Tom Petty_June 23_1985

Tom Petty June 23, 1985, hand-drawn portrait of Tom performing at Alpine Valley Music Theater, East Troy, Wisconsin on June 23, 1985 with his Rickenbacker 325, age 34.

1985 was the year for the Southern Accents Tour for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

“Southern Accents,” Petty’s latest album, was his statement about life below the Mason-Dixon Line, where Petty grew up.

The Alpine stage was transformed into a broken-down Southern mansion, complete with weathered marble pillars and shattered windows as Petty and the Heartbreakers rocked their way through hit after hit.

This was the first time Petty has toured with a theatrical backdrop, and the staging only added to his unabashed performance.

Setlist: American Girl, Listen To Her Heart, Dogs On The Run, You Got Lucky, It Ain’t Nothin’ To Me, Don’t Do Me Like That, The Waiting, I Need To Know, The Best of Everything, Change of Heart, Don’t Come Around Here No More, Spike, Southern Accents, Rebels, Breakdown, Refugee, Make It Better (Forget About Me) and Little Bit O’ Soul.

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