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Fleet Foxes frontman pays tribute to Tom Petty with heart-wrenching cover of ‘Don’t Come Around Here No More’

Last night, Fleet Foxes played at the Chicago Theatre as a part of their worldwide tour supporting album number three, Crack-Up.

During the show frontman Robin Pecknold performed a heart-wrenching solo rendition of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ Don’t Come Around Here No More. The track features on the band’s 1985 album Southern Accents.

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Fleet Foxes frontman Robin Pecknold payed tribute to Tom Petty with heart-wrenching cover of Don’t Come Around Here No More last night in Chicago.

The video is a bit shoddy but the audio is pretty great. Grab some tissues and watch the cover below via Consequence of Sound.

Petty passed away in hospital on Monday after suffering cardiac arrest. He was surrounded by his friends and family.

Tributes have been flooding in from around the world all week. Yesterday, Rage announced they will be paying tribute to Petty this Friday night.