HEART—ANN and NANCYWILSON–will extend their massive “Love Alive” cross-country summer tour into the fall with dates now taking the group through October. New dates include stops in Newark, Little Rock, Memphis, Kansas City, St. Paul and more with Joan Jett & The Blackhearts joining as very special guests and Lucie Silvas opening.
Tickets for the newly announced shows (indicated below) go on sale beginning Friday, June 21 at 10:00 AM (local time) at LiveNation.com. Tickets for the initial dates are on sale now. Citi is the official presale credit card for the tour. As such, Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase presale tickets beginning Tuesday, June 18 at 10:00 AM local time until Thursday, June 20 at 10:00 PM local time through Citi EntertainmentSM. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com.
The group’s first tour in three years kicks off Tuesday, July 9 at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in St. Louis, MOand will include stops in Chicago, Atlanta, Houston, Denver, and Los Angeles at the historic Hollywood Bowl, before wrapping October 13.
Produced by Live Nation, the now 48-city trek by the trend-setting, multiple-platinum Rock & Roll Hall of Famelegends will include a stellar line-up with Joan Jett & The Blackhearts joining the majority of shows. The first leg of the tour will also include Sheryl Crow, Brandi Carlile, Elle King and Lucie Silvas as special guests. See full itinerary and details below for a breakdown of which shows these artists will be appearing on with HEART.
HEART will partner with REVERB for this tour, to reduce the environmental footprint of the events while also engaging fans in local and national causes each night in the concourse. For more information, visit REVERB.org.
HEART “LOVE ALIVE” 2019 TOUR DATES
DATE
CITY
VENUE
Tue
7/9
St. Louis, MO +&
Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Thu
7/11
Chicago, IL +&
Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Sun
7/14
Toronto, ON +#
Budweiser Stage
Tue
7/16
Montreal, QC +#
Centre Bell
Wed
7/17
Mansfield, MA +#
Xfinity Center
Sat
7/20
Hartford, CT +#
Xfinity Theatre
Sun
7/21
Saratoga Springs, NY +&
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Tue
7/23
Bangor, ME +#
Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion
Wed
7/24
Gilford, NH +#
Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
Fri
7/26
Darien Center, NY ^#
Darien Lake Amphitheater
Sat
7/27
Cincinnati, OH #
Riverbend Music Theater
Mon
7/29
Bethel, NY +#
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Tue
7/30
Syracuse, NY +#
St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview
Thu
8/1
Burgettstown, PA ^#
KeyBank Pavilion
Fri
8/2
Camden, NJ ^#
BB&T Pavilion
Sun
8/4
Cleveland, OH ^#
Blossom Music Theater
Mon
8/5
Detroit, MI ^#
DTE Energy Music Pavilion
Wed
8/7
Indianapolis, IN ^#
Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
Thu
8/8
Nashville, TN ^#
Ascend Amphitheater
Sat
8/10
Raleigh, NC ^#
Coastal Credit Union Music Park
Sun
8/11
Virginia Beach, VA ^#
Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
Tue
8/13
Columbia, MD ^#
Merriweather Post Pavilion
Wed
8/14
Charlotte, NC ^#
PNC Music Pavilion
Fri
8/16
West Palm Beach, FL #
Coral Sky Amphitheater
Sat
8/17
Tampa, FL ^#
MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheater
Mon
8/19
Atlanta, GA %#
Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
Tue
8/20
Birmingham, AL %#
Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
Thu
8/22
Houston, TX ^#
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Fri
8/23
Dallas, TX #
Dos Equis Pavilion
Sun
8/25
Albuquerque, NM ^#
Isleta Amphitheater
Tue
8/27
Chula Vista, CA ^#
North Island Credit Union Amphitheater
Wed
8/28
Phoenix, AZ ^#
Ak-Chin Pavilion
Thu
8/30
Salt Lake City, UT
USANA Amphitheater
Sat
8/31
Denver, CO ^#
Pepsi Center
Tue
9/3
Portland, OR ^#
Sunlight Supply Amphitheater
Wed
9/4
Tacoma, WA ^#
Tacoma Dome
Fri
9/6
Concord, CA ^#
