A list of what fandoms are (or should be) called…
Barry Manilow = Fanilows
Chris Pine = Pine-nuts
Ed Sheeran = Sheerios
The Killers = The Victims
Lizzo = Lizzbians
Princess Diana = Di-hards
Cameron Diaz = Cammunists
Ray Winstone = Raycists
Ellen DeGeneres = DeGenerates
Richard Nixon = Dickheads
Barry Manilow = Fanilows
Chris Pine = Pine-nuts
Ed Sheeran = Sheerios
The Killers = The Victims
Lizzo = Lizzbians
Princess Diana = Di-hards
Cameron Diaz = Cammunists
Ray Winstone = Raycists
Ellen DeGeneres = DeGenerates
Richard Nixon = Dickheads
May 7, 2025 at 10:22 AM
A list of what fandoms are (or should be) called…
Barry Manilow = Fanilows
Chris Pine = Pine-nuts
Ed Sheeran = Sheerios
The Killers = The Victims
Lizzo = Lizzbians
Princess Diana = Di-hards
Cameron Diaz = Cammunists
Ray Winstone = Raycists
Ellen DeGeneres = DeGenerates
Richard Nixon = Dickheads
Barry Manilow = Fanilows
Chris Pine = Pine-nuts
Ed Sheeran = Sheerios
The Killers = The Victims
Lizzo = Lizzbians
Princess Diana = Di-hards
Cameron Diaz = Cammunists
Ray Winstone = Raycists
Ellen DeGeneres = DeGenerates
Richard Nixon = Dickheads
‘The knickers that get thrown are bigger now!’: Barry Manilow on fans, love, coming out - and turning 82
‘The knickers that get thrown are bigger now!’: Barry Manilow on fans, love, coming out - and turning 82
The great showman has spent the last 50 years on stage, followed by his adoring “fanilows” - but he’s not slowing down yet. Here, he talks about cancer, ridicule and roaring success
www.theguardian.com
May 25, 2026 at 5:40 AM
‘The knickers that get thrown are bigger now!’: Barry Manilow on fans, love, coming out - and turning 82
I work in musical theatre, and to this day the tightest security I’ve ever navigated backstage was on Copa Cabana: The Musical (which was good, actually), because of the “Fanilows.”
January 20, 2024 at 12:09 AM
I work in musical theatre, and to this day the tightest security I’ve ever navigated backstage was on Copa Cabana: The Musical (which was good, actually), because of the “Fanilows.”
I'm also a big fan of Fanilows for Barry Manilow
May 2, 2024 at 7:19 PM
I'm also a big fan of Fanilows for Barry Manilow
Oh Mandy!
‘The knickers that get thrown are bigger now!’: Barry Manilow on fans, love, coming out - and turning 82
The great showman has spent the last 50 years on stage, followed by his adoring “fanilows” - but he’s not slowing down yet. Here, he talks about cancer, ridicule and roaring success
www.theguardian.com
May 25, 2026 at 5:05 AM
Oh Mandy!
Today’s song dedication is for: @djangosmistress.bsky.social , a staunch hater of the bloated orange. And a Steely Dan Stan. Which is more than a fan, like the Fanilows.
Here’s some Peg.
youtu.be/LI7NDDQLvbo
Here’s some Peg.
youtu.be/LI7NDDQLvbo
Steely Dan - Peg
YouTube video by dreamhitz
youtu.be
August 20, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Today’s song dedication is for: @djangosmistress.bsky.social , a staunch hater of the bloated orange. And a Steely Dan Stan. Which is more than a fan, like the Fanilows.
Here’s some Peg.
youtu.be/LI7NDDQLvbo
Here’s some Peg.
youtu.be/LI7NDDQLvbo
I've attended 3 of his concerts through the years & it has always been a good time. His music is well written and played, plus very cheerful, which is no small thing these days. What else can I say, I'm a sucker for sweeping orchestration. Fanilows are a very devoted bunch & will be understanding.
