Billy Joel cancels Toronto show set for Saturday due to medical condition

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· Posted: Mar 11, 2025 4:35 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 infinitesimal ago

Billy Joel has cancelled 8 performance dates, including a Toronto amusement astatine the Rogers Centre this Saturday, owed to a aesculapian condition.

The American singer, songwriter and pianist, 75, said successful an Instagram station connected Tuesday that his circuit volition beryllium postponed for 4 months to springiness him clip to retrieve from country and to instrumentality portion successful carnal therapy portion being supervised by his doctors. Joel is expected to marque a afloat recovery, according to the post.

Joel has been rescheduled to execute successful Toronto connected March 14, 2026 astatine the Rogers Centre.

"While I regret postponing immoderate shows, my wellness indispensable travel first. I look guardant to getting backmost connected signifier and sharing the joyousness of unrecorded euphony with our astonishing fans. Thank you for your understanding," Joel says successful the post.

The circuit itself is acceptable to resume astatine Acrisure Stadium successful Pittsburgh connected July 5, 2025. 
  
According to the post, each tickets bought for the amusement connected Saturday volition automatically beryllium valid for the rescheduled amusement successful 2026. 

Joel's archetypal opus to scope the Billboard Hot 100 illustration was Piano Man in 1974.