{"id":54824,"date":"2026-01-03T16:34:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T16:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/03\/watch-billy-joel-perform-surprise-set-with-tribute-band\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T16:34:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T16:34:08","slug":"watch-billy-joel-perform-surprise-set-with-tribute-band","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/03\/watch-billy-joel-perform-surprise-set-with-tribute-band\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Billy Joel Perform Surprise Set With Tribute Band"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/tags\/billy-joel\/\" target=\"_blank\">Billy Joel<\/a> played a surprise two-song set with a Joel tribute band on Friday, marking his first live performance since receiving his <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/billy-joel-cancels-tour-brain-disorder\/\" target=\"_blank\">brain disorder diagnosis<\/a> in mid-2025.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the performance below.<\/p>\n<p>The Piano Man was attending a 30th anniversary celebration for the village of Wellington, Florida, where he owns property. He joined the tribute band Turnstiles (named after Joel\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/billy-joel-turnstiles\/\" target=\"_blank\">fourth album<\/a>) at the Wellington Amphitheater to blaze through \u201cWe Didn\u2019t Start the Fire\u201d and \u201cBig Shot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/billy-joel-best-song-every-album\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Best Song From Every Billy Joel Album<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wasn\u2019t planning on working tonight,\u201d he quipped, accompanied onstage by his daughters Della and Remy.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align:center\">Watch Billy Joel Perform Surprise Set With Turnstiles in Wellington, Florida<\/h3>\n<h3>What Brain Disorder Diagnosis Did Billy Joel Receive?<\/h3>\n<p>Joel halted all touring plans in May 2025 after being diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus, a disorder where disorder where excess\u00a0cerebrospinal fluid accumulates\u00a0in the brain. Doctors said Joel\u2019s performances exacerbated his condition, &#8220;leading to problems with hearing, vision and balance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m sincerely sorry to disappoint our audience,&#8221; Joel said at the time, \u201cand thank you for understanding.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Joel played his most recent full-length concert on Feb. 22 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.<\/p>\n<p>The singer offered a <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/billy-joel-brain-disorder-health-update\/\" target=\"_blank\">positive health update<\/a> on a July episode of Bill Maher\u2019s <em>Club Random Podcast<\/em>. \u201cI feel good,&#8221;\u00a0he told the host. &#8220;They keep referring to what I have as a brain disorder, so it sounds a lot worse than what I\u2019m feeling.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not fixed. It&#8217;s still being worked on,&#8221; he added.\u00a0&#8220;I feel fine. My balance sucks. It&#8217;s like being on a boat.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper blog-photogallery \">\n<h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">Billy Joel Albums Ranked  <\/h2>\n<div class=\"photogallery-description\">\n<p>From &#8216;Cold Spring Harbor&#8217; to &#8216;River of Dreams,&#8217; we run through the Piano Man&#8217;s LPs from worst to best.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Matt Springer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/rest\/carbon\/api\/scripts.js?mver=161&#038;gver=9&#038;bid=295&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fbtloader.com%2Ftag%3Fo%3D5642230212591616%26upapi%3Dtrue&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.p-n.io%2Fpushly-sdk.min.js%3Fdomain_key%3DmxuuNIMSzp6MHphJEoAGlLFQ3qmwQguzkGZl&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Ftownsquare.media%2Fpublic%2Fresources%2Fjs%2Fpubcid.min.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.twitter.com%2Fwidgets.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fapis.google.com%2Fjs%2Fplatform.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.facebook.net%2Fen_US%2Fsdk.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.pinterest.com%2Fjs%2Fpinit.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\" async defer data-osano=\"ESSENTIAL\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/billy-joel-surprise-set-tribute-band\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billy Joel played a surprise two-song set with a Joel tribute band on Friday, marking his first live performance since receiving his brain disorder&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":54825,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rock","article","has-excerpt","has-avatar","has-author","has-date","has-comment-count","has-category-meta","has-read-more","thumbnail-"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54824"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54824\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}