Hundreds of Tom Petty fans have paid tribute to their musical hero by dressing as vampires and walking through a Los Angeles mall.
The loving display – based on a line in Petty’s 1989 song Free Fallin’ where he refers to ‘All the vampires walkin’ through the valley/Move west down Ventura Boulevard’ – was arranged on social media.
Organizer Mary Soracco, a designer who makes goth-style jewelry, explained to the OC Register: ‘I love LA, and he loved LA, and that’s the reason why I’m doing this’.
The Tom Petty Memorial Vampire Walk started at the Sherman Oaks Galleria mall before moving west along Ventura Boulevard.
Fans turned out with fake vampire teeth, signs declaring their love for Petty, candles and capes.
There were even Petty impersonators cranking out the star’s hits, with a singalong of Free Fallin’.
Petty died from a heart attack at the age 66 on October 2.
The loving display – based on a line in Petty’s 1989 song Free Fallin’ where he refers to ‘All the vampires walkin’ through the valley/Move west down Ventura Boulevard’ – was organised on social media. Pictured: Petty fans dressed in dark clothes and carrying candles and signs walk through Sherman Oaks Galleria mall on their way to Ventura Boulevard
![Petty died from a heart attack at the age 66 on October 2. The legendary rocker's 35-year-old daughter AnnaKim was joined by Sean Penn, Liberty Ross, Jimmy Iovine and other friends and family of the singer during a formal memorial event at Soho House on Monday. But fans organised the vampire tribute in LA to allow all his admirers to pay tribute to him](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/20/08/4582EC0200000578-4999838-image-a-50_1508484701162.jpg)
Petty died from a heart attack at the age 66 on October 2. The legendary rocker’s 35-year-old daughter AnnaKim was joined by Sean Penn, Liberty Ross, Jimmy Iovine and other friends and family of the singer during a formal memorial event at Soho House on Monday. But fans organised the vampire tribute in LA to allow all his admirers to pay tribute to him
![An fan wearing fangs takes a selfie during the Tom Petty Memorial Vampire Walk in Sherman Oaks. Hundreds of Petty lovers paid tribute to their musical hero by dressing as vampires and walking through the Los Angeles mall before heading west down Ventura Boulevard](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/20/08/4582B12400000578-4999838-image-a-4_1508483285189.jpg)
An fan wearing fangs takes a selfie during the Tom Petty Memorial Vampire Walk in Sherman Oaks. Hundreds of Petty lovers paid tribute to their musical hero by dressing as vampires and walking through the Los Angeles mall before heading west down Ventura Boulevard
![Mary Soracco, a designer who makes goth-style jewelry, organised the event. She explained: 'I love LA, and he loved LA, and that¿s the reason why I¿m doing this'. Pictured: A fan holds aloft a Tom Petty balloon during the tribute](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/20/08/4582B43500000578-4999838-image-a-5_1508483299125.jpg)
Mary Soracco, a designer who makes goth-style jewelry, organised the event. She explained: ‘I love LA, and he loved LA, and that’s the reason why I’m doing this’. Pictured: A fan holds aloft a Tom Petty balloon during the tribute
![Enthusiast Andy Heaton uses his mobile phone during the procession. Fans turned out with fake vampire teeth, signs declaring their love for Petty, candles and capes. The performer's funeral was held at the Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine in Pacific Palisades earlier this week](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/20/08/4582B4F100000578-4999838-image-a-8_1508483310516.jpg)
Enthusiast Andy Heaton uses his mobile phone during the procession. Fans turned out with fake vampire teeth, signs declaring their love for Petty, candles and capes. The performer’s funeral was held at the Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine in Pacific Palisades earlier this week
![There were even Petty impersonators cranking out the star's hits, with a singalong of Free Fallin'. The Into the Great Wide Open artist died on October 2 after suffering a cardiac arrest at his Malibu, California home, before being removed from life support at Los Angeles's UCLA Medical Center](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/20/08/4582E1E200000578-4999838-image-a-11_1508483331307.jpg)
There were even Petty impersonators cranking out the star’s hits, with a singalong of Free Fallin’. The Into the Great Wide Open artist died on October 2 after suffering a cardiac arrest at his Malibu, California home, before being removed from life support at Los Angeles’s UCLA Medical Center
![Musicians perform during the Tom Petty Memorial Vampire Walk. During his career, Petty sold more than 80 million records worldwide, which makes him one of the best-selling artists in history](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/20/08/4582E91F00000578-4999838-Musicians_perform_during_the_Tom_Petty_Memorial_Vampire_Walk_Dur-a-51_1508485382874.jpg)
Musicians perform during the Tom Petty Memorial Vampire Walk. During his career, Petty sold more than 80 million records worldwide, which makes him one of the best-selling artists in history
