The late Tom Petty would have been celebrating his 70th birthday today, October 20th. To commemorate the occasion, his estate is working with musicians and fans to pay tribute to him with a virtual festival. Streaming on Friday, October 23, the "Tom Petty Birthday Bash" will kick off at 4:30 PM ET on SiriusXM's Tom Petty Radio with an audio broadcast hosted by rock journalist David Fricke, Tom Petty Radio producer Mark Felsot, and Birthday Bash organizers Jason and Sarah Hedges. It'll feature performances and appearances from Jason Isbell, The Killers, Kurt Vile, The Raconteurs, Dawes, Emma Swift, Resynator feat Grace Potter, Starcrawler with Mike Campbell, Low Cut Connie, and more.
Later on Friday, at 7 PM ET, the second part of the event will stream on tompetty.com and Amazon Music's Twitch. It will feature performances from Heartbreakers Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench, Adam Sandler, Amos Lee, Beck, Brandi Carlile, Chris Stapleton, Dhani Harrison & Graham Coxon, The Flaming Lips, Foo Fighters, Gary Clark Jr., Jackson Browne, Lucinda Williams, Lukas Nelson, Margo Price, Norah Jones, Patterson Hood of Drive-By Truckers, Spoon, Stephen Stills with Christopher Stills, Susanna Hoffs and more, and special guest appearances from Eddie Vedder, Jakob Dylan, Jimmy Iovine, Kiefer Sutherland, Lenny Kravitz, Post Malone, Rick Rubin, Stephen Perkins of Jane's Addiction, and Stevie Nicks. See the full lineup below.