{"id":31087,"date":"2026-08-07T13:01:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T08:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=31087"},"modified":"2026-08-07T13:01:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T08:01:23","slug":"joan-jett-cancels-tour-dates-following-fractured-vertebrae-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=31087","title":{"rendered":"Joan Jett Cancels Tour Dates Following Fractured Vertebrae Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Paginator\">\n<header xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"sc-lfRwAv pSqCT\">\n<div class=\"sc-hndrU icIUoY\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/ok_logo_black_small.png\" alt=\"OK Logo\"\/><span class=\"health\">HEALTH<\/span><\/div>\n<figure class=\"sc-ksluoS jnYGUA\">\n<div class=\"sc-hBMVcZ foAbWl\">\n<div class=\"sc-fnVYJo jZjbnN\"><img data-mm-src=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/kIFu9M_An\/0x0\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-1786084395701.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Joan Jett \" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/kIFu9M_An\/480x251\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-1786084395701.jpg?position=top 480w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/kIFu9M_An\/640x335\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-1786084395701.jpg?position=top 640w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/kIFu9M_An\/768x402\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-1786084395701.jpg?position=top 768w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/kIFu9M_An\/1024x536\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-1786084395701.jpg?position=top 1024w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/kIFu9M_An\/1280x670\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-1786084395701.jpg?position=top 1280w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/kIFu9M_An\/1440x753\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-1786084395701.jpg?position=top 1440w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/kIFu9M_An\/1600x837\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-1786084395701.jpg?position=top 1600w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/kIFu9M_An\/2160x1130\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-1786084395701.jpg?position=top 2160w\" data-sizes=\"100vw\" height=\"628\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"sc-fFSRdu efvKbs\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-giAqnE haccci\"><span>Source: MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Joan Jett announced the cancelation of two upcoming September shows.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"sc-bTJPMs jOkeMf\">\n<div class=\"flexContainer\">\n<div class=\"flexContainer\">\n<div class=\"sc-hQYogJ iAyoZX\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/RI7jbXUbY\/120x120\/ok-pink-logo-1650489068371.png\" alt=\"Profile Image\" class=\"sc-fTFLOO jxvOeh\"\/><\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-dwxYxt eflEDT\">Aug. 7 2026, Published 2:47 a.m. ET<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"sc-dTSxUT dyQypj sc-gVFdEO kziYVQ\">\n<p>Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-gkCpWe evoggL\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/t\/joan-jett\/\"><strong>Joan Jett<\/strong><\/a> is taking an unexpected break from the stage after suffering a painful injury.<\/p>\n<p>The 67-year-old rock icon has canceled two scheduled performances so she can focus on recovery following <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/t\/surgery\/\">surgery<\/a> for a fractured vertebrae, according to a statement shared by her team on <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/t\/instagram\/?page=2\">Instagram<\/a> Stories.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn close consultation with her doctors, Joan will not be able to perform at her forthcoming September-scheduled shows in Costa Mesa, CA on September 5th and in Louisville, KY on September 24th,&#8221; the statement read.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-dTSxUT dyQypj sc-hkePoP hVImEU\">\n<p>Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-header=\"true\" class=\"sc-flUlJl gvtwpJ\">Joan Jett Pulled Out of September Shows Following Vertebrae Surgery<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"sc-ksluoS jnYGUA\">\n<div class=\"sc-hBMVcZ bgyRLF\">\n<div class=\"sc-fnVYJo dfXZyd\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/6iAXWInjO\/0x0\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-1-1786084400368.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Image of Joan Jett canceled two September shows after undergoing surgery.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/6iAXWInjO\/480x270\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-1-1786084400368.jpg 480w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/6iAXWInjO\/640x360\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-1-1786084400368.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/6iAXWInjO\/768x432\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-1-1786084400368.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/6iAXWInjO\/1024x576\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-1-1786084400368.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/6iAXWInjO\/1280x720\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-1-1786084400368.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/6iAXWInjO\/1440x810\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-1-1786084400368.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/6iAXWInjO\/1600x900\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-1-1786084400368.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/6iAXWInjO\/2160x1215\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-1-1786084400368.jpg 2160w\" sizes=\"100vw\" height=\"720\" fetchpriority=\"low\" class=\"sc-fFSRdu inofKU\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-giAqnE haccci\"><span>Source: MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Joan Jett canceled two September shows after undergoing surgery.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"sc-gkCpWe evoggL\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/t\/concert\/\">canceled appearances<\/a> included a concert at the Orange County Fair\u2019s Pacific Amphitheatre and a performance at the Bourbon &amp; Beyond Festival.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile Joan hates to disappoint fans, she will be taking this time to focus on <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/health\/\">physical therapy and healing<\/a>. She\u2019s looking forward to delivering tremendous concerts for many years to come,&#8221; they added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-dTSxUT dyQypj sc-hkePoP hVImEU\">\n<p>Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-header=\"true\" class=\"sc-flUlJl gvtwpJ\"\/>\n<figure class=\"sc-ksluoS jnYGUA\">\n<div class=\"sc-hBMVcZ bgyRLF\">\n<div class=\"sc-fnVYJo dfXZyd\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/sN6R2Kbbq\/0x0\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-2-1786084408641.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Image of Joan Jett is taking time off from touring to focus on physical therapy and healing.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/sN6R2Kbbq\/480x270\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-2-1786084408641.jpg 480w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/sN6R2Kbbq\/640x360\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-2-1786084408641.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/sN6R2Kbbq\/768x432\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-2-1786084408641.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/sN6R2Kbbq\/1024x576\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-2-1786084408641.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/sN6R2Kbbq\/1280x720\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-2-1786084408641.