Billy Joel Cancels All Tour Dates and Reveals Health Diagnosis After Recent Stage Fall

Billy Joel is canceling his upcoming concerts amid wellness issues.

On Friday, May 23, nan "Piano Man" vocalist announced that he will beryllium canceling each scheduled concerts pursuing a caller test of normal unit hydrocephalus (NPH).

This wellness information has been made worse by caller performance performances, starring to problems pinch hearing, vision, and balance, per a connection obtained by PEOPLE that was past posted connected his Instagram.

Joel, 76, is undergoing circumstantial beingness therapy nether his doctor's instructions. He has besides been "advised to refrain from performing during this betterment period."

Per nan property release, nan musician is "thankful for nan fantabulous attraction he is receiving and is afloat committed to prioritizing his health. He is grateful for nan support from fans during this clip and looks guardant to nan time erstwhile he tin erstwhile again return nan stage."

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"I’m sincerely sorry to disappoint our audience, and convey you for understanding," Joel said successful a statement.

As for summons refund information, fans won't request to return immoderate action to person their refund. It will beryllium automatically processed backmost to nan original shape of costs used.

Canceled performance dates see his shows successful New York City this summer on pinch performances successful New Orleans, Toronto, Santa Clara, Salt Lake City, Washington, D.C. and Liverpool.

This cancellation comes months aft Joel fell during a performance astatine Mohegan Sun successful Connecticut successful February. Per a instrumentality video, astatine 1 constituent during nan show, aft spinning his microphone and tossing it towards nan audience, Joel appeared to stumble, falling backwards and landing connected his side.

Moments later, he seemed to retrieve from nan autumn and continued connected pinch his show, which went arsenic planned.

The pursuing month, nan "Big Shot" vocalist announced that he would postpone his concerts done June, citing a "medical condition" that required him to "undergo beingness therapy nether nan supervision of his doctors."

"Joel is expected to make a afloat recovery," his squad said connected March 11. "The circuit will resume astatine Acrisure Stadium successful Pittsburgh connected July 5, 2025."

"While I regret postponing immoderate shows, my wellness must travel first," Joel posted connected his Instagram astatine nan time. "I look guardant to getting backmost connected shape and sharing nan joyousness of unrecorded euphony pinch our astonishing fans. Thank you for your understanding."

Throughout his career, Joel has won 5 Grammys and been nominated 23 times. He has sold much than 150 cardinal records and has had 33 Top 40 hits. He was inducted into nan Songwriters Hall of Fame successful 1992 and nan Rock & Roll Hall of Fame successful 1999.

He played his last Madison Square Garden performance portion of his record-breaking 10-year residency successful July 2024, marking his 150th show astatine nan venue.