Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (Page 4 of 6)

Oh man what a show last night at the Beacon. Played songs they don't normally play. Check this setlist http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/tom-petty … 846d5.html

Tweeter and the Monkeyman the highlight for me. Roll on tonight.......

Didn't think show 2 could better show 1 but it did. As expected a different setlist but what a performance. Not enough adjectives.......  http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/tom-petty … 9bd82.html

It's good to be King the highlight for me. Didn't expect to hear it.

Mike Campbell rules. Think I have said that before

Thanks Alan, that's me home safe and sound. What an incredible 2 nights, you are going to be in for one helluva night. Wish I could have stayed on for the other 3 concerts.

Hey I had to get home! We did the NY Mets game the night before and it was so raw out we made it through the two innings to finish the game suspended by rain from the night before and three of that nights game before the cold was too much for us. And I managed to lose my iPhone on the way to the game but luckily Apple in NY in Fifth Avenue is open 24/7 so there was the rest of Saturday night.

On to Tom Petty. I saw him at MSG three or so years ago and thought they ruined the night by doing about five songs in a row off the latest album and never got the momentum back.

Last night was another story. The one strange thing on entering was while they opened the outside doors at 7 they would not let us into the theatre itself until 7:30. Even wih the requisite stop for a t-shirt (Joe didn't have any Beacon ones although I purchased three different ones on the here nights) it got real crowded at the inside doors.

The show started 8:20 and the fans were on their feet the entire night. They played some hits and a lot of old cuts and covers they hadn't done in a while. This was the Tom Petty I've listened to for a while and seen a few times on tour. The Beacon is such a more intimate venue to see a show than MSG or other large arenas. Tom seemed quite happy to be playing there. Had I known the shows were going to be that varied I may have seen more and I hope Tom returns to do this again.

Thanks for the comments Alan, didn't mean to rush you Did you recover your phone?

Yeah, Tom and the band seemed to relish playing the Beacon (and why shouldn't they) and it showed in their performance. This is the smallest venue I have seen him in and I am glad it wasn't a Greatest Hits tour. It would be great if he made this an annual event, much like the Allman Bros. I know he is based in L.A. but I think he has a love affair with New York. There's even a pub in the city called Cabin Down Below named after his song from Wildflowers.

You must have been running around like a blue arsed fly.

To get back on topic, over the 5 nights he played 9 songs from Wildflowers. No Free Fallin or Mary Jane's Last Dance though. Wouldn't have expected that.

Now that they have concluded their "love affair" with the Beacon, I'm hoping Tom makes this a regular event.

Could do with cheaper hotels though

Would have loved to see Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers at the Beacon Theatre, but I had to be back right in time to see Ryan McGarvey in Hamburg at the Downtown Bluesclub.