No. 25 Tom Petty, ‘Free Fallin” – Top 100 Classic Rock Songs
There's a dark, evil creature shambling through the back catalogs of the greatest rock artists ever, and its name is "The Eighties."
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers kicked of their massive 2012 world tour last night (April 18) with the first of two shows in Broomfield, Colo., a suburb of Denver. The band burned through a 24-song set that included many of their most loved hits, as well of covers of songs by the Yardbirds and Petty's own Traveling Wilburys.
Finally, some good news in the world of classic rock. Five guitars belonging to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were recovered Tuesday (April 17). The instruments had been reported missing since Friday, when they were taken from the Culver City, Calif. soundstage where the band was rehearsing for its upcoming tour, which begins Wednesday night in Broomfield, Colo.
Mike Campbell, guitarist for Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, has a new video documentary premiering online, taking viewers on a virtual tour of his guitar collection. Campbell is known to have quite a large collection of guitars, so this should be interesting viewing not only for Petty & Campbell fans, but for guitar aficionados in general.
Stevie Nicks, Tom Petty, each and every one of the Heartbreakers and classic rock fans in general got dragged through the mud tonight on 'American Idol' as Phillip Phillips and Elise Testone sucked all the sultriness and texture from the classic duet 'Stop Draggin' My Heart Around.'
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are so elated to have hit the one million-fans mark on their Facebook page that they’re giving away 28 pairs of concert tickets! The giveaway takes place over the next seven days and you can enter here.