Springsteen To Hit The Road With E Street Band

NEW YORK (CelebrityAccess MediaWire) — Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have announced their first full scale tour of the US and Europe since 2002-03, starting in Hartford, CT on October 2, the release date for the new Springsteen album 'Magic.'

The E Street Band's members are: Roy Bittan – keyboards; Clarence Clemons – saxophone, percussion; Danny Federici – keyboards; Nils Lofgren – guitars; Patti Scialfa – vocals, guitar; Garry Tallent – bass; Steven Van Zandt – guitars; Max Weinberg – drums.

"Radio Nowhere," the first single from Bruce Springsteen's upcoming album 'Magic,' will be available exclusively and free on the iTunes Store for one week starting today. The iTunes album pre-order for 'Magic' also begins today and includes the free download of the "Radio Nowhere" single plus the song's video and an exclusive digital booklet.

'Magic,' Bruce Springsteen's new studio recording and his first with the E Street Band in five years, is set for release by Columbia Records on October 2.

The full Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band fall tour itinerary is as follows:

October 2 – Hartford, CT – Hartford Civic Center
October 5 – Philadelphia, PA – Wachovia Center
October 9-10 – East Rutherford, NJ – Continental Airlines Arena
October 14 – Ottawa, ONT – Civic Centre
October 15 – Toronto, ONT – Air Canada Centre
October 17-18 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
October 21 – Chicago, IL – United Center
October 26 – Oakland, CA – Oracle Arena
October 28 – Los Angeles, CA – Venue TBA
November 2 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
November 4 – Cleveland, OH – Quicken Loans Arena
November 5 – Auburn Hills, MI – Palace Of Auburn Hills
November 11 – Washington, D.C. – Verizon Arena
November 14 – Pittsburgh, PA – Mellon Arena
November 15 – Albany, NY – Times Union Center
November 18 – Boston, MA – TD Banknorth Garden
November 25 – Madrid, SPAIN – Palacio De Deportes
November 26 – Bilbao, SPAIN – Bilbao Exhibition Centre
November 28 – Milan, ITALY – Datchforum
November 30 – Arnhem, NETHERLANDS – Geldredome
December 2 – Mannheim, GERMANY – Sap Arena
December 4 – Oslo, NORWAY – Oslo Spektrum
December 8 – Copenhagen, DENMARK – Forum Copenhagen
December 10 – Stockholm, SWEDEN – Globe Arena
December 12 – Antwerp, BELGIUM – Sports Paleis
December 13 – Cologne, GERMANY – Koln Arena
December 15 – Belfast, IRELAND – Odyssey Arena
December 17 – Paris, FRANCE – Palais Omnisports De Bercy
December 19 – London, UK – O2 Arena
–by CelebrityAccess Staff Writers