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/sN6R2Kbbq\/1440x810\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-2-1786084408641.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/sN6R2Kbbq\/1600x900\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-2-1786084408641.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/sN6R2Kbbq\/2160x1215\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-2-1786084408641.jpg 2160w\" sizes=\"100vw\" height=\"720\" fetchpriority=\"low\" class=\"sc-fFSRdu inofKU\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-giAqnE haccci\"><span>Source: MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Joan Jett is taking time off from touring to focus on physical therapy and healing.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"sc-gkCpWe evoggL\">\n<p>Jett has not revealed how the injury happened, but the news comes after an especially busy stretch on the road. She had been touring since May and recently completed a major run of European dates, including the Blackhearts\u2019 first U.K, tour in 16 years.<\/p>\n<p>Just days before the announcement, she was still enthusiastically promoting the upcoming shows, writing on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DblYByJx3yX\/?igsh=MTduaXVieTFiemRvOA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>, \u201cStateside shows coming up Sept 5 at @oc_fair @pacificamphitheatre and Sept 24 at @bourbonandbeyond in Louisville \ud83d\udca5.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"sc-jHcYrh hanhiD\">\n<p>MORE ON:<\/p>\n<p>Joan Jett<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"sc-jLqSar MszUH\">\n<p class=\"sc-bUQzRK dZWmuA\">Want OK! each day? Sign up here!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-dTSxUT dyQypj sc-hkePoP hVImEU\">\n<p>Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-header=\"true\" class=\"sc-flUlJl gvtwpJ\">Joan Jett Admitted Life on the Road Isn\u2019t as Easy as It Was in Her 20s<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"sc-ksluoS jnYGUA\">\n<div class=\"sc-hBMVcZ bgyRLF\">\n<div class=\"sc-fnVYJo dfXZyd\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/3P8umVmRv\/0x0\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-4-1786084418281.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Image of The 'Bad Reputation' singer has been touring almost every year since she first joined a band.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/3P8umVmRv\/480x270\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-4-1786084418281.jpg 480w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/3P8umVmRv\/640x360\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-4-1786084418281.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/3P8umVmRv\/768x432\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-4-1786084418281.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/3P8umVmRv\/1024x576\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-4-1786084418281.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/3P8umVmRv\/1280x720\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-4-1786084418281.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/3P8umVmRv\/1440x810\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-4-1786084418281.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/3P8umVmRv\/1600x900\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-4-1786084418281.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/3P8umVmRv\/2160x1215\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-4-1786084418281.jpg 2160w\" sizes=\"100vw\" height=\"720\" fetchpriority=\"low\" class=\"sc-fFSRdu inofKU\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-giAqnE haccci\"><span>Source: MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;Bad Reputation&#8217; singer has been touring almost every year since she first joined a band.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"sc-gkCpWe evoggL\">\n<p>The rocker has spoken openly in recent months about the physical demands of touring as she gets older. <\/p>\n<p>In a June interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/music\/interviews\/joan-jett-interview-gary-glitter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Telegraph<\/em><\/a>, she admitted, \u201c[I\u2019ve been touring] every year of my life since I\u2019ve been in a band. So the touring I don\u2019t mind. It\u2019s the traveling that\u2019s an a&#8212;kicker, I\u2019ll tell you. As I get older, it\u2019s not easy to recuperate as when I was in my 20s.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Even so, Jett emphasized that performing remains deeply meaningful to her.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-header=\"true\" class=\"sc-flUlJl gvtwpJ\"\/>\n<figure class=\"sc-ksluoS jnYGUA\">\n<div class=\"sc-hBMVcZ bgyRLF\">\n<div class=\"sc-fnVYJo dfXZyd\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/2ZZngkM1H\/0x0\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-5-1786084426550.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Image of Joan Jett recently admitted that touring has become harder as she gets older.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/2ZZngkM1H\/480x270\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-5-1786084426550.jpg 480w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/2ZZngkM1H\/640x360\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-5-1786084426550.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/2ZZngkM1H\/768x432\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-5-1786084426550.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/2ZZngkM1H\/1024x576\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-5-1786084426550.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/2ZZngkM1H\/1280x720\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-5-1786084426550.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/2ZZngkM1H\/1440x810\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-5-1786084426550.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/2ZZngkM1H\/1600x900\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-5-1786084426550.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/2ZZngkM1H\/2160x1215\/joan-jett-cancel-tour-date-fractured-vertebra-surgery-5-1786084426550.jpg 2160w\" sizes=\"100vw\" height=\"720\" fetchpriority=\"low\" class=\"sc-fFSRdu inofKU\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-giAqnE haccci\"><span>Source: MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Joan Jett recently admitted that touring has become harder as she gets older.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"sc-gkCpWe evoggL\">\n<p>\u201cEspecially these days, [when] we need it more than ever,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can all finally be one for a moment, as clich\u00e9d as that sounds. But it\u2019s true. When you can lose yourself in that moment\u2026 it\u2019s not about thinking about what\u2019s going to happen. You just do it. You just be it,&#8221; the &#8220;Bad Reputation&#8221; singer continued.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cI Love Rock \u2018n Roll\u201d singer also reflected on what keeps her motivated after decades in the spotlight. \u201cTo be part of people\u2019s interior dialogue is pretty special and a unique thing,\u201d she previously told <a href=\"https:\/\/faroutmagazine.co.uk\/dont-meet-your-heroes-unless-theyre-joan-jett\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Far Out Magazine<\/em>.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s what I love most, is to be out on stage visibly seeing people enjoying themselves,&#8221; the icon added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HEALTH Source: MEGA Joan Jett announced the cancelation of two upcoming September shows. Aug. 7 2026, Published 2:47 a.m. ET Article continues below advertisement Joan Jett is taking an unexpected break from the stage after suffering a painful injury. 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