New York has started a crackdown on speculators who charge exorbitant sums for concerts after Bruce Springsteen tickets were touted for thousands of dollars before they even went on sale. In letters to three major ticket resale websites, New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office asked for the removal of so-called speculative tickets put up by sellers who do not -- at least yet -- have them in hand. Tickets go on sale Friday for a nine-week North American tour by Springsteen and his E Street Band in which the rocker, legendary for his stamina, plans to play his classic 1980 album "The River" in its entirety along with other hits.