Billy Joel cancels multiple tour dates as he issues worrying health update after stage fall

Billy Joel has cancelled a string of concerts as he revealed he had to undergo surgery.

Joel, 75, had a date booked at Anfield Stadium in Liverpool for June 21, 2025 this year – and the gig was one of just two in Europe in 2025. Unfortunately for his fans they’ll have to wait a bit longer to see the star live, after he announced that he’s undergone surgery and will still be in recovery on that date.

Liverpool FC – whose home is Anfield – confirmed the news in a statement, sharing that ticketholders wouldn’t have to wait too long for a rescheduled concert.

“Liverpool FC can confirm the postponement of this summer’s Billy Joel concert at Anfield, due to a medical condition and to allow him to recover from recent surgery”, they shared on their website.

“That date has been rescheduled, and Billy Joel will now appear at Anfield on June 20, 2026 instead. He is expected to make a full recovery and the tour will resume at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh on July 5, 2025”.

Billy Joel also shared a statement, explaining that he’d be back and better than ever after his surgery. The Piano Man shared: “While I regret postponing any shows, my health must come first.

” I look forward to getting back on stage and sharing the joy of live music with our amazing fans. Thank you for your understanding. “

Joel’s surgery comes after he worried fans following a fall on stage during his gig at Mohegan Sun resort in Stamford, Connecticut on February 22. Footage from the concert shows the artist – who was described as” frail “at the event – twirl a microphone stand before throwing it across the stage, before suddenly falling over.

The New York native was performing his hit It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me during the worrying moment, which saw him fall directly on his back. Attendees said the star was helped up by his band and managed to sing his final song to end the gig, but was” visibly thrown off “by the fall”. He just didn’t look well hobbling across the stage, “one concerned fan shared.

Photos from the troubling fall seem to show Billy – dressed for the concert in an all-black suit and dress shoes – seeming to stumble before falling hard on his side, and rolling over onto his back before taking a moment to pause once he got back to his feet again.

Joel has recently spoken about his continued love of making music, and made it clear he had no plans to retire from the industry regardless of any health issues. Speaking exclusively to the Mirror in 2023, he shared:” I still write music, “later adding:” I have this image of ‘ I’m the least glamorous popstar there is’. I just sit at the piano.

“I’m in my 70s, I am not a matinee idol, so why are you coming to see me in the first place? But you know, it all has to do with the music, it’s all about music”.

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Source: Mirror