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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Spend Summer on the Road

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have added dates to their extensive, summer-long tour. Kicking off June 7 in Fort Meyers, Fla., the trip will be the group’s first major-market North American tour in nearly three years. Shows in cities like St. Louis, San Diego and Phoenix have been added to the tour, with more cities to be announced. All told, Petty and Co. will be playing over 40 shows before summer’s end, with The Black Crowes opening most dates. Tour Dates: 6/7 – Fort Myers, Fla. - Germain Arena 6/8 – West Palm Beach, Fla. - Sound Advice Amphitheatre 6/10...  read more

Tom Petty Responds to Lawsuit Allegations

Tom Petty responded to the recent suit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court against him and KLOS-FM disc jockey Jim Ladd over Petty's composition, "The Last DJ," by vigorously denying the accusations in the suit. In responding to the allegations, Petty stated, "My song, 'The Last DJ,' was written completely without any outside influence. It is a wholly original composition. Claiming that Jim Ladd ever gave me another piece of music or discussed the plaintiff or his song with me in any way whatsoever is a total falsehood. Nothing of the kind ever happened. I write my own music,...  read more