Is Bob Seger getting to the end of the book?

The Detroit rocker offered a big clue today with a video suggesting he's about to embark on the final dates of his long touring career.

Playing off the lyrics of his signature hit "Turn the Page," a 1972 ballad about life on the road, the video delivers a message amid footage of Seger onstage:

While no schedule was announced, a full tour certainly seems to be in the works: Seger and the Silver Bullet Band have been rehearsing at Kid Rock's practice facility in Oakland County, and they've already set dates at DTE Energy Music Theatre (Sept. 9) and the Palace of Auburn Hills (Sept. 23).

The latter show was announced as Seger's "last time" at the Palace — but of course, that venue is presumed to be closing its doors as the Pistons migrate to Detroit's new Little Caesars Arena.

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Seger, who turned 72 on May 6, has talked for a while about calling it a day. He told the Free Press in 2011 that he would consider retirement after that year's tour —then hit the road again in 2013 and 2015.

But today's video is the most emphatic statement yet about his intent to close out a life of performing that stretches back more than half a century, with roots in area clubs and high school gyms. If this is indeed the end, the months ahead will put a final, historic punctuation mark on the most beloved and storied concert career in the history of Detroit rock.

Contact Detroit Free Press music writer Brian McCollum: 313-223-4450 or bmccollum@freepress.com.