What Tom Petty played on his last-ever show in Los Angeles just weeks before his death

Tom Petty would perform his last ever show on this day in Los Angeles, just weeks before his death.

The Heartbreakers frontman, who worked with the likes of Bob Dylan and George Harrison, died in 2017. He was 66 at the time of his death, which was ruled as an “accidental overdose” according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner. A statement from Petty‘s wife and daughter, posted to his website, stated he had a series of health problems, including emphysema, knee difficulties, and “most significantly a fractured hip”, which he was taking pain medication to deal with. A year later, Petty’s widow, Dana York, said he had been putting off a recommended hip surgery. He was described as “proud of himself” following his final three shows in Los Angeles.

York said: “He’d had it in mind it was his last tour and he owed it to his long-time crew, from decades some of them, and his fans. He had those three shows in L.A. Never had he been so proud of himself, so happy, so looking forward to the future—and then he’s gone.” Petty would play an eighteen-song set on his final show, which took place at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California. A full setlist can be found below.

• Rockin’ Around (With You)
• Mary Jane’s Last Dance
• You Don’t Know How It Feels
• Forgotten Man
• I Won’t Back Down
• Fre Fallin’
• Brekadown
• Don’t Come Around Here No More
• It’s Good to Be King
• Crawling Back to You
• Wildflowers
• Learning to Fly
• Yer So Bad
• I Should Have Known It
• Refugee
• Runnin’ Down a Dream
• You Wreck Me
• American Girl

It would mark the final show of Petty’s fortieth anniversary tour. Petty performed just one show in the UK on July 9, 2017. It would be his last-ever performance in the UK. A full setlist of that show at Hyde Park in London can be found below.

• Rockin’ Around (With You)
• Mary Jane’s Last Dance
• You Don’t Know How It Feels
• Forgotten Man
• I Won’t Back Down
• Free Fallin’
• Walls (Circus)
• Don’t Come Aroudn Here No More
• Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around (Stevie Nicks cover)
• It’s Good to Be King
• Crawling Back to You
• Wildflowers
• Learning to Fly
• Yer So Bad
• I Should Have Known It
• Refugee
• Runnin’ Down a Dream
• You Wreck Me
• American Girl

Petty would perform three shows in Canada and forty-nine in the United States. Petty’s death came just a week after the end of his fortieth anniversary tour. The veteran performer released his last album just three years before his death. Hypnotic Eye would be released in 2014 and marked the final release with The Heartbreakers. With Mudcrutch, the final album, 2, was released in 2016.