Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Go Home to Sold Out Concert in
Gainesville, Florida This Thursday
Mayor to Present Key to the City, Proclaim September 21 "Tom Petty &
the Heartbreakers Day"; Petty to Receive the Distinguis

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Sep. 19, 2006 06:44 PM
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LOS ANGELES, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 09/19/06 -- It's going to be a
huge homecoming for Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers this Thursday,
September 21, when they return to Gainesville, Florida, to perform
in concert for the first time in 13 years. Petty, guitarist Mike
Campbell, and keyboardist Benmont Tench were born and raised in and
around Gainesville, and bassist Ron Blair lived in the area for many
years.

Gainesville's Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan will present the band with the
Key to the City as well as proclaiming September 21 to be "Tom Petty
& the Heartbreakers Day." Tom will also be presented with the
University of Florida's Distinguished Achievement Award which is
given to individuals for exceptional achievements in a chosen
profession, for demonstrated leadership, and for other exemplary
accomplishments that merit the special recognition of the
university.

The Gainesville concert, which sold out in ten minutes, will be
broadcast live (tape delayed in a handful of cities) by Westwood One
to some 100 radio stations across the U.S. A list of those radio
stations and markets appears below. The concert will also be filmed
for a two-hour TV special with details forthcoming.

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers' Gainesville show and recognitions
come in the midst of Leg Three of their "Highway Companion" 2006
North American Summer Tour that celebrates their 30th Anniversary.
With more than a half-million tickets sold to date, house records
set in many cities, reviews like SPIN's, "Suddenly, Tom Petty is the
coolest rocker on Earth," and a continuously changing all-star line-
up comprised of friends and special guests such as Pearl Jam, Stevie
Nicks, Trey Anastasio, The Allman Brothers Band, John Mayer, Frank
Black, Jackson Browne and the Strokes -- who will open Thursday's
Gainesville show -- this is proving to be one of the Heartbreakers'
most successful tours ever.

Radio stations set to air Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers'
Gainesville, Florida, concert; check your local listings for the
exact date and time:

WAXQ-FM * New York, NY WPYX-FM * Albany, NY
KLOS-FM * Los Angeles, CA KTMC-FM * McAlester, OK
WXRT-FM * Chicago, IL WZEW-FM * Mobile, AL
WMGK-FM * Philadelphia, PA WKQQ-FM * Lexington, KY
WZLX-FM * Boston, MA WYRO-FM * McArthur, OH
KFOG-FM * San Francisco, CA KWKR-FM * Leoti, KS
KFFG-FM * San Jose, CA WXKR-FM * Toledo, OH
WCSX-FM * Detroit, MI KLPX-FM * Tucson, AZ
KSLX-FM * Phoenix, AZ KGGO-FM * Des Moines, IA
WONE-FM * Akron/Cleveland, OH KKID-FM * Salem, MO
WBGG-FM * Miami, FL WDML-FM * Paducah, IL
KRFX-FM * Denver, CO WGKC-FM * Champaign, IL
WNDD-FM * Gainesville, FL WTAK-FM * Huntsville, AL
WDVE-FM * Pittsburgh, PA WIBA-FM * Madison, WI
KVMX-FM * Portland, OR WSKZ-FM * Chattanooga, TN
WRNR-FM * Annapolis/Baltimore, MD KOKZ-FM * Waterloo, IA
WTTS-FM * Indianapolis, IN WMXR-FM * Lebanon, NH/VT
KGB-FM * San Diego, CA KCQQ-FM * Davenport, IA
WEGI-FM * Nashville, TN WBVE-FM * Johnstown, NY
KLBJ-FM * Austin, TX WMKX-DM * Johnston, NY
WKLH-FM * Milwaukee, WI WJNG-FM * Johnston, NY
WLAV-FM * Grand Rapids, MI WAQY-FM * Springfield, MA
WTUE-FM * Dayton, OH WMMQ-FM * East Lansing, MI
KXPT-FM * Las Vegas, NV KPFX-FM * Fargo, ND
KMKX-FM * Ft. Bragg, CA KBDN-FM * Bandon/Eugene, OR
KSEG-FM * Sacramento, CA KTYD-FM * Santa Barbara, CA
KCRF-FM * Lincoln City, OR KHIP-FM * Monterey, CA
WBBB-FM * Raleigh, NC KDVV-FM * Topeka, KS
WKGR-FM * West Palm Beach, FL WIJH-FM * Ashland, WI
WTPA-FM * Harrisburg, PA KBYZ-FM * Bismarck, ND
KTWY-FM * Bishop, WA WNDT-FM * Ocala, FL
KQOB-FM * Oklahoma City, OK WRLF-FM * Clarksburg, WV
KDAG-FM * Albuquerque, NM WMUT-FM * Greenwood, MO
WGRF-FM * Buffalo, NY KOZB-FM * Livingston, MT
WJAA-FM * Louisville, KY KWFR-FM * San Angelo, TX
WCJX-FM * Five Pts, FL KASS-FM * Casper, WY
WCZX-FM * Wilkes Barre, PA WOZI-FM * Presque, ME
WPZX-FM * Pocono Pines, PA


For more info, please contact:
Heidi Ellen Robinson Fitzgerald
805-375-5915
herfitz@...



