AZCentral‘s Ed Masley is reporting that as the members of Heart were preparing to take the stage at PHX Arena, formerly Footprint Center, in Phoenix on Thursday, March 6, their tour photographer came out to share the news that Ann Wilson would be performing in a wheelchair less than a year after rescheduling the tour to complete chemotherapy for cancer.
“It is not the cancer, OK?” the photographer added. “The cancer has not returned. What’s happened is one week before the tour, Ann had an accident and broke three parts of her elbow. It was quite painful. And let me tell you what. You’d better know, Ann Wilson was presented with the idea to cancel this show and she said, ‘Hell no.'”
In a recent episode of Wilson’s podcast After Dinner Thinks with Ann Wilson, the singer explained, “I chose to sit because then I can just concentrate on singing and not on keeping my balance and having somebody out there catching me when I reel to the side.”
And to be clear, her voice remains a fiery force of nature that at times felt as though it may have aged into an even more expressive instrument in the 50 years since Heart released their debut album, Dreamboat Annie.
Of course, it also felt at times like she was backing down from certain notes that would’ve sounded almost effortless when she was in her 20s, the way most singers of a certain age begin to do. She didn’t even try to hit those high notes on that “down, down, down, down on my knees” part of the chorus hook to “Barracuda,” for example.
Read the full story, and see a photo gallery, at AZCentral.com.
SoCalLiveitLive has posted video from Heart’s March 3 show at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA. Watch below:
Heart recently announced a string of US dates in May/June, dubbed “An Evening With Heart”. The trek kick off on May 31 in Atlantic City, NJ, and concludes on June 28 in Hollywood, FL.
Says Heart: “We are thrilled to announce An Evening With Heart — a special tour coming to a city near you this year with two sets each night!”
Tickets are available at heart-music.com/, where you’ll also find the band’s complete tour itinerary.
“An Evening With Heart” dates:
May
31 – Atlantic City, NJ – Hard Rock
June
1 – Vienna, VA – Wolf Trap
3 – Lexington, KY – Rupp Arena
4 – Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre
6 – Highland Park, IL – Ravinia Festival
7 – Hinckley, MN – Grand Casino Hinckly Amphitheatre
10 – Evansville, IN – Ford Center
12 – St. Louis, MO – The Fabulous Fox
14 – Grand Prairie, TX – Texas Trust CU Theatre
15 – Cedar Point, TX – H-E-B Center
17 – Sugar Land, TX – Smart Financial Centre
18 – Baton Rouge, LA – Raising Cane’s River Center
20 – Birmingham, AL – Legacy Arena at the BJCC
22 – North Charleston, SC – North Charleston Coliseum
24 – Jacksonville, FL – VuStar Veterans Memorial Arena
25 – Estero, FL – Hertz Arena
27 – Orlando, FL – Kia Center
28 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live
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“It is not the cancer, OK?” the photographer added. “The cancer has not returned. What’s happened is one week before the tour, Ann had an accident and broke three parts of her elbow. It was quite painful. And let me tell you what. You’d better know, Ann Wilson was presented with the idea to cancel this show and she said, ‘Hell no.'”
In a recent episode of Wilson’s podcast After Dinner Thinks with Ann Wilson, the singer explained, “I chose to sit because then I can just concentrate on singing and not on keeping my balance and having somebody out there catching me when I reel to the side.”
And to be clear, her voice remains a fiery force of nature that at times felt as though it may have aged into an even more expressive instrument in the 50 years since Heart released their debut album, Dreamboat Annie.
Of course, it also felt at times like she was backing down from certain notes that would’ve sounded almost effortless when she was in her 20s, the way most singers of a certain age begin to do. She didn’t even try to hit those high notes on that “down, down, down, down on my knees” part of the chorus hook to “Barracuda,” for example.
Read the full story, and see a photo gallery, at AZCentral.com.
SoCalLiveitLive has posted video from Heart’s March 3 show at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA. Watch below:
Heart recently announced a string of US dates in May/June, dubbed “An Evening With Heart”. The trek kick off on May 31 in Atlantic City, NJ, and concludes on June 28 in Hollywood, FL.
Says Heart: “We are thrilled to announce An Evening With Heart — a special tour coming to a city near you this year with two sets each night!”
Tickets are available at heart-music.com/, where you’ll also find the band’s complete tour itinerary.
“An Evening With Heart” dates:
May
31 – Atlantic City, NJ – Hard Rock
June
1 – Vienna, VA – Wolf Trap
3 – Lexington, KY – Rupp Arena
4 – Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre
6 – Highland Park, IL – Ravinia Festival
7 – Hinckley, MN – Grand Casino Hinckly Amphitheatre
10 – Evansville, IN – Ford Center
12 – St. Louis, MO – The Fabulous Fox
14 – Grand Prairie, TX – Texas Trust CU Theatre
15 – Cedar Point, TX – H-E-B Center
17 – Sugar Land, TX – Smart Financial Centre
18 – Baton Rouge, LA – Raising Cane’s River Center
20 – Birmingham, AL – Legacy Arena at the BJCC
22 – North Charleston, SC – North Charleston Coliseum
24 – Jacksonville, FL – VuStar Veterans Memorial Arena
25 – Estero, FL – Hertz Arena
27 – Orlando, FL – Kia Center
28 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live
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