Editing Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (section)

===Petty's death and aftermath (2017–present)===
Early in the morning on October 2, 2017, Petty was found unconscious in his home, not breathing, and in full cardiac arrest. Following premature media reports of his death, Petty died at the [[UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica|UCLA Medical Center]] in [[Santa Monica, California]]. He was 66.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/03/entertainment/tom-petty-obit/index.html |title=Music legend Tom Petty dies |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=October 3, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Lewis">{{cite web|last1=Lewis|first1=Randy|title=Tom Petty, Heartbreakers frontman who sang 'Breakdown,' 'Free Fallin<nowiki>'</nowiki>' and other hits, dies at 66|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-tom-petty-20171002-story.html|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=October 3, 2017|date=October 2, 2017}}</ref>

Though the group did not formally disband, Petty stated in his final interview, with the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' a few days before his death, that the Heartbreakers would probably disband if one of its members died or became too ill to perform.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lewis|first1=Randy|title=Tom Petty's final interview: There was supposed to have been so much more|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-tom-petty-the-final-interview-20171004-story.html|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=October 8, 2017|date=October 4, 2017}}</ref>

In April 2018, Campbell, Tench and Ferrone acted as the house band for the Light Up the Blues benefit concert in Los Angeles, backing [[Beck]], [[Neil Young]], [[Patti Smith]], and [[Stephen Stills]], with whom they performed Petty's "I Won't Back Down".<ref>{{cite web|title=Heartbreakers perform for the first time since Tom Petty's death – watch|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1992748/watch-the-heartbreakers-play-with-beck-in-their-first-performance-since-tom-petty-died/video/|website=Stereogum|access-date=April 23, 2018|date=April 22, 2018}}</ref> That same month, it was announced that Campbell (along with [[Neil Finn]]) had joined [[Fleetwood Mac]] to replace lead guitarist [[Lindsey Buckingham]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/fleetwood-mac-to-tour-with-neil-finn-mike-campbell-as-lindsey-buckinghams-replacements-1202748185/|title=Fleetwood Mac to Tour With Neil Finn, Mike Campbell as Lindsey Buckingham's Replacements|last=Aswad|first=Jem |date=April 9, 2018|work=Variety|access-date=July 11, 2018}}</ref>

In September 2023, Campbell, Tench and Ferrone backed [[Bob Dylan]] for a surprise performance at [[Farm Aid]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Greene |first=Andy |date=September 24, 2023 |title=Watch Bob Dylan and the Heartbreakers Play a Surprise Set of Sixties Classics at Farm Aid |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/bob-dylan-the-heartbreakers-surprise-set-farm-aid-recap-1234830378/ |access-date=September 25, 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>