Bruce Springsteen has introduced that he has been compelled to postpone two of his US tour dates after being “taken unwell”.
The cancelled tour dates have an effect on each of his upcoming exhibits in Philadelphia, set to be held at Residents Financial institution Park.
The announcement arrived on his social media accounts final night time (August 16), simply hours earlier than he was set to take to the stage for the primary of the Pennsylvania headline gigs. It additionally introduced that the second of the 2 scheduled exhibits, set to happen tomorrow (August 18), would even be postponed.
“Resulting from Bruce Springsteen having been taken unwell, his live shows with The E Avenue Band at Residents Financial institution Park in Philadelphia on August 16 and 18 have been postponed,” the replace learn.
“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.”
Resulting from Bruce Springsteen having been taken unwell, his live shows with The E Avenue Band at Residents Financial institution Park in Philadelphia on August 16 and 18 have been postponed.
We’re engaged on rescheduling the dates so please maintain on to your tickets as they are going to be legitimate for the rescheduled…
— Bruce Springsteen (@springsteen) August 16, 2023
At time of writing, no updates have been shared on any rescheduled dates or doable modifications to the venue. It additionally stays unclear what has induced the 73-year-old rock veteran to be taken unwell.
Presently, all remaining US dates, together with each of his upcoming slots on the Gillette Stadium in Foxton, Massachusetts subsequent week (August 24 and 26).
This isn’t the primary time that The Boss has been compelled to reschedule a few of his exhibits attributable to sickness throughout his 2023 tour. Again in March, the long-lasting singer-songwriter and guitarist was compelled to postpone three of his exhibits attributable to one other unspecified sickness.
“No should be anxious or afraid. Nothing critical. Only a non permanent scenario,” E Avenue Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt wrote on Twitter (X) on the time. “We are going to all be again in full power very quickly.”
The next month, Springsteen was additionally compelled to drag out of plans to attend the American Music Honors awards present in New Jersey, after he examined optimistic for COVID-19 (through The Mirror).
The present US tour he’s embarking on started on February 1 in Florida, and marked the primary time that Springsteen and the E Avenue Band have toured collectively since 2019. Following a run of UK, Eire and EU dates – together with a headlining cease at London’s BST Hyde Park – the musician returned for one more US leg on August 9.
On the first of his US gigs this month, held at Wrigley Area in Chicago, The Boss used the ultimate tune on his 44-song setlist to pay tribute to The Band guitarist and singer-songwriter Robbie Robertson, whose dying was introduced earlier that day.
