--- description: "I’m sorry but it’s going to be a few more weeks before we get rocking in America again," said the singer, who is recovering from a viral infection title: Paul McCartney Postpones U.S. Tour on Doctor's Orders image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc55f2bc51c4d8ebf/698696e3810bbb501bc92195/490752493.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Paul McCartney Postpones U.S. Tour on Doctor's Orders  by [Dan Kedmey](/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 10, 2014 12:37 PM CUT  Paul McCartney (L) signs his autograph upon his arrival at the Haneda airport in Tokyo on May 15, 2014. Paul McCartney (L) signs his autograph upon his arrival at the Haneda airport in Tokyo on May 15, 2014.TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA—AFP/Getty Images  by [Dan Kedmey](/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 10, 2014 12:37 PM CUT Paul McCartney has postponed an upcoming concert tour in the U.S., on the advice of his doctors, in order to recuperate from a mysterious virus the singer contracted in May while on tour in Asia. The 71-year-old rock legend pushed back the opening date of his “Out There” tour from June 14 to July 5. “I’m sorry but it’s going to be a few more weeks before we get rocking in America again,” McCartney said in a statement on Monday. “I’m feeling great but taking my docs’ advice to take it easy for just a few more days.” The former Beatle was briefly hospitalized with an undisclosed viral infection while on tour in Japan last month, prompting a rare postponement of several tour dates. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2851861/paul-mccartney-us-tour-postponed/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2851861/paul-mccartney-us-tour-postponed/"},"headline":"Paul McCartney Postpones U.S. Tour on Doctor's Orders","datePublished":"2014-06-10T12:37:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:19:10.965Z","description":"\"I’m sorry but it’s going to be a few more weeks before we get rocking in America again,\" said the singer, who is recovering from a viral infection","url":"https://time.com/2851861/paul-mccartney-us-tour-postponed/","keywords":["Music","Paul McCartney","Beatles","Virus","infection","Out There"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc55f2bc51c4d8ebf/698696e3810bbb501bc92195/490752493.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Dan Kedmey","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/dan-kedmey/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc55f2bc51c4d8ebf/698696e3810bbb501bc92195/490752493.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"JAPAN-LIFESTYLE-MUSIC-PEOPLE-MCCARTNEY-BEATLES","caption":"JAPAN-LIFESTYLE-MUSIC-PEOPLE-MCCARTNEY-BEATLES","creditText":"TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2851861/paul-mccartney-us-tour-postponed/","name":"Paul McCartney Postpones U.S. Tour on Doctor's Orders"}}]}] ```