Bruce Springsteen To Play 'The River' Album Live On Next Tour

It has been officially announced that Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band will perform the album The River in its entirety during all stops on their upcoming tour.

The news first broke yesterday in an article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette which was then confirmed by BruceSpringsteen.net:

All announced The River Tour 2016 shows will include an in-sequence, complete performance of The River album in addition to other Springsteen favorites. Tickets go on sale this Friday, December 11. See you on the road!

Springsteen’s fifth studio album and first double album, The River was released on October 17, 1980 and contained the first song by Bruce to hit the U.S. top ten, Hungry Heart. While that was the biggest hit, numerous tracks on the album went on to become concert staples for the band including Out in the Streets, Cadillac Ranch, Fade Away and the title song.

A multi-disc reissue of the album, The Ties That Bind: The River Collection, was released last Friday with the original set, the single album version, outtakes, a documentary and a full concert from the era.

The River track list of the original album

The Ties That Bind
Sherry Darling
Jackson Cage
Two Hearts
Independence Day
Hungry Heart
Out in the Street
Crush on You
You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)
I Wanna Marry You
The River
Point Blank
Cadillac Ranch
I’m a Rocker
Fade Away
Stolen Car
Ramrod
The Price You Pay
Drive All Night
Wreck on the Highway

Bruce Springsteen tour dates

01/16 – Pittsburgh, PA – Consol Energy Center
01/19 – Chicago, IL – United Center
01/24 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden Arena
01/27 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden Arena
01/29 – Washington, DC – Verizon Center
01/31 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
02/01 – Saint Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
02/02 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
02/04 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
02/08 – Albany, NY – Times Union Center
02/10 – Hartford, CT – XL Center
02/12 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
02/16 – Sunrise, FL – BB&T Center
02/18 – Atlanta, GA – Philips Arena
02/21 – Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center
02/23 – Cleveland, OH – Quicken Loans Arena
02/25 – Buffalo, NY – First Niagara Center
02/27 – Rochester, NY – Blue Cross Arena
03/03 – Milwaukee, WI – BMO Harris Bradley Center
03/06 – St. Louis, MO – Chaifetz Arena
03/10 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Arena
03/13 – Oakland, CA – Oracle Arena
03/15 – Los Angeles, CA – Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
03/17 – Los Angeles, CA – Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena