There are catalogs in rock and roll that feel less like a collection of songs and more like a shared American inheritance. Tom Petty’s is one of them. On Friday, April 24, 2026, the tribute act Free Fallin’ brings that inheritance to life at Turning Stone Event Center in Verona, with an 8:00 PM show that’s built for fans who know every word.
Free Fallin’ dedicates itself to the music of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers — a body of work that spans five decades of American rock at its most earnest and most durable. From the open-road optimism of “Runnin’ Down a Dream” to the ache inside “Breakdown,” from the defiant stomp of “American Girl” to the sun-drenched melancholy of “Free Fallin’,” the set list reads like a greatest-hits reel that needs no introduction.
Petty’s music rewards a room. There’s something about those chord progressions — built wide and unfussy, designed to be sung aloud — that lands differently when the sound is live and the lights are down. Free Fallin’ understands that assignment. Tribute acts at this level aren’t about mimicry; they’re about transmission, passing the songs forward to the people who need to hear them.
Turning Stone Event Center is a fitting host. The Oneida Nation’s flagship entertainment resort has one of the most capable rooms in Central New York — comfortable sightlines, strong production, and the full resort infrastructure that makes a night out feel like more than a concert.
Tickets are on sale now. If Tom Petty was ever on your list of concerts you wish you’d caught — this is the closest approximation Central New York will see this spring.