Bruce Springsteen Announces 2016 U.S. Tour

By ERIC KIEFER (Patch Staff)

The Boss is back.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are heading home to New Jersey as part of their recently announced “The River Tour,” which kicks off January 16 in Pittsburgh and concludes in Los Angeles with two dates in March.

The announcement of the tour coincides with Friday’s release of “The Ties That Bind: The River Collection,” a comprehensive look at the ‘80s era and Springsteen’s “The River” album.

Tickets for The River Tour go on sale Friday, Dec. 11 at 10 a.m., via Ticketmaster.com.

Here are his full tour dates:

• January 16 Pittsburgh, PA Consol Energy Center
• January 19 Chicago, IL United Center
• January 24 & 27 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
• January 29 Washington, DC Verizon Center
• January 31 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
• February 2 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
• February 4 Boston, MA TD Garden
• February 8 Albany, NY Times Union Center
• February 10 Hartford, CT XL Center
• February 12 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
• February 16 Sunrise, FL BB&T Center
• February 18 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
• February 21 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center
• February 23 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
• February 25 Buffalo, NY First Niagara Center
• February 27 Rochester, NY Blue Cross Arena
• February 29 St Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
• March 3 Milwaukee, WI BMO Harris Bradley Center
• March 6 St Louis, MO Chaifetz Arena
• March 10 Phoenix, AZ Talking Stick Resort Arena
• March 13 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena
• March 15 & 17 Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena

According to a release, Springsteen will precede the tour with a December 19 performance on “Saturday Night Live,” his third appearance on the NBC show.

According to a release, The River Tour is the first outing for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band since the 2014 High Hopes Tour. Each night of the tour will be mixed for release on Live.BruceSpringsteen.net, and recordings will be available within days of each performance.

The E Street Band’s current members include Roy Bittan – piano, synthesizer; Nils Lofgren – guitar, vocals; Patti Scialfa – guitar, vocals; Garry Tallent – bass guitar; Stevie Van Zandt – guitar, vocals; and Max Weinberg – drums; with Soozie Tyrell – violin, guitar, vocals; Jake Clemons – saxophone; and Charlie Giordano – keyboards.

Photo via brucespringsteen.net