American Airlines Arena
Dallas, TX
April 22, 2017
“Hope you paid the babysitter well, ‘cause it’s gonna be a long night!”
Tom Petty smiled widely as the capacity-crowd at American Airlines Arena roared in response. Just as the cheers were beginning to die down, Mike Campbell hit the signature opening guitar lick of “I Won’t Back Down,” and the 14,000-plus in attendance in Dallas screamed in unison.
Joe Walsh and company once again opened the festivities on the second night of the 40th Anniversary Tour, highlighted by a moving cover of The Eagles’ “Take It To The Limit” dedicated to Walsh’s bandmate, the late Glenn Frey.
“You Got Lucky,” the first single off 1982’s Long After Dark, has been an early favorite of the first two shows of the tour. Even though it hasn’t been played much as a part of the live show in recent years, it’s a song that’s instantly recognizable, led by Benmont Tench’s pulsing synthesizer intro. Fans on Saturday night sang right along with Tom, joining in on the memorable chorus:
Good love is hard to find
Good love is hard to find
You got lucky, babe
You got lucky, babe
When I found you
Here's the setlist from Dallas. We're on to Little Rock tonight!
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’
Walls
Don’t Come Around Here No More
It’s Good To Be King
Time To Move On
Wildflowers
Learning to Fly
Yer So Bad
I Should Have Known It
Refugee
Runnin’ Down A Dream
You Wreck Me
American Girl