Billy Joel canceled all of his upcoming shows including a July performance at Yankee Stadium and a Citi Field show in August due to a normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) diagnosis.
The Alzheimer’s Association calls NPH “a brain disorder in which excess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) accumulates in the brain’s ventricles, causing thinking and reasoning problems, difficulty walking, and loss of bladder control.”
The 76-year-old piano man posted notice of the cancellations on Instagram Friday with a message claiming his “hearing, vision and balance” were being impaired by health problems. Joel’s statement said his condition had been exacerbated by performing live.
“I’m sincerely sorry to disappoint our audience and thank you for understanding,” Joel added.
Joel announced in March he was postponing upcoming performance to “recover from recent surgery and to undergo physical therapy under the supervision of his doctors.”
He didn’t offer specifics about the operation.
This is a developing story.
The List of Cancelled Shows:
- Saturday, April 26, 2025 Billy Joel / Sting – postponed tbd Milwaukee, WI American Familv Field
- Saturday, July 5, 2025 Billy Joel / Rod Stewart Pittsburgh, PA Acrisure Stadium
- Friday, July 18, 2025 Billy Joel / Rod Stewart Bronx, NY Yankees Stadium
- Friday, August 8, 2025 Billy Joel / Stevie Nicks East Rutherford, NJ MetLife Stadium
- Thursday, August 21, 2025 Billy Joel / Sting Queens, NY Citi Field
- Friday, September 5, 2025 Billy Joel / Sting Washington, DC Nationals Park
- Saturday, September 20, 2025 Billy Joel / Rod Stewart Cincinnati, OH Paycor Stadium
- Saturday, October 4, 2025 Billy Joel / Stevie Nicks Santa Clara, CA Levi’s Stadium
- Saturday, October 18, 2025 Billy Joel / Stevie Nicks New Orleans Superdome
- Saturday, November 1, 2025 Billy Joel – rescheduled from 1/17/25 Hollywood FL Seminole Hard Rock
- Saturday, November 15, 2025 Billy Joel / Stevie Nicks – rescheduled from 3/29/25 Detroit, MI Ford Field
- Saturday, March 14, 2026 Billy Joel – rescheduled from 3/15/25 Toronto, ON Rogers Center
- Friday, April 10, 2026 Billy Joel / Sting – rescheduled from 4/11/25 Syracuse, NY JMA Wireless Dome
- Friday, May 22, 2026 Billy Joel / Sting – rescheduled from 5/23/25 Salt Lake City, UT Rice Eccles Stadium
- Saturday, June 6, 2026 Billy Joel – rescheduled from 6/7/25 Edinburgh, UK Scottish Gas Murrayfield
- Saturday, June 20, 2026 Billy Joel – rescheduled from 6/21/25 Liverpool. UK Anfield
- Friday, July 3, 2026 Billy Joel / Sting – rescheduled from 5/10/25 Charlotte, NC Bank of America Stadium