Bruce Springsteen extends Magic tour into spring '08

There's been something especially triumphant about the latest reunion between Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. It's come at just the right time - with rock music and the world at large still in search of new heroes, with the Boss' original fans now old enough to get nostalgic and a new generation of musicians discovering the man's past masterpieces. Maybe the critics prematurely anointed Springsteen as a savior when he first emerged from the highways and smog of New Jersey, but it's safe to say that he's now comfortable with being a universal icon.

The latest Springsteen tour has been cathartic and enthusiastically received, to say the least. Now the Boss has added a fresh slate of 2008 concert dates with the E Street Band, extending the euphoria to new regions of America after a trip through Europe. The complete itinerary is below, with the new dates in italics:

November
19 - Boston, Mass. @ TD Banknorth Garden
25 - Madrid, Spain @ Palacio De Deportes
26 - Bilbao, Spain @ Bilbao Exhibition Centre
28 - Milan, Italy @ Datchforum
30 - Arnhem, Netherlands @ Geldredome

December
2 - Mannheim, Germany @ Sap Arena
4 - Oslo, Norway @ Oslo Spektrum
8 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ Forum Copenhagen
10 - Stockholm, Sweden @ Globe Arena
12 - Antwerp, Belgium @ Sports Paleis
13 - Cologne, Germany @ Koln Arena
15 - Belfast, Ireland @ Odyssey Arena
17 - Paris, France @ Palais Omnisports De Bercy
19 - London, England @ O2 Arena

Februrary
28 - Hartford, Conn. @ Hartford Civic Center Coliseum

March
6 - Rochester, N.Y. @ Blue Cross Arena
7 - Buffalo, N.Y. @ HSBC Arena
16 - St. Paul, Minn. @ Xcel Energy Center
17 - Milwaukee, Wisc. @ Bradley Center

April
7 - Anaheim, Calif. @ Honda Center
8 - Anaheim, Calif. @ Honda Center
25 - Atlanta, Ga. @ Philips Arena

Check out ticket options at Ticketmaster.com. Given all of the gaps in that North American schedule, expect new dates to pop up in the future.

Also, as we reported earlier this month, Springsteen has contributed a previously unreleased live recording of "The Ghost of Tom Joad" to SERVE2, a Hard Rock International anti-hunger compilation album. It's available on iTunes and HardRock.com now.