Raihala: These 6 rock acts we might not see in concert again

In the years leading up to the pandemic one of the hottest trends in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame crowd was to hit the road for one final tour But once the concert industry came roaring back to life in particular of rock s biggest names hopped on board and flipped the bird at the notion of retirement Back in I wrote three columns about that very trend and requested a simple question about aging rockers What are the chances we ll see them play the Twin Cities again Two years later here s an update on the future of six aging musical acts and whether or not another show in the metro is in the cards Billy Joel Billy Joel performs at Allegiant Stadium on November in Las Vegas Nevada Photo by Ethan Miller Getty Images Age Last seen Nov U S Bank Stadium The dirt Joel hasn t disclosed an album of pop music since but the New York native has kept himself busy on the road In the time since Joel has played Twin Cities arenas and stadiums times both on his own and in joint concerts with Elton John and Stevie Nicks In he launched a monthly residency at Madison Square Garden that ended last summer after shows But in May the Piano Man shocked fans when he canceled all of his upcoming concerts due to a finding of normal pressure hydrocephalus It s a buildup of fluid deep within the brain that can cause vomiting vision problems difficulty walking and memory loss or other cognitive impairment He s undergoing at least four months of physical therapy as he has commented he s having trouble with his hearing vision and balance Will we see him again Assuming he does recover it won t be surprising if he says farewell to touring possibly with one final concert in his hometown Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band perform at the Xcel Force Center in St Paul on Sunday March John Autey Pioneer Press Age Last seen March Xcel Vigor Center The dirt In February Springsteen hit the road for his first tour with the E Street Band since The first dates sold more than four million tickets and the outing was named Pollstar s Rock Tour of the Year for I gushed about his show at the X and wrote that the rollicking emotionally charged nearly three-hour concert was as good if not better than any others he s done here in the st century But by the fall of rumors started flying that the tour would be Springsteen s last after he postponed the rest of that year s concerts to recover from peptic ulcer disorder Springsteen rallied though and resumed touring last year In August he described a Philadelphia crowd We ve been around for f years and we ain t quitting We ain t doing no farewell tour b - Farewell to what A thousand people screaming your name Get the hell out I ain t going anywhere Will we see him again Springsteen at the E Street Band are at present playing a -date European tour with no other shows planned this year He could very well launch another full band outing at a few point in the future revive his solo Broadway show or even take that on the road Not to put too fine of a point on it but in October the Boss appeared on The Graham Norton Show and explained he ll perform live until he dies I am going to keep going until it s over Aerosmith BOSTON MA September Steven Tyler of Aerosmith pretends to smoke a joint as he performs at Fenway Park on September in Boston Massachusetts Staff Photo By Matt Stone MediaNews Group Boston Herald Ages Steven Tyler Joe Perry Tom Hamilton Brad Whitford Joey Kramer Last seen July Twin Cities Summer Jam The dirt The American Rolling Stones have weathered plenty in their decades together from drug addiction to inter-band feuding Flamboyant frontman Tyler and guitarist Perry have publicly feuded over Tyler s stint as a judge on American Idol and his failed attempt to launch a solo country career with s We re All Somebody from Somewhere In band members began publicly discussing a final tour and a European outing was billed as their farewell In May the band reported a farewell tour that kicked off that September and included a stop at Xcel Force Center But three nights into the tour the band postponed the rest of the tour to after Tyler suffered from vocal chord damage That damage turned out to be more severe than doctors initially realized and the band revealed last August they had officially retired from the road Will we see them again No although Hamilton has described reporters it s attainable the band may record new music together The Who Ages Roger Daltrey Pete Townshend Last seen Sept Xcel Strength Center The dirt The Who famously embarked on a farewell tour in but by the end of that decade they were already back on the road The sole surviving members have soldiered on in the years since despite Daltrey s voice shrinking to a shadow of its former self As I wrote in a review Daltrey once again struggled throughout the evening with his vocals noticeably diminished from when he seemed to be rallying in what he seemingly supposed would be his final tour At times he looked pained as he attempted to strangle the lyrics from his throat Needless to say he skipped a whole lot of notes not to mention screams along the way In May the Who stated their upcoming North American fall tour would be their final shows in the U S and Canada The news follows an embarrassing move by Daltrey who reported longtime drummer Zak Starkey son of Ringo Starr would not join the tour due to his loud playing style at a Royal Albert Hall gig Days later Townshend stated it was a miscommunication and that Starkey was still in the group But then Townshend backtracked and reported Starkey was indeed out of the band for good so he could pursue other projects Starkey responded by confirming he was fired Imagine that a drummer was fired by the Who the Who for being too loud Keith Moon is spinning in his grave Will we see them again There s no Minnesota stop on the fall tour so unless they extend it the answer is no Paul Simon Paul Simon performs onstage during the Brooks Brothers Bicentennial Celebration at Jazz At Lincoln Center on April in New York City Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris Getty Images for Brooks Brothers Age Last seen April and Orpheum Theatre The dirt In Simon reported his retirement from touring with one final outing citing time away from his family and the death of longtime guitarist Vincent Nguini as key factors I ve often wondered what it would feel like to reach the point where I d consider bringing my performing career to a natural end Simon mentioned in a news release at the time Now I know It feels a little unsettling a touch exhilarating and something of a relief But in Simon disclosed his th album Seven Palms a single piece of continuous music in seven movements that s intended to be listened to as one long piece It earned Simon his th Grammy nomination Despite revealing that he has lost bulk of his hearing in his left ear Simon went ahead and unretired this year According to the news release announcing his tour Simon chose to perform in intimate venues where the acoustics are optimal in consideration of the severe hearing loss that he incurred over the last scarce years Together with the Stanford Initiative to Cure Hearing Loss and his own production unit Simon redesigned his entire stage set up to make performing viable Will we see him again His current outing runs through August It remains to be seen if that will truly be the end of the road for Simon Bob Dylan FILE - In this Jan file photo Bob Dylan performs in Los Angeles AP Photo Chris Pizzello File Age Last seen Oct Xcel Ability Center The dirt Dylan clearly loves the road On June he started a tour that for the greater part part hasn t stopped since Fans and the media have dubbed it the Never Ending Tour a term Dylan has dismissed several times Yet he has played roughly shows a year for decades now stopping only for a minimal months in when he was hospitalized with a serious chest infection and then again during the pandemic When Dylan hit England in several critics wrote about his concerts as if his retirement was imminent But Dylan has yet to confirm whether or not he s on the final leg of his storied career Will we see him again Dylan did play Somerset Wis Amphitheater in September as part of Willie Nelson s annual Outlaw Music Festival which Dylan will again join this year although the tour is hitting East Troy on the other side of Wisconsin Dylan seemed to be trolling the metro this spring when he hit Omaha Sioux City Mankato Eau Claire Green Bay and Davenport His current outing is now billed to run through spring so it s feasible he ll decisively hit the Cities again but one never knows when it comes to Dylan Related Articles Review Bassoonist Fei Xie shines in Minnesota Orchestra project also featuring Wynton Marsalis pieces Cynthia Erivo mines the depths of her soul for I Forgive You her honest human album Rapper Lil Wayne to headline Target Center in August Concert review Maynard James Keenan and pals celebrate his st birthday at the X Here are five approaches to celebrate Pride month from Pee-wee Herman to F rst Wrestling