Bruce Springsteen, Ethel Cain, Amfortas: Sick and Forced to Cancel. Fans: 'Disclose the Grail and Officiate!'
'You can spend a fucking hour in a bed on stage and it doesn't matter. We want to see you.' (An Ethel Cain fan on Reddit)
This reminded me of that scene in Parsifal:
After Bruce Springsteen's cancellations two weeks ago (Marseille, Prague, and Milan), it’s now Ethel Cain, who has lost her voice due to illness and has to cancel her concert at Primavera Sound Porto.
On Reddit, a fan asks that Ethel Cain be there anyway, even bedridden, because her presence alone is the grail for the fans:
"Please Hayden (Ethel Cain), at least let us give you the gifts. You can spend a fucking hour in a bed on stage and it doesn't matter. We want to see you."
Following numerous criticisms from other fans reminding that Hayden (Ethel Cain) was not a circus animal to be displayed while she was sick, the fan clarified that her message was partly ironic.
This reminded me of that scene in Parsifal: Amfortas no longer has the strength to serve the Grail, but the community urges him because it cannot survive without the Grail: "You must serve. Disclose the Grail and officiate!"
Video: Amfortas and the Knights of the Holy Grail, in Parsifal, by Syberberg
Best wishes for a good recovery to Bruce Springsteen and Ethel Cain.