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    Wrigley Field

    Chicago, IL

    June 29, 2017

     

    Wrigley Field in Chicago is to Major League Baseball what Red Rocks Amphitheatre means in rock ‘n roll.

     

    Everyone wants to play there; and Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers are no different.

     

    And while the pre-show predictions of rain turned out to be true, it did nothing to dampen Tom and the band’s performance in the least. From the very first note of “Rockin’ Around With You” to the last notes of “American Girl” just before the fireworks erupted from behind the stage in centerfield, Tom and the band had the 40,000-plus in attendance at Wrigley Thursday night along for the ride, sitting shotgun with the stereo up loud and the wind in their hair. Rising country star Chris Stapleton played an outstanding opening set, stopping by Tom’s dressing room with his band for a quick hello.

     

    Nearly two and a half hours later, standing in front of the largest crowd so far on the 40th Anniversary tour, Tom offered his thanks to the audience, both for enduring the rain as well as their support over the band’s career.

     

    “We have been coming to this town for a long, long time, Chicago,” Tom said after the last notes of “You Wreck Me” were played. “We played here on our very first tour 40 years ago, and we’ve been coming back ever since. Thank you for always coming out and seeing us all these years!”

     

    Rockin’ Around With You

    Mary Jane’s Last Dance

    You Don’t Know How It Feels

    Forgotten Man

    You Got Lucky

    I Won’t Back Down

    Free Fallin’

    Into The Great Wide Open

    Don’t Come Around Here No More

    It’s Good To Be King

    Crawling Back to You

    Wildflowers

    Learning to Fly

    Yer So Bad

    I Should Have Known It

    Refugee

    Runnin’ Down A Dream

     

    You Wreck Me

    American Girl

     

     

     

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