Steven Van Zandt, a founding member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, has announced that he will embark on a seven-date UK tour in November.

The tour will see Van Zandt - also known as Little Steven - and his band, The Disciples Of Soul, celebrate the release of Soulfire, his first album in 15 years. It also follows a successful touring run in Europe which saw Van Zandt sell out a handful of venues, including one UK show in Manchester. The November shows will be the band’s first major UK tour in over two decades.

The tour is set to begin at London’s Roundhouse on November 4, visiting Bristol, Leeds, Birmingham, Glasgow and Liverpool, before ending at Newcastle’s O2 Academy on November 16.

Tickets go on sale at 9am on Friday July 14, and will be available at aegpresents.co.uk.

The full Soulfire Tour 2017 dates are as followsl:

SAT NOVEMBER 4                          LONDON ROUNDHOUSE 

MON NOVEMBER 6                        BRISTOL O2 ACADEMY

WEDS NOVEMBER 8                      LEEDS O2 ACADEMY

FRI NOVEMBER 10                         BIRMINGHAM O2 ACADEMY

SUN NOVEMBER 12                       GLASGOW O2 ACADEMY 

TUES NOVEMBER 14                      LIVERPOOL O2 ACADEMY 

THURS NOVEMBER 16                   NEWCASTLE O2 ACADEMY 

By Sophie Nevrkla 

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