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    Horsens Recap
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    June 14, 2012
    Jailhouse rock took on a whole new meaning for Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Wednesday night, as the band played the first concert inside the prison yard of Fængslet, a former Danish state penitentiary outside Horsens, Denmark.

    Full review, photos, set list, and leave your own comment or upload your own photos, here.
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    Hamburg Show Recap
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    June 13, 2012
    Not sure whether it was just a quiet Sunday night, if German crowds are just that polite or if they were so in awe of finally seeing Tom and the band live, but you could have heard a pin drop in the near sold-out O2 World when the first notes of "Listen to Her Heart" burst out of the PA.

    Full review, photos, set list, and leave your own comment or upload your own photos, here.
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    Stockholm Will Call Info
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    June 13, 2012
    Highway Companions Club Will Call will open at 5:30. Look for the window with the Fan Club Tickets sign.
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    Buried Treasure Show #153 (new)
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    June 10, 2012
    Buried Treasure Show #153 (new), Season 7 / Show 5, airing June 7 - 11, 2012

    The Gants Road Runner Road Runner! The Best of The Gants
    Jerry Lee Lewis Let's Talk About Us Original Sun Singles '56 - '60
    Elvis Presley I Got Stung History
    Syndicate Of Sound Little Girt Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968
    The Chartbusters She's The One Hey! Look What I Found (Volume 6)
    The Beatles I'm Down Past Masters, Volume 1
    Elmore James Hawaiian Boogie The Sky Is Crying: The History of Elmore James
    T-Bone Walker Don't Leave Me Baby No Worry Blues
    Chuck Berry Let It Rock His
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    Cork Recap
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    June 09, 2012
    The rock 'n roll life is often compared to running off to join the circus, so it seemed apropos that Friday's show was in fact held underneath a circus tent as a part of the Live at the Marquee concert series held every summer in Cork, Ireland. Full review, photos, set list, and leave your own comment or upload your own photos, here.
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    Hamburg Will Call Info
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    June 09, 2012
    Will call pick up info: o2 World Hamburg, Eingang E4, Sylvesterallee 10, 22525 Hamburg. Pick up begins at doors open: 6:30pm. The show time on this one has changed to 8:00pm (was 8:30pm).
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    Dublin Recap
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    June 08, 2012
    Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers made their triumphant return to Europe Thursday night, rocking a sold-out show at Dublin's O2 Arena to one of the best crowds of the 2012 Summer Tour so far. Full review, photos, set list, and leave your own comment or upload your own photos, here.
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    Roganville #001 - Saving Grace
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    June 07, 2012

    Alan Rogan knows a thing or two about guitars. Beyond working with the Heartbreakers, Alan has handled axes for the likes of Pete Townsend, Keith Richards, George Harrison and Joe Walsh. He's an avid collector and musician in his own right, with a new album out with his band, Blues Club.

    In this episode of Roganville, Alan gives us a backstage peek at a couple of Tom's Rickenbackers. Featuring the band's performance of "Saving Grace" from Austin, TX on May 5, 2012.

     





     

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    Dublin & Cork Will Call Info
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    June 07, 2012
    Highway Companions Club Will Call at 5:00. Doors at 6:30pm. Show time has changed - now 7:30pm with Jonathan Wilson opening.
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    Heartbreakers Arrive In Europe
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    June 06, 2012
    For the first time in more than 20 years, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers are touring Europe, arriving yesterday in Dublin, Ireland for their opening show at the O2 Thursday night.

    Here are a few photos of the band's gear as it was loaded into a 747 cargo plane in St. John's, Newfoundland for the flight over the Atlantic to Ireland last Monday. Production Manager Chris Adamson (pictured below) and Guitar Tech Alan Rogan accompanied the gear on the five-hour flight, braving frigid temperatures without an in-flight movie or beverage service.

    We can't wait for tomorrow night at the O2 in
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