Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers to Play in Alpharetta GA July 9

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers will appear at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater at Encore Park in Alpharetta, Georgia on Wednesday, July 9 at 8:00 pm.  The band will then visit Charlotte, North Carolina to play at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Charlotte on July 11.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released their first album in 1976 but did not gain recognition until 1977 after the re-release of the single “Breakdown,” which peaked at #40 on the charts in 78.  The band followed the album with Your Gonna Get It!, featuring “I Need to Know” and “Listen to Her Heart” which later became the band’s first gold album.   The band’s third album, Damn the Torpedoes quickly went platinum and featured the band’s breakthrough singes, “Don’t Do Me Like That and Refugee.”

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are spending 2008 on their North American Tour performing at venues across the United States and Canada.  Steve Windwood will open for every show.

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