We have some late-day concert news to report. First and foremost, Tom Petty's tour has been rerouted -- pushing back his May 6 Raleigh date at Das Shed, which was to have been the opening date on his U.S. tour. But Petty's Raleigh show has been rescheduled to Sept. 18. If you've already bought tickets, those will be honored; or refunds are available from point of purchase starting Tuesday.

Also, a few more shows have been announced for the still-under-construction Raleigh Amphitheatre: former teen idols Backstreet Boys on June 6 (on sale April 24), and space-age jam band Sound Tribe Sector 9 on Aug. 25 (on sale Wednesday).

Greetings, all. I'm still in catch-up mode after a stretch off the grid. And in my absence, a couple of choice shows popped up on the calendar. One is Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, who will play Raleigh's Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion on May 6 -- the very first date on their U.S. tour, as it happens. The very next night, May 7, brings the great singer/songwriter John Prine to Cary's Booth Amphitheatre with Old Crow Medicine Show in tow as opening act. Pre-sale action on both shows is already going on.