It’s official. Bruce Springsteen‘s first tour with the E Street Band since 2003 kicks off October 2nd in Hartford, Connecticutt. The tour will hit the Detroit area on November 5th, with a show at the Palace in Auburn Hills. Tickets go on sale September 21st. As previously reported here, the group’s new album, Magic, Springsteen’s first with the E Streeters in five years, will be released on October 2nd. “Radio Nowhere,” the first single, is available exclusively and for free on the iTunes Store for one week starting today. As in the past, the E Street Band will be comprised of 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. The full tour itinerary is as follows:
October 2 Hartford, CT Hartford Civic CenterÂ
 On sale September 8Â
October 5 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia CenterÂ
 On sale September 8Â
October 9-10 East Rutherford, NJ Continental Airlines ArenaÂ
 On sale September 10Â
October 14 Ottawa, ONT Civic CentreÂ
 On sale September 17Â
October 15 Toronto, ONT Air Canada CentreÂ
 On sale September 17Â
October 17-18 New York, NY Madison Square GardenÂ
 On sale September 10Â
October 21 Chicago, IL United CenterÂ
 On sale September 8Â
October 26 Oakland, CA Oracle ArenaÂ
 On sale September 15Â
October 28 Los Angeles, CA Venue TBAÂ
 On sale TBAÂ
November 2 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy CenterÂ
 On sale September 22Â
November 4 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans ArenaÂ
 On sale September 15Â
November 5 Auburn Hills, MI Palace Of Auburn HillsÂ
 On sale September 21Â
November 11 Washington, D.C. Verizon ArenaÂ
 On sale September 21Â
November 14 Pittsburgh, PA Mellon ArenaÂ
 On sale September 14Â
November 15 Albany, NY Times Union CenterÂ
 On sale September 8Â
November 18 Boston, MA TD Banknorth GardenÂ
 On sale September 22Â
November 25 Madrid, SPAIN Palacio De DeportesÂ
 On sale October 2Â
November 26 Bilbao, SPAIN Bilbao Exhibition CentreÂ
 On sale October 9Â
November 28 Milan, ITALY DatchforumÂ
 On sale September 10Â
November 30 Arnhem, NETHERLANDS GeldredomeÂ
 On sale September 8Â
December 2 Mannheim, GERMANY SAP ArenaÂ
 On sale August 31Â
December 4 Oslo, NORWAY Oslo SpektrumÂ
 On sale September 3Â
December 8 Copenhagen, DENMARK Forum CopenhagenÂ
 On sale September 3Â
December 10 Stockholm, SWEDEN Globe ArenaÂ
 On sale September 1Â
December 12 Antwerp, BELGIUM Sports PaleisÂ
 On sale September 8Â
December 13 Cologne, GERMANY Koln ArenaÂ
 On sale August 31Â
December 15 Belfast, IRELAND Odyssey ArenaÂ
 On sale September 6Â
December 17 Paris, FRANCE Palais Omnisports De BercyÂ
 On sale September 7Â
December 19 London, UK O2 ArenaÂ
 On sale August 30Â
A blast from the past…
This article appears in Aug 29 – Sep 4, 2007.