The nationally televised premiere broadcast of Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs’ concert filmed at Brooklyn Bowl in Brooklyn, NY will begin airing in select markets beginning on October 29 as part of the popular PBS music series Front And Center’s eleventh season. Some of the first affiliates set to broadcast the program this weekend include: KRCB (San Francisco, CA), KRSU (Tulsa, OK), KDCKDT (Wichita, KS), and WBRA (Roanoke, VA) with dozens of others to follow in the days ahead.

The set features a robust list from the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame guitarist’s illustrious career, introducing songs with Campbell’s current band, including “Wicked Mind” and “Wreckless Abandon” plus “Refugee,” “You Got Lucky” and “Runnin’ Down A Dream” from his days with Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers.

Fans can also watch the show on the Front And Center YouTube channel beginning this Saturday, October 29 at 12 AM, ET. For more info, head here.

External Combustion, the new album from Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs, released earlier this year via BMG represents Campbell’s second as a band leader, following up Campbell & The Dirty Knobs’ 2020 critically acclaimed debut album, Wreckless Abandon.

Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs are currently touring arenas in the United States with The Who and will open for the iconic British band at the Hollywood Bowl on November 1, where Campbell will perform for the first time since the last Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers concert at the same venue just over five years ago.

The Fillmore in San Francisco will also host Campbell and the Knobs tomorrow night October 25 for a special show celebrating the upcoming November 25 release of Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers’ Live At The Fillmore 1997, a multi-format box set co-produced by Mike Campbell comprised of live tracks from the band’s legendary 20-show run in 1997 at the storied ballroom.

Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs tour dates:

October
24 - SAP Center, San Jose, CA*
25 - The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
26 - Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA*
28 - Honda Center, Anaheim, CA*
29 - House of Blues Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV
30 - Ak-Chin Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ*

November
1 - Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA*

* opening for The Who

(Photo - Chris Phelps)