Concord Pavilion
Sun
9/8
Las Vegas, NV ^
Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort
Mon
9/9
Hollywood, CA ^#
Hollywood Bowl
HEART‘s additional tour dates are as follows:
DATE
CITY
VENUE
THU
9/26
Wantagh, NY
Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater^
FRI
9/27
Newark, NJ
Prudential Center^
SAT
9/28
Toledo, OH
The Huntington Center^
TUE
10/1
Little Rock, AR
Verizon Arena^&
WED
10/2
Tulsa, OK
BOK Center*
FRI
10/4
Memphis, TN
FedExForum^&
SAT
10/5
Lafayette, LA
CAJUNDOME^
MON
10/7
Des Moines, IA
Wells Fargo Arena*
TUE
10/8
Kansas City, MO
Starlight Theatre^&
SAT
10/12
Milwaukee, WI
Fiserv Forum^&
SUN
10/13
St. Paul, MN
Xcel Energy Center^&
*non-Live Nation show, onsale 6/28
+with Sheryl Crow
^with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
&Lucie Silvas opening
#Elle King opening
%with Brandi Carlile
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About HEART:
When Ann and Nancy Wilson formed HEART, the idea of two women leading a rock band was still groundbreaking. From the moment 1976‘s Dreamboat Annie was released, they became stars. With hits like “Magic Man,” “Crazy On You,” “Barracuda,” “Alone,” “What About Love,” and “These Dreams,” the band became one of the biggest hit-makers in the seventies and eighties selling more than 35 million records. In 2012, their memoir Kicking & Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul and Rock & Roll became a New York Times bestseller, and in 2013 the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
About JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS:
Joan Jett is an originator, an innovator, and a visionary. As the leader of the hard- rocking Blackhearts, with whom she has become a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, she’s had eight platinum and gold albums and nine Top 40 singles, including the classics “Bad Reputation,” “I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll,” “I Hate Myself For Loving You,” and “Crimson and Clover.” Her independent record label, Blackheart Records, was founded in 1980 after she was rejected by no less than 23 labels. Blackheart is one of the longest running indie labels and continues to give voice to new bands. Jett has acted in movies and television, including 1987’s Light Of Day, and in a Tony-nominated Broadway musical, The Rocky Horror Show. She has appeared on such acclaimed television shows as Oprah (the last season) and Law and Order.
As a producer, she has overseen albums by Bikini Kill, Circus Lupus, as well as the Germs’ LA punk masterpiece, GI.
Her music has become a permanent force in mainstream culture. A version of “I Hate Myself for Loving You” was reworked for NBC’s Sunday Night Football theme song, “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night”, and was performed for 9 seasons by the likes of Pink, Faith Hill and Carrie Underwood. Her music is heard in countless films and TV shows including Easy – A, Kick Ass, The Runaways, Shrek, Baby Mama, and many more.
Since co-founding the Runaways, the pioneering all-girl punk quintet, at age 15, Jett’s determination and drive have kept her in the public eye. Jett was able to see her story told in The Runaways, the film based on (lead singer of The Runaways) Cherie Currie’s book Neon Angel starring Kristen Stewart as Jett, and her fellow A-lister Dakota Fanning as Currie. Jett was close to the project: She served as an executive producer. Jett and the Blackhearts released their latest record, ‘Unvarnished,’ in 2013 and continue touring the globe to throngs of adoring fans.
Joan Jett has spent her lifetime breaking barriers and challenging expectations – this is, after all, a woman who is both a spokesperson for PETA and a devoted supporter of the US Military. She’s fought hard for all of her historic accomplishments, yet she remains humble and appreciative.
“I’ve had a blessed career,” she says. “I consider myself so lucky to have been able to do things my own way.”
