Billy Joel postpones tour dates to prioritize his | Music News

Music icon Billy Joel is prioritizing his health.

The 75-year-old, who skilled a horrible fall on stage at a Connecticut efficiency, has postponed eight stadium live shows he was scheduled for between now and July, citing an undisclosed “medical condition” and saying that his “health must come first.”

The announcement mentioned that the singer “is expected to make a full recovery” after a current surgical procedure and might be present process doctor-supervised bodily remedy as he recovers.

“While I regret postponing any shows, my health must come first,” Joel mentioned in a assertion Tuesday morning. “I look forward to getting back on stage and sharing the joy of live music with our amazing fans. Thank you for your understanding.”

All of his live shows via late June are actually being rescheduled — most of them for 2026. The subsequent date on his tour will now be a repeatedly scheduled show at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh on July 5.

Joel’s final live performance earlier than the interruption was Feb. 22 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT.

That was the efficiency that noticed his fall on stage during the encore portion of the live performance.

Joel was within the center of his hit It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me when he stumbled and fell, tossing his microphone in entrance of the shocked viewers.

The crowd gasped on the sight, with many expressing concern for the Piano Man singer.

Thankfully, Joel’s band rapidly got here to his help, serving to him back to his ft, permitting him to end the tune and even ship one more to the followers.

Post-concert, a fan commented on Joel’s situation, saying: “He looked frail hobbling across the stage. At one point, he was using the microphone stand as a cane.”

The fan continued: “I was really very concerned about him throughout the concert.”

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It’s unknown whether or not Joel’s current surgical procedure is in any respect associated to the current fall.

Despite the incident, Joel has no intention of slowing down. In a 2023 interview with The Mirror, he shared: “I still write music. I’ve kind of given up on song form because I’ve done it. I tend to like instrumental music, orchestral music. I mean, I’m writing all the time, but I’m not always recording.”

Joel’s subsequent show was to have taken place this Saturday in Toronto, Canada, however the live performance will now happen one 12 months after the scheduled date, on March 14, 2026.

He had a live performance booked at Detroit’s Ford Field for March 29, however that is the one one of the gigs that has been rescheduled for this 12 months, on Nov. 15, 2025.

An April 11 date in Syracuse has been pushed back by simply in the future shy of a 12 months, to April 10, 2026.

Joel’s Charlotte live performance, set for May 10, will now happen 16 months from now, on July 3, 2026.

His May 23 Salt Lake City show has been pushed back to May 22 of subsequent 12 months and a June seventh Edinburgh live performance will now go down June 6 of subsequent 12 months.

Joel’s Liverpool show slated for June 21 has been rescheduled for June 20, 2025.

One show nonetheless does not have a new date; a Milwaukee show scheduled for April 26 of this 12 months is now listed as TBD.

Tickets will robotically be legitimate for the rescheduled exhibits, the announcement mentioned.

After resuming the tour on July 5, Joel is anticipated to keep the opposite dates that have been on the docket all through the remainder of the 12 months, together with a July 18 show at Yankee Stadium, Aug. 8’s at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium and an Aug. 21 live performance at Citi Field in Queens.

There may also be exhibits this summer time or fall in Washington, D.C., Cincinnati, Santa Clara, New Orleans and Hollywood, Florida.