Tom Petty Summer Tour To Be Filmed

Peter Bogdanovich will tag along with Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers to film their upcoming concert tour for a documentary.

Bogdanovich, who directed “The Last Picture Show” and “Paper Moon,” began work late last year on a feature film documentary chronicling the band’s three-decade career.

“We’ve given him access we’ve never given anybody,” Petty, 55, said as the dates were announced for the Highway Companion Tour, which will open June 9 in Charlotte, N.C.

Pearl Jam, Trey Anastasio and the Allman Brothers Band will share the bill at some performances and more guests will be added, according to band’s Web site. Petty is putting the finishing touches on his solo “Highway Companion” album.

“We’re trying to give a sense of what happened to this group of kids that came from Gainesville, Fla.

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