Mark your calendar: The Boss is coming to the BMO Harris Bradley Center in March

MILWAUKEE -- The BMO Harris Bradley Center announced on Friday, December 4th that Bruce Springsteen  will bring “The River Tour” to the Center on March 3, 2016. The concert will be Springsteen’s first performance in Milwaukee since 2009.

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."

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

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.

All tickets are sold as best available at and will go on sale next Friday, Dec. 11 at 10:00 a.m.