Dolly Parton is postponing her Las Vegas residency due to \u201chealth challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n
The legendary country singer announced the news<\/a> via Instagram Sunday, revealing that she needs to undergo a \u201cfew procedures\u201d per doctor\u2019s orders.<\/p>\n \u201cI want the fans and public to hear directly from me that, unfortunately, I will need to postpone my upcoming Las Vegas concerts. 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,\u201d Parton, 79, wrote.<\/p>\n Dolly Parton is postponing her upcoming Las Vegas shows due to some \u201chealth challenges.\u201d Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cI want the fans and public to hear directly from me,\u201d the singer wrote via Instagram Sunday. Instagram\/dollyparton<\/p>\n \u201cAs I joked with them, it must be time for my 100,000-mile check-up, although it\u2019s 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.\u201d<\/p>\n The \u201c9 to 5\u201d singer went on to say that she wants to \u201cbe at [her] best\u201d for fans, as they \u201cpay good money\u201d to see her perform.<\/p>\n \u201cWhile I\u2019ll still be able to work on all of my projects from here in Nashville, I just need a little time to get show ready,\u201d she continued. \u201cAnd don\u2019t worry about me quittin\u2019 the business because God hasn\u2019t said anything about stopping yet. But, I believe He is telling me to slow down right now so l can be ready for more big adventures with all of you.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAs many of you know, I have been dealing with some health challenges,\u201d she continued, \u201cand my doctors tell me that I must have a few procedures.\u201d Getty Images<\/p>\n Her post also included rescheduled dates for her residency, which was originally set to kick off in December. Instagram\/dollyparton<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Parton concluded her post by telling fans, \u201cI love you and thank you for understanding.\u201d<\/p>\n The limited-run show, titled \u201cDolly: Live in Las Vegas,\u201d was scheduled to kick off in December at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace.<\/p>\n \u201cTo say I\u2019m excited would be an understatement,\u201d Parton previously said in a statement announcing the exciting gig. \u201cI haven\u2019t worked Vegas in years and I\u2019ve always loved singing there. I\u2019m looking so forward to the shows \u2026 and I hope you are as well. See you there!\u201d<\/p>\n Earlier this month, Parton pulled out of an appearance at her theme park, Dollywood<\/a>, due to another health issue \u2014 kidney stones. In a taped video message to fans, the country icon said she was following advice from her doctors to rest.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Parton pulled out of an appearance at her theme park, Dollywood, earlier this month due to kidney stones. Getty Images<\/p>\n She also said she was taking a break from music over the summer after her beloved husband of nearly 60 years, Carl Dean, died in March. dollyparton\/Instagram<\/p>\n \u201cTurns out there was an infection, and the doctor said, \u2018You don\u2019t need to be traveling around this minute, so you need a few days to get better,\u2019\u201d she said. \u201cSo he suggested I not go to Dollywood today.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDon\u2019t worry about me, I\u2019m gonna be OK,\u201d she added. \u201cJust can\u2019t do it today.\u201d<\/p>\n In July, Parton shared that she was taking a break from music<\/a> following the\u00a0death of her beloved husband, Carl Dean<\/a>. The two were married for nearly 60 years before he died in March.<\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t do it right now \u2018cause I got so many other things that I can\u2019t afford the luxury of, you know, of getting emotional right now,\u201d Parton said during an appearance on the \u201cKhlo\u00e9 in Wonder Land\u201d podcast.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t