Southside Johnny Announces Immediate Retirement from Touring

Southside
Johnny
has
announced
his
immediate
retirement
from
touring,
citing
unspecified
health
issues.

According
to

NJArts,
Southside
Johnny
left
the
stage
after
performing
just
a
few
songs
at
the
band’s
most
recent
show,
Dec.
14
at
the
Birchmere
in
Alexandria,
Virginia.
His
longtime
backing
band
the
Asbury
Jukes
finished
the
show
without
him.

The
76
year-old
singer,
considered
the “grandfather
of
the
New
Jersey
sound,”
was
scheduled
to
perform
at
the
Count
Basie
Center
in
Red
Bank,
New
Jersey
on
New
Year’s
Eve.
That
performance
and
a
handful
of
previously
announced
2025
dates
have
all
been
cancelled.

“After
a
hugely
successful
50-year
run
with
his
band
Southside
Johnny
and
the
Asbury
Jukes,
touring
non-stop
throughout
the
U.S
and
overseas,
‘Southside
Johnny’
Lyon
has
made
the
decision
to
retire
from
touring
in
order
to
manage
ongoing
health
issues,”
read
the
statement
on
his
Facebook
page.

Read
More:

Southside
Johnny’s
Tribute
to
Clarence
Clemons

“Johnny
Lyon
and
the
Asbury
Jukes
are
an
integral
part
of
the
Basie
Center’s
history
and
the
history
of
music
here
at
the
Jersey
Shore,”
read
a
tribute
from
the
Basie
Center’s
Facebook
page. “While
we’re
sad
we
won’t
be
seeing
them
this
New
Year’s
Eve,
everyone
at
the
Count
Basie
Center
is
forever
grateful
for
the
hundreds
of
moments
that
he
and
his
bandmates
have
created
on
our
stages.
We
love
you,
Johnny!”