Dionne Warwick is recovering from a health concern that caused her to cancel a performance.
The 85-year-old "That's What Friends Are For" singer pulled out of the Deborah Silver & Fabulous Friends: Voices for ALS benefit at New York City's Carnegie Hall on Oct. 11. In a statement to Page Six
the following day, Warwick explained that her absence was due to pain that resulted in her being unable to stand."My leg and foot would not allow me to stand nor walk at the moment. Due to the pain, I just couldn’t do anything other than cancel my appearance this time, as I focus on rest and recovering from it," she said Oct. 12. She added, "only the pain and inability to stand or walk is the reason for my absence."
A representative for the Grammy winner told
People on Oct. 13 that Warwick was "feeling much better."
USA TODAY has reached out to Warwick's representative for more information.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee was scheduled to take the stage with Deborah Silver, Jon Secada, Stella Cola and Mikaela Secada "for an evening of beloved standards, jazz favorites, and musical surprises."
Dionne Warwick underwent emergency surgery after 'unbearable' leg pain in 2025
Warwick previously revealed in September 2025 that she had undergone emergency leg surgery, which resulted in show cancellations.
"The last thing I expected was to have surgery the day I was to fly to London," Warwick wrote in a Sept. 2, 2025, Facebook post about dropping out of the Soul Town Festival. "Pain was unbearable and my doctor rushed me into surgery thank goodness, as it could’ve resulted in something far worse."
The singer and beloved social media personality, who describes music as being "in my blood," has expressed her intention to keep working six decades into her career.
"You do need to get rest, plenty of rest," Warwick told USA TODAY in February 2025. "But that said, it just does not feel like this is the time for me to just stop and relax and not do what I happen to love doing."
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