tom petty announces 2012 tour dates!
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers decided to give me my Christmas gift early this year by announcing their 2012 tour dates today. The band will do a Southern swing through the U.S. starting in April and then hop the pond for the month of June for an itinerary that includes a stop at the legendary Isle of Wight Festival. I’m sure European fans are excited, as it’s been years since Tom and the boys visited them. I personally risked getting fired this morning by spending several hours investigating flight and lodging options for many of the dates but haven’t yet settled on which one(s) I’ll make it to.
There’s also a special Twitter event tomorrow afternoon that you don’t want to miss. Tom (@tompetty) will be on Twitter from 2:30 to 3:30 PT to answer fan questions. Use hashtag #tompettyTCS to follow or join in on the conversation.
Here is the complete list of dates:
April 19: 1st Bank Center, Broomfield, CO
April 21: Verizon Arena, Little Rock, AR
April 24: Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, NM
April 26: INTRUST Bank Arena, Wichita, KS
April 28: New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, New Orleans, LA
April 29: Verizon Wireless Amphitheater at Encore Park, Alpharetta, GA
May 1: Germain Arena, Estero, FL
May 3: Amway Center, Orlando, FL
May 5: Frank Irwin Center, Austin, TX
June 3: Mile One Centre, St. John’s, NL
June 7: 02 Arena, Dublin, IR
June 8: The Marquee, Cork, IR
June 10: 02 World, Hamburg, GER
June 12: Open Air, Horsens, DK
June 14: The Globe, Stockholm, SWE
June 15: Norwegian Wood Festival, Oslo, NOR
June 22: Isle of Wight Festival, UK
June 24: Hallenstadion, Zurich, SWI
June 25: Lanxess Arena, Cologne, GER
June 27: Grand Rex, Paris, FR
June 29: Piazza Napoleone, Lucca, IT
June 30: SAP Arena, Mannheim, GER
Get pumped y’all.
