May 10, 2001 – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have announced a second leg of summer tour dates, June 27-July 21, throughout the East and Midwest. These new dates follow the previously announced May 9 - June 2 concerts in the Western U.S., Southwest and the Pacific Coast.

The second leg will take Petty and his bandmates -- Mike Campbell (guitars), Howie Epstein (bass, vocals) and Benmont Tench (keyboards) with longtime associates Scott Thurston (guitars, harmonica) and drummer Steve Ferrone -- through 15 cities, beginning in Scranton, Pennsylvania and wrapping up in Indianapolis. Fans can purchase tickets for these shows online at tompetty.com.

Last week (May 4, 2001), Petty told USA Today's Edna Gundersen that he's been writing songs for a new release, but is taking time off to tour "because I just feel like playing. This group is so good, it's a crime not to take them out." Petty also revealed that the set list, in addition to hits and rarities, will consist of "songs we haven't played in 10 or 15 years, popular songs that we laid down... I'm going to play whatever I feel like and whatever makes the best show."

The Wallflowers will open the first run of dates through May 21 in Dallas, to be replaced by Steve Earle and The Dukes for the remainder of the first leg, ending June 2 in Las Vegas. An opening act will soon be named for the second leg.

The dates are as follows:

FIRST LEG

DAY	DATE	CITY	VENUE
Wed	5/9	Corvallis, OR	Gill Coliseum
Fri	5/11	Boise, ID	Idaho Center
Sat	5/12	George, WA	The Gorge
Tue	5/15	Denver, CO	Red Rocks
Wed	5/16	Denver, CO	Red Rocks
Fri	5/18	Houston, TX	Woodlands
Sat	5/19	San Antonio, TX	Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Mon	5/21	Dallas, TX	Smirnoff Music Center
Thu	5/24	Santa Barbara, CA	County Bowl
Fri	5/25	Santa Barbara, CA	County Bowl
Sun	5/27	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento Valley Amphitheater
Mon	5/28	Concord, CA	Chronicle Pavilion
Wed	5/30	San Diego, CA	Open Air Theatre
Fri	6/1	Las Vegas	The Joint
Sat	6/2	Las Vegas	The Joint

SECOND LEG

DAY	DATE	CITY	VENUE
Fri	6/27	Scranton, PA	Coors Light Amphitheater
Thu	6/28	Philadelphia, PA	Camden Tweeter Waterfront
Sat	6/30	Washington, DC	Nissan Pavilion at Stoneridge
Sun	7/1	Holmdel, NJ	PNC Bank Arts Center
Wed	7/4	Milwaukee, WI	Summerfest at Marcus Amphitheater
Thu	7/5	Long Island, NY	Jones Beach Theatre
Sat	7/7	Saratoga Springs, NY	Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Sun	7/8	Boston, MA	Tweeter Center for Performing Arts
Tue	7/10	Pittsburgh, PA	Post Gazette Pavilion
Thu	7/12	Clarkston, MI	DTE Energy Music Theatre
Sun	7/15	Columbus, OH	Polaris Amphitheater
Tue	7/17	Kansas City, MO	Sandstone Amphitheater
Wed	7/18	St. Louis, MO	Riverport Amphitheater
Fri	7/20	Chicago, IL	Tweeter Center
Sat	7/21	Indianapolis, IN	Verizon Wireless Music Center