Bruce Springsteen announces 9-week The River tour
NEW YORK -- Bruce Springsteen will kick off a 9-week U.S. tour next year.
On Friday the 66-year-old icon announced The River Tour with the E Street Band, which starts Jan. 16, 2016, in Pittsburgh. Springsteen will play 24 dates and wrap the tour on March 17, 2016, at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena.
Tickets go on sale Dec. 11. The tour also will visit Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta and New York's Madison Square Garden.
Friday's announcement of the tour was made the day he released the four-disc "The Ties That Bind: The River Collection," which includes unreleased songs, the original 1980 "The River" album and more.
Before the tour, Springsteen will perform on "Saturday Night Live" on Dec. 19.