Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Announce 2016 The River Tour

It was announced this morning that Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will be embarking on a nine-week U.S. tour beginning January 16th in Pittsburgh.  The announcement comes on the same day of the release of 'The Ties That Bind: The River Collection' - available now through Amazon and iTunes.

This announcement comes just a week before Springsteen's scheduled performance on the December 19th episode of 'Saturday Night Live' and is the first Bruce/E Street Band tour since 2014's High Hopes Tour.

The tour kicks off in Pittsburgh and ends in Los Angeles with a pair of shows on March 15th and 17th at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena.  In between, there is a mix of local shows in New Jersey, New York and Philadelphia including a pair of stops at Madison Square Garden on January 24th and 27th and the Prudential Center in Newark on January 31st.

Tickets to The River Tour go on sale Dec. 11.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band 2016 US 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           Phillips 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

Watch: Friends of Bruce Springsteen Special Collection Event