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Post by Kiki on Apr 10, 2003 9:04:44 GMT -5
"Look for the Heart to hit the road again this summer on the Alive in America tour with Inez and Smith back in the lineup, and guitarist Gilby Clarke (news) (Guns 'N Roses) and keyboardist Darrien Sahanajas (Brian Wilson (news)) along for the ride. The run will kick off June 13 in Post Falls, Idaho, and is set to wrap Aug. 8 in Kelseyville, Calif. For more information, or to pre-order the DVD or VHS, visit Heart's official Web site (http://www.annandnancy.com).
thanx to Josh DNB-mailinglist
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Post by Kiki on Apr 10, 2003 9:06:00 GMT -5
DATE VENUE CITY ON SALE ORDER JUNE/JULY 2003 Jun 13, Fri Greyhound Park Post Falls, ID Apr 3 - Jun 14, Sat White River Amph. Seattle, WA Apr 5 - Jun 15, Sun Idaho Center Amph. Boise, ID Apr 11 - Jun 17, Tue Fiddlers Green Denver, CO May 3 - Jun 19, Thu Arena Theatre Houston, TX Mar 7 - Jun 21, Sat Shelby Farms Memphis, TN May 19 - Jun 22, Sun Chastain Park Atlanta, GA Mar 29 - Jun 24, Tue Mizner Park Amph. Boca Raton, FL Mar 21 - Jun 26, Thu House of Blues Orlando, FL Mar 29 - Jun 27, Fri Beau Rivage Biloxi, MS Mar 17 - Jun 28, Sat AmSouth Amph. Nashville, TN Apr 19 - Jun 30, Mon House of Blues Myrtle Beach, SC Mar 29 - Jul 1, Tue Harbor Center Portsmouth, VA May 3 - Jul 2, Wed Wolf Trap Vienna, VA Apr 5 - Jul 3, Thu Kahuna Summer Stage Wilmington, DE TBD - Jul 5, Sat Trump Marina - Cayman Ballroom Atlantic City, NJ Apr 26 - Jul 6, Sun Foxwoods Ledyard, CT May 29 - Jul 9, Wed Hampton Beach Ballroom Hampton Beach, NH Mar 7 - Jul 10, Thu Fleet Pavilion Boston, MA Amex: Apr2 OnSale: Apr 5 - Jul 11, Fri Summer Stage Big Flats, NY Late April - Jul 12, Sat Nautica Pavilion Cleveland, OH Pre: Mar 31 OnSale: Apr 2 - Jul 15, Tue Fraze Pavilion Dayton, OH Presale: TBD OnSale: Apr 19 - Jul 17, Thu Clio Area Amph. Clio, MI Apr 12 - Jul 18, Fri Fond du Lac Country Fair Fond du Lac, WI End of April - Jul 19, Sat Tweeter Center - WLUP LoopFest Chicago IL Announce on Tues - Jul 20, Sun Rock Fest Cadott, WI Mar 8 - Jul 22, Tue Pikes Peak Center Colorado Springs, CO May 5/TBD - Jul 24, Thu Anselmo Valencia Amph. Tuscon, AZ - - Jul 25, Fri Pechanga Casino Temecula, CA Now Avail - Jul 26, Sat Penchanga Casino Temecula, CA - - Jul 28, Mon Lancaster Performing Arts Center Lancaster, CA - - Jul 29, Tue Viejas San Diego, CA Mar 21 BUY Jul 30, Wed Viejas San Diego, CA Mar 21 BUY AUGUST 2003 Aug 1, Fri Las Vegas Hilton Theater Las Vegas, NV May 31 - Aug 2, Sat Las Vegas Hilton Theater Las Vegas, NV - - Aug 3, Sun Greek Theater Los Angeles, CA TBD - Aug 4, Mon Ventura Country Fair Ventura, CA TBD - Aug 6, Wed Mountain Winery Saratoga, CA Apr 6 - Aug 7, Thu Mountain Winery Saratoga, CA Apr 6 - Aug 8, Fri Konocti Field Amph. Kelseyville, CA Presale: Mar 14 Onsale: Mar 16 -
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Post by Tag on Apr 10, 2003 11:01:36 GMT -5
cool tour, but why doesn't he come to Europe
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Post by xtine on Apr 11, 2003 21:09:10 GMT -5
Hi everybody- I'm new here. I just wanted to let everyone know I got my ticket to see Gilby w/Heart here in Seattle. I'm very excited. I'm not much of a Heart fan,tho. But, I have to see him anytime he plays here! Yay!
