“Further examination and consultation led the doctors to determine that Bruce should not be doing the next ten days”
Bruce Springsteen has postponed at least four shows on the E Street Band's European tour – including last night's show in Marseille, France – due to vocal issues.
The rocker was scheduled to perform at the Orange Vélodrome in Marseille on Saturday, but the concert was postponed at the last minute because of the vocal problems. citing “doctor's direction”. However, “further examination and consultation has led doctors to determine that Bruce should not perform for the next ten days,” Springsteen's official social media accounts said in a statement on Sunday.
In addition to the concert in Marseille, the concerts affected include a show on May 28 in Prague and a pair of dates on June 1 and 3 at Milan's San Siro stadium. Following the Milan shows, Springsteen and the E Street Band took a pre-arranged one-week break between shows, which will hopefully give the singer enough time to recuperate before the tour resumes on June 12 in Madrid.
“New dates for these shows will be announced shortly,” the statement continued. “Those who wish to receive a refund will be able to obtain it at their original point of purchase. Bruce is recovering comfortably and he and the E Street Band are looking forward to resuming their hugely successful European stage tour on June 12th in Madrid at the wonderful Civitas Metropolitan.
It's been a rough road since Springsteen and the E Street Band kicked off their tour in February 2023, with Covid sidelining band members from shows early on. In September 2023, the tour hit the brakes completely and all remaining shows were postponed until 2024 as Springsteen battled a peptic ulcer. However, the 2024 leg remained incident-free and illness-free until this week's postponement due to “vocal problems”.
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