Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers has announced tour dates and also announced their first studio album some eight years, “Mojo”, which will come out sometime in Spring of this year. The tour, beginning May 6th in Raleigh, NC will feature special guests such as by My Morning Jacket, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Joe Cocker, ZZ Top, and Drive-By Truckers.

Along with entry to the concert, ticketholders will be able to download the album in mp3 format affording to a press release from earlier this morning.

The tour will feature a few stops in Southern California, including Los Angeles on May 22, San Diego on June 2nd, and at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater on June 3rd.

    May 06   Raleigh           Time Warner Cable Pavilion  at Walnut Creek
                                            (w/Joe Cocker)
    May 07   Charlotte         Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (w/Joe Cocker)
    May 09   Tampa             St. Pete Times Forum (w/Joe Cocker)
    May 15   Dallas            Superpages.com Center (w/Joe Cocker)
    May 16   Houston           Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion (w/Joe
                                              Cocker)
    May 18   Phoenix           US Airways Arena (w/Joe Cocker)
    May 22   Los Angeles       Hollywood Bowl (w/Joe Cocker)
    Jun 02   San Diego         Cricket Wireless Pavilion (w/Joe Cocker)
    Jun 03   Irvine            Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (w/Joe Cocker)
    Jun 05   Oakland           Oracle Pavilion (w/Joe Cocker)
    Jun 08   Vancouver         GM Place (w/Joe Cocker)
    Jun 11   Seattle           The Gorge (w/Joe Cocker)
    Jun 12   Seattle           The Gorge (w/Joe Cocker)
    Jun 15   Calgary           Pengrowth Saddledome (w/Joe Cocker)
    Jun 16   Edmonton          Rexall Place (w/Joe Cocker)
    Jun 19   Winnipeg          MTS Centre (w/Joe Cocker)
    Jun 22   St Paul           Xcel Energy Center (w/Drive-By Truckers)
    Jun 23   Omaha             Qwest Center (w/Drive-By Truckers)
    Jun 25   Milwaukee         Summerfest (w/ZZ Top)****
    Jul 10   Indianapolis      Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (w/Drive-By
                                              Truckers)
    Jul 13   Kansas City       Sprint Center (w/Drive-By Truckers)
    Jul 15   Cincinnati        Riverbend Music Center (w/Drive-By Truckers)
    Jul 17  Chicago            United Center (w/Drive-By Truckers)
    Jul 20   Cleveland         Blossom Music Center (w/Drive-By Truckers)
    Jul 22   Detroit           Palace of Auburn Hills (w/Drive-By Truckers)
    Jul 24   Pittsburgh        First Niagara Pavilion (w/Drive-By Truckers)
    Jul 28   New York          Madison Square Garden (w/TBD)
    Jul 31   Philadelphia      Wachovia Center (w/TBD)
    Aug 11   Atlanta           Philips Arena (w/Crosby, Stills and Nash)
    Aug 12   Nashville         Sommet Center (w/Crosby, Stills and Nash)
    Aug 14   Darien Lake, NY   Darien Lake Performing Arts Center (w/
                                                    Crosby, Stills and Nash)
    Aug 15   Bristow           Jiffy Lube Live (w/Crosby, Stills and Nash)
    Aug 17   Hartford          Comcast Theater (w/Crosby, Stills and Nash)
    Aug 19   Boston            Comcast Center (w/My Morning Jacket)
    Aug 21   Boston            Comcast Center (w/My Morning Jacket)
    Aug 24   East Rutherford   IZOD Center (w/My Morning Jacket)
    Aug 25   Toronto           Air Canada Center (w/Crosby, Stills and
                                            Nash)
    Aug 27   Saratoga Springs  Saratoga Performing Arts Center (w/Crosby,
                                           Stills and Nash)