Springsteen- The River Tour 2016

Empty Glass

I could not find the huge Springsteen thread that existed here before, but here are the dates

DECEMBER 4, 2015
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band Announce 2016 The River Tour
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band launch The River Tour 2016, a nine-week US trek, on Jan. 16 in Pittsburgh. The announcement of the tour coincides with today’s release of “The Ties That Bind: The River Collection,” a comprehensive look at the era of the 1980 “The River” album that “Rolling Stone” calls “Springsteen’s best archival release yet.”

Each night of the tour will be mixed for release on Live.BruceSpringsteen.net as high-quality downloads and CDs. Recordings will be available within days of each performance.

The original The River Tour began Oct. 3, 1980, two weeks before the release of Springsteen’s fifth album, and continued through Sept. 4, 1981. With sets that regularly approached the four-hour range, the 140-date international tour firmly established a reputation for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band as marathon performers.

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

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band 2016 US Tour Dates:
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

SVRDhand13

I'm planning on going Jan 24 MSG

Spoony C

Yum Center! Excellent!

Hobbes

What the hell, Bruce? Only 3 west coast dates! 2 LA, 1 Oak. Come on up the PNW.

lexicondevil

Yay for Oakland! Had a great time there for his last tour.

Ryan

So is he playing the full River album each night, or do we know the format of these shows yet?

SVRDhand13

Ryan said:

So is he playing the full River album each night, or do we know the format of these shows yet?

Damn I hope not.

pjsteelerfan

Hobbes said:

What the hell, Bruce? Only 3 west coast dates! 2 LA, 1 Oak. Come on up the PNW.

There are lots of open dates between shows, I would not be surprised to see more shows added, pending NBA/NHL schedules.

Empty Glass

Ryan said:

So is he playing the full River album each night, or do we know the format of these shows yet?

From what I read it'll be heavy River / The Ties that bind, I haven't seen anything about playing it straight thru.

FrankieG

SVRDhand13 said:

I'm planning on going Jan 24 MSG

This one or Newark for me!

FrankieG

The thing about this announcment that surprised me is how much less time there is between ticket sales and show dates...

weddingparade

i wish i could see the whole tour

onejourney...

Anyone have any idea how much the tickets will cost? The wife is planning on getting some for my birthday and my first time seeing Bruce. So excited!

Mignelli14

^ GA's in my experience (been to 17 bruce shows) have been usually 100 - 110 bucks. Upper bowl seats I'd say anywhere from 50-80 dollars and lower bowl probably 120-250. Make sure you're online the day (more like 10 minutes before the second) they go on sale. They sell super quick

Weston1283

I'll be at the Cleveland show

Weston1283

Mignelli14 said:

^ GA's in my experience (been to 17 bruce shows) have been usually 100 - 110 bucks. Upper bowl seats I'd say anywhere from 50-80 dollars and lower bowl probably 120-250. Make sure you're online the day (more like 10 minutes before the second) they go on sale. They sell super quick

GA is cheaper than lower bowl?

buck502000

it looks like my streak of not seeing Bruce Springsteen continues

jerparker20

Weston1283 said:

Mignelli14 said:

^ GA's in my experience (been to 17 bruce shows) have been usually 100 - 110 bucks. Upper bowl seats I'd say anywhere from 50-80 dollars and lower bowl probably 120-250. Make sure you're online the day (more like 10 minutes before the second) they go on sale. They sell super quick

GA is cheaper than lower bowl?

Ticketmaster is listing the prices at $55 - 150 for the St. Paul show. Entire arena floor is GA.

Mignelli14

jerparker20 said:

Weston1283 said:

Mignelli14 said:

^ GA's in my experience (been to 17 bruce shows) have been usually 100 - 110 bucks. Upper bowl seats I'd say anywhere from 50-80 dollars and lower bowl probably 120-250. Make sure you're online the day (more like 10 minutes before the second) they go on sale. They sell super quick

GA is cheaper than lower bowl?

Ticketmaster is listing the prices at $55 - 150 for the St. Paul show. Entire arena floor is GA.

I could be wrong. But because of the lottery system and the pit, yes the entire floor is GA. So if you don't fare well in the lottery and don't want to wait in line to be as close as possible behind the pit cutoff, you could end up standing at the back of the floor.
I do know some people who kind of like that spot though - super easy and little hassle to go get a beer or use the washroom. But if you're like me you won't be doing anything to miss a second of the show and would want to be as close as possible. A lot of times they'll let another wave of people in the pit during the encore. Happened to us at my first ever show in Toronto 07.

scottjf8

I saw this in Dallas last night and boy oh boy was it awesome. 3 1/2 hours straight, no intermission, no encore break... think they played 33 songs in total (half of that is "The River" though.) He also played 4 songs off of Born to Run, which is my favorite album from The Boss.

As far as getting cheap tickets, I didn't have any tickets at 4pm yesterday... I went on StubHub to see what I could fine, and I ended up getting tickets in the upper level, but row 3, and a few sections back from the stage and we saw everything. And I ended up buying those $150 tickets for $48 each!! It says it on the ticket too... kinda made me wonder who was sitting next to or besides me that paid 3x what I did...

Better Dan

Scott, I was also at the Dallas show. Outstanding show and crowd! The River songs really sound great live. I also did OKC the night before. BRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCE

Bathgate66

who else is hitting the tour closers in Broolyn in between Pearl Jam gigs?

peacegirl

Just scored a ticket for Baltimore next Wed !!
Saw him in DC in January and decided I needed another show before this tour wraps up

Yefa

Bathgate66 said:

who else is hitting the tour closers in Broolyn in between Pearl Jam gigs?

I'll be at the show on April 25.

Suziemay

Anyone have GA to the Barclays shows? Did they provide instructions for the GA line? For MSG, they emailed about a week prior to the shows and I just realized I haven't seen anything for Barclays.

Thanks!

Suziemay

Suziemay said:

Anyone have GA to the Barclays shows? Did they provide instructions for the GA line? For MSG, they emailed about a week prior to the shows and I just realized I haven't seen anything for Barclays.

Thanks!

Found it in case anyone else was wondering: http://m.brucespringsteen.net/news/2016/brooklyn-general-admission-pit-lottery-procedure

joberschlake

https://m.youtube.com/watch?sns=fb&v=KkOxeKA2WNE

Suziemay

Bruce opened with Purple Rain tonight, and dedicated the whole show to Prince. The whole band was wearing purple. Guessing that's what that was supposed to be^^

Here's a video:
https://youtu.be/KkOxeKA2WNE

joberschlake

Suziemay said:

Bruce opened with Purple Rain tonight, and dedicated the whole show to Prince. The whole band was wearing purple. Guessing that's what that was supposed to be^^

Here's a video:
https://youtu.be/KkOxeKA2WNE

Yes, thanks! Not sure why the link busted!

ST66483

Thanks for posting that - what a way to open the show!

Daron Oshay

Interesting he announced tomorrow will be the last time they play the River in full.

I saw it and it was awesome and I love that album. However the night after night predictability is not Bruce. It had to drive him nuts after a while.

There's also a rumor of additional US stadium dates getting announced as early as tomorrow. Not sure of validity