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Billy Joel to appear at Florida university for Q&A and music
Billy Joel will appear at Florida Atlantic University on Dec.
14 for a question-and-answer event with some music.
The Florida event is open only to currently enrolled FAU students, who can get tickets starting Nov.
12.
It will be Joel’s first official appearance since he stepped away from performing after being diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus.
The condition involves fluid building up inside the skull and pressing on the brain, and Joel had surgery to implant a shunt.
His doctors warned that the sound, lights and strain of performing could harm him, comparing each show to getting a concussion.
Joel has said he wants to perform again, but he needs further tests before he knows if he can.
The announcement does not say whether the event will lead to any further performances.
Billy Joel will appear at Florida Atlantic University on December 14, 2026, for a student event featuring questions and answers and possibly some music.
The event is his first official appearance since he disclosed his normal pressure hydrocephalus diagnosis and stepped away from the stage.
Tickets will be available only to currently enrolled FAU students, starting November 12, 2026.
Joel has said doctors advised him not to perform while they assess his condition, and that a neurologist compared the effects of a show to getting a concussion.
He underwent brain surgery to have a shunt implanted, and has said the procedure improved things.
- Who
- Billy Joel and Florida Atlantic University.
- What
- Joel is scheduled to appear at an event featuring questions and answers and a little music.
- When
- 7 p.m. on December 14, 2026. Tickets become available to enrolled students on November 12.
- Where
- Florida Atlantic University in Florida.
- Why
- Not stated.
Billy Joel
His doctors
Aspect
Billy Joel
Joel is scheduled to appear at FAU and has said he would like to perform again.
His doctors
Joel said doctors advised him not to perform for now and that he needs further tests.
Joel was diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus and later underwent surgery to have a shunt implanted.
Joel discussed his health and the surgery publicly, saying his balance was not good and that the procedure had improved things.
Joel made an unannounced appearance with a Billy Joel cover band in Wellington, Florida.
Reports announced that Joel would appear at Florida Atlantic University on December 14.
Tickets are due to become available to currently enrolled FAU students.
Joel is scheduled to take part in the FAU event.
- Event
- Billy Joel: An Evening of Questions & Answers…And a Little Music
- Venue
- Florida Atlantic University
- Event time
- 7 p.m. on December 14, 2026
- Ticket access
- Currently enrolled FAU students only
- Ticket date
- November 12, 2026
- Diagnosis
- Normal pressure hydrocephalus
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What people are saying
I have to take a series of tests before I know
I can’t drive right now. I’m not allowed to drive.
I’m not going anywhere. I’m here. I’m still here.
So they have to test me further to see if I can go back and do performing again, which I would like to be able to do