Joan Jett cancels remaining 2026 concerts after undergoing surgery for 'fractured vertebrae'

Joan Jett is stepping away from the stage after suffering a serious injury that required surgery.

In a since-expired post shared to Jett’s Instagram Story on Tuesday, the 67-year-old rock icon’s team announced that her band Joan Jett & the Blackhearts had canceled their two remaining scheduled 2026 concerts in September.

“Following a recent injury, Joan Jett has undergone orthopedic surgery on a fractured vertebrae and will begin the necessary healing process,” the statement read, via Rolling Stone.

Last Monday, Jett shared an Instagram post featuring a compilation of clips from their U.K. tour, writing, “Thanks for the summer love Europe, can’t wait to come back.”

Joan Jett & the Blackhearts’ current lineup includes Jett, Dougie Needles, Hal B. Selzer, Michael McDermott and Kenny Laguna. The band currently have no scheduled upcoming shows.

Jett has previously acknowledged that decades on the road have taken a physical toll and explained how she has adapted her fitness routine as she has aged.

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“I never had to work out my whole life,” she told USA Today in 2025. ” I was just lucky I had an athletic body. But now it’s a different story. I see an arm and am like, ‘Whose arm is this with the crepe-y skin?’”

“But I try to walk every day and I do some weights,” she continued. “I had a shoulder operation so it’s important to keep my muscle strength up and I do a lot of core work. And you know, traveling, walking through airports and venues, that’s my exercise. But the traveling, that’s the one part of my job that I don’t love. It’s all wear and tear on your body.”