FROM: MITCH SCHNEIDER/LATHUM NELSON

TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS

TO PERFORM ON THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO

FRIDAY, APRIL 4;

MORE CHICAGO DATES ADDED

TOM PETTY and the HEARTBREAKERS will perform on The Tonight Show Friday, April 4 before heading to Chicago for a string of dates at The Vic, where they recently added and sold out two more shows after their first three sold out instantly. The band, who once played 20-consecutive shows at The Fillmore in San Francisco, will perform at the intimate venue (capacity: 1,400) while they’re in town to tape a “Soundstage” PBS special. It is scheduled to air nationally on PBS stations July 3.

TOM PETTY and the HEARTBREAKERS’ Chicago dates are as follows:

DATE                         CITY                                       VENUE

Sun     4/13                Chicago, IL                            The Vic Theatre

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       4/19                Chicago, IL                            The Vic Theatre

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