This Day in Music

Musician Tom Petty performs at the Bridgestone halftime show during Super Bowl XLII between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots on February 3, 2008 at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

February 3, 2026 at 7:35 p.m. UTC

By Kristy Knight

Feb 3, 2008

Tom Petty

On this day in music history, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers performed during the halftime-show of Super Bowl XLII at the University of Phoenix Stadium.

Remember that performance? It was AWESOME!

They played all the big songs:

American Girl

I Won’t Back Down

Free Fallin

Runnin’ Down a Dream

Just to name a few.. 🎶🎵

Are you excited for the BIG GAME this weekend?

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