TOM PETTY: Tour of the Year?
A week before Tom Petty died of a heart attack at the age of 66, he and The Heartbreakers wrapped up their 40th anniversary tour. Now that outing is up…
Tom Petty gave a special shout out to Mike Campbell and the rest of the Heartbreakers.
A week before Tom Petty died of a heart attack at the age of 66, he and The Heartbreakers wrapped up their 40th anniversary tour.
Now that outing is up for Major Tour of the Year and Rock Tour of the Year at the 29th Annual Pollstar Awards, February 8th at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles. And Petty's longtime manager, Tony Dimitriades [prn: Duh-me-tree-ah-dis], is nominated for Manager of the Year along with Irving Azoff who handles the Eagles and many others.
As for the rest of the field for Major Tour of the Year, the nominees are:
U2
Guns N' Roses
Bruno Mars
Coldplay
Garth Brooks
Rock Tour of the Year:
Foo Fighters
Guns N’ Roses
Metallica
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Roger Waters
U2
Most Creative Stage Production:
U2
Roger Waters
Coldplay
Ed Sheeran
Katy Perry
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Pollstar is the only trade publication covering the worldwide concert industry.
The Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 40th anniversary tour is up for two awards at the Pollstar Awards on February 8th in LA.
