Bruce Springsteen Postpones Dates To Deal With Health Issue

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have been forced to cancel the remainder of their September tour dates, following medical advice as the Born To Run singer deals with a peptic stomach ulcer.

“Over here on E Street, we’re heartbroken to have to postpone these shows,” Springsteen wrote in a statement. Springsteen and the E Street band have postponed all their US dates, beginning with their show at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, New York, on 7 September. Seven other concerts, all taking place in September, have been postponed.

Springsteen’s statement continued, “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 U.S. shows, and we’re looking forward to more great times. We’ll be back soon. Love and God bless all, Bruce”.

Punters will receive ticketing information about the affected shows in Syracuse, Baltimore, two concerts in Pittsburgh, Uncasville, Albany, Columbus, and Washington.

According to the US National Institute of Health, Springsteen’s peptic stomach ulcer is painful and characterised by “discontinuation in the inner lining of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract because of gastric acid secretion or pepsin”.

We hope Bruce recovers quickly and smoothly.

(1/5) Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band have postponed all performances currently scheduled for September 2023, beginning with tomorrow's show scheduled for the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, N.Y. pic.twitter.com/jxCclJBQiK

— Bruce Springsteen (@springsteen) September 7, 2023

Last month, AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan revealed that Bruce Springsteen was his bucket list artist to play at the 2023 AFL Grand Final.

“I can rule him out – we offered him the kitchen sink, and he's not available,” McLachlan shared on Neil Mitchell’s morning 3AW show. “So we're working back from Bruce Springsteen this year.”

Mitchell, in apparent shock, responded, “Seriously? Did you offer a return or not?”

“He was certainly sounded out, and they offered him money we couldn't afford, and that still didn't tick the box,” McLachlan said.

Springsteen’s current US tour attracted controversy surrounding its "dynamic pricing" last year.

In July 2022, the pricing structure made headlines when several tickets to The Boss’ tour were listed for up to $5,000 US. While fans were outraged, Ticketmaster clarified that “overall, 18% of Springsteen’s US tour tickets sold for under $99, and only 1% of tickets sold for more than $1,000 US”.

“Promoters and artist representatives set pricing strategy and price range parameters on all tickets, including dynamic and fixed price points,” a spokesperson for the ticketing giant told The Music.