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Tom Petty to perform in the Duke City

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers will perform at Tingley Coliseum on April 24. The Albuquerque show is only one of nine U.S. dates. TIckets got on sale at 10 a.m. Jan. 14. Prices are $49, $59 and $99 and are available at www.livenation.comor Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000.

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002, their first year of eligibility, and in recent years have continued to build on their already legendary success. The band’s sold-out 2008 tour was the biggest of their career and came right after the band’s acclaimed Super Bowl XLII halftime performance with a worldwide audience of nearly a billion people. The 2009 release of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers’ career spanning “Live Anthology” garnered glowing reviews including a rave four and a half stars from Rolling Stone. The 2007 release of the Peter Bogdanovich-directed documentary “Runnin’ Down A Dream” earned a Grammy award and established the Heartbreakers’ story as a striking embodiment of the American Dream. Petty and the Heartbreakers last toured the United States in summer 2010 in support of their 12th studio album, “Mojo.”

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers released their debut album in 1976. They have since sold more than 60 million records. Between the Heartbreakers’ recordings and his solo work, Tom Petty has received 18 Grammy nominations and been honored with lifetime achievement awards including Billboard’s Century Award, MTV’s Video Vanguard Award, and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Tom Petty, with the Heartbreakers at his side, has become a rock and roll icon lauded by fellow musicians and music lovers worldwide. Tom Petty’s Sirius/XM radio show, Tom Petty’s Buried Treasure, is one of the most beloved and popular shows on satellite radio. It features Tom Petty spinning favorite tunes from his extensive private music collection.


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