This show still sticks out in my mind. I had always been a fan of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and had a few of their recordings. But, this show, made me a full on fan of their sound. The band still retains its core members including lead guitarist Mike Campbell, and keyboardist Benmont Tench. That night, the Heartbreakers were in top form, backing Tom Petty of course, who himself, is a good rhythm guitarist. Steve Winwood opened the show. At the time, I knew of his work from the '80s and was just getting into the material he'd done with The Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, and Blind Faith, respectively. He played a lot of those numbers in his set, doing a great job on the Hammond B3 along with new songs from an album he had released that year called "Nine Lives", with a capable backing band.
The Heartbreakers came on next and played songs that I was familiar with, as well as numbers I hadn't heard. The band showing why they still have staying power and legendary status to this day in the world of rock and roll. I liked the fact there were some covers of blues and old rock standards thrown into the set, just to make things interesting. Here is the set list at least for the Heartbreakers. Having trouble remembering Steve Winwood's stuff except for the obvious songs like "Gimme Some Lovin' " with Spencer Davis, and "Dear Mr. Fantasy" done with Traffic.
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers set list Target Center Minneapolis, MN 7/23/08
1. You Wreck Me
2. Listen To Her Heart
3. I Won't Back Down
4. Even The Losers
5. Free Fallin'
6. Mary Jane's Last Dance
7. End of The Line (Traveling Wilbury's cover: Traveling Wilbury's = the band Petty was in with Bob Dylan, George Harrison, and Jeff Lynne).
8. Breakdown
9. Saving Grace
10. A Face In The Crowd
11. Honey Bee (Muddy Waters cover)
12. Learning To Fly
13. Don't Come Around Here No More
14. Refugee
Encore:
15. Runnin' Down A Dream
16. Gloria (Them, cover) (Van Morrison)
17. American Girl
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