Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers Announce Summer Tour Dates Tour Includes Special Guests The Black Crowes

Touring North America for the first time in two years, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers return to the road for a major summer tour starting on June 8, 2005 in Ft. Myers, FL.
The tour will continue throughout the summer and will feature special guests The Black Crowes on many of the dates. Ticket prices, presale and onsale information as well as additional concert dates will be announced shortly.

As part of this tour, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - Mike Campbell/guitars, Benmont Tench/keyboards, Ron Blair/bass, Scott Thurston/guitars, harmonica, backing vocals, and Steve Ferrone/drums - will headline the Rock Stage at the 12th Annual Music Midtown Festival in Atlanta
on Saturday, June 11.

With more dates to be announced, the confirmed itinerary for Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers summer 2005 concert tour is as follows:

JUNE
7 Germain Arena, Fort Myers, FL**
10 Ford Amphitheatre, Tampa, FL**
11 Music Midtown Festival, Atlanta, GA
14 Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH**
15 Post Gazette Pavilion, Pittsburgh, PA**
17 Tweeter Waterfront, Philadelphia, PA**
18 Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts, Mansfield, MA**
21 Tommy Hilfiger at Jones Beach Theatre, Wantagh, NY**
22 P.N.C. Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ**
24 Meadows Music Theatre, Hartford, CT**
25 Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Buffalo, NY**
28 Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI**
30 Blossom Music Theatre, Cleveland, OH**

JULY
1 Marcus Amphitheatre - Summerfest, Milwaukee, WI**
13 Starwood Amphitheatre, Nashville, TN
15 Tweeter Center, Tinley Park, IL**
16 Rockfest, Caddot, WI**
20 DTE Energy Music Theatre, Detroit, MI**
21 Verizon Wireless Music Center, Indianapolis, IN
30 Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY**

AUGUST
26 Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA

**Indicates those dates with The Black Crowes as Special Guests.