In 2025, Billy Joel revealed that he’d been diagnosed with a brain disorder called Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH), and could be canceling all of his upcoming tour dates consequently. Possibly, then, it’s a very good omen for 2026 that on Friday, January 2nd, Joel shocked audiences at Florida’s Wellington Amphitheater by becoming a member of Billy Joel cowl band Turnstiles on stage for a two-song set.
Turnstiles was taking part in as a part of a 30th anniversary celebration for the Village of Wellington, which is near the place Joel owns property in Florida. Joel took the stage with the assistance of a cane, the Palm Beach Post reports, joking that “I wasn’t planning on working tonight.” He then carried out “We Didn’t Begin the Hearth” and “Huge Shot” with the band, whereas his daughters Della and Remy danced on stage.
Regardless of it requiring a step again from performing, Joel stated final summer season that his NPH analysis “sounds a lot worse than what I’m feeling,” including that whereas not a lot is understood about his situation, “I’m doing my finest to work with it and to get well from it.”
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Previous to Friday, Joel’s final reside efficiency was in February 2025, although he remained within the public eye because of the epic-length HBO documentary Billy Joel: And So It Goes, which revealed a bunch of his secrets.
