TAMPA BAY – Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band announced the first US leg of the 2012 'Wrecking Ball' World Tour, including the onlyFlorida stop at the Tampa Bay Times Forum on Friday, March 23. Bruce Springsteen's 17th studio album 'Wrecking Ball' will be released on Columbia Records on March 6.
"We Take Care Of Our Own," the album's first single, is "classic Springsteen" with "anguish and challenge [that] run thick and fast" (Rolling Stone); a "richly orchestrated Wall of Sound... that nods to the 'Born to Run' era" (Billboard).
The E Street Band's members are: Roy Bittan - piano, synthesizer; Nils Lofgren - guitar, vocals; Patti Scialfa - guitar, vocals; Garry Tallent - bass guitar; Stevie Van Zandt - guitar, vocals; and Max Weinberg - drums; with Soozie Tyrell - violin, guitar, vocals and Charlie Giordano - keyboards.
TICKETS: Tickets for the show go on sale this Saturday, January 28 at 11:00 AM at the McDonald’s Ticket Office at the Tampa Bay Times Forum, Ticketmaster outlets and at Ticketmaster.com. To order tickets by phone call 800.745.3000. For dinner reservations at the newly renovated Firestick Grill on the day of the event please visit tampabaytimesforum.com or call 813.301.6926 for more information. Advanced parking passes are available at Ticketmaster.com and the ticket office.