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Post by MRBROWNSTONE on Apr 11, 2003 23:07:00 GMT -5
Hi everybody- I'm new here. I just wanted to let everyone know I got my ticket to see Gilby w/Heart here in Seattle. I'm very excited. I'm not much of a Heart fan,tho. But, I have to see him anytime he plays here! Yay! That's great you have tickets. That's the show on the tour also. Hey don't forget to post a review of the show please.
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Post by xtine on Apr 13, 2003 1:16:34 GMT -5
Oh, I will. It's going to be hard to wait until June, tho.
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Post by crankyspice on Apr 19, 2003 2:16:38 GMT -5
June...I have to wait til July . I'll have to find other shows to keep me busy in the meantime.
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Post by GypsySoul on May 28, 2003 16:23:19 GMT -5
Billboard (newspaper) May 31, 2003 Quote. TOURING - Venue Views - by Ray Waddell
HEART'S AFIRE: Before grunge had anything to do with the local music scene, the Wilson sisters were the rock'n'roll queens of Seattle, as the aesthetic and musical focal points of 1970s rock band Heart. Ann's searing, soaring vocals and Nancy's perfect harmonies and tasty guitar licks, along with their songwriting style, propelled the group to the top of the charts and arena-headliner status. Heart is touring hard this summer on a diverse route with an intriguing cast of players. The trek is in support of a new double-disc Super Audio CD on Epic/Legacy and a live performance DVD, both titled Alive in Seattle. Heart's Alive in America tour begins June 13 and plays a diverse range of primarily outdoor venues, including amphitheaters, theaters, fairs, casinos, wineries, and alternative venues. While the Wilsons are indisputably the soul of Heart, they are high on the band put together for the tour, which includes Mike Inez (Alice in Chains, Ozzy Osbourne) on bass, Gilby Clarke (Guns N' Roses) on guitar, Ben Smith (Love-mongers) on drums, and Darian Sahanaja (Wondermints, Brian Wilson) on keyboards. "This should be fun," Nancy Wilson says. "These are great players and great harmony singers as well." The band will perform classic Heart songs like "Crazy on You," "Magic Man," "Dog and Butterfly," and "Barracuda." But it is also rehearsing four or five new songs that will be on a new studio record due in spring 2004. Wilson says the band will rearrange some of the classic material to give it a fresh feel onstage. She recalls, "Last sumer (on tour) we did a version of 'Alone' with just acoustic guitars, and it was really powerful this way." Wilson adds that being the touring veterans that they are, the band's contract and production riders are quite different from those in the 1970s. "The rider is actually simpler now," she says. "Back then, there was this nouveau riche rock attitude in the band. We'd tell the runner stuff like, "Go to a Chinese herb store and find me a ginseng root, the oldest possible root, and the one most in the shape of a man, and bring it back to the Greenville arena.' The poor guy." Wilson says that instead of a decadent rock'n'roll atmosphere, her tour bus has a "kids-and-dogs vibe" today, with her husband, writer/director Cameron Crowe (Almost Famous, Vanilla Sky), and 3-year-old twin boys often visiting on the road. She calls it "Very organic." Despite all the new available touring technogology, Wilson points out that "The amplifiers with the best sound are often the older gear or a combination of newer takes on older gear. The newest innovation is the in-ear monitors. If you have the mix that you want, it really goes well and you don't end up over-singing and blowing out your voice. Of course, you have to have an in-ear mixer guy that doesn't mess with your head too much." When Heart plays AmSouth Amphitheater in Antioch, Tenn., near Nashville June 28, country songstress Deanan Carter will open the show. Wilson says the band has no qualms about a country act, albeit a decidedly hip one, opening a show for the hard-rocking Heart. She says, "The llines are so blurred now (that) everything cross-pollinates."
