Bruce Springsteen has postponed two exhibits resulting from sickness.
The legendary musician had been resulting from carry out at Philadelphia’s Residents Financial institution Park on August 16 and 18, however shortly earlier than Wednesday’s (16.08.23) gig it was introduced he and the E Road Band would not be taking to the stage as deliberate.
In an announcement on Bruce’s X web page, his crew mentioned: “On account of Bruce Springsteen having been taken unwell, his concert events with The E Road 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 exhibits.”
The tour kicked off in February, though it was initially introduced in 2020 to assist his ‘Letter To You’ album earlier than being delayed twice because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
It lastly acquired underway earlier this yr for a 28-date run throughout the USA, earlier than a 31-show European leg.
The 73-year-old star returned to the US with a present in Chicago on August 9, whereas the most recent axed gigs mark the second time he is needed to postpone exhibits on the tour.
In March, the ‘Dancing Within the Darkish’ hitmaker was compelled to rescheduled three exhibits resulting from an unspecified sickness.
On the time, E Road Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt wrote on Twitter: “No must be anxious or afraid. Nothing critical. Only a short-term state of affairs. We’ll all be again in full power very quickly.”
In the meantime, the next month Bruce was struck down with COVID-19 and needed to pull out of plans to attend the American Music Honors awards present on the Pollak Theatre on the campus of Monmouth College in New Jersey.
He had been resulting from attend the ceremony – which raised funds for the college’s Bruce Springsteen Archives and Heart for American Music – alongside his spouse Patti Scialfa however needed to seem through video message as an alternative after they each fell unwell.
Bob Santelli, the Archives’ govt director, broke the information to the viewers on the present, telling them: “It broke our hearts round 6 a.m. this morning after I acquired a name that two of a very powerful individuals who had been alleged to be right here, Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa, sadly got here down with COVID.”