Billy Joel postpones concert because of illness - CNN

CNN  — 

The “Piano Man” is taking clip to heal.

Bily Joel announced connected societal media Sunday that helium had to postpone his planned Madison Square Garden performance connected Monday until summertime of 2023 owed to an illness.

“I’m disappointed to stock that I’m nether doctor’s orders for vocal remainder owed to a viral corruption truthful unfortunately, I indispensable postpone my Monday, December 19th performance astatine Madison Square Garden to June,” a connection connected his verified Facebook leafage reads. “I’m truthful atrocious to fto you cognize truthful adjacent to amusement day, but I was hoping to beryllium person to a afloat betterment by now. Sadly, that hasn’t happened.”

“I look guardant to seeing you successful the New Year,” Joel added.

The legendary vocalist has been performing a residency, “Billy Joel astatine The Garden,” playing erstwhile a period astatine the venue since 2014.

In announcing the December amusement backmost successful August, a press merchandise noted that the concerts would proceed “as agelong arsenic the request continues.”