Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

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A post photo by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on 2019-01-11 17:09:53

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A post photo by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on 2019-01-11 05:10:28

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A post photo by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on 2018-12-25 01:23:36

"During much of the 40th Anniversary tour, Tom and the band would launch into a kind of hurricane of noise and feedback at the end of 'American Girl' that often culminated with Tom knocking over his mic stand as Mike swung his guitar over his head. I got some great pictures during this moment each night, especially of TP. Sometimes he’d sneer at me, or kick at my camera, or poke at me with the fallen mic stand. It was always a lot of fun.On this particular night in Berkeley (August 28, 2017), I was behind his amp line taking some wide shots of the stage and crowd when TP spotted me. Slowly, Tom dragged his guitar behind him across the stage, and when he was about five feet away, he swung it up and began jousting me with it. Except this time, I’d gotten too close. WHAM! The butt end of Tom’s Fender Electric 12 met my Nikon 14-24mm lens. It’s the only time it’s ever happened to me. Startled, I stumbled back behind Tom’s amps into Bug’s world as Ferrone pounded his cymbals, ending the song. The band took their bow and exited the stage, and as I was packing up my cameras, I looked over the lens, expecting it to be damaged. To my surprise, nothing was broken. About 15 minutes or so later, my phone rang. 'Did I break it?' Tom asked with a laugh when I picked up. I told him that the lens had surprisingly survived. 'Wow, glad it’s ok,' he said. There was a short pause and then more laughter. 'I bet you got a great photo!’ “ - @actennille , Photographer. #pettyforeverNow available as either a lithographic or fine art print! For details and to order click the Bio link

A post photo by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on 2018-12-15 23:51:10

"This is one of those photos that you can tell what song the band is playing by the kind of guitar Tom’s holding. It's 'Mary Jane’s Last Dance,' and this is just a few seconds into the iconic guitar riff that opens the song. On the 2017 tour, Tom almost exclusively played a Gibson SG on 'Mary Jane’s.' This photo is from the BottleRock Festival in June 2017 in Napa, CA.I loved this moment. You could hear a pin drop most nights just before Tom played the intro riff. The stage was usually dark, save for a lone spotlight on TP. Tom would wander around the stage, strumming the guitar, before settling on the stage edge to launch into the song. By the time the band kicked in, the stage lights were up and the crowd was ecstatic. 'Mary Jane’s' was a galvanizing force in the band’s show, whether it was up front in the setlist or toward the end of the night. Everyone knows the words. Doesn’t matter if it’s under a circus tent in Cork, Ireland, in a hockey arena outside Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, in a big beautiful park in Napa, CA, or at Deer Creek Music Center in Noblesville in front of tens of thousands of Indiana girls (and boys) on an Indiana night — everyone sings along!” - @actennille, Photographer. #pettyforever Now available as either a lithographic or fine art print! For details and to order click the Bio link!

A post photo by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on 2018-12-14 22:59:46

"The Firebirds are out, so it’s gotta be ‘Runnin’ Down A Dream.’ That’s a classic shot of Mike and Tom during that song.The 2013 tour was a lot of fun, especially the two residencies the band did that summer at the Beacon Theatre in New York City and the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood.Whether it was playing smaller, more intimate venues, or the simple fact that they got to set up camp and spend a few days getting familiar with one place, I don’t know, but those two runs seemed to bring out the best in Tom and the band. They really dug in and explored the catalog, playing some deep album cuts, cool covers and other rarities. Lots of family and friends came out for those shows, they were really joyous events. “Runnin’ Down A Dream” always offered a nice opportunity to get photos of Mike and Tom together. Not that they didn’t interact on other songs, but you could count on them to be in close proximity for that song in particular. Watching them play together, it was easy to see the incredible connection and love between these two friends of more than 40 years. The Captain and the Co-Captain, as Tom called Mike every night onstage when he introduced the band."– @actennille , Photographer. #pettyforever Now available as either a lithographic or fine art print! For details and to order click the Bio link!

A post photo by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on 2018-12-14 02:47:38

"At the end of every Heartbreakers tour I was lucky enough to be included on, Tom gave everyone in the band and crew a gift. For the 2013 tour, Tom suggested that the gift should be a print of one of my photos from the tour, and that he would sign it. I was honored. He asked me to put together a gallery of images to choose from, and after careful consideration, this image from the band’s headlining appearance at the Hangout Festival in Gulf Shores, AL in May 2013 was selected.There’s an incredible energy exchange at the moment captured in this photo, as the band stands together onstage at the end of two hours of music, soaking in all the love and adulation from an adoring audience. It’s awesome in every sense of the word, and I never tire of photographing it. I’ve shot it from many different angles, but I always come back to this one, with the artist in the foreground and the cheering audience behind them. I think it’s the best way to capture the entirety of the moment."- Andy Tennille, Photographer. #pettyforeverNow available as either a lithographic or fine art print! For details and to order click the Bio link!

A post photo by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on 2018-12-13 01:38:51

Some nights, you know the photos are going to be good before the band even hits the stage. That was the case for the two shows Tom and the band played at the Royal Albert Hall in London in June 2012. Everyone was excited to be overseas, but there was a special buzz around the @royalalberthall, the legendary London hall that has hosted so many historic concerts and events.So I knew when Tom’s limo arrived in the backstage tunnel a few hours before doors opened for the first show that it was gonna be a memorable night. TP stepped out of one side of the limo, and his wife, Dana, emerged from the other side, handing a black suit bag to Dean. I was hanging about to see if they’d be up for a photo in front of a graffiti mural underneath the venue with the faces of various iconic musicians who’d tread the boards. Tom was up for it, and we snapped a few frames before he started for the elevator. “Hey,” he said, turning to Dana. “Where’s the bag?” “Dean’s got it,” she replied, turning to their long-time security chief, who was holding the suit bag. That was the moment I knew that photos were going to be good. Something special was in that bag. I don’t know who designed the beautiful black pinstripe suit Tom wore onstage that night at the Royal Albert Hall; I assume it was Glen Palmer, his long-time stylist. But when the band hit the opening chords to “Listen to Her Heart” and the lights came up, Tom was standing center stage sporting that suit with a beautiful vintage yellow Fender Telecaster around his neck. It was the photographic equivalent of shooting fish in a barrel; you could almost do no wrong. Just as Mike Campbell took his first guitar solo after the song’s bridge, Tom drifted to stage left, and, looking out over the sold-out Royal Albert Hall, broke into a huge grin. That’s when I snapped this photo. -Andy Tennille, Photographer. #pettyforever Now available as either a lithographic or fine art print! For details and to order click the Bio Link!

A post photo by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on 2018-12-12 02:32:36

"Some nights, you know the photos are going to be good before the band even hits the stage...” - Andy Tennille.Introducing the Andy Tennille Collection 2018! Andy was the official photographer for Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers from 2010-2017. For the first time, select images of Andy’s are being made available to fans worldwide. This collection includes five of Andy's favorite shots from his time with the band. Available as limited edition 13” x 19” lithographic prints or as fine art photographic prints in multiple sizes. For details and to order click the Bio link!

A post photo by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on 2018-12-07 21:08:31

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A post photo by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on 2018-11-27 17:04:20