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With her new album KICKS out today (June 7), singer, songwriter and musician RICKIE LEE JONEShas released a video for “Nagasaki,” the album’s second single. For her version of the song–which was first performed by the Ipana Troubadours in 1928 and was most famously recorded by the Benny Goodman Quartet in 1952–JONES gives the track a traditional jazz offering of tight three-part harmonies.
For the clip, RICKIE LEE teamed with award-winning animator/film maker Ben Clarkson to create an anime clip with cameos from Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un plus the superhero on the KICKS album cover who defeats the monsters and saves the world. Watch the “Nagasaki” video here.
KICKSspans two decades (50s-70s) of pop, rock and jazz,presenting her unique and sophisticated interpretations of these songs. JONES is that rare musician who has transcended the singer/songwriter mantle by incorporating different radio genres from the get-go and she continues that tradition on the forthcoming album. It is fitting that one of the American treasures of songwriters should be comfortable with this diverse collection of the great songwriters of the 20th century. KICKS was created entirely in New Orleans,using local musicians,mixers and studios. Produced by RICKIE LEE JONES with her band-mate,vibraphonist Mike Dillion, it features 10 songs of a highly infectious nature.
Here’s some early critical feedback for KICKS:
The album, “seems to sit more snugly alongside Jones’ own material,” says GLIDE MAGAZINE in their review. “Rarely has a singer-songwriter inhabited other people’s work so completely, but Jones proves herself, again, as one of the most inventive and imaginative interpreters operating today – it’s to her credit that she can, as ever, make 70s radio mainstays make perfect sense alongside jazz jewels from the 40s. These supposedly disparate threads are tied up in an Americana wash of guitars, vibes, and pedal steel…Kicks succeeds in introducing fresh perspectives to songs that are decades old, some of them well-worn, some of them hidden gems…Alongside co-producer and vibraphonist Mike Dillion, she has crafted an album that feels of a piece: warm, welcoming, and infectious, sitting comfortably in her catalog.”
COACHELLA VALLEY WEEKLY says, “Even when she’s covering songs by Rock N’ Roll stalwarts, she manages to subvert expectations. Tackling tracks by America, Steve Miller Band and Elton John…Rickie Lee doesn’t really interpret other people’s songs, she re-interprets, recalibrates and reconfigures music that speaks to her, rendering it a deeply felt and personal experience. That’s her gift. This album mirrors the musical education she began with her father, effortlessly blending genres and blurring boundaries. 40 years on, she remains a sui generis talent, who isn’t afraid to color outside the lines.”
The album cover, by artist Peregrine Honig, is a super-hero woman in boxing gloves. Sound like anyone we know? RICKIE LEE JONES, superhero, with a super weapon smile! “In times like these,”Miss Jones smiles, “a smile can be subversive. Here is Rickie Lee‘s musical smile.”
Miss Jones’ own label, OSOD (other side of desire), released KICKS with Thirty Tigers distributing. The album is available here, along with a variety of official KICKS merchandise including t-shirts, posters, totes and other items. In addition, fans can pre-order the album via traditional sites: All Retail; Spotify; iTunes, Apple and Amazon; all pre-orders receive the “Lonely People” instant grat track with the purchase of the pre-release of the album.
The KICKS track listing is as follows:
“Bad Company” (Bad Company, 1974)
“My Fathers Gun” (Elton John, 1970)
“Lonely People” (America, 1974)
“Houston” (Sanford Clark, 1964; made famous by Dean Martin, 1965)
“You’re Nobody ‘Til Somebody Loves You” (Russ Morgan, 1944; made famous by Dean Martin, 1960/1964)
“Nagasaki” (Ipana Troubadours, 1928; most famous by Benny Goodman Quartet, 1952)
“Mack The Knife” (Louis Armstrong, 1956; made famous by Bobby Darin, 1958)
“Quicksilver Girl” (Steve Miller Band, 1968)
“End Of The World” (Skeeter Davis, 1962)
“Cry” (Ruth Casey, 1951; made famous by Johnnie Ray and the Four Lads, 1951)
In support of the album, RICKIE LEEJONES will perform a run of U.S. dates. Her initial 2019 tour dates are as follows:
