Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers Coming to the Ford Center in Evansville [Video]

Okay, I know they're not country act.  But these guys are legends and this is HUGE!  Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers are coming to the Ford Center in Evansville on Thursday, May 16th and tickets are going on sale on Saturday, March 16th.  We have all your ticket info, including valuable details about the Tom Petty presale, right here at WBKR.com!

I realize I am a complete geek, but I always keep a list of my all-time favorite songs running through my head.  And they are even categorized: Favorite Songs Ever, Best Country Songs Ever, Favorite Dance Songs Ever, etc!  Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers have a song on my personal list of the Best Songs of the 80's!  And here it is.  I LOVE THIS SONG!!

I am hoping Tom Petty performs that song when he rolls into The Ford Center in Evansville on May 16th.  The show is going to be incredible and here's the official press release with everything you need to know about it, how to get tickets and more!

Official Press Release:

(February 28, 2013) – Jam Productions is proud to announce that Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers will headline the Ford Center on Thursday, May 16.

Tickets go on sale Saturday, March 16 at 10:00 AM.

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers belong to a special class of artists. A class comprised of those few acts that have sustained decades-long careers despite the restlessness of popular music’s audience.

hey have scored hits in five different decades such as “American Girl,” “Refugee,” “The Waiting,” “I Won’t Back Down,” “Free Fallin’,” “Mary Jane’s Last Dance,” and “You Don’t Know How It Feels.” And they have sold tens of millions of records along the way. Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during their first year of eligibility and have garnered accolades and awards too many to mention. Through it all their uncompromising integrity has never wavered while their concert tours have become things of legend.

Tom Petty has said the Heartbreakers are first a live band. Critics have said they are one of the few great live rock 'n roll bands still playing today. The audience spoke loudest of all in 2010 when Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' last major North American tour was their most successful, attended by more people than ever before.

Tickets go on sale Saturday, March 16 at 10:00 AM.

Reserved seat tickets ($117.00 / $74.50 / $52.50 / $29.50) will be available for purchase at the Ford Center ticket office, all Ticketmaster locations, Charge by phone at 800-745-3000 and online at Ticketmaster.com.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Highway Companions Club ticket pre-sales will begin on Wednesday, March 13 at 10:00 AM. To learn more about the Highway Companions Club, please visit HighwayCompanions.com.

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers Premium Ticket Packages, which include premium seating and exclusive band merchandise, will also be available for this show via Ticketmaster.com. Full details can be found at TomPetty.com.