Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder and Foo Fighters performed at the Tom Petty radio birthday show on Friday, honoring Petty after his tragic death from a drug overdose in October 2017. Petty would have been 70 years old this week. Dave Grohl and Eddie Vedder just did a big project together a few days ago.
Other performers streaming on Tom Petty’s website included Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench, Adam Sandler, Amos Lee, Beck, Brandi Carlile, Chris Stapleton, Dave Stewart, Dhani Harrison and Graham Coxon, Emily King, The Flaming Lips, Gary Clark Jr., Jackson Browne, Jakob Dylan, Jimmy Iovine, Kiefer Sutherland, Lady Blackbird, Lenny Kravitz, Lucinda Williams, Lukas Nelson, Marco Price, Marty Stuart, Mosshart Sexton, Norah Jones, Olivia Harrison, Patterson Hood, Post Malone, Rick Rubin, Roger McGunn, Sabina Scubba, Spoon, Stephen Perkins of Jane’s Addiction, Stephen Stills with Christopher Stills, Stevie Nicks, susanna Hoffs, and Wesley Schultz of The Lumineers.
On the SiriusXM Tom Petty station performers included Camp, Dawes, Grouplove, Jason Isbell, The Killers, Kurt Vile, The Ranconteurs, and Reysnator featuring Grace Potter. Starcrawler with Mike Campbell, Larkin Poe with Steve Ferrone, Low Cut Connie, Andrew Leahey and the Homestead, Arts in Medicine Hospital Band, Edan Archer, Emma Swift, Hannah Harber, Hannah Wicklund, Have Gun Will Travel, Hedges, Jake Thistle, Jeff Slate’s Weekend Wilburys, Jonathan Coody, Michigan Rattlers, Miss Tess, Mr. Cool, Sunkat, The High Divers, and Tristen Orphans.
Eddie Vedder paid tribute to Tom Petty at one of Pearl Jam’s last concerts, saying, “The last time I saw Tom Petty was right here last summer. It would mean a lot to me, because if he is out there, metaphysically, I just really want to get his attention. Tom I miss you. So you could you sing along and hold your devices with the lights. Let’s light up the sky. The audience complies generously. Lots of lights.”
