Fifty years on, the songs still do the work the moment they start: Mandy, Looks Like We Made It, Can’t Smile Without You, and the one that empties every chair onto the floor — Copacabana. Barry Manilow is bringing all of it to Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, and the marquee says everything you need to know about the stakes: this is billed as MANILOW: The Last Wilkes-Barre Concert. If you’ve been promising yourself “next time,” this is next time. One scheduling note up top — the date moved from its original April 16 slot, so adjust the calendar.
About Barry Manilow
You already know the catalog by heart, but the full résumé is staggering: a Grammy, a Tony, and an Emmy, plus the title of Billboard’s all-time #1 Adult Contemporary artist and a spot in the Songwriters Hall of Fame. That’s more than six decades of writing the songs the whole country wound up singing. He’s still pushing forward, too, with new material out and a Las Vegas residency on the 2026 books.
There’s a reason this farewell run carries more weight than the usual victory-lap tour. Manilow was diagnosed with stage 1 lung cancer and underwent surgery in late 2025 — caught early, treated, and behind him, with a recovery he’s described as anything but easy. A show literally titled “The Last Wilkes-Barre Concert” lands differently knowing that. This isn’t just a great setlist. It’s a celebration of the fact that he’s back on the road at all.
Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza
Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza is Wilkes-Barre’s full-size arena — a proper production room with the rigging and the sightlines a show on this scale demands. Reserved parking upgrades are available through Ticketmaster at checkout, worth grabbing if you’re driving in from any distance.
Here’s a detail that makes every stop on this tour its own event: at each show, Manilow honors a local music educator through the Manilow Music Teacher Award — a $10,000 prize, half in cash and half in classroom instrument credit, funded through his long-running Manilow Music Project. Somewhere in the Wilkes-Barre area, one teacher is about to have the night of their career.
Tickets & Pricing
Tickets are on sale now through Ticketmaster. Doors are built around a 7:00 PM show time on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, at Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre, PA.