Neil Diamond coming back to America, including July 11 show at Xcel

Star Tribune photo by Tom Wallace

Bruce Springsteen won't be the only Rock Hall of Famer hitting the road in the U.S.A. next year. Neil Diamond, who turns 71 in January, will be coming to America again. After touring abroad in 2011, he will undertake a North American tour that comes to St. Paul's Xcel Energy Center July 11.

Tickets -- priced at $68 to $135 -- go on sale Monday, Dec. 5, at 10 a.m.

The tour, which starts June 1, also includes a performance at Milwaukee's Summerfest July 8.

Before he returns to the road, Diamond will appear in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and receive a Kennedy Center Honor on Dec. 27.

Here are the rest of the tour dates announced Tuesday:

DATE CITY VENUE ON SALE

June 3 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum Dec. 5

June 6 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena Dec. 5

June 8 Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater Dec. 5

June 14 Washington, DC Verizon Center Dec. 5

June 16 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena Dec. 5

June 21 Montreal, BC Bell Centre Dec. 12

June 23 Boston, MA TD Garden Dec. 5

June 26 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre Dec. 12

June 28 London, ON John Labatt Centre Dec. 12

July 1 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena Dec. 5

July 6 Chicago, IL United Center Dec. 5

July 8 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest Dec. 10

July 11 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center Dec. 5

July 13 Saskatoon, SK Credit Union Centre Dec. 12

July 16 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place Dec. 12

July 21 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena Dec. 12

July 26 Seattle, WA Key Arena Dec. 5

July 28 Salt Lake City, UT Rio Tinto Stadium Dec. 5

August 07 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion Dec. 5

August 29 Phoenix, AZ US Airways Center Dec. 5