Billy Joel cancels tour dates after mind dysfunction prognosis
Billy Joel has cancelled all of his upcoming touring live performance dates, following a current prognosis of the mind dysfunction regular strain hydrocephalus (NPH).
This comes after earlier this 12 months he postponed his exhibits, citing his well being as the rationale why. Now, saying the information on social media, Joel confirmed he’s not enjoying any of his tour dates due to the mind dysfunction prognosis.
The situation “has been exacerbated by current live performance performances, resulting in issues with listening to, imaginative and prescient and steadiness”, in response to the assertion. “Below his physician’s directions, Billy is present process particular bodily remedy and has been suggested to chorus from performing throughout this restoration interval. Billy is grateful for the wonderful care he’s receiving and is totally dedicated to prioritizing his well being.”
Within the publish, Joel is quoted as saying: “I’m sincerely sorry to disappoint our viewers and thanks for understanding.”
The announcement lists the entire exhibits which have been cancelled, they usually embody 17 stops in North America and the UK. He initially carried out two exhibits in February earlier than the postponement was introduced in March, nevertheless, these exhibits at the moment are utterly cancelled. All ticketholders shall be robotically refunded.
In different information concerning the musician, the forthcoming new Billy Joel documentary will open the Tribeca Competition 2025. Billy Joel: And So It Goes – a two-part doc directed by Susan Lacy and Jessica Levin – will look at Joel’s life and music, “exploring the love, loss and private struggles that gas his songwriting”. It’ll function entry to never-before-seen performances, residence films, and private images, together with one-on-one interviews.
It’s set to air on HBO this summer time, and now it’s been confirmed that …And So It Goes will debut on the Beacon Theatre in New York Metropolis through the first night time of this 12 months’s Tribeca Competition on June 4.
Final 12 months Joel opened up about why it took him almost twenty years to launch his newest single, ‘Flip The Lights Again On’.
Then, in July of that 12 months, he performed his historic a hundred and fiftieth, and remaining, present as a part of his Madison Sq. Backyard residency, bringing out Weapons N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose to carry out a lot of songs.