August 25, 2026 at 4:34 AM
I've attended 3 of his concerts through the years & it has always been a good time. His music is well written and played, plus very cheerful, which is no small thing these days. What else can I say, I'm a sucker for sweeping orchestration. Fanilows are a very devoted bunch & will be understanding.
The sparkly jacket was $160 and was selling like crazy! A lot of the Fanilows have money 💴
I got this shirt at his Baltimore concert this past Friday 😎
August 11, 2026 at 4:02 PM
The sparkly jacket was $160 and was selling like crazy! A lot of the Fanilows have money 💴
I somehow missed that Barry Manilow was gay, had come put, & is married to a man!
Thid makes the “angel pole dancer thinking Preston in love with Barry Manilow scence”
In “Can’t Hardly Wait” all the better!
Thid makes the “angel pole dancer thinking Preston in love with Barry Manilow scence”
In “Can’t Hardly Wait” all the better!
‘The knickers that get thrown are bigger now!’: Barry Manilow on fans, love, coming out - and turning 82
The great showman has spent the last 50 years on stage, followed by his adoring “fanilows” - but he’s not slowing down yet. Here, he talks about cancer, ridicule and roaring success
www.theguardian.com
May 25, 2026 at 9:48 PM
I somehow missed that Barry Manilow was gay, had come put, & is married to a man!
Thid makes the “angel pole dancer thinking Preston in love with Barry Manilow scence”
In “Can’t Hardly Wait” all the better!
Thid makes the “angel pole dancer thinking Preston in love with Barry Manilow scence”
In “Can’t Hardly Wait” all the better!
Yeah the Fanilows are *intense*.
January 20, 2024 at 12:31 AM
Yeah the Fanilows are *intense*.
Sold out Providence and Boston back to back nights last week. A lot of fanilows out there!
June 6, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Sold out Providence and Boston back to back nights last week. A lot of fanilows out there!
I admit it, it was a blast. Though it must be said - Barry has had so much surgery he looks like nothing so much as someone's aunt... who's had a lot of plastic surgery.
But the ENTIRE audience was on its feet throughout the show. FANILOWS, all. I had a ball.
And COPACABANA brought down the house.
But the ENTIRE audience was on its feet throughout the show. FANILOWS, all. I had a ball.
And COPACABANA brought down the house.
July 10, 2024 at 8:52 AM
I admit it, it was a blast. Though it must be said - Barry has had so much surgery he looks like nothing so much as someone's aunt... who's had a lot of plastic surgery.
But the ENTIRE audience was on its feet throughout the show. FANILOWS, all. I had a ball.
And COPACABANA brought down the house.
But the ENTIRE audience was on its feet throughout the show. FANILOWS, all. I had a ball.
And COPACABANA brought down the house.
Those Fanilows can get pretty wild.
June 4, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Those Fanilows can get pretty wild.
Well, while it would be awesome for Barry to sing my name I wouldn't want to tarnish that moment for all the Fanilows in the audience who love Mandy.
March 5, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Well, while it would be awesome for Barry to sing my name I wouldn't want to tarnish that moment for all the Fanilows in the audience who love Mandy.
🇺🇸😎👍🏻 #RESIST✊🏻✊🏽✊✊🏿🇺🇸‼️
Any other 🎶 #BarryManilow 🎶 #FANILOWS 💙 out there to 🗣️ 🎶 #LetFreedomRing💞🔔🇺🇸 🎶
youtu.be/BfEiFl_lPyY?...
Any other 🎶 #BarryManilow 🎶 #FANILOWS 💙 out there to 🗣️ 🎶 #LetFreedomRing💞🔔🇺🇸 🎶
youtu.be/BfEiFl_lPyY?...
Barry Manilow - Let Freedom Ring (Live from Washington DC, 2009)
YouTube video by Barry Manilow
youtu.be
February 4, 2025 at 6:22 PM
🇺🇸😎👍🏻 #RESIST✊🏻✊🏽✊✊🏿🇺🇸‼️
Any other 🎶 #BarryManilow 🎶 #FANILOWS 💙 out there to 🗣️ 🎶 #LetFreedomRing💞🔔🇺🇸 🎶
youtu.be/BfEiFl_lPyY?...