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Post by Gilby Admirer on May 28, 2003 18:15:11 GMT -5
Thanks for posting the article Gypsy! ;D
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Post by GypsySoul on May 28, 2003 20:01:41 GMT -5
Sorry I didn't space it better so that it would be easier on the eyes to read. Did you notice where it says: (Heart) "is also rehearsing four or five new songs that will be on a new studio record due in spring 2004." I wonder if Gilby will play guitar and sing on all the songs on that album? Or will it be a mixture of B4Gilby & w/Gilby? Maybe you could ask him in the next round of questions. I know how much Gilby likes "red haired sluts" so when you talk to him make sure you tell him that I am and will always be.... /SebsSexSlave
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Post by GypsySoul on Jun 16, 2003 8:18:27 GMT -5
This was the only review of the Seattle show I could find. It really doesn't say anything at all.
(quote) SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
Heart opens new venue in classic style Wilson sisters' hard-rocking concert kicks off outdoor concert site, the White River Amphitheatre
Monday, June 16, 2003
By GENE STOUT SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER POP MUSIC CRITIC
Mount Rainier was a no-show, but nearly everything else about the new White River Amphitheatre was right on the mark.
MUSIC REVIEW HEART, BERLIN AND CARRIE AKRE
WHEN: Saturday
WHERE: White River Amphitheatre After years of anticipation, the 98-acre concert facility in Auburn finally opened Saturday with a hard-rocking concert by local superstars Heart, who took the new state-of-the-art concert venue on a high-revving, heart-pounding test drive with classic songs "Crazy on You," "Magic Man" and "Barracuda."
Concertgoers in the reserved section responded by screaming, hollering and drumming on the backs of the thousands of bright-red plastic seats, whose hollow construction created a hearty rumble.
"This is the greatest night of my life!" said an ecstatic Cailin Stadnyk, a 26-year-old singer-actor from Vancouver, B.C., who attended the concert with best friend and fellow actor Sophie Olson, 25. The animated pair screamed, leaped from their seats and thrust their arms into the air every time Heart played a favorite song.
"The whole reason I got into singing and acting is because of Ann Wilson," she said referring to Heart's powerful lead singer. Stadnyk, who has two plants at home named "Ann" and "Nancy," said she and Olson would be back in a heartbeat to attend another show at White River.
"We're going to check the Internet and when there's something we like, we're definitely coming," Stadnyk said.
"It's just amazing, an amazing place," Olson added.
The concert at the 20,000-capacity venue drew about 11,000 concertgoers, a comfortable number for an inaugural event that raised concerns about traffic and parking. Despite a bottleneck at the exit to state Route 164 from Highway 18 in Auburn, traffic flowed steadily into the giant, 6,000-vehicle parking lot. But those who arrived late complained of heavy, slow-moving traffic.
Concertgoer Kathy Batey was among those who arrived early for the 5 p.m. ribbon cutting. She took the free shuttle from the Auburn Super Mall and rode a yellow school bus to the site.
"That's the way to go," said Batey, who also scored a pair of super-cheap $5 lawn tickets on eBay.
Heart's Ann and Nancy Wilson made a brief appearance at the ribbon cutting at the main entrance, which features a carved wooden canoe and jumping salmon. Nancy's husband, celebrated screenwriter and director Cameron Crowe, also showed up in faded jeans, black hooded sweatshirt and about four days of facial hair. He was there just long enough to snap a few photos of the sisters before disappearing.
