Springsteen Back In The U.S.A.

We’ll go ahead and pat ourselves on the back for predicting yesterday that a new Nov. 1 gig in University Park, Pa., and Springsteen’s recent New Yorker profile could mean that Bruce & the gang might soon be announcing another set of dates.

The previously announced leg of the Wrecking Ball World Tour for Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band begins with two nights at Boston’s Fenway Park Aug. 14-15. Instead of wrapping up with three gigs in Springsteen’s home state of New Jersey at East Rutherford’s MetLife Stadium Sept. 19 and Sept. 21-22, the band now returns to the stage Oct. 19 in Ottawa, Ontario.

Including the University Park date, today’s official announcement from the Springsteen camp features a total of 16 stops in the U.S. and Canada. Here’s the routing for the new shows:

Oct. 19 – Ottawa, Ontario, Scotiabank Place    
Oct. 21 – Hamilton, Ontario, Copps Coliseum    
Oct. 23 – Charlottesville, Va., John Paul Jones Arena (JPJ Arena)    
Oct. 25 – Hartford, Conn., XL Center    
Oct. 27 – Pittsburgh, Pa., Consol Energy Center    
Nov. 1 – University Park, Pa., Bryce Jordan Center    
Nov. 3 – Louisville, Ky., KFC Yum! Center    
Nov. 11 – Saint Paul, Minn., Xcel Energy Center    
Nov. 15 – Omaha, Neb., CenturyLink Center Omaha    
Nov. 17 – Kansas City, Mo., Sprint Center    
Nov. 19 – Denver, Colo., Pepsi Center    
Nov. 26 –Vancouver, British Columbia, Rogers Arena    
Nov. 28 – Portland, Ore., Rose Garden Arena    
Nov. 30 – Oakland, Calif., Oracle Arena    
Dec. 4 – Anaheim, Calif., Honda Center    
Dec. 6 – Glendale, Ariz., Jobing.com Arena

Tickets for Kansas City go on sale Aug. 3, followed by onsales for University Park and Saint Paul Aug. 4. Additional onsales are scheduled in August and September.

For more information please visit BruceSpringsteen.net.