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For 20 nights, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers held court at the historic Fillmore West in San Francisco in 1997. A new box set and the memories of guitarist Mike Campbell take us back to those shows by one of America’s greatest rock bands playing at its peak.
In January 1997, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ 20-show run at the Fillmore fostered a village, a sense of communion, and something even rarer in the hyper-connected 21st century organic, word-of-mouth buzz and street chatter. For me, it was a sort of homecoming, too.
Michael Jackson, Madonna, Beyoncé, Prince, and U2 are among the stars who've owned the stage at the big game. Here's a look back at who scored and who fumbled.