09 December 2016
Newsdesk
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, one of the most iconic bands in American music history, have announced the first dates of their 40th Anniversary Tour.
Tom Petty announced the tour on SiriusXM’s “Tom Petty Radio” this morning and also on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” last night: https://youtu.be/F0hlNM-oj4s. The primarily U.S. tour, produced by Live Nation, will begin on April 20, 2017 in Oklahoma City and continues throughout the summer with more dates, including on the west coast, still to be announced.
Joe Walsh will appear as a very special guest on many of the dates announced today and Chris Stapleton will appear as a very special guest at Chicago’s Wrigley Field, and for two nights at the Marcus Amphitheater at Milwaukee’s Summerfest.
Tickets for all of the newly announced shows, except for two concerts at New York City’s Forest Hills Stadium, will go on sale to the general public on Friday, December 16 at 10a.m. local time. Special pre-sales for Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers Highway Companions Club members will begin Wednesday, December 14 at 10a.m. local time. To sign up for the Highway Companions Club, whose membership includes exclusive pre-sale access and other perks, fans should visit the club’s website.
To further commemorate the 40th anniversary of their self-titled debut album, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers are releasing two companion vinyl box sets featuring their entire studio album repertoire. Both box sets are available today via UMe and Reprise/Warner Bros. All LPs in the limited-edition box sets have been pressed on 180-gram vinyl with replica artwork. Several of these albums have been out of print on vinyl for years and most albums have been re-mastered for this release.
Further details on the band’s 40th Anniversary Tour and career-spanning vinyl box sets are available at www.tompetty.com.
TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS
THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR
April 20 Chesapeake Energy Center Oklahoma City, OK*
April 22 American Airlines Arena Dallas, TX*
April 23 Verizon Wireless Arena Little Rock, AR*
April 25 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN*
April 27 Philips Arena Atlanta, GA*
April 29 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Houston, TX*
May 2 Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
May 5 Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre West Palm Beach, FL*
May 6 Amalie Arena Tampa, FL*
May 8 FedEx Forum Memphis, TN*
May 10 StateFarm Center Champaign, IL*
May 12 Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO*
May 13 Klipsch Music Center Indianapolis, IN*
May 29-30 Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, CO
June 2 Sprint Center Kansas City, MO*
June 3 Xcel Energy Center St. Paul, MN*
June 5 Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, IA*
June 7 Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH*
June 9 PPG Paints Arena Pittsburgh, PA*
June 10 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH*
June 12 US Bank Arena Cincinnati, OH*
June 14 XFINITY Theatre Hartford, CT*
June 16 Prudential Center Newark, NJ*
June 17 Mountain Jam Festival Hunter, NY
June 29 Wrigley Field Chicago, IL†
July 1 Wells Fargo Arena Philadelphia, PA
July 2 CMAC Performing Arts Center Canandaigua, NY
July 5-6 Marcus Amphitheater-Summerfest Milwaukee, WI†
July 15 Air Canada Centre Toronto, ONT
July 18 DTE Energy Music Theatre Detroit, MI
July 20 TD Garden Boston, MA
July 23 Royal Farms Arena Baltimore, MD
July 26-27 Forest Hills Stadium Queens, NY‡
*with very special guest Joe Walsh
†with very special guest Chris Stapleton
‡on-sale January 14
