Billy Joel Postpones Tour Dates After Surgery for Medical Condition: ‘My Health Must Come First’

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Billy Joel has postponed eight stadium concerts he was scheduled to do between now and July, citing an undisclosed “medical condition” and saying that his “health must come first.”

The announcement said that the singer “is expected to make a full recovery” after a recent surgery. He will be undergoing doctor-supervised physical therapy as he recovers, it said.

“While I regret postponing any shows, my health must come first,” Joel said in a statement 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.”

The next date on his tour will now be a regularly scheduled show at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh on July 5.

His next show was to have taken place this Saturday in Toronto, Canada. That concert will now take place one year after the scheduled date, on March 14, 2026. After that, he had a concert booked at Detroit’s Ford Field for March 29, which is the only one of the gigs that has been rescheduled for this year, on Nov. 15, 2025. An April 11 date in Syracuse has been pushed back by just one day shy of a year, to April 10, 2026. Joel’s Charlotte concert, slated for May 10, will now take place 16 months from now, on July 3, 2026. His May 23 Salt Lake City show has been pushed back to May 22 of next year. An Edinburgh concert that was to have taken place June 7 will now go down June 6 of next year. And a Liverpool show slated for June 21 has been rescheduled for June 20, 2025.

One show that has been put off still awaits a new date; a Milwaukee show scheduled for April 26 of this year is now listed as TBD.

Tickets will automatically be valid for the rescheduled shows, the announcement said.

Joel’s last concert before the interruption was Feb. 22 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT.

The full list of new dates, some of which are co-billed shows with Stevie Nicks or Sting, is as follows:

November 15, 2025 DETROIT Billy Joel & Stevie Nicks Ford Field

March 14, 2026 TORONTO Billy Joel Rogers Centre

April 10, 2026 SYRACUSE Billy Joel & Sting Syracuse JMA Wireless Dome

May 22, 2026 SALT LAKE CITY Billy Joel & Sting Rice Eccles Stadium

June 6, 2026 EDINBURGH Billy Joel Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium

June 20 2026 LIVERPOOL Billy Joel Anfield Stadium

July 3, 2026 CHARLOTTE Billy Joel & Sting Charlotte Bank of America Stadium

TBD MILWAUKEE Billy Joel & Sting American Family Field