Billy Joel: Singer has to cancel all concerts

Due to a “medical problem”, Billy Joel (76) had already postponed concerts of his tour in March. The “Piano Man” has now canceled all planned concerts for health reasons. A normal pressure hydrocephalus was diagnosed with the singer and musician. This was announced by his team and the official homepage on Joels. Since this often occurs in older people, retirement printing is also spoken of.

“Billy Joel has announced that he will cancel all planned concerts after he recently diagnosed a normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH),” the statement said. Due to his recent appearances, his condition worsened, Joel suffered from hearing, visual and equilibrium problems. At the instruction of his doctor, the 76-year-old does special physiotherapy. He was advised not to appear during his recovery.

As a result, Joel receives excellent treatment and wants to concentrate on his recovery accordingly. He was grateful for the support of the fans and he is looking forward to “the day on which he can stand on stage again”. Billy Joel is quoted with the words: “I’m sorry that I have to disappoint our audience, and thank you for your understanding.”

“The current tour is postponed by four months so that it can recover from a recent operation and undertake physiotherapy under the supervision of its doctors,” it said. At that time it had not been communicated which “medical problem” was exactly. “I regret the postponement of the shows, but my health has to be in the first place. I look forward to being on stage again and sharing the joy of live music with our fantastic fans. Thank you for your understanding,” said Joel.