Dolly Parton Postpones Las Vegas Residency, Assures Fans She’s Not Retiring

Dol­ly Par­ton has always had a spe­cial way of speak­ing straight to the hearts of her fans—and her lat­est mes­sage is no dif­fer­ent.

“I want the fans and pub­lic to hear direct­ly from me that, unfor­tu­nate­ly, I will need to post­pone my upcom­ing Las Vegas con­certs,” the state­ment read.

“As many of you know, I have been deal­ing with some health chal­lenges, and my doc­tors tell me that I must have a few pro­ce­dures. As I joked with them, it must be time for my 100,000-mile check-up, although it’s not the usu­al trip to see my plas­tic sur­geon! In all seri­ous­ness, giv­en this, I am not going to be able to rehearse and put togeth­er the show that I want you to see, and the show that you deserve to see.”

“You pay good mon­ey to see me per­form, and I want to be at my best for you,” the state­ment con­tin­ued.

The coun­try music icon announced that she’s post­pon­ing her upcom­ing Las Vegas res­i­den­cy, but she wants every­one to know this isn’t the end of her jour­ney on stage. In her own words:

“Don’t wor­ry about me quit­tin’ the busi­ness because God hasn’t said any­thing about stop­ping yet. But, I believe He is telling me to slow down right now so I can be ready for more big adven­tures with all of you. I love you and thank you for under­stand­ing.”

It’s a clas­sic Dol­ly moment—honest, heart­felt, and full of love. Instead of retir­ing, she’s sim­ply tak­ing a step back to rest and pre­pare for what’s next. And if we know any­thing about Dol­ly, the next chap­ter will be just as big, bold, and beau­ti­ful as the ones before it.

Fans might be a lit­tle dis­ap­point­ed about the delay, but Dolly’s words remind us that she’s in this for the long haul. She’s not say­ing goodbye—she’s just giv­ing her­self the time she needs to come back stronger and ready to cre­ate even more unfor­get­table mem­o­ries with the peo­ple who love her most.

So, while the Las Vegas lights will have to wait, Dol­ly Parton’s light is still shin­ing bright. And when she returns, you can bet she’ll be ready to give her fans the mag­ic they’ve come to cher­ish for decades.