Petty People Holiday Show Featuring Steve Ferrone Of Tom Petty & The HeartbreakersLate Show
About This Event
Petty People, a New York City–based rock/pop group that builds sets around Tom Petty’s songbook, plays with an emphasis on tight ensemble work and fidelity to Petty’s songcraft at The Bitter End. The late holiday show features drummer Steve Ferrone—who held the Heartbreakers’ drum chair from the mid-1990s through 2017—and leans on his steady timekeeping and groove-driven shaping of the arrangements.
About Petty People Holiday Show
At The Bitter End, the Petty People Holiday Show situates Tom Petty’s songbook inside a seasonal frame without turning it into novelty. Petty People lead the set, joined by Steve Ferrone, whose tenure with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers gives the night a direct rhythmic lineage. The club’s Greenwich Village history matters here; this is New York’s small-room tradition applied to arena-scale rock writing. The earned observation is that the material holds up when presented plainly, with craft over spectacle.
About the Artists
Petty People Holiday Show Featuring Steve Ferrone Of Tom Petty & The HeartbreakersEarly Show
Petty People Holiday Show Featuring Steve Ferrone of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers (Early Show) brings Ferrone’s long, working-life approach to classic rock to The Bitter End in New York City. Ferrone played drums with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers from the mid-1990s through 2017, after earlier years with acts including the Average White Band and extensive session work.
Petty People Holiday Show Featuring Steve Ferrone Of Tom Petty & The HeartbreakersLate Show
Petty People Holiday Show Featuring Steve Ferrone Of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Late Show) centers on drummer Steve Ferrone, who held the drum chair in Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers from the mid-1990s through 2017 after earlier work with the Average White Band and wide-ranging session credits.
Petty People
Petty People is a New York City–based rock/pop group that performs at The Bitter End, building sets around the songbook of Tom Petty and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Their shows focus on tight ensemble playing and the clean architecture of Petty’s writing, from radio staples to deeper cuts.
Steve Ferrone
Steve Ferrone is an English rock and pop drummer known for his long tenure in Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, where he took the drum chair in the mid-1990s and stayed through the band’s later years. Earlier, he helped define the groove-forward sound of the Average White Band’s 1970s lineup, and his session work runs through artists including Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Stevie Nicks, and Michael Jackson.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers emerged in the late 1970s as a Gainesville, Florida band built around Petty’s songwriting and a steady touring unit that evolved through several key lineup changes. Their catalog spans decades and includes radio staples such as “American Girl,” “Refugee,” and “Mary Jane’s Last Dance.