User:Steevven1/sandbox/Heavy Petty
Heavy Petty | |
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 Heavy Petty performing at the Digital Brands holiday party on December 22, 2017. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Gainesville, Florida |
| Genres | Rock |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Members |
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| Website | https://www.facebook.com/HeavyPettyRocks/ |
Heavy Petty is a Tom Petty tribute band originating in Gainesville, Florida. The band's name is a play on the phrase, "heavy petting" and the last name of the artist they pay tribute to.
Another band by the same name exists, originating in San Francisco, California,[1] and of no relation to the Florida-based act.
History and major concerts[edit]
The band formed on December 1, 2009, in Gainesville, and played its first live show at Common Grounds (now High Dive) on Valentine's Day 2010.[2][3]
Heavy Petty regularly performs at the city of Gainesville's "Free Fridays" concert series.[2][4][5]
On New Year's Eve of 2015, they headlined the city of Gainesville's annual Downtown Countdown concert.[6] Normally held at the Bo Diddley Community Plaza, the 2015 event was held in a downtown parking lot due to the Plaza's closure for renovations.[6]
On October 20, 2017, the band played a tribute show in honor of Tom Petty Heartwood Soundstage in Downtown Gainesville.[7][8][9] Petty died 18 days earlier, on October 2, 2017.[10] The concert occurred on what would have been Petty's 67th birthday,[11] with over 1,000 people in attendance.[9]
The band also played a concert in Clay County, Florida, on November 11, 2017, to benefit victims of Hurricane Irma.[12] Members of Lynyrd Skynyrd and 38 Special also performed at the event.[12]
Band members[edit]
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Jason Hedges, guitar and vocals -
Jon McCravy, bass guitar -
Daniel App, guitar and backup vocals -
Logan Fischer, drums
References[edit]
- ^ "Heavy Petty". Facebook. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ a b Dean, Bill (9 August 2012). "Heavy Petty to perform at 'Free Fridays'". The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ "Heavy Petty". Facebook. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ "Gainesville's "Free Fridays" Concert Series Presents the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Tribute Band Heavy Petty on Sept. 12". Jackson Stoneworks Blog. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ Sargent, Alex (13 April 2017). "'Free Fridays' series returns with tribute to James Taylor". The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ a b Wilson, Jenny (30 December 2015). "Heavy Petty, the Gainesville-based Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers tribute band, headlines Downtown Countdown concert". The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ Boonzaier, Katrina (6 October 2017). "Tom Petty tribute band planning special event in Gainesville". CBS News. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ Andrew, Scottie (19 October 2017). "Gainesville's 'bye week' brings weekend fun". The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ a b Rivera, Cameron (23 October 2017). "Gainesville businesses pay tribute to late Tom Petty". The Independent Florida Alligator. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ Pareles, Jon. "Tom Petty, a Mainstay of Rock With the Heartbreakers, Dies at 66". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ Washington, Susan (13 October 2017). "Gainesville mourns 'No. 1 son' Tom Petty, schedules memorial concert". Florida Politics. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ a b Givens, Kelton (23 October 2017). "Clay County Irma Benefit Concert Features Musicians from Lynyrd Skynyrd, 38 Special, Molly Hatchet". WJCT News. Retrieved 23 December 2017.