Bruce Springsteen's Philadelphia shows postponed due to illness. Rescheduled dates coming

The Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band shows scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 16, and Friday, Aug. 18, at Citizen Bank Ballpark in Philadelphia have been postponed due to illness to Springsteen.

The announcement was made at 2 p.m. Wednesday on Springsteen's social media handles.

"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," said the announcement. "We are working on rescheduling the dates so please hold on to your tickets as they will be valid for the rescheduled shows."

Up next are two shows at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, then Jersey homecoming shows Wednesday, Aug. 30, Friday, Sept. 1, and Sunday, Sept. 3, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford.

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Multiple members of the band missed shows on the current tour's earlier U.S. area leg due to COVID, including Steven Van Zandt, Nils Lofgren, Jake Clemons and Soozie Tyrell. The COVID that ran through the band has so far not resulted in any long-term issues.

The band members’ absences due to COVID have been referred to with frustration and gallows humor by Springsteen. He led a Kansas City crowd at the Feb. 18 show in an anti-COVID chant that we can’t repeat here.

The tour, which began Feb. 1 in Tampa, had appeared to be operating in a bubble to minimize chances of infection. Band members were photographed wearing protective masks during January rehearsals at the Vogel, part of the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank.

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Springsteen and wife Patti Scialfa missed the inaugural American Music Honors event April 15 at the Pollak Theatre on the campus of Monmouth University in West Long Branch due to COVID-19, said Bob Santelli, head of the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music, from the stage.

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Springsteen and the E Street Band North American Tour

Aug. 9: Chicago, Wrigley Field

Aug. 11: Chicago, Wrigley Field

Aug. 16, Philadelphia, Citizens Bank Park

Aug. 18: Philadelphia, Citizens Bank Park

Aug. 24: Foxborough, Massachusetts, Gillette Stadium

Aug. 26: Foxborough, Massachusetts, Gillette Stadium

Aug. 30: East Rutherford, MetLife Stadium

Sept. 1: East Rutherford, MetLife Stadium

Sept. 3: East Rutherford, MetLife Stadium

Sept. 7: Syracuse, New York, MA Wireless Dome

Sept. 9: Baltimore, Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Sept. 12: Pittsburgh, PPG Paints Arena

Sept. 14: Pittsburgh, PPG Paints Arena

Sept. 16: Uncasville, Connecticut, Mohegan Sun Arena

Sept. 19: Albany, New York, MVP Arena

Sept. 21: Columbus, Ohio, Nationwide Arena

Sept. 29: Washington, D.C., Nationals Park

Nov. 3: Vancouver, British Columbia, Rogers Arena

Nov. 6: Edmonton, Alberta, Rogers Place

Nov. 8: Calgary, Alberta, Scotiabank Saddledome

Nov. 10: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Life Centre

Nov 14: Toronto, Scotiabank Arena

Nov. 16: Toronto, Scotiabank Arena

Nov. 18: Ottawa, Ontario, Canadian Tire Centre

Nov. 20: Montreal, Centre Bell

Nov. 30: Phoenix, Footprint Center

Dec. 2: San Diego, Pechanga Arena

Dec. 4: Los Angeles, Kia Forum

Dec. 6: Los Angeles, Kia Forum

Dec. 10: San Francisco, Chase Center

Dec. 12: San Francisco, Chase Center

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Chris Jordan, a Jersey Shore native, covers entertainment and features for the USA Today Network New Jersey. Contact him at @chrisfhjordan; cjordan@app.com

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