Members of the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Bill Graham Presents and Clear Channel Entertainment, who operate the venue in partnership, as well as King County Executive Ron Sims and members of the county council, were on hand for the opening ceremony. Sims gushed about the venue, calling it "the most beautiful (outdoor) cultural center in the United States of America."
It's certainly the biggest in western Washington, setting a new standard for outdoor venues in the Northwest.
Built at a cost of more than $30 million, the amphitheater is expected to create a cultural and financial boom for the Muckleshoots. Tribal leader John Daniels Jr. called the day "a turning point for the Muckleshoot Tribe and a step toward a brighter future."
Daniels also greeted the facility's first ticketholder, Elizabeth Rouse of Everett. "I'm really excited to see Heart," she said, beaming. "But I didn't realize it was the grand opening."
Once inside, concertgoers headed in all directions. The sprawling venue features paved walkways, street lamps and extensive landscaping. Nearly a dozen concessions offered food and beverages, and beer and wine were plentiful. Concertgoers were free to take alcohol purchased on site to their seats or anywhere on the grounds, though under the watchful eyes of "beverage enforcement" personnel who checked for underage drinking as well as smoking in unauthorized areas.
Before the show, Seattle singer-songwriter Carrie Akre of Hammerbox and Goodness performed a mini-concert on the First Stage not far from the main entrance.
Food concessions served such items as Lousiana hot sausages, Indian tacos and fry bread, cheeseburgers, barbecue sandwiches, fish and chips, teriyaki bento and the Rockstar dog, a jumbo hot dog. The concession areas had a festive carnival atmosphere, with stiltwalkers and other costumed characters contributing to the fun.
Four permanent restrooms with sinks and flush toilets are part of a long list of amenities at the user-friendly amphitheater. And the women's restrooms are twice as large as the men's, resulting in short lines.
The reserved area, which seats 8,500 concertgoers in box and fixed seats, was packed for the grand opening. But the 11,500-capacity lawn, where low-back chairs can be rented for $5, was sparsely populated. Sightlines throughout the reserved and lawn areas are clear of obstructions. There really isn't a bad seat in the house.
The roof covering the reserved area is an engineering marvel. Its delta shape resembles a giant Stealth fighter, and it's designed so that not a single reserved seat is located behind a pole or support column. With fixed seats, two 30-by-40-foot video screens and a state-of the art, super-wide stage, the reserved area feels like an enormous opera house without walls. Sound is excellent throughout, even at the far upper edge of the huge lawn.
Sean Kinney, former drummer for Alice in Chains, was among those checking out the venue on its first day. "I'm glad it's here," he said. "We needed something like this."
A pet beagle from the Heart entourage wandered on stage during Berlin's opening set, which featured such past hits as "The Metro," "Take My Breath Away" and "Sex (I'm A)." Lead singer Terri Nunn, whose group recently performed at the Ballard Firehouse, was thrilled to be the first act to take the Main Stage on opening day. Heart has long been one of her favorite bands.
"We're in various stages of ecstasy," she told the cheering crowd.
Heart, which recorded its first hits in the 1970s, began its set shortly before 9 p.m. "The Witch," a Northwest favorite by the Sonics, was among the early selections in a nearly two-hour show filled with past hits, four new songs and several covers by Elton John, Harry Nilsson and Led Zeppelin.
Backing the Wilsons in the new Heart were guitarist Gilby Clarke, bassist Mike Inez (of Alice in Chains), drummer Ben Smith and keyboardist Darian Sahanaja.
Despite outstanding sound quality, Ann Wilson's between-song commentary wasn't always clear in the close-in 100 section. But Wilson was clearly enjoying herself.
"Thanks for being here," she said. "It means a lot after all this time."
Hundreds of concertgoers sported blinking, heart-shaped souvenir lapel pins.
