Bruce Springsteen Announces US Tour But No Replacement for Clarence Clemons

The Boss is back and coming to an arena near you. After slipping details of his new album 'Wrecking Ball,' Bruce Springsteen has announced the dates for the first U.S. leg of his 2012 world tour.

The E Street Band members partaking in the tour are as follows: Roy Bittan (piano, synthesizer), Nils Lofgren (guitar, vocals), Patti Scialfa (guitar, vocals), Garry Tallent (bass guitar), Steven Van Zandt (guitar, vocals) and Max Weinberg (drums). Soozie Tyrell (violin, guitar, vocals) and Charlie Giordano (keyboards) will accompany the group. Note that nobody has been chosen to handle the saxophone duties of the irreplaceable Clarence Clemons.

'Wrecking Ball' is due out March 6 from Columbia, and Springsteen will be appearing as the keynote speaker at this year's SXSW festival in Austin. Check out the full list of U.S. tour dates below.

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

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