Billy Joel undergoes surgery and postpones concerts for four months: Full update

Legendary musician Billy Joel has made the difficult decision to postpone all of his upcoming concerts for the next four months due to a recent surgery required for a medical condition. The singer shared that he will need physical therapy and close supervision by doctors during his recovery.

“I regret postponing any shows, but my health must come first,” Joel expressed in an official statement. He reassured fans that he is expected to make a full recovery and looks forward to returning to the stage. “I look forward to getting back onstage and sharing the joy of live music with our amazing fans. Thank you for your understanding,” he added.

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Rescheduled concert dates and locations

Joel's tour will resume on July 5, 2025, at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh. Fans with tickets to the postponed shows in cities like Toronto, Detroit, Syracuse, Milwaukee, Charlotte, Salt Lake City, Edinburgh, Liverpool, and Charlotte can expect new dates either later in 2025 or into 2026. Nearly all affected shows have already been rescheduled.

The Piano Man recently wrapped up his performance at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, on February 22, 2025. The concert featured a mix of classic hits like “Only the Good Die Young” and “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant,” alongside deeper cuts such as “Zanzibar” and “Vienna.” While performing “It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me,” Joel had a brief stumble, but he quickly recovered and continued the performance.

Joel's latest music and legacy

Although Billy Joel hasn’t released new material in recent years, he surprised fans with the release of “Turn the Lights Back On” in 2024, his first original track since 2007. The song was co-written and produced by Freddy Wexler, a longtime fan of Joel’s music. “It’s such an honor,” Wexler shared with Rolling Stone. “I think he partly did it for me. He really liked the song.”

The song made its live debut at the 2024 Grammys, and Joel performed it at subsequent shows before removing it from rotation in mid-2024. Despite the absence of new material, Billy Joel remains a major draw for audiences, continuing to headline stadiums across North America and Europe.

Reflecting on his career, Joel expressed his amazement at the continued success of his live shows. "I’ve gone onstage and said, ‘I don’t have anything new for you, so we’re just going to play the old stuff,’” Joel said in a 2019 Rolling Stone interview. “The audience goes, ‘Yeah!’”

Joel shared that he often finds it surreal to perform in front of tens of thousands of fans, remarking, “I’ll be sitting in the stadium looking out at 30,000, 40,000, 50,000 people, thinking, ‘What the hell are they all doing here? Why now?’” His recognition of being an “anachronism” in the industry gives his performances a unique value for his audience.

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Full list of rescheduled Billy Joel concert dates

Fans can mark their calendars for the following rescheduled dates of Billy Joel’s tour:

• November 15, 2025 – Detroit, MI @ Ford Field
• March 14, 2026 – Toronto, ON @ Rogers Centre
• 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 20, 2026 – Liverpool, UK @ Anfield Stadium
• July 3, 2026 – Charlotte, NC @ Bank of America Stadium
• Date TBD – Milwaukee, WI @ American Family Field