In teaming up with Trey Anastasio, The Allman Brothers and Pearl Jam for their summer tour, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers have amassed some serious firepower to help commemorate their 30 years in the music business. As if that wasn't enough, Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac fame will come along for the ride for the first eight shows of the tour, which will definitely include a stop at Madison Square Garden and possibly an appearance during Petty's headlining spot at the Bonnaroo Festival in Manchester, TN. While it doesn't appear that Nicks will perform a set of her own, it's likely safe to bet that Nicks, Petty & The Heartbreakers will reprise their 1981 hit "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" off of Nicks' Bella Donna album. Less of a certainty, but definitely a possibility, they could recreate "Needles And Pins," their collaboration from Petty's 1986 live album Pack Up The Plantation.

America can look forward to a Nicks/Petty (and possibly Anastasio) combination but London's Royal Albert Hall saw an unlikely combination of their own when David Bowie joined David Gilmour on stage for his encore this past weekend. The Thin White Duke joined Gilmour for a rendition of the Floyd classic "Arnold Layne" and then joined in on Floyd's signature piece, "Comfortably Numb." As if Bowie's appearance wasn't enough, David Crosby, Stephen Stills & Graham Nash joined The One Who May Be Pink for "On A Island," the title track from Gilmour's current album as well as sticking around for their own "Find The Cost Of Freedom."

Labels: David Bowie, Tom Petty