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Blues Traveler Pause Tour After John Popper Tests Positive for COVID-19

10:51 AM EDT on May 12, 2022

LAS VEGAS, NV – October 22: ***HOUSE COVERAGE*** John Popper pictured with Blues Traveler at Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas in Las Vegas, NV on October 22, 2015. Credit: Erik Kabik Photography/ MediaPunch

John Popper has shared that he has tested positive for COVID-19. As a result, Blue Traveler have postponed their May 10 appearance at College Street Music in New Haven, Conn., and canceled their upcoming performance at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort in Cherokee, N.C. 

In a post shared by the rocker via Instagram, he wrote, “So… it’s covid… woke up today w/a bad fever… this right before the test got here… &a thermometer… (100.2 right now).” He concluded, “I so wanted to play today…” 

Blues Traveler is currently on tour to celebrate their 35th anniversary as a unit. The band performed three concerts before COVID-19 disrupted their touring efforts.

See the band's Twitter for the latest updates on Blues Traveler’s tour.

Read Popper's Oct. 1997 Interview with Relix here.