Petty/Winwood summer tour kickoff

MonumentBeach · Post by **MonumentBeach** » May 31, 2008 1:01 pm

The Tom Petty/Steve Winwood summer tour started last night in Michigan. I managed to find this review from the first show. Sounds like anybody attending is in for a real treat from both artists.

http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/200 ... ng_th.html

Winwood is mixing up an hour setlist with stuff from his new album, Nine Lives, along with material from Spencer Davis, Blind Faith, Traffic, as well as his 80's solo stuff. Winwood still sounds incredible these days as anybody who has seen him lately can tell you.

As for Petty, it sounds like he is going to be digging up more rarities and lost tracks for this tour.

From what I've read, it sounds like almost the entire tour is completely sold out. I'll be attending the Boston and Mansfield shows here and will post reviews afterwards. Anybody else who attends...please post your thoughts! Enjoy!

Dr.Corona · Post by **Dr.Corona** » May 31, 2008 2:38 pm

Would LOVE to be seeing this show tonight at the Palace but.............
the dreaded prior committment (see wedding invite which I could care less about)

!

gingerbreadman · Post by **gingerbreadman** » May 31, 2008 11:39 pm

We had planned to fly up and see Tom play the second show of the tour in suburban Detroit tonight, but then the best laid plans sometimes don't always work out. We'll hopefully see him this year in Charlotte, Raleigh and The Woodlands!!

Here's the setlist from Friday night in Grand Rapids MI:

http://www.mudcrutch.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3467

You Wreck Me
You Don’t Know How It Feels
I Won’t Back Down
Even The Losers
Free Fallin’
Saving Grace
Mary Jane’s Last Dance
Sweet William
End Of The Line
The Waiting
Straight Into Darkness
Spike
Face In The Crowd
Learning To Fly
Don’t Come Around Here No More
Refugee
Runnin’ Down A Dream

Mystic Eyes
American Girl

And a here's couple of vids they posted on that thread:

Even The Losers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUhh_vvRJeo

Straight Into Darkness:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aRwqNQp9pE

msu#1 · Post by **msu#1** » May 31, 2008 11:57 pm

I was at the GR show, it was pretty good. Of course that was the first time I have seen Petty so I dont really have a base to judge off of.

MDown · Post by **MDown** » June 1, 2008 12:32 am

Looks pretty good... Not going this time around sad to say.
Too many other shows to attend.

gingerbreadman · Post by **gingerbreadman** » June 1, 2008 1:01 am

msu#1 wrote:I was at the GR show, it was pretty good. Of course that was the first time I have seen Petty so I dont really have a base to judge off of.

Ha ha! So what did you think of the live Petty?

You Wreck Me is one of the favorite encore songs for the hard-core TP fans. Tom opened with that!??? ROCK ON TOM PETTY!!!

A few of those songs... Sweet William, Straight Into Darkness and Spike I'm not sure I've heard before...

But, End Of The Line, I think that comes from Tom's work with the Traveling Wilburys and George Harrison...

may George rest in peace....

Dr.Corona · Post by **Dr.Corona** » June 1, 2008 1:37 pm

gingerbreadman wrote:
msu#1 wrote:I was at the GR show, it was pretty good. Of course that was the first time I have seen Petty so I dont really have a base to judge off of.
Ha ha! So what did you think of the live Petty?

You Wreck Me is one of the favorite encore songs for the hard-core TP fans. Tom opened with that!??? ROCK ON TOM PETTY!!!

A few of those songs... Sweet William, Straight Into Darkness and Spike I'm not sure I've heard before...

But, End Of The Line, I think that comes from Tom's work with the Traveling Wilburys and George Harrison...

may George rest in peace....

"Hey Spike, Whadaya Like, Hey Spike, You're scaring my Wife"! Southern Accents Lp.
"Straight into Darkness", love that song from the Long After Dark Lp.
"Sweet Williams"??? No Clue!!!

Reefdiver · Post by **Reefdiver** » June 11, 2008 5:10 pm

I saw Petty/Winwood last night at Starlake here in Pittsburgh. FANTASTIC SHOW. You're in for a real treat. I think they're both getting better with age. TP and The Heartbreakers had a delay at Dulles airport, due to weather, and arrived at Starlake just in time to take the stage. You Wreck Me and Mary Janes Last Dance were a bit ragged ( but still very good ) because of that, but after they got in the groove, the show ROCKED !!!

