Overview

• Steve Van Zandt was admitted to a hospital in San Sebastián, Spain, on June 23 after experiencing sharp stomach pain and was diagnosed with appendicitis.
• He is expected to miss the June 27 concert in Gelsenkirchen and the two shows at Milan’s San Siro on June 30 and July 3 as he recuperates.
• Nils Lofgren has stepped in on guitar, drawing on his experience covering Van Zandt’s parts during the 2023 COVID-related absence.
• Tom Morello has ruled out returning to fill in, citing the difficulty of learning the extensive set on short notice.
• Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will press on with their European stadium dates before returning to North America and will mark June 27 with the release of the Tracks II: The Lost Albums box set.