Tom Petty Announces Tonight Show Appearance, Hollywood Bowl Date
Friday July 14, 3:34 pm ET


LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 14, 2006--Tom Petty & the
Heartbreakers will headline the Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday, September
26, as part of their 2006 "Highway Companion" U.S. Tour, it is
announced today. The Strokes, who are providing support on several
of Petty's tour dates, will open this very special Los Angeles show.
Tickets go on sale Sunday, July 23, at 10 a.m. and can be purchased
at all Ticketmaster locations at http://ticketmaster.com, and at the
Hollywood Bowl box office.
Fans can also expect to see Stevie Nicks as a special "surprise"
guest at the Bowl, as well as on other dates, as she continues to
travel with the tour and perform with Petty and the band. Nicks will
perform several songs with Petty and the Heartbreakers including the
Tom Petty-written Number One hit, "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around."

In addition, Petty, with Heartbreakers, will be a guest on The
Tonight Show Thursday, July 20. Petty's new solo album, "Highway
Companion," is due out July 25 (American Recordings/Warner Bros.
Records).

Leg Two of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers' "Highway Companion" tour
kicks off July 29 in Portland, OR. With more dates to be confirmed,
the itinerary for Legs Two and Three are as follows:

(LEG TWO)

JULY
29 Amphitheatre at Clark County, Portland, OR (w/ Trey
Anastasio)
30 White River Amphitheatre, Seattle, WA (w/ Trey Anastasio)

AUGUST
1 Spokane Arena, Spokane, WA (w/ Trey Anastasio)
4 Smirnoff Music Center, Dallas, TX (w/ Trey Anastasio)
5 C.W. Mitchell Pavilion, Houston, TX (w/ Trey Anastasio)
8 DTE Music Center, Detroit, MI (w/ Trey Anastasio)
9 Rock'n The Rally, Sturgis, SD
12 New England Dodge Music Center, Hartford, CT (w/ Allman
Brothers Band and Derek Trucks)
13 Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY (w/
Allman Brothers Band and Derek Trucks)
15 Darien Lake, Buffalo, New York (w/ Allman Brothers Band)
16 Post-Gazette Pavilion @ Star Lake, Burgettstown, PA (w/
Allman
Brothers Band)
18 Tweeter Center @ the Waterfront, Camden, NJ (w/ Allman
Brothers Band and Derek Trucks)
19 Amsterjam, Randalls Island, New York, NY

(LEG THREE)

SEPTEMBER
14, 15 Charter One Pavilion, Chicago, IL (w/ The Strokes)
17 Austin City Limits Festival, Austin, TX
21 Stephen C. O'Connell Center, Gainesville, FL (w/ The Strokes)
22 Hi Fi Buys Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA (w/ The Strokes)
26 Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA (w/ The Strokes)
27 Coors Amphitheatre, San Diego, CA (support TBA)
29-30 Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA (w/ Frank Black)

OCTOBER
4 Glendale Arena, Phoenix, AZ (w/ John Mayer)



Contact:
For Tom Petty
Heidi Ellen Robinson Fitzgerald
herfitz@...
805-375-5915