Tom Petty News

Tom Petty releases `Live Anthology' disc set

Nov 30, 2009 7:00 am PST

Tom Petty has grown up, but not too much. The 59-year-old spent a year going through thousands of hours of live concert recordings covering Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers' tours across three decades. The result is "The Live Anthology" &md...

Tom Petty sticks with hits in Hollywood Bowl redux

Jun 26, 2008 8:00 pm PDT

No flashpots, lasers or elaborate stage sets. No grimacing solos or rehearsed rants. So why -- year after year, tour after tour -- does Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers remain one of the best live acts in rock? It's the sound, and ...

Tom Petty Leans on Mudcrutch

Mar 27, 2008 10:00 am PDT

To follow up a Super Bowl performance that was viewed by more than 90 million people, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are going incognito.   Petty and longtime bandmates Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench are planning to hit the club ci...

Tom Petty plays it cool at Super Bowl

Feb 4, 2008 1:00 am PST

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' surprisingly subdued Super Bowl halftime show was as uncomplicated in person as it looked on television. There were no wardrobe — or any other kind — of malfunctions. ...

Grammy nominations in top categories

Dec 6, 2007 9:43 am PST

Nominees announced Thursday in top categories for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards: Record of the Year: "Irreplaceable," Beyonce; "The Pretender," Foo Fighters; "Umbrella," Rihanna featuring Jay-Z; "What Goes Around ... Comes Around," Justi...