{"id":912065,"date":"2026-11-10T05:56:08","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T05:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/912065\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T05:56:08","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T05:56:08","slug":"billy-joel-announces-return-to-stage-after-doctors-told-him-he-cant-perform-anymore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/912065\/","title":{"rendered":"Billy Joel announces return to stage after doctors told him he can\u2019t perform anymore"},"content":{"rendered":"

Billy Joel surprisingly made an announcement that he\u2019s putting on a show despite doctors telling him he can no longer perform or even drive anymore.<\/a><\/p>\n

The legendary musician, 77, shared on Instagram Monday that he\u2019ll be performing at Florida Atlantic University on Dec. 14 for an event titled \u201cBilly Joel for Billy Joel: An Evening of Questions & Answers\u2026And a Little Music.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tickets for the intimate event, which is set to feature a Q&A segment and some live music,\u00a0will only be available to currently enrolled Florida Atlantic University students.<\/p>\n

Billy Joel performs in Melbourne, Australia, in December 2022. He announced Monday that he\u2019s performing at Florida Atlantic University in December despite doctors telling him to stop performing. WireImage<\/p>\n

The performance will mark his first appearance since he revealed in September that he had brain surgery <\/a> after he was diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) in 2025. NPH is a condition in which cerebrospinal fluid builds up inside the skull and presses on the brain and disrupts brain function, per the Cleveland Clinic<\/a> <\/p>\n

Joel told the Hollywood Reporter last month that while he wanted to continue to perform, doctors advised him against it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have to take a series of tests before I know,\u201d\u00a0he told the outlet.<\/p>\n

He explained that his doctors were concerned about the combination of extreme sound volume, lighting, stress and energy while he\u2019s on stage.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat the neurologist told me, every time you do a show, it\u2019s like you\u2019re getting a concussion,\u201d he shared.<\/p>\n

He also said he was \u201cnot allowed\u201d to drive, and heartbreakingly shared that was part of the reason he was auctioning off his prized motorcycle collection, which includes over 70 bikes.<\/p>\n

The show is only available to currently enrolled FAU students. The musician is seen here performing in Austin, Texas, in October 2021. Getty Images<\/p>\n

Joel performs at soundcheck in St. Louis in September 2024. He revealed in September that he underwent brain surgery for normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). Getty Images<\/p>\n

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\u201cI have a condition called hydrocephalus, which makes driving a little bit iffy,\u201d he said. \u201cSo I realized it\u2019s time for me to turn it over to somebody else.\u201d<\/p>\n

Still, the \u201cPiano Man\u201d has a fighting spirit when it comes to his health.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not going anywhere. I\u2019m here. I\u2019m still here,\u201d he stressed on <\/a>SiriusXM\u2019s The Billy Joel Channel in September.<\/p>\n

He also admitted that while he was reluctant to undergo surgery, he decided to do it after reading that it could help improve his balance and his memory.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know, I don\u2019t want to lose my marbles,\u201d he noted. \u201cIt\u2019s hard to tell what\u2019s age and what\u2019s a condition, so I agreed to do the shunt, and I had surgery, and they implanted a shunt in my brain, and it actually improved things.\u201d<\/p>\n

But he again shared why doctors told him to quit performing.<\/p>\n

Joel performs in Uncasville, Conn., in February 2025. In May 2025, he canceled all tour dates after his hydrocephalus diagnosis. Getty Images<\/p>\n

Joel arrives at the 66th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 4, 2024. The \u201cPiano Man\u201d singer explained that stressful conditions on stage like extreme volume and lighting is why doctors advised him to no longer perform. Billboard via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Joel performs at the 66th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles in February 2024. Getty Images for The Recording Academy<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was causing damage to my brain nerves, and I could be losing more brain cells the more shows I did,\u201d he said. \u201cI realized that means I shouldn\u2019t be doing this right now. I got to improve.\u201d<\/p>\n

In May 2025, the Grammy-winning musician canceled all of his tour performances <\/a>after being diagnosed with NPH.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis condition has been exacerbated by recent concert performances, leading to problems with hearing, vision and balance,\u201d he announced in an Instagram post at the time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Billy Joel surprisingly made an announcement that he\u2019s putting on a show despite doctors telling him he can…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":912066,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[18153,91,88,216,6650],"class_list":["post-912065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-billy-joel","tag-celebrity-news","tag-entertainment","tag-music","tag-performances"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/912065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=912065"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/912065\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/912066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=912065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=912065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=912065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}