After releasing some 2008 tour dates in drips and drabs over the past couple of weeks, Bruce Springsteen [ tickets ] and the E Street Band have opened the floodgates.

The Boss and company have unveiled a 2008 North American tour itinerary that launches with a previously announced Feb. 28 show in Hartford, CT, and now comprises almost 30 dates that stretch through the end of April. Tickets for a few shows are on sale now, and those for most of the just-announced dates are due to hit the box office over the next couple of weeks. Details are included below.

The group's 2008 tour announcement comes the morning after the conclusion of the band's 2007 North American roadwork, which wrapped up in Boston last night.

Before breaking for the holidays, Springsteen and the E Street Band the will tackle a European tour that launches in Spain next Sunday (11/25) and runs into mid-December. Details for that jaunt are posted at Springsteen's website.

On Oct. 2, Springsteen and the E Street Band hit the road for their first full-scale tour of the US and Europe since 2003. That same day, the group issued "Magic," its first new studio set since 2002's Grammy-winning "The Rising."

On tour, Springsteen is joined by E Street Band keyboardist Roy Bittan, saxman/percussionist Clarence Clemons, keyboardist Danny Federici, guitarist Nils Lofgren, vocalist/guitarist Patti Scialfa, bassist Garry Tallent, guitarist Steven Van Zandt and drummer Max Weinberg.