Tom Petty Weekend @ Heartwood Soundstage | Gainesville, FL

Schedule

Fri, 07 Nov, 2025 at 03:00 pm to Sun, 09 Nov, 2025 at 02:00 am

UTC-05:00

Location

619 South Main Street, Gainesville, FL | Gainesville, FL

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Heartwood Soundstage Presents:
🎉 TOM PETTY WEEKEND 🎉

In 2017, following Tom Petty’s departure, a gathering of fans and locals in Gainesville united to honor their hometown hero.
Gathering at Heartwood Soundstage, over 2,500 enthusiasts convened to commemorate Tom’s birthday and revel in the melodies of the Heartbreakers. Since that inaugural event, each year has witnessed a pilgrimage of thousands of fans worldwide to Gainesville, fostering a weekend of camaraderie and shared passion for Tom's incredible legacy and incredible music!
Multiple tiers of VIP Tickets are on sale now, as well as a multi-day general admission pass. Single day tickets are now available!
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🎶 Friday, November 7th, 2025 🎶
at Heartwood Soundstage
Schedule:
1 p.m. - Doors for Diamond & Gold VIP only event
2-7 p.m. - Diamond & Gold VIP only event
7 p.m. - General admission doors for kickoff concert
8-10 p.m. - Kickoff concert (Lineup TBA)
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🎶 Saturday, November 8th, 2025 🎶
at Heartwood Soundstage
Schedule:
12 p.m. - Doors for Saturday Festival
1-10 p.m. - Performances on two stages (Lineup TBA)
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🎶 Sunday, November 9th, 2025 🎶
Schedule:
11-2 p.m. Picnic at Tom Petty Park presented by Tom Petty Nation - Rain or Shine!
2 p.m. at Heartwood Soundstage - Doors for Sunday Concert
3-9 p.m. - Performances on two stages (Lineup TBA)
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*Students & Kids 18 & Under are FREE*
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👑 VIP TICKET OPTIONS 👑
💎 DIAMOND
$250 Early Bird Special (Ends 4/30), $300 Regular Price
Included with your ticket:
-A preferred ticket to our storytellers afternoon on Friday
-An exclusive Gold and Diamond VIP only experience on Friday night with incredible live performances during the evening, free beer, wine, & heavy hors d'oeuvres (House choice on beer/wine)
-Souvenir lanyard
-VIP only inside bar Saturday & Sunday
-VIP only air conditioned indoor bathrooms & luxury portable bathrooms
-Tickets for six free drinks (house beer and wine only) per day for Saturday and Sunday
-Experience as many pop up sets in the listening room as you want (usually 15 minutes long) on Saturday & Sunday. The sound is amazing inside! Max 90 seats.
-Option to buy one premium parking pass. (Only available to Diamond VIP ticket holders; limited spots available, code to access parking tickets will go out 5/1 to all Diamond VIP ticket-holders.)
-Official festival t-shirt
-Official festival poster
-5 raffle tickets for special one of a kind Tom Petty souvenirs
🏆 GOLD
$200 Early Bird Special (Ends 4/30), $225 Regular Price
Included with your ticket:
-Admission to storytellers session on Friday afternoon
-An exclusive Gold and Diamond VIP only experience on Friday night with incredible live performances during the evening, free beer, wine, & heavy hors d'oeuvres (House choice on beer/wine)
-Souvenir lanyard
-VIP only air conditioned indoor bathrooms & luxury portable bathrooms
-VIP only inside bar Saturday & Sunday
-Tickets for four free drinks (house beer and wine only) per day for Saturday and Sunday
-Experience as many pop up sets in the listening room as you want (usually 15 minutes long) on Saturday & Sunday. The sound is amazing inside! Max 90 seats
-Official festival t-shirt
-Official festival poster
-3 raffle tickets for special one of a kind Tom Petty souvenirs
🩶 SILVER
$100 Early Bird Special (Ends 4/30), $125 Regular Price
Included with your ticket:
-VIP only air conditioned indoor bathrooms & luxury portable bathrooms
-Tickets for two drinks (house beer and wine only) per day for Saturday and Sunday
-3rd priority admission for inside seats (90 capacity) on Saturday and Sunday
-Official festival t-shirt
-Official festival poster
-1 raffle ticket for special one of a kind Tom Petty souvenirs
-A Silver ticket does NOT include the VIP event on Friday afternoon/ evening.
🎉 GENERAL ADMISSION
$75 Regular Price (Available starting May 1st)
Included with your ticket:
-3-Day Pass includes admission to special evening kick off concert Friday
-Two days of amazing live music Saturday and Sunday.
-No ticket required for the Sunday Picnic at Tom Petty Park.
FUNDED IN PART BY VISIT GAINESVILLE, ALACHUA COUNTY
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