Tom Petty News & Posts

Tom Petty Rocked Super Bowl With Free Falling

Wed, 06 Feb 2008

photo courtesy of PR Photos/www.prphotos.comTom Petty and the Heartbreakers rocked the NFL at the Super Bowl half-time with the following songs: American Girl, Free Falling, Runnin' Down a Dream, and I Won't Back Down.You can check them out performing "American Girl" below: Awesome eh?Tom Petty is going on to...

Tom Petty: 'my Dad Thought I Was Gay'

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:41:26

starpulse.com - Tom Petty still has nightmares about his violent upbringing and thinks his father thought the rocker was gay.

Tom Petty: 'my Dad Thought I Was Gay'

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:40:59

starpulse.com - Tom Petty still has nightmares about his violent upbringing and thinks his father thought the rocker was gay.

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers Launch 'virtual' Tour

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:38:29

starpulse.com - Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers have launched The Superhighway Tour, a first of its kind online-only music experience that delivers 24 of the 48 tracks from the forthcoming "Live Anthology"

Music Photo - April 16, 2009

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:26:40

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Memories Come Flooding Back For Petty

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:07:53

pr-inside.com - TOM PETTY credits MUDCRUTCH bandmate TOM LEADON for helping him claw back lost memories from the 60s.The rocker had feared that age had robbed him of recollections from the beginning of his music career - when he was a member of Mudcrutch.The swamp-rock act disbanded when Petty found success with The Heartbreakers in Los Angeles,

Petty Champions Bogdanovich For Grammy Honour

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:09:46

pr-inside.com - Rocker TOM PETTY is urging Grammy Award voters to consider PETER BOGDANOVICH’s RUNNING DOWN A DREAM movie for a big prize next year (09) - because he feels the filmmaker did a great job of capturing his story and that of his band THE HEARTBREAKERS.Petty admits he had initial reservations about the four-hour documentary, which

Tom Petty Has Top Tour

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:33:49

starpulse.com - Rising gas prices and recession fears didn't upset Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' tour-- the veteran rockers beat The Police and Dave Matthews Band to top the touring charts in North America this summer.

Petty Is Top Tour

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 03:09:37

pr-inside.com - Rising gas prices and recession fears in the U.S. didn’t upset TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS’ tour - the veteran rockers beat THE POLICE and DAVE MATTHEWS BAND to top the touring charts in North America this summer (08).The American Girl hitmakers raked in over $32 million (£17.3 million) and became the only touring supergroup

Tom Petty Refuses To Pay $480 Vomit Bill

Mon, 05 May 2008 19:03:12

starpulse.com - Tom Petty is always wary of returning to fabled Los Angeles venue the Troubadour because he still hasn't paid a $480 bill he owes bosses from the 1970s.

Petty Refuses To Pay $480 Vomit Bill

Mon, 05 May 2008 03:09:17

pr-inside.com - TOM PETTY is always wary of returning to fabled Los Angeles venue the Troubadour because he still hasn’t paid a $480 (£240) bill he owes bosses from the 1970’s.Back at the intimate Santa Monica Boulevard music mecca for a six-night stint with his reunited first band Mudcrutch last week (ends02May08), Petty revealed he once threw

Tom Petty Having A Blast With Mudcrutch Reunion (reuters)

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:44:08

rd.yahoo.com - Reuters - "This is such a trip," bassist Tom Petty said from the Troubadour stage. "I gotta get used to this."

Tom Petty Reforms His First Band, Mudcrutch

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:52:22

starpulse.com - Why?

It's a fair question. Mudcrutch broke up some 33 years ago, just another regional band that had moved to LA in hopes of making it in the music business.

Coldplay To Headline First Pemberton Valley Festival

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 07:11:51

pr-inside.com - COLDPLAY are to play their only summer festival in Canada after signing on to headline the inaugural Pemberton Valley event in July (08).The Brits will join rapper Jay-Z, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Nine Inch Nails and the Tragically Hip at the first festival, which is modelled on Glastonbury in England and Coachella in California.More

Vampire Weekend Drummer Recuperates From Car Accident

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 03:34:51

starpulse.com - Vampire Weekend drummer Chris Thompson is recovering from a head injury sustained after he was hit by a car with the help of veteran rocker Tom Petty.

Thompson Recuperates From Car Accident With Petty

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:09:25

pr-inside.com - LATEST: VAMPIRE WEEKEND drummer CHRIS THOMPSON is recovering from a head injury sustained after he was hit by a car with the help of veteran rocker TOM PETTY.The U.S. star was involved in a collision with a vehicle outside the Hoxton Hotel in London following last Thursday’s (28Feb08) NME Awards, and taken to the Royal

Ludacris Performing At Super Bowl Event (ap)

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 03:55:38

rd.yahoo.com - AP - Tom Petty may be the official Super Bowl halftime performer, but the week leading up to the big game will feature plenty of other performers � and Ludacris will be among them.

Ludacris To Perform At Espn Events During Super Bowl Week

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 03:44:58

starpulse.com - NEW YORK (AP) - Tom Petty may be the official Super Bowl halftime performer, but the week leading up to the big game will feature plenty of other performers - and Ludacris will be among them.

Eagles Turned Down Super Bowl Offer

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:03:54

starpulse.com - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers were the second choice to perform at the Super Bowl next year - The Eagles were approached to play the half-time show and turned organizers down.

Tom Petty Records New Album In Two Weeks

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:30:48

starpulse.com - Rocker Tom Petty has recorded a new album with his first band Mudcrutch in just two weeks. The American Girl singer was encouraged to reform the group after reviewing his career for acclaimed new documentary Running Down A Dream - and he cannot believe how easy the reunion was.

Petty Records New Album In Two Weeks

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 03:12:10

pr-inside.com - Rocker TOM PETTY has recorded a new album with his first band MUDCRUTCH in just two weeks.The American Girl singer was encouraged to reform the group after reviewing his career for acclaimed new documentary Running Down A Dream - and he cannot believe how easy the reunion was.He says, "It was one of those lighting