Bruce Springsteen has announced that he will postpone additional tour dates due to “vocal issues.”
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band released a statement on Instagram on May 26th, announcing that their tour dates in Prague and Milan had been postponed “per doctor's orders,” with the band resuming the tour in Madrid on June 12th.
The postponement comes a day after the “Born to Run” singer released a statement on Instagram saying that a concert scheduled for May 25 in Marseille had been postponed “due to vocal problems and doctor's orders.”
“Following further examinations and consultations following the postponement of yesterday's show in Marseille due to vocal problems, doctors have decided that Bruce will not be performing for the next 10 days,” the May 26 statement read, adding that Bruce is “recovering well.”
Springsteen was originally scheduled to perform in Prague on May 28, and in Milan on June 1 and 3. Redates for the postponed concerts have yet to be announced.
The rock and roll icons' tour is currently scheduled to run until November, including dates in Europe, the US and Canada.
This isn't the first time Springsteen has had to postpone a concert: In September 2023, Springsteen postponed his remaining tour dates for the year due to health issues.
Why did Bruce Springsteen postpone his shows?
Due to various health issues, Springsteen has postponed several shows on his 2023 tour.
Last August, he initially postponed two concerts in Philadelphia due to an unknown illness, and early the following month, he postponed all of his scheduled September shows citing “medical advisors.”
A statement at the time said Springsteen was “being treated for symptoms of peptic ulcer disease.”
According to the American Gastroenterological Association, a peptic ulcer (also called a gastric ulcer) is an open sore in the lining of the stomach or the first part of the small intestine.
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Symptoms may include belching, bloating, feeling full soon after eating or feeling uncomfortable full, nausea and vomiting, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
By the end of September, it was announced that the remainder of the 2023 tour would be postponed until 2024 as Springsteen was undergoing treatment for a digestive ulcer.
“Bruce Springsteen has been recovering well from the digestive ulcer he has been suffering from for the past few weeks and plans to continue treatment as advised by his doctor for the rest of the year,” read a statement from X, adding that the rescheduled dates will be announced in early October.
What Bruce Springsteen has to say about his health
After postponing some shows for several months, Springsteen appeared on SiriusXM's E Street Radio in March and spoke candidly about his health.
“One of the big problems when I had stomach problems was I couldn't sing,” Springsteen explained. “I sing from my diaphragm, and my diaphragm was hurting so badly that trying to sing would just kill me, so I literally couldn't sing at all.”
Springsteen said he had endured health issues for “a couple of months” in addition to “countless trying issues.”
“All that time, before people were like, 'Oh, it's going to go away and you're going to be OK,' you were thinking, 'Hey, are you going to sing again?'” he added. “This is one of the things I love most, most, and now I can't do it.”
Springsteen's bandmate Steven Van Zandt previously told USA Today that he and his bandmates “had no idea how much pain he was in.”
“We were surprised, like everybody else, to find out the extent of his illness,” Van Zandt said. “It was a surprise when we found out. He's a really tough guy.”
Springsteen has also been open about how he manages his mental and physical health. In a 2012 profile in The New Yorker, Springsteen revealed that he had experienced “bouts of depression.” His wife, Patti Scialfa, said therapy helped.
In the same interview, Springsteen said his workout choices consist of running or walking on a treadmill and lifting weights.
The “Born to Run” singer credits healthy eating habits for his good health and longevity in his career, which has seen him continue to perform on stage for hours even into his 70s.
“The biggest thing is diet, diet, diet,” Springsteen said on a podcast with country singer Tim McGraw in 2021.
“I don't overeat and I don't eat bad food unless I want to have fun every once in a while,” he continued. “So for anyone trying to get in shape, exercise is always important of course, but I think diet is 90% of the game.”
Francesca Galliano
