Watch Lady Antebellum Pay Tribute to Tom Petty With Their Cover of “Learning to Fly”

Watch Lady Antebellum Pay Tribute to Tom Petty With Their Cover of “Learning to Fly”

by Jim Casey | @TheJimCasey  |  October 23, 2017

Lady Antebellum took their You Look Good World Tour to Europe on Oct. 1–10 for shows in Amsterdam, Manchester, Dublin, Glasgow, Birmingham and London.

After learning of Tom Petty’s death on Oct. 2, Lady A worked a cover of Petty’s “Learning to Fly” into their shows in Manchester on Oct. 4 and Dublin on Oct. 5.

Lady A posted a video compilation of the two performances of “Learning to Fly” on Twitter, with the caption, “This one’s for you, . Rest easy. Thanks for the incredible influence you’ve had on both us and the music world over the years.”

Watch Lady A’s performance below, with the trio’s Charles Kelley out front on vocals.

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