Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers & Chris Stapleton To Open 25th Annual Americana Honors & Awards Show

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tom Petty‘s Heartbreakers band will reunite tonight (Sept. 16) in Nashville for a history-making performance featuring Chris Stapleton at the 25th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at the Ryman Auditorium.

The original members of the Heartbreakers—Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench, Stan Lynch and Ron Blair—will open the show with the special reunion performance, and will also receive the Lifetime Achievement Award during tonight’s ceremony. Heartbreakers Steve Ferrone and Scott Thurston will join onstage for a final song. Doors open at the 25th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at 5 p.m. CT, and show time is 6:30 p.m. CT. Tickets can be purchased here.

The Heartbreakers will also discuss the legacy of the band during the panel, “Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: 50 Years,” at the AMERICANAFEST Business Conference at the Embassy Suites Downtown Nashville on Thursday (Sept. 17). AMERICANAFEST Wristband or Conference Day Passes can be purchased here.

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Hollabaugh, a staff writer at MusicRow magazine, has over 20 years of music business experience and has written for publications including American Profile, CMA Close Up, Nashville Arts And Entertainment, The Boot and Country Weekly. She has a Broadcast Journalism and Speech Communication degree from Texas Christian University, (go Horned Frogs), and welcomes your feedback or story ideas at lhollabaugh@musicrow.com.

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