Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers announce summer 2013 tour dates

On Feb. 28 the American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers announced headlining tour dates on their official website for the spring and summer of 2013. The North American tour begins in Evansville, Ind. on May 16 and ends in Minneapolis, Minn. on June 29. You can view a complete list of tour dates below.

During Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' spring and summer 2013 North American tour the band will perform 21 concerts over a month and a half long time span. They will headline a handful of festivals including the Hangout Music Festival, Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Firefly Music Festival, and at Summerfest.

This spring they will also perform residencies in New York and in Los Angeles. In New York their five-night residency will be at the Beacon Theatre and in Los Angeles their six-night residency will be at The Fonda.

According to an issued press release the band is currently working on their thirteenth studio album, which will be released in 2014 via Reprise Records. It will be the follow-up to their 2010 release, "Mojo" which reached No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart.

For more information about Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers spring and summer 2013 headlining tour visit the band's official website here.

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - Spring / Summer 2013 North American Tour:

May 16 – Evansville, Ind., Ford Center
May 17-19 – Gulf Shores, Ala. @ Hangout Music Festival
May 20 – New York, N.Y., Beacon Theatre
May 21 – New York, N.Y., Beacon Theatre
May 23 – New York, N.Y., Beacon Theatre
May 25 – New York, N.Y., Beacon Theatre
May 26 – New York, N.Y., Beacon Theatre
June 3 – Los Angeles, Calif., The Fonda
June 4 – Los Angeles, Calif., The Fonda
June 6 – Los Angeles, Calif., The Fonda
June 8 – Los Angeles, Calif., The Fonda
June 9 – Los Angeles, Calif., The Fonda
June 11 – Los Angeles, Calif., The Fonda
June 15 – Noblesville, Ind., Klipsch Music Center
June 16 – Manchester, Tenn. @ Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
June 18 – London, Ontario, Budweiser Gardens
June 20 – Pittsburgh, Pa., Consol Energy Center
June 21-23 – Dover, Del., @ Firefly Music Festival
June 23 – Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Saratoga Performing Arts Center
June 28 – Milwaukee, Wis., Marcus Amphitheater @ Summerfest
June 29 – Minneapolis, Minn., Target Center

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