Along with all of the hype of the big game, the halftime show is also being heavily hyped. This will be, by far, the largest combined audience that Tom and the band have ever performed for! \"It\'s mind-blowing something that you never even dream of,\" Petty said Thursday at a news conference in Phoenix, the site of Sunday\'s Super Bowl. \"It never crossed my mind. But it\'s very exciting. We\'ve had quite a week already.\" To read more about Tom's news conference about performing at the Super Bowl check out The Gainesville Sun's article - click HERE.

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Tom Petty, left, and Benmont Tench take part in a news conference Thursday.