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WATCH: Tom Petty Guitarist's Impromptu Performance In Somerville
Mike Campbell, a founding member of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, dropped by a local music club Wednesday and joined the band on stage.

SOMERVILLE, MA – There was a surprise face in the crowd at one Union Square music club Wednesday night. Mike Campbell, guitarist and founding member of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, was in town for his band's 40th Anniversary Tour and dropped by Thunder Road to sample some local acts.
Campbell joined Grateful Dead tribute band Bearly Dead onstage for their cover of the Dead song "Loser." The crowd went wild as the prolific axeman took the stage, and he didn't disappoint, pulling off a seamless performance with the rest of the band.
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers performs Thursday and Friday at TD Garden.
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Watch video of Campbell's surprise cameo below:
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