Pop legend Johnny Mathis, 89, announced he will retire from performing this summer due to age and memory decline. He will complete his Voice of Romance Tour through spring, with his final concert on May 18 at the Bergen Performing Arts Center in New Jersey. Shows from June 2025 onward are canceled, with refunds available through original purchase points.
Born in 1935 in Texas and raised in San Francisco, Mathis became famous in the 1950s with hits like Chances Are and It’s Not for Me to Say. His Johnny’s Greatest Hits spent a record 490 weeks on the Billboard charts.
Over six decades, Mathis released 70+ albums, sold 350 million records, and earned the nickname “The Voice of Romance” for classics like Misty and The Twelfth of Never. He has received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, and induction into the Great American Songbook Hall of Fame.