Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – Agree to Provide NBA Finals Music – Launch Summer Tour in June
TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS have agreed to provide the opening music on NBA Playoff and Finals broadcasts on ABC Sports and ESPN. Petty’s music will be featured in the opening on all Playoffs and Finals on ABC Sports and on the Eastern Conference Finals on ESPN. The telecasts will also exclusively debut two brand new songs, ‘Saving Grace’ and ‘Big Weekend,’ both from Petty’s upcoming solo album, “Highway Companion,” due out this summer. The NBA playoffs begin on ABC Sports Saturday, April 22 at 3:00PM EDT.
In addition, Petty’s hit song, ‘Runnin’ Down A Dream,’ will be played over NBA highlights; many more of Petty’s songs will be part of all ABC Sports and ESPN coverage of the NBA, including classics ‘I Won¹t Back Down,’ ‘Learning to Fly,’
‘Makin’ Some Noise,’ and ‘You Wreck Me.’
TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS’s music and specially provided live footage shot by director Danny Clinch will be intercut with game highlights and made available to the NBA and to the participating teams to play over the hosting arenas’ in-house video systems. These exclusive clips can soon be accessed at nba.com, espn.com, abc.com and tompetty.com.
During the last thirty years, TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS have written and recorded some of the most memorable rock anthems of a generation. They have sold more than 50-million records and have been nominated for 16 Grammy Awards. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.
TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS will kick off a major summer North American concert tour in June.
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