Bruce Springsteen postpones all September shows due to medical issue
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band postpone several shows, will resume touring in November
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Bad news for anyone who had a September ticket for Bruce Springsteen and “the heart-stopping, pants-dropping, love-making, earth-quaking, Viagra-taking” E Street Band: shows for the rest of the month have been postponed. According to a statement posted to social media, the septuagenarian rock star “is being treated for symptoms of peptic ulcer disease” and was made to postpone by the “decision of his medical advisors.”
In his own note to fans, Springsteen wrote, “Over here on E Street, we’re heartbroken to have to postpone these shows. First, apologies to our fabulous Philly fans who we missed a few weeks ago. We’ll be back to pick these shows up and then some. Thank you for your understanding and support. We’ve been having a blast at our US shows and we’re looking forward to more great times. We’ll be back soon. Love and God bless all, Bruce.”
Springsteen and the E Street Band, touring together for the first time since 2017, called off two Philadelphia tour dates last month, announcing just hours before the first show that the frontman couldn’t perform due to an undisclosed illness. The group went on to play two shows in Massachusetts and three in New York. Springsteen is famous for his lengthy, energetic live sets, typically playing for about three hours a night even at the age of 73.
The tour was scheduled to hit Syracuse, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Connecticut, Albany, Washington, D.C., and Columbus, Ohio in September. A break had already been scheduled in October and pick up with Canada tour dates in November. Philadelphia dates have already been rescheduled for August 2024; according to the social media statement, ticketholders will be informed about rescheduled dates for the September shows.
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Did that lady borrow Ed Sheeran’s guitar?
“That lady” has been performing in the E Street Band since Ed was in diapers. She’s also playing a Takamine. I don’t follow Ed Sheeran, but he’s never had a Takamine when I’ve seen him.
Are you sure that’s Scialfa? I didn’t recognize her blonde and assumed it was a traveling musician (but she does play a Takamine).
It’s Soozie Tyrell, also a master fiddle player. Been playing with Bruce since 1992.
That makes a whole lot more sense.
Yeah, not Patty, but Tyrell as another commenter pointed out. Regarding the guitar, I’ve noticed Bruce always plays Takamines in recent years. I assume they have an endorsement deal, but not sure about that
Ha, yeah it would be pretty rare for three professional musicians to all settle on the same make of guitar.
Ed plays a Lowden and a Little Martin LX series. Had to look it up since I could give a crap about that guy. Even Soozie Tyrell’s guitar is larger than what that Little Elf plays with.
Not a huge Springsteen fan, but he better be okay. We already lost Jimmy Buffet and I cannot take another big name musician drifting away into the void.
I think you are going to be disappointed. Actuarial tables would suggest that the next few years are going to be rough for those of us who are fans of aging rockers.
I’m still reeling from Gordon Lightfoot.
steven van zandt playing a ukraine flag guitar is about as “look at me” on brand for him as it gets
steven van zandt playing a ukraine flag guitar is about as “look at me” on brand for him as it gets