Any other 🎶 #BarryManilow 🎶 #FANILOWS 💙 out there to 🗣️ 🎶 #LetFreedomRing💞🔔🇺🇸 🎶
youtu.be/BfEiFl_lPyY?...
Pop superstar gives it his all for ‘fanilows’ in Oakland https://trib.al/2PIK1kj
Pop superstar gives it his all for ‘fanilows’ in Oakland
Barry Manilow brings rousing farewell tour to Oakland, with San Jose next on the itinerary
trib.al
July 19, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Pop superstar gives it his all for ‘fanilows’ in Oakland https://trib.al/2PIK1kj
Gotta love a bit of Mandy Barrilow. Back when I was a schudent, me and my friend Ruth each had his 'best of'.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘The knickers that get thrown are bigger now!’: Barry Manilow on fans, love, coming out - and turning 82
The great showman has spent the last 50 years on stage, followed by his adoring “fanilows” - but he’s not slowing down yet. Here, he talks about cancer, ridicule and roaring success
www.theguardian.com
May 25, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Gotta love a bit of Mandy Barrilow. Back when I was a schudent, me and my friend Ruth each had his 'best of'.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
These Maine fans of Barry Manilow can’t smile without him
These Maine fans of Barry Manilow can’t smile without him
Diehard fans, known as 'Fanilows,' will be flocking to Cross Insurance Arena on Friday for the singer's farewell tour.
www.pressherald.com
June 29, 2026 at 12:05 PM
These Maine fans of Barry Manilow can’t smile without him
I missed this anniversary by one day. 50 years ago yesterday "I Write The Songs" hit #1. For all you Fanilows out there, this one's for you. youtu.be/ivjm4QGaxtw?...
Barry Manilow - I Write The Songs (Live from the 1978 BBC Special)
YouTube video by Barry Manilow
youtu.be
January 18, 2026 at 12:13 PM
I missed this anniversary by one day. 50 years ago yesterday "I Write The Songs" hit #1. For all you Fanilows out there, this one's for you. youtu.be/ivjm4QGaxtw?...
OK friends, when Jin is doing his Barry Manilow thing in 45 years, what are calling ourselves? We need something a good as Fanilows.
October 31, 2025 at 11:14 AM
OK friends, when Jin is doing his Barry Manilow thing in 45 years, what are calling ourselves? We need something a good as Fanilows.
I was amazed how many Fanilows there were. I was a little tyke during his heyday, but I have memories of how popular he was.
March 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I was amazed how many Fanilows there were. I was a little tyke during his heyday, but I have memories of how popular he was.
"'It was as if I’d hurt somebody in their family,' says Manilow of the critics. 'It lasted for so long – putting me down for the songs and then putting me down for what I looked like. If you wanted to get a laugh you would mention my name.'"
Barry Manilow on fans, love, coming out - and turning 82:
Barry Manilow on fans, love, coming out - and turning 82:
‘The knickers that get thrown are bigger now!’: Barry Manilow on fans, love, coming out - and turning 82
The great showman has spent the last 50 years on stage, followed by his adoring “fanilows” - but he’s not slowing down yet. Here, he talks about cancer, ridicule and roaring success
www.theguardian.com
May 27, 2026 at 6:31 PM
"'It was as if I’d hurt somebody in their family,' says Manilow of the critics. 'It lasted for so long – putting me down for the songs and then putting me down for what I looked like. If you wanted to get a laugh you would mention my name.'"
Barry Manilow on fans, love, coming out - and turning 82:
Barry Manilow on fans, love, coming out - and turning 82:
Headline of the day.
‘The knickers that get thrown are bigger now!’: Barry Manilow on fans, love, coming out - and turning 82
The great showman has spent the last 50 years on stage, followed by his adoring “fanilows” - but he’s not slowing down yet. Here, he talks about cancer, ridicule and roaring success
www.theguardian.com
May 25, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Headline of the day.