Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers will release their first new album in eight years called Mojoin the spring and will kick off a 35-city tour in support of the album on May 6th in Charlotte, North Carolina. The tour — which as of the initial dates announced — will wrap up on August 27th in Saratoga Springs, New York — features a handful of different opening acts, including Joe Cocker, Crosby Stills, & Nash, ZZ Top, Drive-By Truckers, and My Morning Jacket.

According to the band’s press release announcing the release of Mojo, all tickets purchased online will include an MP3 download of every track on the album. Upon purchasing the tickets they will receive an email with codes entitling them to download two tracks from Mojo — “First Flash Of Freedom” and “Good Enough.” When the album is released later this spring, ticket buyers will be sent a download of the entire album. Also included with every online ticket purchase, to be delivered at the end of the 2010 tour, will be a selection of live tracks recorded during the road trek

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