Published Sep. 19, 2006
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Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers (Sunday, 8:30 p.m. AT&T Stage)
By Lynne Margolis | Sunday, September 17, 2006, 10:19 PM




A lot of Tom Petty fans were trying to run down a dream Sunday
night: seeing the veteran rocker perform for the first time (and
possibly the last) as the big-deal headliner of the fifth ACL Fest.
But that dream was temporarily dampened by a deluge just 40 minutes
into Petty's intended hour-and-a-half set. After a half-hour wait,
he got back onstage at 9:40 p.m., promising to play until 10:15
p.m., a performance that stretched past 10:30, plus an encore that
included "Runnin' Down a Dream."

The fans who stayed - and they were a vocal, teeming horde - were
treated to a set starting with "Listen to Her Heart," chimey
Rickenbacker guitar and all, then the greeting, "Hello, how are you?
You look good out there!" before "Mary Jane's Last Dance." The
song's line, "never slow down, never grow old" got special emphasis
from one audience member who sang along – and it pretty much
epitomized the rock `n' roll vibe of this festival, at which fans of
all ages congregated, no longer regarding rock with the prejudiced
attitude that it's only for the young.

"We're having so much fun here in Austin, Texas," Petty said in
typical insert-town-name-here fashion before adding, "We've got
quite a few songs to play for you here tonight. Hope you're not in a
hurry." Apparently, plenty of people were not. They lustily sang
along with "I Won't Back Down," thrilled to "Free Fallin' " and even
seemed to get into the very ZZ Top-sounding "Saving Grace," from
his "Highway Companion" album. As the storm closed in, Petty
launched into "a little British blues" – the tasty old Fleetwood Mac
nugget "Oh Well," on which Petty spiritedly shook maracas as Benmont
Tench pounded the keys, Mike Campbell handled guitar, Ron Blair held
down the bass and new Heartbreaker Steve Ferrone hit the drums. They
managed to squeeze out a fine version of the Traveling Wilburys'
classic "Handle With Care" before the rains came. But a sizable
audience waited for his return, and as the audience members rocked
out to '80s classic "Don't Come Around Here No More," they seemed to
be enjoying a fine finish to another ACL.
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Dependable Petty delivers rock standards, a few surprises


By Joshua Klein


Tom Petty's been a superstar, unlikely MTV icon, new wave hotshot,
old school traditionalist and even, in his youth, an unlikely punk.
But no matter what his guise, the gangly 55-year-old Florida native
has remained a paragon of consistency.

If that means Petty's performance at the Charter One Pavilion on
Thursday night, the first of two shows, was generally by the
numbers, so what? Most acts (including openers the Strokes) would
kill for those numbers. Several of the songs Petty played over the
course of his modest two-hour set have long since become standards,
the likes of "American Girl" and "Refugee" up there with the best
American rock 'n' roll classics. And if Petty didn't make much of a
case for his fine but not particularly memorable new album, "Highway
Companion," neither did songs such as "Saving Grace" or "Square One"
stick out as conspicuous deviations from his canon.




It helps that Petty has been backed by a band as reliable and rock
solid as the Heartbreakers for the bulk of his 30-year career. On
Thursday it once again proved the rarest of beasts, a versatile and
inspired outfit possessed of a jam-band's psychic instincts but
enhanced by good taste and an impeccable sense of economy. So while
keyboard player Benmont Tench and guitarist Mike Campbell could
stretch out a solo at Petty's request, they were just as keen to
keep it short and sweet.

The prominence and continued popularity of the numerous hits from
Petty's 1989 "Full Moon Fever" allowed him to relax and rely on the
sing-along crowd, and also afforded him the opportunity to offer a
couple of surprises. When any act says it's going to play the blues,
one might expect a version of Muddy Waters' (by way of the
Yardbirds) "Mannish Boy," but not also a searing rendition of
Fleetwood Mac's angry flip-off "Oh Well."

As for rumors that Petty may retire anytime soon, don't believe the
hype. Keeping a group as natural as the Heartbreakers, and a catalog
as deep as Petty's, off the road would be one of the only real
missteps in a storied career.

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