LOS ANGELES — Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s 2023 tour might be postponed till 2024, citing physician’s recommendation.

The Boss, who final week celebrated his 74th birthday, is “steadily recovering” from peptic ulcer illness, a press launch learn. “Out of an abundance of caution,” the rest of this yr’s tour has been pushed to subsequent yr.

Earlier this month, Springsteen introduced that he could be suspending all of his September 2023 dates whereas he was handled for signs associated to the illness, which causes ulcers to type within the abdomen or small gut that may trigger heartburn, nausea and abdomen ache.

Those postponed exhibits included stops in Baltimore, Philadelphia, Albany and Syracuse in New York, Pittsburgh, Washington, and exhibits in Connecticut and Ohio.

The newly postponed exhibits embrace Canadian dates and a West Coast run of Phoenix, San Diego, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.

Rescheduled concert events might be introduced this week and can happen on the authentic venues.

Peptic ulcer illness will be harmful, resulting in bleeding and emergency conditions comparable to perforation of the ulcer by the abdomen. Typical therapy makes use of widespread medication referred to as proton pump inhibitors, comparable to Prilosec, which can assist heal the ulcers inside 4 to 6 weeks. People who're handled “recover completely from peptic ulcer disease,” Dr. Lawrence Kosinski of the American Gastroenterological Association informed AP.

“Thanks to all my friends and fans for your good wishes, encouragement, and support,” Springsteen mentioned in a brief assertion. “I’m on the mend and can’t wait to see you all next year.”

News of Springsteen’s sickness first emerged in May of this yr, when he postponed three dates.

Springsteen’s 2023 tour, his first in six years, kicked off on Feb. 1 in Tampa, Florida, earlier than 20,000 followers who principally stood by the 28-song enviornment present that included staples like “Born to Run,” “Glory Days,” “Rosalita,” “Promised Land” and “Backstreets.”

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