Photos: Barry Manilow in Tucson
Barry Manilow's concerts in Tucson in 1975, 1985 and 2002.Â
Barry Manilow in Tucson
Barry Manilow performing in McKale Center at the University of Arizona on Jan. 11, 1985. "He didn't just rehash the hits, he challenged his audience with music that was markedly different from anything he'd done before," wrote the Daily Star. Benjie Sanders / Arizona Daily Star
Barry Manilow in Tucson
Barry Manilow performing in McKale Center at the University of Arizona on Jan. 11, 1985. His set included new songs from "2 A.M. – Paradise Cafe." The second half of the show was arranged like a cafe. Benjie Sanders / Arizona Daily Star
Barry Manilow in Tucson
Barry Manilow performing in McKale Center at the University of Arizona on Jan. 11, 1985. "Mandy...was given a straightforward piano treatment by Manilow, who acted like he had never sung it before," according to the Daily Star. Benjie Sanders / Arizona Daily Star
Barry Manilow in Tucson
Barry Manilow sings "Can't Smile Without Out" with a Tucson fan named Toni while performing in McKale Center at the University of Arizona on Jan. 11, 1985. Benjie Sanders / Arizona Daily Star
Barry Manilow in Tucson
Barry Manilow performing in McKale Center at the University of Arizona on Jan. 11, 1985. Benjie Sanders / Arizona Daily Star
Barry Manilow in Tucson
Barry Manilow, "the master of grandiose emotional pop" (Arizona Daily Star) performing in McKale Center at the University of Arizona on Jan. 11, 1985. Benjie Sanders / Arizona Daily Star
Barry Manilow in Tucson
Barry Manilow performing in McKale Center at the University of Arizona on Jan. 11, 1985. Benjie Sanders / Arizona Daily Star
Barry Manilow in Tucson
Barry Manilow performing in McKale Center at the University of Arizona on Jan. 11, 1985. The Daily Star wrote, "Manilow was dressed mostly in black, a color well-suited to his new smoky saloon tunes." Benjie Sanders / Arizona Daily Star
Barry Manilow in Tucson
Barry Manilow and Lady Flash, a trio of back-up singers, performing at the Tucson Community Center on Dec. 3, 1976. Jose Galvez / Arizona Daily Star
Barry Manilow in Tucson
Barry Manilow performing at the Tucson Community Center on Dec. 3, 1976. The Tucson Citizen wrote Manilow " unrolled a two-hour program that would have fit nicely into any big money tourist hotel in the country." Jose Galvez / Arizona Daily Star
Barry Manilow in Tucson
Barry Manilow performing at the Tucson Community Center on Dec. 3, 1976. "By the time Manilow got to his curtain closers of "Mandy," "Could It Be Magic," and "I Write the Songs," virtually everyone in the arena was up and cheering for more," wrote the Tucson Citizen. Jose Galvez / Arizona Daily Star
Barry Manilow in Tucson
Barry Manilow and Lady Flash, a trio of back-up singers, performing at the Tucson Community Center on Dec. 3, 1976. The Tucson Citizen wrote, "Manilow worked through three costume changes, two of them covered with enough spangles to look like part of the Ice Capades wardrobe...." Jose Galvez / Arizona Daily Star
Barry Manilow in Tucson
Barry Manilow sings to nearly sold-out crowd of 4,480 at Casino del Sol's amphitheater in June, 2002. Manilow took the age-mixed audience through 30 years of hits during his 90 minute show.
It's his first Tucson gig since 2002.
Also heading our way: The Temptations.