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Bruce Springsteen showed up at his first show in months looking unrecognizable — and a bit like Tilda Swinton.

Dressed in a half-buttoned red suit and dark jeans, the 74-year-old “Born to Run” musician returned to tour in Phoenix, Arizona, on Tuesday, after postponement of shows due to his peptic ulcer disease.

Springsteen's previously tanned and tanned upper body appeared paler than usual, his hair was stark white and his skin somewhat pale.

Many X (formerly Twitter) users were stunned by the singer's appearance.

“This is Tilda Swinton,” one person said Comment.

“I'm not even trying to be funny when I say I thought it was Megan Rapinoe,” A.J The second person saidreferring to the former USWNT winger who retired in November 2023 after injury.

“Is this Ellen DeGeneres?” A third person giggledWhile the fourth advertiser The singer “looks absolutely terrible.”

The Post has reached out to Springsteen for comment.

Tuesday's show at Footprint Center marked the first time the “Born in the USA” singer has performed alongside the E Street Band since September 2023. At the time, Springsteen announced he would postpone shows after being diagnosed with peptic ulcer disease.

for every News agencySpringsteen briefly touched on his illness at the end of his nearly three-hour set, which included all of his greatest hits.

“Phoenix, first I want to apologize if there's any inconvenience that we had to move the show last time,” Springsteen told the angry crowd. “I hope we didn't bother you too much.”

Springsteen's world tour has been fraught with various medical complications since it was announced in May 2022.

In March, while on tour in Albany, the New Jersey native had to postpone two of his shows after issuing a statement saying the cancellation was due to… “Due to illness.”

The following month, both Springsteen and his wife Patti Sialfa — who was noticeably absent from Tuesday's show — contracted the coronavirus and had to pause shows.

Springsteen once again postponed two shows in Philadelphia — this time just hours before the show was scheduled to begin — after he allegedly “fell ill.”

The 20-time Grammy Award winner eventually revealed in September that he was “being treated for symptoms of peptic ulcer disease.”

“Here at E Street, we are extremely saddened to have to postpone these shows,” he said in a statement on his Instagram account on September 27. “We had a lot of fun with our American shows and look forward to many more great times. We will be back soon. Love and God bless everyone, Bruce.”

Ultimately, Springsteen canceled his remaining 2023 dates.

“Bruce Springsteen has continued his steady recovery from peptic ulcer disease over the past few weeks and will continue treatment through the rest of the year on his doctor’s advice.” is reading Posted on Instagram. “With this in mind, and out of an abundance of caution, all remaining 2023 tour dates for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will be postponed until 2024.”

Springsteen later called his brush with the disease a “monster” and stated that it was “shaking my inner world.”

The singer – who just lost his mother to Alzheimer's – thanked his fans for their well wishes and stated that he can't “wait to see you all next year.”

In November, Steven Van Zandt – one of Springsteen's guitarists – stated that Springsteen was in “great shape”.

“We will come back stronger than ever in March,” Van Zandt, 73, said. the people During the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

“The first six months of touring have been very intense – perhaps the most intense ever,” he continued. “So we'll come back just as strong, and it'll be great.”

The nine-month tour is currently scheduled to reach 17 countries across 52 dates before concluding on November 22 in Vancouver.