FM: MITCH SCHNEIDER/LATHUM NELSON

TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS

TO PLAY SHOWS IN CHICAGO AND MILWAUKEE;

EUROPEAN TOUR TO FOLLOW

Continuing their tradition of playing multiple nights at historic venues, TOM PETTY and the HEARTBREAKERS will perform three special shows the week of April 14 at The Vic Theatre in Chicago. The band, who once played 20 shows at The Fillmore in San Francisco, will play the intimate venue (capacity: 1,400) while they’re in town to shoot a PBS special.

TOM PETTY and the HEARTBREAKERS’ only summer date in the U.S. this year will be Saturday, June 28 at Milwaukee Summerfest. From Milwaukee, the band will fly directly to Europe for their first European tour in more than 10 years. Germany, Italy, Austria, England, Ireland and Holland are among the countries PETTY and the HEARTBREAKERS–MIKE CAMPBELL (guitars), BENMONT TENCH (keyboards), RON BLAIR (bass), SCOTT THURSTON (guitars, harmonica, backing vocals) and STEVE FERRONE (drums)–will visit (dates and venues TBA).

There will be a one-day presale of a limited number of tickets for the U.S. shows at tompetty.com Thursday, March 13 (10:00 AM CT).

TOM PETTY and the HEARTBREAKERS’ U.S. dates:

DATE                         CITY                                       VENUE

Mon     4/14                Chicago, IL                            The Vic Theatre

Wed    4/16                Chicago, IL                            The Vic Theatre

Thu      4/17                Chicago, IL                            The Vic Theatre

Sat      6/28                Milwaukee, WI                       Milwaukee Summerfest

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