance is now set for May 23 in London.
Meghan Trainor
Months afterwelcoming a daughtervia surrogate,Meghan Trainorannounced in April that she hadcanceled the entiretyof her Get in Girl Tour, which was set to begin in June 2026.
"Balancing the release of a new album, preparing for a nationwide tour, and welcoming our new baby girl to our growing family of five has just been more than I can take on right now, and I need to be home and present for each and all of them at this time," the Grammy-winning singer wrote on her Instagram Stories.
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Trainor added that though canceling was the "right decision" for her family, she promised fans that she would "be back soon."
Neil Young
In February 2026,Neil Youngshared that he was scrapping his planned U.K. and European tour with his band, Chrome Hearts.
The run was set to kick off in June 2026 in Bodelva, England, but Young offered no explanation for the sudden cancellation, perBillboard.
“I have decided to take a break and will not be touring Europe this time,” the legendary musician wrote on hiswebsite. “Thanks to everyone who bought tickets. I’m sorry to let you down, but this is not the time."
Demi Lovato
Demi Lovatopostponed her It's Not That Deep Tour bycanceling five performances"to protect" her health.
She wrote on her Instagram Stories that she "overextended what may be possible" while prepping for the run and that she needed more time to "rest and rehearse."
The first showkicked offon April 13 in Orlando, Fla., and will run for 18 dates in North America.
Barry Manilow
Barry Manilowhas had toreschedule a number of his live performances, including his Las Vegas residency, since December 2025 as he's been recovering from a lobectomy following a stage 1 lung cancer diagnosis.
While announcing the cancellation of his May shows in Vegas, he told fans via his Instagram Stories that he was "making great progress," but his doctor did not give him the all-clear to perform.
"All the training and exercising I've put in is paying off," Manilow wrote. "He did say, however, that I'm not quite ready for Vegas. This means I won't be able to return for our May shows at Westgate Las Vegas."
Manilow added that he's expected to return to the residency in July and still plans to perform his U.K. dates in June, perBillboard.
The Pussycat Dolls
The Pussycat Dollsdealt a major blow to North American fans in May 2026,cancelingnearly all of the U.S. dates on their highly anticipated PCD FOREVER reunion tour.
The group, currently comprised ofNicole Scherzinger, Kimberly Wyatt and Ashley Roberts, called the decision "difficult" in theirInstagramannouncement but offered no explanation for the sudden cuts.
The Pussycat Dolls are still set to perform during the OUTLOUD Music Festival at WeHo Pride on June 6, and their U.K. and European dates, set to begin in September, remain intact.
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