The New Heartbreakers

The New Heartbreakers is a supergroup consisting of former members  (keyboards),  (bass),  (guitar), and  (drums), along with Screaming Yellow Players member Gabriel Haim (vocals, lead/rhythm guitar) and Primose member Jakob Salavea (guitar).

History
Early in the morning on October 2, 2017, Tom Petty was found unconscious in his home, not breathing, and in full cardiac arrest. Following premature media reports of his death, Petty later died at the UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, California. He was 66. Though the group did not formally disband, Petty stated in his final interview with the Los Angeles Times a few days prior to his death that the Heartbreakers would probably disband if one of its members died or became too ill to perform.

In April 2018,, and  acted as the backing band for the Light Up the Blues benefit concert in Los Angeles, backing Beck, Neil Young, Patti Smith, and Stephen Stills, with whom they performed Petty's "I Won't Back Down."

On March 5, 2019, Gabriel Haim and Vinny Espinola of the Screaming Yellow Players organized Breakdown at the in, , a benefit for the. The show's finale was Trench, Ferrone,, and with Jakob Salavea and Haim performing "Breakdown" and "Running Down a Dream".

The official announcement of the formation of The New Heartbreakers came on April 3, 2019.