It’s finally here. Following Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s massive tour behind The River reissue — which eventually just turned into sprawling celebrations of the band’s entire history — Bruce spent a lot of time alone with his Broadway show. Then the pandemic hit. During it, he reconvened the E Street Band for Letter To You, and rumors often swirled of a new E Street Tour, with Springsteen himself noting plans for a 2022 run in an interview last summer. It’d seem the kind of massive undertaking required for an E Street Band tour is one of those things that quietly got postponed while the pandemic dragged on. But now, we’ve got some actual dates: Springsteen and the E Street Band will return to the road early next year, for what will be their first tour in six years.