‘Petty Fest’ Targets Three Cities

Who’s appearing?  That depends on the city, but individual lineups include Flea, Albert Hammond Jr., Alison Mosshart, Brendan Benson, Jakob Dylan and many others.

Presented by The Best Fest (and sponsored by Jameson Irish Whiskey), the same folks that held Dylan Fests in New York and San Francisco in November, each night will a cavalcade of artists presenting their tributes to Petty and the Heartbreakers.  No, Petty & The Heartbreakers are not on the lineups, but each show will present an evening well worth remembering.

Here’s the plan:

April 3 – Los Angeles, Calif., El Rey Theatre
Flea, Albert Hammond Jr, The Walking Papers, Brendan Benson, Nikki Lane, Dhani Harrison, Jason Lee, Butch Walker, Ruby Amanfu, Midlake’s Eric Pulido, Maroon 5’s James Valentine, Pete Yorn, Matt Sorum & Ace Harper, Lukas Nelson, Chase Cohl, Zane Carney, Danny Masterson, Adam Busch, Ruby Stewart, Cory Chisel, Adriel Denae, Dead Sara’s Emily Armstrong, Danny Clinch, Jordan Beckett of Bootstraps

April 9 – Seattle, Wash., The Showbox
Jakob Dylan, Alison Mosshart, Albert Hammond Jr., Jake Snider of Minus The Bear, The Walking Papers, Eric Pulido, Matt Sorum & Ace Harper, Wilco’s Glenn Kotche, Erika Wennerstrom of Heartless Bastards, Noah Gundersen, Brendan Benson, Butch Walker, Nikki Lane, Ayron Jones, Ruby Amanfu, Hey Marseilles’ Matt Bishop, Cory Chisel, The Cave Singers’ Peter Quirk, Adriel Denae, Danny Masterson, The Lonely Forest’s John Van Deusen

April 23 – Chicago, Ill., Metro / Smart Bar
Alison Mosshart, Jakob Dylan, John Stirratt & Pat Sansone of the Autumn Defense, Eric Pulido, members of The Wild Feathers, Brendan Benson, Butch Walker, Corey Chisel, Danny Masterson, Erika Wennerstrom, Jesse Malin, Maps & Atlases’ Dave Davison, Adriel Denae, Kelly Hogan, Lukas Nelson, Nikki Lane, Robert Ellis, Butterfly Boucher

Expect more artists to be announced for each date.

100 percent of all tickets proceeds will benefit Sweet Relief and the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund.  Click here for more information.