IN THE NEWS:
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Foo Fighters, Eagles and Al Green are among the dozens of acts confirmed for the 2012 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. 
Along with a headlining spot at next year's Jazz Fest in New Orleans, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers will take off on a U.S. tour, as well as their first European leg in 20 years.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, who earlier this month announced plans to headline opening night of the U.K.'s Isle of Wight Festival, will warm up for that gig with a couple of shows in the Canadian Maritimes.
The Isle of Wight Festival in the south U.K. has cranked up its classic rock offerings with the addition of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers to the 2012 lineup.
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers will scale things down for an Oct. 29 benefit concert for Los Angeles public radio station KCSN.
Tom Petty reportedly is not happy that Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann is using his 1977 song "American Girl" in her campaign events.
When the 53rd Grammy Awards are handed out on Sunday (2/13), a number of veteran acts are in line to receive their first Grammy Awards for their music.
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers postponed last Sunday night's (9/26) planned gig in Phoenix due to illness, as well as tonight's (9/28) scheduled show in the San Diego area. Both have been rescheduled for next week.
The focus was on guitarists during Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' Tuesday night (8/17) show at Hartford, CT's Comcast Theatre with Crosby, Stills & Nash -- and not exclusively for good reasons.
