Overview

• Van Zandt underwent emergency appendicitis surgery on June 23 in San Sebastián and will sit out several European tour dates
• Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are slated to play in Gelsenkirchen on June 27, followed by back-to-back concerts in Milan on June 30 and July 3
• The band has not named an official replacement, leaving longtime members such as Nils Lofgren to cover guitar duties
• Van Zandt has expressed hope of rejoining the tour for at least one of the Milan performances if his recovery allows
• Springsteen is set to release Tracks II: The Lost Albums, an 83-track collection of unreleased material, on June 27