Bruce Springsteen is suspending extra tour dates on account of ongoing sickness.
The musician, 73, took to social media on Wednesday, September 6, to disclose he’s affected by peptic ulcer illness. He introduced that his September performances are on maintain as medical doctors have suggested him to take the month off to relaxation and deal with the sickness.
“Bruce Springsteen and the E Avenue Band have postponed all performances presently scheduled for September 2023, starting with tomorrow’s present scheduled for the JMA Wi-fi Dome in Syracuse, NY,” the assertion learn. “Mr. Springsteen is being handled for signs of peptic ulcer illness and the choice of his medical advisors is that he ought to postpone the rest of his September exhibits.”
Springsteen continued by apologizing for the cancelation and promised to return to followers as shortly as he can.
“Over right here on E Avenue, we’re heartbroken to need to postpone these exhibits,” he wrote. “First, apologies to our fabulous Philly followers who we missed just a few weeks in the past. We’ll be again to choose these exhibits up after which some. Thanks to your understanding and assist. We’ve been having a blast at our US exhibits and we’re wanting ahead to extra nice instances. We’ll be again quickly. Love and God bless all, Bruce.”
Springsteen’s newest postponements come after the singer revealed that an unspecified sickness would forestall him from acting at his Pennsylvania live shows in August. The exhibits had been later pushed again to August 21 and 23, 2024.
“Because of Bruce Springsteen having been taken ailing, his live shows with The E Avenue Band at Residents Financial institution Park in Philadelphia on August 16 and 18 have been postponed,” the singer’s social media statement learn on the time. “We’re engaged on rescheduling the dates so please maintain on to your tickets as they are going to be legitimate for the rescheduled exhibits.”
Springsteen can have multiple month to recuperate. He’s already scheduled to have October off and his subsequent tour date is listed as November 3 in Vancouver, British Columbia. He’ll then tour by Canada earlier than heading to the west coast, wrapping up his closing string of exhibits in San Francisco on December 12.
This tour marks Springsteen’s first time on the highway since The River Tour six years in the past. He introduced the collection of live shows in 2020 in assist of his twentieth album, Letter to You, however was compelled to delay the occasion twice amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The tour finally kicked off in Tampa, Florida, in February. One month later, Springsteen postponed a number of of his exhibits on account of illness earlier than persevering with the 28-stop U.S. leg. He then traveled throughout the pond for 31 extra exhibits in Europe earlier than the second U.S. leg kicked off in Chicago in August.
Springsteen isn’t the one musician who has just lately been compelled to cancel exhibits on account of well being points. Final month, Luke Bryan referred to as off three live shows in three days, whereas fellow nation star Morgan Wallen canceled six weeks of exhibits on his One Night time at a Time tour in Might, citing vocal twine trauma and a torn lat muscle. Wallen was later cleared to carry out after a six-week vocal break.