A few minutes after 6 p.m., the Sprint Center sent out the following media advisory, also posted to the venue's website:
Due to a death in Bruce's immediate family, tonight's show at Sprint Center has been unavoidably cancelled. All tickets will be refunded at the point of purchase. Bruce and The Band deeply appreciate the understanding of our Kansas City audience and look forward to returning at the earliest opportunity.
That's all the information we have at this time.
Update: At 6:31 p.m., the Star reported that a member of Springsteen's entourage was found dead earlier this afternoon at the Intercontinental Hotel. According to Springsteen's official site, the man was 36-year-old Lenny Sullivan, Springsteen's cousin and the E Street Band's assistant road manager for the past ten years. No cause of death was released.
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