Bruce Springsteen Album, Tour Announced

Four UK shows already confirmed.

By Fred Mills

Well, that was a swift turnaround. Last night at brucespringsteen.net it was announced that Bruce Springsteen was prepping a new album for a 2012 release, to be accompanied by a tour:

Well, things are starting to heat up down on E Street.

A lot of you have been hearing that Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will be on tour in 2012. That is absolutely correct. The European dates run from the middle of May until end of July and are being announced this week. Info on the US dates and the World tour dates will coming up shortly.

In addition, we want you to know that the music is almost done (but still untitled), we have almost settled on the release date (but not quite yet), and that we are all incredibly excited about everything that we're planning for 2012. That's all the info we have for right now, but we'll get back to you - real soon.

Then this morning, reports Springsteen fan site/magazine Backstreets, the first handful of concert dates have been confirmed, all for England: June 21 at Sunderland, June 22 in Manchester, June 24 at the annual Isle of Wight festival, and July 14 at the Hard Rock Calling festival in London. Follow this link for ticket on-sale details.

This will mark the first full touring the Boss has done in three years, and the first shows for the full E Street Band since the death of Clarence Clemons earlier this year. Bruce himself has performed in 2011 at various functions and fundraisers.