Bruce Springsteen has posted an update on his official website with some plans for the coming year. He said this:

Well, things are starting to heat up down on E Street. A lot of you have been hearing that Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will be on tour in 2012. That is absolutely correct. In addition, we want you to know that the [new album] is almost done (but still untitled), we have almost settled on the release date (but not quite yet), and that we are all incredibly excited about everything that we're planning for 2012.

So far, some festival dates in June and July 2012 have been confirmed. Other European dates are planned from the middle of May until end of July. Bruce's last album was Working on a Dream in 2009.