The River Tour 2016

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Bruce Springsteen concert tour concert tour

The River Tour 2016 was Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s 2016 concert tour, notable for performing the entirety of his 1980 double album "The River" along with a wide-ranging set of hits and rarities.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
The River Tour	7
The River Tour 2016 canonical	3
The River Tour (1980–1981)	1
The River Tour 2016 setlist	1
The River Tour setlists	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8698920 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The River Tour 2016
Context triple: [Long Time Comin', includedInTourSetlist, The River Tour 2016]

A. Unison Tour
The Unison Tour was Celine Dion’s concert tour in support of her early English-language breakthrough album, featuring performances of songs like “Where Does My Heart Beat Now.”
B. 2016 Summer Tour
The 2016 Summer Tour was a concert tour by Dead & Company, featuring former Grateful Dead members performing classic Dead material with a new lineup across venues in the United States.
C. Mad Dogs & Englishmen tour
The Mad Dogs & Englishmen tour was a famed 1970 rock and soul revue led by Joe Cocker and musical director Leon Russell, known for its large ensemble, high-energy performances, and influential live album and film.
D. Along for the Ride Tour
Along for the Ride Tour was a concert tour by progressive metal band Dream Theater in support of their self-titled 2013 album, featuring extensive worldwide dates and a career-spanning setlist.
E. Riot Act Tour
Riot Act Tour was a worldwide concert tour by American rock band Pearl Jam in support of their 2002 album "Riot Act."
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The River Tour 2016
Target entity description: The River Tour 2016 was Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s 2016 concert tour, notable for performing the entirety of his 1980 double album "The River" along with a wide-ranging set of hits and rarities.

A. Unison Tour
The Unison Tour was Celine Dion’s concert tour in support of her early English-language breakthrough album, featuring performances of songs like “Where Does My Heart Beat Now.”
B. 2016 Summer Tour
The 2016 Summer Tour was a concert tour by Dead & Company, featuring former Grateful Dead members performing classic Dead material with a new lineup across venues in the United States.
C. Mad Dogs & Englishmen tour
The Mad Dogs & Englishmen tour was a famed 1970 rock and soul revue led by Joe Cocker and musical director Leon Russell, known for its large ensemble, high-energy performances, and influential live album and film.
D. Along for the Ride Tour
Along for the Ride Tour was a concert tour by progressive metal band Dream Theater in support of their self-titled 2013 album, featuring extensive worldwide dates and a career-spanning setlist.
E. Riot Act Tour
Riot Act Tour was a worldwide concert tour by American rock band Pearl Jam in support of their 2002 album "Riot Act."
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Bruce Springsteen concert tour ⓘ concert tour ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	The River Tour NERFINISHED ⓘ The River Tour 2016–2017 NERFINISHED ⓘ
artist	Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedAlbum	The River NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ties That Bind: The River Collection NERFINISHED ⓘ
backingBand	E Street Band NERFINISHED ⓘ
continentVisited	Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ Oceania NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryVisited	Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ France NERFINISHED ⓘ Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
endDate	2017-02-25 ⓘ
endLocation	Auckland, New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ
endYear	2017 ⓘ
era	The River 35th anniversary celebrations ⓘ
featuresAlbumPerformedInFull	Bruce Springsteen’s 1980 double album "The River" NERFINISHED ⓘ The River NERFINISHED ⓘ
followedBy	Springsteen on Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre	rock ⓘ
headliningArtist	Bruce Springsteen NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainPerformer	Bruce Springsteen NERFINISHED ⓘ E Street Band NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFeature	full-album performances of "The River" at many shows ⓘ inclusion of rarities and deep cuts from Bruce Springsteen’s catalog ⓘ long setlists often exceeding three hours ⓘ
numberOfLegs	4 ⓘ
numberOfShows	89 ⓘ
precededBy	Wrecking Ball World Tour NERFINISHED ⓘ
startDate	2016-01-16 ⓘ
startLocation	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
startYear	2016 ⓘ
supportingAlbum	The Ties That Bind: The River Collection NERFINISHED ⓘ

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