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Bruce Springsteen's new album, Working on a Dream, came out yesterday. According to our own Stephen M. Deusner, the record is a "typically engaged" affair that "works hard on sound, but sleeps on actual songs." So it's not Bruce's best; it's not Born to Run.

But it does give the Boss another excuse to take his E Street buddies out on yet another world tour, which is always cause for celebration. Bruce is a 59-year-old who acts like a 29-year-old on stage. He's a national treasure and a biologically remarkable being. If you've never seen Bruce with the E Street Band before, I implore you-- go to one of these shows. Sell the car, whatever. Get a ticket. Who knows how many more E Street tours there will be?

After this Sunday's Super Bowl halftime extravaganza, Bruce will kick the tour off in earnest April 1 in San Jose before traveling through the U.S. and Europe through July. [Hey look, there are a few days off during Coachella...and he plays L.A. right before...just sayin'. - Ed.]

Making albums, playing the biggest show in the country, going out on massive tours-- Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are working right now. Watch them work:

02-01 Tampa, FL - Super Bowl XLIII
04-01 San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion at San Jose
04-03 Glendale, CA - Jobing.com Center
04-05 Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center
04-07 Tulsa, OK - BOK Center
04-08 Houston, TX - Toyota Center
04-10 Denver, CO - Pepsi Arena
04-15 Los Angeles, CA - LA Memorial Sports Arena
04-21 Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden
04-22 Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden
04-24 Hartford, CT - XL Center
04-26 Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
04-28 Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Spectrum
04-29 Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Spectrum
05-02 Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum
05-04 Hempstead, NY - Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
05-05 Charlottesville, VA - John Paul Jones Arena
05-07 Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
05-08 University Park, PA - Bryce Jordan Center
05-11 St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
05-12 Chicago, IL - United Center
05-14 Albany, NY - Times Union Center
05-15 Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Stadium
05-18 Washington, DC - Verizon Center
05-19 Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena
05-21 East Rutherford, NJ - Izod Center
05-23 East Rutherford, NJ - Izod Center
05-30 Landgraaf, Holland - Pink Pop Festival
06-02 Tampere, Finland - Ratinan Stadion
06-04 Stockholm, Sweden - Stockholm Stadium
06-05 Stockholm, Sweden - Stockholm Stadium
06-07 Stockholm, Sweden - Stockholm Stadium
06-09 Bergen, Norway - Koengen
06-10 Bergen, Norway - Koengen
07-02 Munich, Germany - Olympiastadion
07-03 Frankfurt, Germany - Commerzbank Arena
07-05 Vienna, Austria - Ernst Happel Stadion
07-08 Herning, Denmark - Herning MCH
07-11 Dublin, Ireland - RDS
07-16 Carhaix, France - Festival des Vielles Charrues
07-19 Rome, Italy - Stadio Olimpico
07-21 Turino, Italy - Olimpico di Torino
07-23 Udine, Italy - Stadio Friuli
07-26 Bilbao, Spain - San Mames Stadium
07-28 Benidorm, Spain - Estadio Municipal de Foietes
07-30 Sevilla, Spain - La Cartuja Olympic Stadium
08-01 Valladolid, Spain - Estadio Jose Zorrilla
08-02 Santiago, Spain - Monte Del Gozo