Does anyone suspect an actual tour to come out of this???? that would be great.

I am RUNNING to buy the new Rolling Stone after work to see what this new development in Pettyland is all about!

From what I understand the band won't be touring until they have a new album out on the market. This live box set has always been intended as a "stopgap release".

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Originally posted by JohnMill:
From what I understand the band won't be touring until they have a new album out on the market. This live box set has always been intended as a "stopgap release".

That makes sense but still hoping for a tour soon....

This is a beauty idea though! There's been nothing like this before - from what I know. Obviously its not as good as seeing the Heartbreakers live, but Petty and the boys know that, their just rearin' up for a huge 2010 North American and possibly European Tour. I seen them 7 times now, and before I die I must see them 10 times atleast, so don't let me down TPHB!

Good news. More TP stuff to buy. I am sure no tour this summer, maybe next year

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Originally posted by Byrd:
This is a beauty idea though! There's been nothing like this before - from what I know. Obviously its not as good as seeing the Heartbreakers live, but Petty and the boys know that, their just rearin' up for a huge 2010 North American and possibly European Tour. I seen them 7 times now, and before I die I must see them 10 times atleast, so don't let me down TPHB!

Exactly! Now that the Heartbreakers are growing older their wise to take a year off from the grouling elements of playing on the road. Been that way now for a dozen years.

Byrd doesn't a dozen years have a better ring to it that 10. Maybe you ought to think about seeing TPHB 12 times before you die.



but still play like they were in their prime the

John, I had to laugh when I read 'stopgap release'.

If the cream performances from 170 live shows is a 'stopgap', it really makes one wonder how great the next project after that will be!!!!!!

A stopgap. LOL!

They have to announce something if they're really releasing the boxed set on November 10th. That's 8 weeks from tomorrow.

I'm ready and hope there is no 'stopgap'....

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Originally posted by SingsInFrench:
They have to announce something if they're really releasing the boxed set on November 10th. That's 8 weeks from tomorrow.

Rolling Stone says November 17th for the release date.

Oh cool! Thanks for the info TomFest!!

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Originally posted by TomFest2002:

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Originally posted by SingsInFrench:
They have to announce something if they're really releasing the boxed set on November 10th. That's 8 weeks from tomorrow.

Rolling Stone says November 17th for the release date.

Interesting...same day at the Mellencamp box set.

Here's a date that is 2 weeks earlier:

November 3, 2009?

^ I guess I won't count on it until it's in my hot little hands.

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Originally posted by JohnMill:

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Originally posted by TomFest2002:

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Originally posted by SingsInFrench:
They have to announce something if they're really releasing the boxed set on November 10th. That's 8 weeks from tomorrow.

Rolling Stone says November 17th for the release date.

Interesting...same day at the Mellencamp box set.

Mellencamp boxset???? Nice!!! First I've heard. Details, details....

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Originally posted by Steveie9:

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Originally posted by JohnMill:

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Originally posted by TomFest2002:

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Originally posted by SingsInFrench:
They have to announce something if they're really releasing the boxed set on November 10th. That's 8 weeks from tomorrow.

Rolling Stone says November 17th for the release date.

Interesting...same day at the Mellencamp box set.

Mellencamp boxset???? Nice!!! First I've heard. Details, details....

It's basically going to be Mellencamp's version of "Tracks"...four discs of unreleased recordings called "On The Rural Route 7609"

You know a strange thing occurred to me...I wonder if "Playback" had been released in say 2001 instead of 1995 would've we have gotten a set more in line with "Tracks" instead of the Greatest Hits/Rarities format.

I mean TP&HB gave us the best of both worlds with three discs that chronicled their catalog and three discs full of rarities and b-sides but it seems that in the years following the release of "Playback" it became sort of vogue not to issue the massive six disc set and instead market box sets directly at the collector/hardcore fan by shrinking the set to four discs and including only rare and previously unreleased material with The Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds Sessions" and Springsteen's "Tracks" would be good examples of this.

I remember hearing around a decade ago that artists were being encouraged to do this essentially because the record companies did some research and found out they were actually losing money on these massive box sets.

I can't wait!

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Originally posted by Exo:
Here's a date that is 2 weeks earlier:

November 3, 2009?

Not one to brag about my birthday, but HELL, that would be a great present!!!!

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Originally posted by ITAINTNOTHIN´TOME:

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Originally posted by Exo:
Here's a date that is 2 weeks earlier:

November 3, 2009?

Not one to brag about my birthday, but HELL, that would be a great present!!!!

Oh, you too? Cool!

Final confirmation of the date from tompetty.com:

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Tickets for The Superhighway Tour go on-sale Tuesday, September 29 at 10am EST via this site and Ticketmaster.com!

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24 advance tracks, from 17 shows, over 8 weeks - all delivered prior to the release of The Live Anthology. The remaining 24 tracks will be delivered on the album’s November 24 street date.