Tom Petty will tour up a storm in '08 :: Music News :: Articles

Apple pie. The stars and stripes. Ironically, French fries. Thinking about how great America is? Football. Rock 'n' roll. How 'bout now? Is your patriotic blood all astir? Let's get a little more specific: SUPER BOWL. TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS. FEBRUARY 3. Immediately followed by the tickets for Petty's recently announced 2008 North American tour going on sale (although fan club members can wiggle in early on some pre-sale action if they so desire). It almost sounds too American to be true!

Luckily, the May-Aug. dates are all fact (except the to-be-determined venues in Denver and San Francisco), and Petty's performance at the Super Bowl XLII halftime spectacular is just one of the latest lightning bolts in a flurry of activities recently checked off of the blond rocker's to-do list.

In 2006, Petty & the Heartbreakers celebrated 30 years together on a sold-the-heck-out anniversary tour. Last November saw the release of Runnin' Down A Dream, a four-hour-long documentary directed by Hollywood legend Peter Bogdanovich.

Just last week, L.A. Weekly published a beautiful, extensively researched chart of Tom Petty's Los Angeles, an annotated guide to Petty's rise from a Florida ex-pat placing his demos in the hands of every record exec in town to one of the city's most faithful chroniclers.

Catch Paste's 29th best living songwriter along with The Heartbreakers and "very special guest" Steve Winwood on one of these summer stops (and check below the tour dates for a little something to tide you over in the meantime):

May
30 - Van Andel Arena @ Grand Rapids, Mich.
31 - The Palace of Auburn Hills @ Auburn Hills, Mich.

June
3 - Air Canada Centre @ Toronto, Ontario
5 - Wachovia Center @ Philadelphia, Pa.
8 - Nissan Pavilion @ Bristow, Va.
10 - Post-Gazette Pavilion @ Burgettstown, Pa.
11 - New England Dodge Music Center @ Hartford, Conn.
13 - TD Banknorth Garden @ Boston, Mass.
17 - Madison Square Garden @ New York, N.Y. (date/time subject to change)
18 - Prudential Center @ Newark, N.J.
21 - Darien Lakes Performing Arts Center @ Darien Center, N.Y.
22 - Blossom Music Center @ Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
25 - Hollywood Bowl @ Los Angeles, Calif.

July
2 - United Center @ Chicago, Ill.
3 - Verizon Wireless Music Center @ Noblesville, Ind.
8 - Riverbend Music Center @ Cincinnati, Ohio
9 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park @ Atlanta, Ga.
11 - Charlotte Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre @ Charlotte, N.C.
12 - Walnut Creek Amphitheatre @ Raleigh, N.C.
15 - BankAtlantic Center @ Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
16 - St. Pete Times Forum @ Tampa, Fla.
19 - TBD @ Denver, Colo.
20 - Quest Center Omaha @ Omaha, Neb.
22 - Sprint Center @ Kansas City, Mo.
23 - Target Center @ Minneapolis, Minn.

August
7 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre @ Maryland Heights, Mo.
9 - MTS Centre @ Winnipeg, MB
11 - Pengrowth Saddledome @ Calgary, AB
12 - Rexall Place @ Edmonton, AB
15 - The Gorge @ George, Wash.
16 - The Gorge @ George, Wash.
20 - Jobing.com Arena @ Glendale, Ariz.
22 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre @ Irvine, Calif.
23 - TBD @ San Francisco, Calif.
26 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre @ Selma, Texas
27 - American Airlines Center @ Dallas, Texas
29 - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion @ Woodlands, Texas