Billy Joel will appear at Florida Atlantic University next month for “an evening of questions and answers, and a little music” — his first official gig since he revealed last year that he has a brain condition affecting his hearing, vision and balance.

Billy Joel says he is doing better after undergoing brain surgery following his 2025 diagnosis. He agreed to the surgery after noticing “my balance was not good, I had this sensation of rocking on a boat." “I don’t want to lose my marbles,” he said. “It’s hard to tell what’s your age and what’s a condition. So they implanted a shunt in my brain and it actually improved things. My memory got better, my balance got a little better, my ability to function was better. I realized that because of my job, which is playing rock and roll music very loud, that it was giving me something like a concussion every time I did a show. I’m ok. I want people to know, don’t worry about me. I’m still here,” he assured fans on Wednesday.