Bruce Springsteen postpones third concert in a week 'due to illness,' plans to reschedule

The forecast for Albany calls for plenty of snow but no Springsteen.

Bruce Springsteen's planned performance Tuesday at the MVP Arena in New York has become the third concert in a week postponed by the New Jersey rocker, who cited illness as the reason in a tweet Sunday but did not give specifics.

The postponements come a month into Springsteen's first major tour in six years.

The Boss also gave himself and his E Street Band sick days last Thursday when they were to have performed in Columbus, Ohio, and again for a scheduled concert Sunday at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

Details were lacking in Springsteen's social media posts. Though the Twitter feed blamed the latest postponement on illness, it did not specify who was ill or what kind of illness was involved.

"Due to illness, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band's concert at MVP Arena in Albany on Tuesday, March 14 has been postponed," the post said. "We are working on rescheduling the date so please hold on to your tickets as they will be valid for the rescheduled show."

Earlier postponement: Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band concert in Ohio postponed for illness

The post made no mention of a major winter storm forecast to hit Albany late Monday. The Capitol Region area is expecting 12 to 15 inches of snow starting Monday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.

On Saturday, E Street Band member Little Steven Van Zandt posted an encouraging message about the concert postponements on Twitter, saying: "No need to be anxious or afraid. Nothing serious. Just a temporary situation. We will all be back in full force very soon."

Van Zandt also emphasized the postponed shows will take place.

“Postponed,” tweeted Van Zandt. “We don’t cancel.”

Springsteen, 73, began the tour on Feb. 1 in Tampa, Florida, before 20,000 fans who mostly stood through the 28-song arena show that included staples like "Born to Run," "Glory Days," "Rosalita," "Promised Land" and "Backstreets."

Multiple members of the band have missed shows on the current tour due to COVID, including Van Zandt, Nils Lofgren, Jake Clemons and Soozie Tyrell. The COVID that’s been running through the band has so far not resulted in any long-term issues.

The setbacks come several months after Springsteen released his latest album, "Only the Strong Survive," in November.

The famed musician has sold about 140 million albums while winning 20 Grammys, an Oscar and a Tony award in a career that has spanned all or parts of six decades.

The next scheduled shows are Thursday, March 16, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia and Saturday, March 18, at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College, Pennsylvania. Local upcoming shows include Madison Square Garden in Manhattan on Saturday, April 1; the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Monday, April 3; two at the new USB Arena in Belmont Park, New York, on Sunday, April 9, and Tuesday, April 11; and the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Friday, April 14, to close the run.

Contributing: Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

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