Springsteen concert at MVP Arena postponed due to illness

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band perform on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP)

ALBANY — Due to illness, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band’s concert scheduled for Tuesday at MVP Arena in Albany has been postponed.

The postponement was announced Sunday in a post on Springsteen’s Twitter page and a news release from Live Nation Concerts.

The post states that the band is “working on rescheduling the date” and instructs ticket holders to hold onto their tickets, “as they will be valid for the rescheduled show.”

The band also postponed shows on Thursday in Columbus, Ohio and Sunday in Uncasville, Connecticut, also due to illness. No official statement regarding who is sick or what the illness is has been provided.

According to a report from SPIN, guitarist Steven Van Zandt and violinist Soozie Tyrell missed the band’s Feb. 10 show in Dallas due to COVID-19 diagnoses, and Springsteen’s wife and fellow band member Patti Scialfa missed the show for an undisclosed reason.

On Saturday, in response to a fan’s inquiry on Twitter, Van Zandt posted, “No need to be anxious or afraid. Nothing serious. Just a temporary situation. We will all be back in full force very soon.”

Springsteen and The E Street Band opened their first tour in six years on Feb. 1. Springsteen’s last appearance in Albany was in 2016.