Little over a year since his farewell concerts in the U.K. in June 2024, Barry Manilow has performed a u-turn and announced a new run of Last Last run of concerts for 2026.
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The “Copacabana” singer will return to U.K. for a six-night tour that takes in arenas in Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Cardiff, Birmingham and London (June 9-17, 2026). Tickets go on sale on Sep. 5 at 10 a.m. local time. See the full run of dates below.
Manilow played 15 sold-out concerts at the London Palladium in May and June 2024, and has performed a number of “final” concerts in U.S. cities throughout 2025 including Boston, Philadelphia, Oakland and Sacramento. He hosts a regular residency in Las Vegas, which continues through 2026.
Speaking on the news of his return to the U.K., Manilow shared a statement outlining his decision to return to the U.K.
He wrote, “I swear, I SWEAR I really meant it when I said goodbye to everyone in the UK on the last night of our fantastic run at the great London Palladium. The audiences there were fantastic as usual and that last night was very moving, knowing that I wouldn’t be seeing my U.K. friends anymore.”
The 82-year-old continued, “It was odd flying home because I wasn’t tired, my voice had held up for the entire run and each show was more exciting than the last. I wasn’t even out of breath at the end of each show. But I guess ‘leave ‘em wanting more’ was a good rule to follow. After all, I’m 100-years-old and any day now I’m probably going to lose my hair, gain a big pot belly and need a cane to dance around to ‘Copacabana.’”
“But, as of now I can still run around the stage, I can still hit the high F Natural at the end of ‘Even Now’ and I still look fabulous! But I said goodbye and I meant it. Sort of. There was just one thing. I don’t wanna say goodbye! So we’re coming back. We’re going to have a great, big Barry Manilow concert! Hope you all come. We’ll have a ball! Love, Barry”
During his extensive career, Manilow has earned 13 No. 1 hits on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart, including “I Write the Songs,” “Looks Like We Made It” and “Mandy.” All three of those songs also topped the Hot 100. He released his most recent studio album Night Songs II in February 2020.
Barry Manilow U.K. 2026 tour dates
- June 9 – Glasgow, Scotland @ OVO Hydro
- June 11 – Leeds, England @ First Direct Bank Arena
- June 13 – Liverpool, England @ M&S Bank Arena
- June 14 – Cardiff, Wales @ Utilita Arena Cardiff
- June 16 – Birmingham, England @ bp pulse LIVE
- June 17 – London, England @ The O2 Arena
