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Barry Manilow is coming to Wilkes-Barre this spring — and Ticketmaster is calling it “The Last Wilkes-Barre Concert.” Manilow performs at Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza on Thursday, April 16, 2026, with showtime at 7:00 PM.
About the Show
Manilow has spent more than five decades building one of the most recognizable catalogs in popular music. The hits are stacked: Mandy, Could It Be Magic, Looks Like We Made It, Copacabana (At the Copa), and I Write the Songs — a #1 hit that became one of his signatures. More than 85 million records sold worldwide. Dozens of top-40 hits. A run of chart dominance in the 1970s that very few artists in any genre have matched.
What makes a Manilow concert hold up after all these years is not just the nostalgia, though there is plenty of that. It is the production. He is a showman in the old-fashioned sense — the arrangements are lush, the pacing is deliberate, and he knows how to work a room. Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza is a well-suited venue for exactly this kind of performance: large enough to carry the spectacle, with the focused layout that keeps the crowd connected to the stage.
Getting There
For fans across the Southern Tier — Binghamton, Elmira, Corning — Wilkes-Barre is a manageable drive south on Route 81. If this is indeed the last Manilow concert in this market, there is not much reason to wait. See more Southern Tier concerts coming up this season.
Tickets
Tickets are on sale now through Ticketmaster.
Barry Manilow — The Last Wilkes-Barre Concert
Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza — Wilkes-Barre, PA
Thursday, April 16, 2026 | 7:00 PM
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