Reefdiver · Post by **Reefdiver** » June 11, 2008 5:21 pm

Dr.Corona wrote:
gingerbreadman wrote:
msu#1 wrote:I was at the GR show, it was pretty good. Of course that was the first time I have seen Petty so I dont really have a base to judge off of.
Ha ha! So what did you think of the live Petty?

You Wreck Me is one of the favorite encore songs for the hard-core TP fans. Tom opened with that!??? ROCK ON TOM PETTY!!!

A few of those songs... Sweet William, Straight Into Darkness and Spike I'm not sure I've heard before...

But, End Of The Line, I think that comes from Tom's work with the Traveling Wilburys and George Harrison...

may George rest in peace....
"Hey Spike, Whadaya Like, Hey Spike, You're scaring my Wife"! Southern Accents Lp.
"Straight into Darkness", love that song from the Long After Dark Lp.
"Sweet Williams"??? No Clue!!!

Sweet William was a b side song that was never released anywhere but Germany. Tom said they always wanted to play it, so it's in this years setlist.

conched · Post by **conched** » June 11, 2008 6:27 pm

One of my friend's son just graduated from Berklee College of Music and she said Steve Winwood was awarded an honorary doctorate of music. I think that super.

Higher education: Steve Winwood gettin’ some lovin’ from Berklee

http://news.bostonherald.com/entertainm ... ition=also

At long last, Steve Winwood has been vindicated. A paltry 45 years after getting booted from music school for claiming “Roll Over Beethoven” was as awesome as, well, Beethoven, Winwood - who turns 60 on Monday - is getting his degree. Not from his former school in Birmingham, England, but from Berklee College of Music.

Two days after his sold-out Berklee Performance Center gig Thursday, Winwood will receive an honorary doctorate of music at Berklee’s commencement ceremony along with fellow honorees Philip Bailey and Maurice White of Earth, Wind & Fire; “The Lord of the Rings” composer Howard Shore; and Brazilian artist Rosa Passos.

conched · Post by **conched** » June 11, 2008 6:28 pm

Great story about Steve here:

http://www.berklee.edu/commencement/200 ... linic.html

MonumentBeach · Post by **MonumentBeach** » June 12, 2008 7:21 pm

conched wrote:One of my friend's son just graduated from Berklee College of Music and she said Steve Winwood was awarded an honorary doctorate of music. I think that super.

Higher education: Steve Winwood gettin’ some lovin’ from Berklee

http://news.bostonherald.com/entertainm ... ition=also

At long last, Steve Winwood has been vindicated. A paltry 45 years after getting booted from music school for claiming “Roll Over Beethoven” was as awesome as, well, Beethoven, Winwood - who turns 60 on Monday - is getting his degree. Not from his former school in Birmingham, England, but from Berklee College of Music.

Two days after his sold-out Berklee Performance Center gig Thursday, Winwood will receive an honorary doctorate of music at Berklee’s commencement ceremony along with fellow honorees Philip Bailey and Maurice White of Earth, Wind & Fire; “The Lord of the Rings” composer Howard Shore; and Brazilian artist Rosa Passos.

I was there! He put on an intimate and incredible performance at the Performance Center. Awesome night.

MonumentBeach · Post by **MonumentBeach** » June 16, 2008 12:45 am

Review from the Friday night Boston show. It was the first show this tour where Winwood came out during Petty's set for 2 songs...Can't Find My Way Home and Gimmie Some Lovin'...supported by Petty and the Heartbreakers. Really cool stuff....

http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainme ... _songbook/

aeroparrot · Post by **aeroparrot** » June 16, 2008 11:07 am

Here is the set list from the TDBankNorth Garden show here in Boston:

1. You Wreck Me
2. Mary Jane's Last Dance
3. Won't Back Down
4. Even the Losers
5. Freefallin'
6. Saving Grace
7. Sweet Williams Back in Town (???) an outake from a German release
8. End of the Line
Band introductions
9. Can't Find My Way Home (with Steve Winwood)
10. So Glad We Made It (with Steve Winwood)
11. ?? (I think it was Spike but don't know)
12. Face in the Crowd
13. The Waiting
14. Learning to Fly
15. Don't Come Around Here No More
16. Refugee

ENCORES:

17. Running Down a Dream
18. Baby Please Don't Go
19. American Girl

MonumentBeach · Post by **MonumentBeach** » June 16, 2008 9:23 pm

Here is a clip from Boston of Winwood and Petty doing "Cant Find My Way Home"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-Z-Yz5gbjM

And here is Gimmie Some Lovin from Nissan...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQE_aVP5 ... re=related