Bruce Springsteen's Tour faces hiccup as illness forces postponement of Philadelphia shows

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Bruce Springsteen has encountered a hiccup on his tour as he battles illness, resulting in the postponement of two eagerly anticipated shows in Philadelphia. An announcement through his official X/Twitter page revealed that concerts scheduled for Wednesday and Friday nights would need to be rescheduled.

The setback was attributed to Springsteen's health condition, requiring the postponement of the concerts featuring the E Street Band at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, initially slated for August 16 and 18. The social media update expressed, «Due to Bruce Springsteen having been taken ill, his concerts with the E Street Band at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on August 16 and 18 have been postponed. We are working on rescheduling the dates so please hold on to your tickets as they will be valid for the rescheduled shows.»

Springsteen now has a window for recovery before the tour's subsequent dates are potentially affected. The upcoming concerts are just over a week away, set for August 24 and 26 in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

This is the third instance this year where illness has been the reason behind a tour postponement or cancellation, although it's not definitively confirmed whether Springsteen himself fell ill on each occasion. In March, three concerts scheduled in Albany, Columbus, and Uncasville, CT were deferred and subsequently rescheduled for September, citing «illness» without further detail. In April, Springsteen and his wife Patti Scialfa had to cancel an appearance due to a COVID diagnosis. However, this occurred during a tour hiatus, and no live shows were impacted. They missed the inaugural American Music Honors awards show in New