![Fans sing along as Petty tribute artists blast out the great man's hits. Petty was the lead singer of the band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but also co-founded the Traveling Wilburys, a supergroup featuring Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Roy Orbison and Jeff Lynne. Petty's first band was called Mudcrutch](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/20/08/4582B43900000578-4999838-image-a-16_1508483369812.jpg)
Fans sing along as Petty tribute artists blast out the great man’s hits. Petty was the lead singer of the band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but also co-founded the Traveling Wilburys, a supergroup featuring Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Roy Orbison and Jeff Lynne. Petty’s first band was called Mudcrutch
![Pictured: Fans of Petty dress as vampires as they honor his memory after his recent death by walking down Ventura Boulevard to the 1989 song 'Free Fallin', which he made famous](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/20/08/4582882600000578-4999838-image-a-18_1508483382404.jpg)
Pictured: Fans of Petty dress as vampires as they honor his memory after his recent death by walking down Ventura Boulevard to the 1989 song ‘Free Fallin’, which he made famous
![Organizer Mary Soracco explained: 'I know this seems weird. You don't even really need to be a Tom Petty fan. Were we the Vampires we was referring to? It's debatable, but I decided long ago, yes. And we have the opportunity to make a teeny tiny mark on Los Angeles history. If nothing else, come take a short walk through Sherman Oaks with friends'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/20/08/4582883700000578-4999838-image-a-19_1508483395439.jpg)
Organizer Mary Soracco explained: ‘I know this seems weird. You don’t even really need to be a Tom Petty fan. Were we the Vampires we was referring to? It’s debatable, but I decided long ago, yes. And we have the opportunity to make a teeny tiny mark on Los Angeles history. If nothing else, come take a short walk through Sherman Oaks with friends’
![Petty fans dress like their hero for the walk along Ventura Boulevard. The lyrics in Free Fallin' the event was based around are: 'And all the vampires, walking through the Valley/Move west down Ventura Blvd/And the bad boys are standing in the shadows/ And the good girls are home with broken hearts/And I'm free falling'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/20/08/45828ED800000578-4999838-image-a-22_1508483405790.jpg)
Petty fans dress like their hero for the walk along Ventura Boulevard. The lyrics in Free Fallin’ the event was based around are: ‘And all the vampires, walking through the Valley/Move west down Ventura Blvd/And the bad boys are standing in the shadows/ And the good girls are home with broken hearts/And I’m free falling’
![The event began at 7pm and was open to people of all ages. Soracco even put together a team of volunteers to guarantee the procession was orderly](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/20/08/4582AE1C00000578-4999838-image-a-26_1508483419725.jpg)
The event began at 7pm and was open to people of all ages. Soracco even put together a team of volunteers to guarantee the procession was orderly
![Petty fans honor their hero by dressing as vampires and holding up candles during the walk in Los Angeles last night](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/20/08/4582A0CE00000578-4999838-image-a-24_1508483414030.jpg)
Petty fans honor their hero by dressing as vampires and holding up candles during the walk in Los Angeles last night
![The fans were asked to wear black for the procession down the Los Angeles boulevard](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/20/08/4582B4F500000578-4999838-image-a-28_1508483427179.jpg)
The fans were asked to wear black for the procession down the Los Angeles boulevard
![Pictured: A fan with Petty badges and a candle during the memorial event in Sherman Oaks, California last night](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/20/08/4582B27D00000578-4999838-image-a-30_1508483441258.jpg)
Pictured: A fan with Petty badges and a candle during the memorial event in Sherman Oaks, California last night
![Pictured: Enthusiast Adrianne Collis wears fangs during the Tom Petty Memorial Vampire Walk last night](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/20/08/4582A66200000578-4999838-image-a-31_1508483453169.jpg)
Pictured: Enthusiast Adrianne Collis wears fangs during the Tom Petty Memorial Vampire Walk last night
![Petty vampires walk by the mall as fans pay tribute to the great rock star after his death from cardiac arrest at the beginning of the month](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/20/08/4582B26900000578-4999838-image-a-33_1508483506171.jpg)
Petty vampires walk by the mall as fans pay tribute to the great rock star after his death from cardiac arrest at the beginning of the month
![Capes, face paint and plenty of fun: Petty fans pay tribute to the star in their own way after he died aged 66](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/20/08/4582E9B200000578-4999838-image-a-37_1508483584367.jpg)
Capes, face paint and plenty of fun: Petty fans pay tribute to the star in their own way after he died aged 66
![A fan holds a candle while wearing bat earrings for the Tom Petty Memorial Vampire Walk down Ventura Boulevard](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/20/08/4582E70100000578-4999838-image-a-44_1508483623203.jpg)
A fan holds a candle while wearing bat earrings for the Tom Petty Memorial Vampire Walk down Ventura Boulevard