Today marks one year since opening night of the 40th Anniversary Tour of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers!
In recognition the store is offering a 40th Anniversary key chain with any purchase of 2017 tour merchandise through April 29th. Head to https://bit.ly/2JcIBiv
Only limited quantities of tour items remain so get them while supplies last -- be on the lookout for new Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers merchandise coming soon to the online store!
Statement from Mike Campbell on joining Fleetwood Mac:
"Though I was sad to hear Lindsey Buckingham is no longer with Fleetwood Mac, I am honored and excited to join the band. Lindsey is one of my favorite musical artists. A true genius at songwriting and guitar playing. I intend to honor his songs while at the same time bring my musicality to the band. After one rehearsal I can tell it’s going to be an amazing collaboration. I am also very happy to have an opportunity to play with Neil Finn, who I greatly admire.
Benmont Tench and (Hopefully!) Friends will perform at Largo at the Coronet in West Hollywood, CA on Saturday, April 28.
Members of the Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Highway Companions Club have early access to tickets via a password protected pre-sale that begins tomorrow at 10AM PST.
Tickets go onsale to the public this Friday March 16th at 10AM PST: https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1664797
Click below to see Eddie Vedder perform "Room At The Top" at the 90th Annual #Oscars.
Click here to read Rolling Stone's writeup on the performance: https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/oscars-in-memoriam-eddie-vedder-tom-petty-room-at-the-top-w517434
Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench will perform as part of an all-star lineup in Jubilee: A Celebration of Jerry Garcia, presented by The Bluegrass Situation, to be held at the The Theatre at Ace Hotel DTLA in Los Angeles on March 30th, benefiting the Rex Foundation, The Jerry Garcia Foundation, and the Center for Biological Diversity.
Tickets are onsale now: https://www.axs.com/events/350640/jubilee-a-celebration-of-jerry-garcia-tickets
Tom produced Chris Hillman's latest album, "Bidin' My Time," which closes with Chris' version of "Wildflowers."
Relix Magazine is premiering a live video of Chris Hillman performing "Wildflowers" as a tribute to Tom, at The Troubadour on October 23, 2017.
Check out Relix's premiere here, and the video below:
The Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 40th Anniversary Tour swept all the major awards at Thursday night’s 29th Annual Pollstar Awards – an awards program for the concert industry.
The band won Major Tour of the Year, and Rock Tour of the Year, overcoming competition that included U2, Coldplay, Bruno Mars, Roger Waters, Metallica, and more. Benmont Tench and Steve Ferrone were on hand to accept the awards on the band’s behalf.
Tony Dimitriades, longtime manager of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, also won Manager of the Year.
The Dirty Knobs (w/ Mike Campbell) will perform at The Ride Festival this year in Telluride, CO on July 14-15 . Tickets at www.ridefestival.com.
In case you missed it, here’s the 60th Grammy Awards’ Tribute to Tom Petty featuring Chris Stapleton and Emmylou Harris performing “Wildflowers”.
Thanks to the Grammys, Chris Stapleton, and Emmylou Harris for honoring Tom.
Congratulations to the Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers road crew for a sweep of this year's Parnelli Awards, announced last Friday at the NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA! The Parnelli Awards are the "Oscars" of the Live Event industry, a night when the spotlight shines on those individuals who spend their careers behind the scenes. Hats off to the best crew in the business!
Individual winners:
Robert Scovill for Front-of-House Mixer of the Year
Greg Looper for Monitor Mixer of the Year
Vic Wagner for Audio System Tech of the Year
Chris Adamson for Production Manager of the Year
Richard Fernandez for Tour
