Tom Petty announces new album, huge summer tour
Tom Petty might be turning 60 later this year, but the old codger doesn’t need any of you kids to show him how to work his computer. Fans that buy tickets online to his North American summer tour will get download codes for two songs (“First Flash Of Freedom” and “Good Enough”) off of the forthcoming Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers album Mojo. (You can hear “Good Enough” here.) Then when the record comes out in spring, they’ll be able to download the whole album, and, later, a selection of live tracks from the tour.
In case you need even more reason to check out good, old-fashioned, finely weathered rock ‘n’ roll in the summertime, Petty has also invited along a bevy of big-name support acts for various points on the summer jaunt, including My Morning Jacket, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Joe Cocker, Drive-By Truckers, and ZZ Top, who will open his Summerfest appearance June 25. Tickets for that show go on sale at 10 a.m. March 6 for $112, $92, $72, and $42; the rest of the tour goes up for bid March 8. Here are the tour dates:
May 6: Raleigh, Time Warner Cable Pavilion at Walnut Creek (w/Joe Cocker)
May 7: Charlotte, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (w/Joe Cocker)
May 9: Tampa, St. Pete Times Forum (w/Joe Cocker)
May 15: Dallas, Superpages.com Center (w/Joe Cocker)
May 16: Houston, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion (w/Joe Cocker)
May 18: Phoenix, US Airways Arena (w/Joe Cocker)
May 22: Los Angeles, Hollywood Bowl (w/Joe Cocker)
June 2: San Diego, Cricket Wireless Pavilion (w/Joe Cocker)
June 3: Irvine, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (w/Joe Cocker)
Jun 5: Oakland, Oracle Pavilion (w/Joe Cocker)
June 8: Vancouver, GM Place (w/Joe Cocker)
Jun 11: Seattle, The Gorge (w/Joe Cocker)
June 12: Seattle, The Gorge (w/Joe Cocker)
June 15: Calgary, Pengrowth Saddledome (w/Joe Cocker)
June 16: Edmonton, Rexall Place (w/Joe Cocker)
June 19: Winnipeg, MTS Centre (w/Joe Cocker)
June 22: St Paul, Xcel Energy Center (w/Drive-By Truckers)
June 23: Omaha, Qwest Center (w/Drive-By Truckers)
June 25: Milwaukee, Summerfest (w/ ZZ Top)
July 10: Indianapolis, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (w/Drive-By Truckers)
July 13: Kansas City, Sprint Center (w/Drive-By Truckers)
July 15: Cincinnati, Riverbend Music Center (w/Drive-By Truckers)
July 17: Chicago, United Center (w/Drive-By Truckers)
July 20: Cleveland, Blossom Music Center (w/Drive-By Truckers)
July 22: Detroit, Palace of Auburn Hills (w/Drive-By Truckers)
July 24: Pittsburgh, First Niagra Pavilion (w/Drive-By Truckers)
July 28: New York, Madison Square Garden (w/TBD)
July 31: Philadelphia, Wachovia Center (w/TBD)
August 11: Atlanta, Philips Arena (w/Crosby, Stills and Nash)
August 12: Nashville, Sommet Center (w/Crosby, Stills and Nash)
August 14: Darien Lake, NY, Darien Lake Performing Arts Center (w/Crosby, Stills and Nash)
August 15: Bristow, Jiffy Lube Live (w/Crosby, Stills and Nash)
August 17: Hartford, Comcast Theater (w/Crosby, Stills and Nash)
August 19: Boston, Comcast Center (w/My Morning Jacket)
August 21: Boston, Comcast Center (w/My Morning Jacket)
August 24: East Rutherford, IZOD Center (w/My Morning Jacket)
August 25: Toronto, Air Canada Center (w/Crosby, Stills and Nash)
August 27: Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Performing Arts Center (w/Crosby, Stills and Nash)
