Bruce Springsteen Announces Spring 2012 U.S. Tour Dates

Bruce Springsteen today announced a slate of U.S. tour dates starting in March (see below). These dates all precede the late Spring/Summer European tour that Springsteen put out last week.

Of special interest to those in the NYC area, Springsteen and the E Street Band will play two shows in NYC (Madison Square Garden, April 6th and 9th) and three in NJ (two at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, April 3rd and 4th, and one at the Prudential Center in Newark, May 2nd). Tickets for all of the NYC and NY shows go on sale this Friday, Jan. 27th.

Springsteen's website doesn't say what time tickets go on sale, but it's typically 10 a.m. or noon. I'll post the time if I can find it. UPDATE: Izod Center tickets go on sale 10 a.m.; Prudential Center at 11 a.m.; and MSG at 12 Noon.

• Date         City        Venue              On-Sale Date
• March 18: Atlanta, GA, Philips Arena - Feb. 4
• March 19: Greensboro, NC, Greensboro Coliseum - Feb. 3
• March 23: Tampa, FL, Tampa Bay Times Forum - Jan. 28
• March 26: Boston, MA, TD Garden - Jan. 28
• March 28: Philadelphia, PA, Wells Fargo Center - Jan. 28
• March 29: Philadelphia, PA, Wells Fargo Center - Jan. 28
• April 1: Washington, DC, Verizon Center - Jan. 28
• April 3: East Rutherford, NJ Izod Center - Jan. 27 (10 a.m.)
• April 4: East Rutherford, NJ Izod Center - Jan. 27 (10 a.m.)
• April 6: New York, NY, Madison Square Garden - Jan. 27 (12 Noon)
• April 9: New York, NY, Madison Square Garden - Jan. 27 (12 Noon)
• April 12: Detroit, MI, The Palace of Auburn Hills - Jan. 28
• April 13: Buffalo, NY, First Niagara Center - Jan. 28
• April 16: Albany, NY, Times Union Center - Jan. 28
• April 17: Cleveland, OH, Quicken Loans Arena - Jan. 28
• April 24: San Jose, CA, HP Pavilion - Feb. 3
• April 26: Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena - Feb. 3
• April 29: New Orleans, LA, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (On sale now)
• May 2: Newark, NJ, Prudential Center - Jan. 27 (11 a.m.)

"Wrecking Ball,"the 17th studio album by Bruce Springsteen, goes on sale March 6th.