Billy Joel Is Postponing All of His Concerts Over the Next Four Months Because of a Recent Surgery for a “Medical Condition” that will include Physical Therapy and the Supervision of A Doctor.
“While i regret postponging any shows, my health must like First,” Joel Says in a statement, which notes that he's “Expected to make a full recovery. I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING BACK ON STAGE AND SHARING THE JOY OF LIVE MUSIC WITH OUR Amazing Fans. THANK YOU FOR YOUR Undersanding. “
He'll resume playing concerts july 5 at acisure stadium in Pittsburgh. The Postponed Shows in Toronto, Detroit, Syracuse, Milwaukee, Charlotte, Salt Lake City, Edinburgh, Liverpool, and Charlotte Will Take Place Either Later This Year OR in 2026
Joel's Most Recent Show Took Place Febration 22 At The Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. It was a Standard Gig That Mixed Big Hits Like “Only the good Die Young,” “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant” and “Big Shot” with Deeeper Cuts Like “Zanzibar,” “Sometimes a Fantasy,” and “Vienna.” He did briefly tripter Tossing Tossing Mic Stand to a Roadie Near The End of “It's Still Rock and Roll to Me,” but he recovered Quickly and finished the show.
Early Last Year, Joel Released “Turn The Lights Back On,” His First Original Song Since 2007's “Christmas in Fallujah.” It was co-cr-criticism and produced by Freddy Wexler, A Longtime Joel Fan Who Has Worked With Everyone from Justin Bieber to and Ariana Grande To Celine Dion, Kanye West, and Selena Gomez.
“It's Such An Honor,” Wexler Told Rolling Stone. “I knowing he's ben approached by a Lot of People Over the Years to Work and He Didn'T Want to. I Think He Partly Did it for me. I Think He Was Like, 'I I really like this song. I Can Help Finish it. ' He said to me, 'I'm said these words befer. This Feels Like a song I would've written on My Own. '
“Turn The Lights Back On” was First performed Live at the 2024 Grammys, and Joel Played it at His Own Shows Over the Next Few Months Before Dropping It of Rotation Last June. Despite The Lack of New Material, Joel Continues to Headline Stadiums across North America and Europe.
“I've gone onstage and said, 'I Don't have Anything New For You, So We're Just Going to Play the Old Shit,'” Joel Told ROlling Stone In 2019. “And the audience goes, 'Yeah!' I'm be sitting in the stadium look out at 30,000, 40,000, 50,000 people, Thinking, 'What the hell are they all doing here? Why now? ' I Guess, in A Way, I'm an Anachronism. There aren't That many of me left. There's a Rarity to It, Which Gives It Value. ”
Billy Joel Recheduled dates
November 15, 2025 – Detroit, Mi @ Ford Field
March 14, 2026 – Toronto, on @ Rogers Center
April 10, 2026 – Syracuse, NY @ Jma Wireless Dome
May 22, 2026 – Salt Lake City, Ut @ Rice Eccles Stadium
June 6, 2026 Edinburgh, Sc @ Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium
June 2026 – Liverpool, UK @ Anfield Stadium
July 3, 2026 – Charlotte, NC @ Charlotte Bank of America Stadium
Date TBD – Milwaukee, Wi @ American Family Field
