Get ready for Free Fallin’ Forest Hills.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers will play twice at the Forest Hills Stadium next summer as part of their 40th Anniversary Tour, the band and organizers announced Friday.
The tour will kick off on April 20 in Oklahoma City and will continue throughout the summer, according to the band's website.
Petty also confirmed the tour on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon."
(Credit: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon)
One of the most iconic American rock bands, known for hits like "American Girl" and "I Won’t Back Down," will perform in Forest Hills on July 26 and 27. Both concerts are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Doors will open at 5 p.m., the organizers said.
The recently renovated Forest Hills Stadium, which in the 1960s and 1970s hosted The Rolling Stones and The Beatles, reopened as a concert venue in 2013. Santana, The Who, Paul Simon, Dolly Parton and Bob Dylan are among the performers who have played there since.
Tickets for many of the band's 2017 concerts will go on sale at Ticketmaster.com beginning Fri., Dec. 16 at 10 a.m. Tickets for the Forest Hills shows will go on sale on Sat., Jan. 14 at 10 a.m. and will be available for purchase here.
