Van Zandt named "Lucky Day" as a big crowd pleaser, and he said that "Surprise Surprise" has been fun to play. "'(Kingdom of) Days' was coming out really great... They're all sounding great," he said. "It's just a matter of seeing where (Springsteen) wants to go theme-wise... and we fit the rest of the show around it, more or less."

Van Zandt added that he does expect the group to play more shows than the currently announced North American and European dates. "I would think there's a bit more than that," he predicted. "I gotta believe we're gonna (tour) until at least Thanksgiving or Christmas, somehow, somewhere. I hope so. I hope we take a month off and then go back out."

As of now, the U.S. leg of the tour is scheduled to run through two hometown shows in East Rutherford, NJ on May 21 and 23, then head to Europe starting May 30 in Holland. The European leg is booked until August 2 in Santiago, Spain. As previously reported, Van Zandt is also celebrating the 7th anniversary of his radio show, Little Steven's Underground Garage.