Barry Manilow’s farewell tour arrives at MVP Arena on Monday, June 29, 2026, at 7:00 PM — and for Albany, this is designated as exactly what the billing suggests: the last time. Billed as “Manilow: The Last Albany Concert,” this rescheduled date carries more weight than the typical arena farewell. The original April 20 booking was pulled when Manilow’s doctors ordered rest following his December lung cancer surgery, a procedure the 82-year-old Brooklyn native has since cleared without the need for chemotherapy or radiation. That he is returning to the road at all, and on an itinerary of this scope, speaks to something beyond the routine business of legacy touring.
About Barry Manilow
Over six decades and more than 40 albums, Manilow built a catalog inseparable from a certain strain of American popular music — melodic, direct, emotionally unguarded in ways that audiences never stopped responding to. The Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Award-winning performer was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2002, a recognition that acknowledged the craft behind “Mandy,” “I Write the Songs,” “Looks Like We Made It,” “Can’t Smile Without You,” and “Copacabana (At the Copa).”
What makes the Albany date more than a valedictory bow is the timing. Manilow’s new studio album, What A Time — his first in nearly 15 years — releases on June 5, 2026, just 24 days before this show. His single “Once Before I Go” had already reached the top 10 on the Adult Contemporary chart by March. Whether the new material earns its place alongside the standards is a question the room on Pearl Street will have some hand in answering.
Consistent with every date on this run, MVP Arena will also host the Manilow Music Teacher Award ceremony, in which a local music educator receives $10,000 — split as a $5,000 cash award and $5,000 in Manilow Bucks for classroom instrument purchases — recognized onstage during the show.
Venue Info
MVP Arena sits at 51 South Pearl Street in downtown Albany and the Capital District, the region’s primary indoor arena. The show will observe standard policies: clear bags only (maximum 12″ × 6″ × 12″), with small clutches up to 4.5″ × 6.5″ permitted. Backpacks, professional cameras, and outside food and beverage are prohibited. Concessions are cashless — credit, debit, and mobile payments only.
Tickets & Pricing
Tickets for the rescheduled June 29 date are on sale now. Box office pricing runs $29.50–$199.50 (facility fee included); online via Ticketmaster, tickets start at $42.80 with additional service fees. Purchase limit is 8 tickets per person. Tickets purchased for the original April 20 date will be honored at the new date without exchange. Entry requires the Ticketmaster mobile app — barcodes cannot be screenshotted or printed. Showtime: 7:00 PM. Get tickets via Ticketmaster.
Tickets
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