Bruce Springsteen is about to hit the road to promote an album... that came out in 1980. Springsteen and The E Street Band announced the 2016 The River North American tour, which will run from January through March.
The tour will kick off on Jan. 16 in Pittsburg, with stops lined up for Chicago, New York, Toronto, Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta, St. Louis, Phoenix and Los Angeles.
Springsteen will be out promoting The Ties That Bind: The River Collection, a massive box set dedicated to his first double album, 1980’s The River, and the original River tour. The Boss and the E Street Band originally toured from October 1980 to September 1981 to promote The River, with 140 dates and shows that often went over four hours.
The Ties That Bind, named after one of the tracks from The River, was released today. In addition to the original album, it also includes the original one-disc version of the album, plus his entire November 1980 show in Tempe, Arizona.
Here's the full tour itinerary:
Jan 16: Pittsburgh, PA - Consol Energy Center
Jan 19: Chicago, IL - United Center
Jan 24 & 27: New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
Jan 29: Washington, DC - Verizon Center
Jan 31: Newark, NJ - Prudential Center
Feb 2: Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
Feb 4: Boston, MA - TD Garden
Feb 8: Albany, NY - Times Union Center
Feb 10: Hartford, CT - XL Center
Feb 12: Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center
Feb 16: Sunrise, FL - BB&T Center
Feb 18: Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
Feb 21: Louisville, KY - KFC Yum! Center
Feb 23: Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena
Feb 25: Buffalo, NY - First Niagara Center
Feb 27: Rochester, NY - Blue Cross Arena
Feb 29: St Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
Mar 3: Milwaukee, WI - BMO Harris Bradley Center
Mar 6: St Louis, MO - Chaifetz Arena
Mar 10: Phoenix, AZ - Talking Stick Resort Arena
Mar 13: Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
Mar 15 & 17: Los Angeles, CA - Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena