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TOM PETTY AND BRING 2014 TOUR TO TOYOTA CENTER

STEVE WINWOOD WILL APPEAR AS VERY SPECIAL GUEST

TICKETS GO ON SALE ON SATURDAY JUNE 7TH AT 10AM EVERY TICKET INCLUDES THE NEW TO BE RELEASED JULY 29

May 20, 2014-- AND THE HEARTBREAKERS today announced their 2014 North American tour and the July 29th release of their first new studio album in four years on , Hypnotic Eye. The tour, featuring very special guest , will begin in San Diego, CA on August 3rd. The tour includes already announced headline performances at San Francisco’s Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival and at the Lockn’ Festival in Arrington, VA. On Labor Day weekend, for the first time ever, the band will also perform at Boston’s Fenway Park.

On Thursday, September 25th Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers will take the stage at Toyota Center, Houston, Texas!

Every 2014 Tour ticket will include Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers’ highly anticipated new album, Hypnotic Eye.

Hypnotic Eye was recently described by magazine as “maximum rock & roll” and “a decisive return to the concise Sixties-rock classicism of his first great New Wave era .” Check out the attached video for an album preview.

Tickets will go on sale 10am on Saturday June 7th at livenation.com, houstontoyotacenter.com, most area Randall's stores, or by phone at 1-866-4-HOUTIX. Tickets will also be available at the Toyota Center starting Monday June 9th (subject to availability).

Members of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers’ Highway Companions Fan Club will be able to participate in special ticket presales. Members will also receive a CD copy of Hypnotic Eye plus a digital copy of an exclusive new live album, Live 2013, that features eleven tracks recorded during the Heartbreakers' 2013 Theatre residencies in New York and Los Angeles, plus tracks recorded at the most recent Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival – all hand-picked by Tom Petty. For more information on the Highway Companions Club, please visit HighwayCompanions.com.

For more information on Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers plus details of their new album Hypnotic Eye and upcoming North American tour, please visit www.tompetty.com. --

TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS released their debut album in 1976 and have since sold over 60 million records. They were inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2002, their first year of eligibility, and in recent years have continued to build on their already legendary success. Their concerts are celebrated by fans and critics alike and their music has influenced numerous young bands and writers around the world. Between the Heartbreakers’ recordings, his solo work and his membership in The along with , , and , Tom Petty has received 18 Grammy nominations and been honored with lifetime achievement awards including Billboard’s Century Award, ASCAP’s Founders Award, MTV’s Video Vanguard Award. Tom Petty’s SiriusXM radio show, Tom Petty’s Buried Treasure, now in its eighth season, is one of the most beloved and popular shows on satellite radio. It features Tom Petty spinning favorite tunes from his extensive private music collection. Tom Petty, with the Heartbreakers at his side, has become a rock and roll icon lauded by fellow musicians and music lovers worldwide.

Beginning with The Group at age 15, extending through Traffic and to a landmark Grammy-award winning solo career, STEVE WINWOOD has remained a primary figure in rock 'n' roll for more than five decades. He is a respected innovator who has helped to create some of the genre's most celebrated achievements. As a multi instrumentalist with unmistakable vocals, he continues to deliver inspirational performances of his diverse catalog.

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