Springsteen brings ‘The River’ tour to New Jersey

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band announced on Friday 'The River' tour will come to the Prudential Center in Newark in January.

The River Tour stops in Newark on Sunday, Jan. 31 with area stops include January 24 and 27 at Madison Square Garden and the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on February 12. Tickets for all shows go on sale Friday, Dec. 11.  Each concert from the tour will be available as a downloads or CDs via Live.BruceSpringsteen.net within days of the performance.

The tour announcement is part of Friday's release of "The Ties That Bind: The River Collection," a box set that includes 52 tracks on four CDs, unreleased material,  four hours of never-before-seen video on three DVDs, the original "The River" double album, a brand-new documentary about "The River," and a coffee-table book of 200 rare or previously unseen photos and memorabilia.

"This will be the second time that Bruce & The E Street Band rock The Rock so to speak," said Tom Cunningham, host of the Bruce Brunch on 105.7 The Hawk. "The first time was in 2012, as they concluded the first leg of the 'Wrecking Ball' tour there on May 2. Later that year, Bruce joined The Rolling Stones on that same stage. It's the only Jersey stop on the tour and will prove to be a tough ticket."

Springsteen is scheduled to host NBC's "Saturday Night Live" on Dec. 19.

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

January 16: Pittsburgh, PA — Consol Energy Center

January 19: Chicago, IL — United Center

January 24 & 27: New York, NY —Madison Square Garden

January 29: Washington, DC — Verizon Center

January 31: Newark, NJ — Prudential Center

February 2: Toronto, ON — Air Canada Centre

February 4: Boston, MA — TD Garden

February 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 — Phillips 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

February 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