Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers Announce 2012 Tour Dates

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers have announced a string  of 2012 North American tour dates. The band will also be touring in Europe for the first time in 20 years.

The North American tour will kick off April 19th in Broomfield, Colorado and includes the band’s first ever show at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival where they will headline the first weekend of the annual event on Saturday, April 28. The North American leg of the tour will close out in Texas before the heading to Europe on June 3rd. See the full list of tour dates below.

 Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers 2012 tour dates:

April 19 1st Bank Center, Broomfield, CO
April 21 Verizon Arena, Little Rock, AR
April 24 Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, NM
April 26 INTRUST Bank Arena, Wichita, KS
April 28 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, New Orleans, LA
April 29 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater at Encore Park, Alpharetta, GA
May 1    Germain Arena, Estero, FL
May 3    Amway Center, Orlando, FL
May 5    Frank Irwin Center, Austin, TX
June 3   Mile One Centre, St. John’s, NL
June 7   02 Arena, Dublin, IR
June 8   The Marquee, Cork, IR
June 10  02 World, Hamburg, GER
June 12  Open Air, Horsens, DK
June 14  The Globe, Stockholm, SWE
June 15  Norwegian Wood Festival, Oslo, NO
June 22  Isle of Wight Festival, UK
June 24  Hallenstadion, Zurich, SWI
June 25  Lanxess Arena, Cologne, GER
June 27  Grand Rex, Paris, FR
June 29  Piazza Napoleone, Lucca, IT
June 30  SAP Arena, Mannheim, GER