Bruce Springsteen fans have been waiting for a sunny day, and today it arrived in the form of official tour dates being announced for the first leg of the 2012 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band tour.

The following dates, cities and venues make up the first U.S. leg of the Springsteen tour:

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

Aside from the expectedly strong New Jersey/New York number of shows there is also an interesting appearance at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on April 29.

This will mark the first tour since the passing of E Street Band cornerstone Clarence Clemmons. Affectionately known as “The Big Man”, Clemmons died on June 18, 2011 as a result of complications following a stroke.

Springsteen fans have been anxiously awaiting the announcement of these tour dates since it was revealed the band will be heading back out on the road.

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