Bruce Springsteen Coming to MA for New Tour

The Boss is back.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band this week announced their new “The River Tour,” which includes a stop at Boston’s TD Garden on Thur., Feb. 4.

The announcement of the tour coincides with Friday’s release of “The Ties That Bind: The River Collection,” a retrospective of “The River” album.

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

The River Tour:

• 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
• 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
• Feb. 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 NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” his third appearance on the show.

The River Tour is the first outing for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band since the 2014 High Hopes Tour.

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.

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