Update: Petty died Monday night in hospital in Los Angeles, according to his manager.
https://twitter.com/tompetty/status/915072929120972801
The music world is in shock today: Tom Petty, best known for his four decades as frontman to his band the Heartbreakers, is clinging to life, according to TMZ.
Tom Petty at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, August 17, 2017 (Photo: tompetty.com)
The 66-year-old was found unconscious in his California home Sunday night, and taken to hospital. Petty reportedly has no brain activity and a do not resuscitate order, however CBS News has since retracted their earlier confirmation that the singer had died.
Fans around the world are stunned by the news, particularly since Petty just came off a wildly successful North American tour which ended one week ago with a gig at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.
That tour included an August 17 stop in Vancouver, where Petty and the Heartbreakers rocked Rogers Arena in a non-stop two-hour show.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers first played Vancouver on June 15, 1978, when they headlined the Commodore in support of their album "You're Gonna Get It!"
Check out a few videos of the August Rogers Arena show:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xfid_XbRssM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNq_ktWkHNw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0is8MRnYeQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0XF1G6WOro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWHWBZV37Gk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7cw2kg9n_U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xa1ZOIi1QFg
Set list:
Rockin’ Around With You
Mary Jane’s Last Dance
You Don’t Know How It Feels
Forgotten Man
Into The Great Wide Open
I Won’t Back Down
Free Fallin’
Walls
Don’t Come Around Here No More
It’s Good To Be King
Crawling Back to You
Wildflowers
Learning to Fly
Yer So Bad
I Should Have Known It
Refugee
Runnin’ Down A Dream
You Wreck Me
American Girl
Note: A previously published version of this story included information from CBS News that has since been retracted.
