McCartney and Bruce continue to rule the headlines

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have announced a 26-date North American tour in support of the new album Working On A Dream. Tickets for most of the dates will go on sale on Monday, February 2nd, but select cities -- Greensboro, North Carolina; Toronto; Austin, Texas; Tulsa, Oklahoma and Houston, Texas -- will go on sale on Friday, February 6th. Additional shows, including the usual pre-tour "open rehearsals" in Asbury Park, New Jersey, will most likely to be announced in the coming weeks. Log on to backstreets.com for updates and time of sale for all the shows.

Nils Lofgren says that with 2007's Magic and now Working On A Dream, Springsteen is riding a crest of creativity he hasn't seen in many years: "This is certainly the closest two albums have come out in his history with the E Street Band. And that usually speaks to an excitement that is born of writing first. And he's as great a writer as there's ever been in history. So I think it reflects throughout the whole record. Yeah, great production, great musicianship, great singing -- but that's a given."

• Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band tour dates (subject to change):
  April 1 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion at San Jose
  April 3 - Glendale, AZ - Jobing.com Center
  April 5 - Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center
  April 7 - Tulsa, OK - BOK Center
  April 8 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
  April 10 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Arena
  April 15 - Los Angeles, CA - LA Memorial Sports Arena
  April 21, 22 - Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden
  April 24 - Hartford, CT - XL Center
  April 26 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
  April 28, 29 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Spectrum
  May 2 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum
  May 4 - Hempstead, NY - Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
  May 5 - Charlottesville, VA - John Paul Jones Arena
  May 7 - Toronto, ONT - Air Canada Centre
  May 8 - University Park, PA - Bryce Jordan Center
  May 11 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
  May 12 - Chicago, IL - United Center
  May 14 - Albany, NY - Times Union Center
  May 15 - Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Stadium
  May 18 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center
  May 19 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena
  May 21, 23 - East Rutherford, NJ - Izod Center

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Paul McCartney will appear on Comedy Central's The Colbert Report tonight (January 28th) to promote his latest Fireman project, Electric Arguments. Maccareport.com reported that tonight's appearance will be McCartney's first and only scheduled U.S. late-night appearance. The Colbert Report airs on Comedy Central at 11:30 pm.