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Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Set 'Mojo' Release Date, Re-Route Summer Tour

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by Michael D. Ayers, N.Y.  |   April 19, 2010 5:28 EDT
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Tom Petty performs during day two of the Outside Lands festival on August 23, 2008 at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California.
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Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers are postponing the first 10 dates of their North American tour to better coincide with the June 15 release of their twelfth studio album "Mojo." 

 

As previously reported, the band was originally set to kick things off May 6 in Raleigh, N.C., with Joe Cocker sharing the bill. The tour is now scheduled to begin June 5 in Oakland, Calif., and the rescheduled dates will now be tacked on to the end of Petty's summer tour.

 

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers will spend the summer playing amphitheaters and arenas, with a host of veteran supporting acts as well as newer openers. ZZ Top, Crosby Stills & Nash, Drive by Truckers and My Morning Jacket will appear at various dates. Joe Cocker will serve as the opener on the first 7 dates, but it's unknown whether he'll join the newly rescheduled dates. Blues legend Buddy Guy has been tapped as the opener for Petty's show at New York City's Madison Square Garden on July 28 and his Philadelphia shows on July 31 and August 1.

 

"Mojo" is Tom Petty & the Heartbreaker's first studio release since 2002's "The Last DJ" and is said to be recorded live off the floor, with no overdubs, bringing back an aesthetic reminiscent of his work with his early band, Mudcrutch.

 

Here are Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers' new tour dates:

 

June 5: Oakland, Calif. (Oracle Pavilion)*

June 8: Vancouver, BC (GM Place)*

June 11: Seattle, Wash. (The Gorge)*

June 12: Seattle, Wash. (The Gorge)*

June 15: Calgary, Alberta (Pengrowth Saddledome)*

June 16: Edmonton, Alberta (Rexall Place)*

June 19: Winnipeg, Manitoba (MTS Centre)*

June 22: St Paul, Minn. (Xcel Energy Center)**

June 23: Omaha, Neb. (Qwest Center)**

June 25: Milwaukee, Wis. (Summerfest)***

July 10: Indianapolis, Ind. (Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre)**

July 13: Kansas City, Mo. (Sprint Center)**

July 15: Cincinnati, Ohio (Riverbend Music Center)**

July 17: Chicago, Ill. (United Center)**

July 20: Cleveland, Ohio (Blossom Music Center)**

July 22: Detroit, Mich. (Palace of Auburn Hills)**

July 24: Pittsburgh, Pa. (First Niagra Pavilion)**

July 28: New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden) $

July 31: Philadelphia, Pa. (Wachovia Center) $

Aug. 1: Philadelphi, Pa. (Wachovia Center) $

Aug. 11: Atlanta, Ga. (Philips Arena)****

Aug. 12: Nashville, Tenn. (Sommet Center)****

Aug. 14: Darien Lake, N.Y. (Darien Lake Performing Arts Center)****

Aug. 15: Bristow, Va. (Jiffy Lube Live)****

Aug. 17: Hartford, Conn. (Comcast Theater)****

Aug. 19: Boston, Mass. (Comcast Center)*****

Aug. 21: Boston, Mass. (Comcast Center)*****

Aug. 24: East Rutherford, N.J. (IZOD Center)*****

Aug. 25: Toronto, Ontario (Air Canada Center)****

Aug. 27: Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Saratoga Performing Arts Center)****

Sept. 16: Tampa, Fla. (St. Petersburg Times Forum)

Sept. 18: Raleigh, N.C. (Time Warner Cable Pavilion)

Sept. 19: Charlotte, N.C. (Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre)

Sept. 21: Dallas, Texas (Superpages.com Center)

Sept. 24: Houston, Texas (Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion)

Sept. 26: Phoenix, Ariz. (US Airways Arena)

Sept. 28: San Diego, Calif. (Cricket Wireless Pavilion)

Oct. 1: Los Angeles, Calif. (Hollywood Bowl)

Oct. 2: Irvine, Calif. (Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre)

 

* with Joe Cocker

** with Drive-by Truckers

*** with ZZ Top $ with Buddy Guy

**** with Crosby, Stills & Nash

***** with My Morning Jacket

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