Among the new songs Heart will record for its next studio album were the powerful rocker "Move On" and the softer ballad "Lost Angel," which Ann Wilson described as "a balm for hard times."
The group's two encores featured such songs as the powerful, explosive "Minstral Wind" and the beautiful "Dreamboat Annie," featuring Ann on flute and Nancy on acoustic guitar. The sisters embraced before saying goodbye to the crowd at 10:40 p.m.
The dreaded gridlock didn't materialize for a reporter who left the parking lot at 11 p.m. The slow but steady drive back to downtown Auburn, the toughest part of the return trip, took about 30 minutes (end quote)
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Post by GypsySoul on Jun 18, 2003 8:41:27 GMT -5
This is the review from the Denver, CO show. They rated the show a "C". I added the bold to the passing reference (diss) to the back-up band.
(quote) Heart pumps old songs, but life is in newer ones By Mark Brown, Rocky Mountain News June 18, 2003
What, exactly, constitutes Heart these days?
Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson are onstage doing songs they wrote as Heart in the '70s and '80s. Then again, they were doing basically the same thing in an acoustic setting under the name the Lovemongers a few years back.
The difference now is the guitars are mostly electric and they've pulled in some low-chemistry ringers from defunct metal bands to back them up.
The resulting show at Fiddler's Green Tuesday night was a good-natured but mostly unremarkable bit of nostalgia. It was a hits-and-miss affair, sounding glorious at times, tired and ragged at others.
Some of the low points weren't necessarily the Wilsons' fault. The sound mix was dodgy at best; the sisters' voices often had a hard time cutting through, and the drums were poorly miked into a dull cardboard thud.
Nancy Wilson is still a hot guitarist with hard riffs and leg kicks. Ann Wilson's voice is still great in a low growl, but she was noticeably conserving it on the high notes of Straight On. Then again, she was full-on for Alone.
The sisters are trying to revive the band; a new live album and DVD will be followed by a new studio album. Some of that album was previewed Tuesday night. The four new songs were a mixed bag; Move On recycled some AC/DC riffs in an uninspired way.
Lost Angel, on the other hand, was a new acoustic classic that showcased everything good about the Wilsons.
The hits came fast and furious Barracuda, Crazy On You, Magic Man -- along with their mandatory Led Zeppelin cover (Black Dog this time, after shows in the past covered Rock and Roll and The Battle of Evermore).
A gorgeous 12-string version of Elton John's Mona -Lisas and Mad Hatters outshined even the Indigo Girls' shimmering version and brought out Ann Wilson's most inspired singing of the night. Indeed, that song seemed to mean more to the sisters than many of their own hits.
In fact, most of the highlights were those lower-key moments. These Dreams was gorgeous in an unplugged mode, a reminder of the sweetness of Nancy Wilson's solo acoustic Live at McCabe's CD a few years back.
So what exactly is Heart now? Maybe it's a franchise that would best be respectfully retired. The Wilsons are still great musicians, but they're no longer great rock stars, and that's what their biggest hits require. They've got better music to do in front of them than to try and re-create past glories. (end quote)
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Post by GypsySoul on Jun 22, 2003 15:35:36 GMT -5
FINALLY A POSITIVE REVIEW This is from the Memphis, TN show Edit Note by Gypsy: I added the bold to the Gilby/guitar jam mention.
(quote) Heavy and light, Heart keeps beat CONCERT REVIEW
By Bill Ellis
June 22, 2003
No band better personified the extremes of the '70s rock experience than Heart, who could be unashamedly sentimental and soft one minute and rock out as hard as any metal outfit the next.
OK, they did have an exceptional role model in era legend Led Zeppelin, but Heart also added an undeniable pop punch that has given the band more than 20 Top 40 hits over three decades. Several thousand fans showed up to hear Heart at the inaugural Shelby Farms Music Series concert on Saturday, according to event promoter Archangel Entertainment.
Led by sibling frontwomen Ann and Nancy Wilson - i.e., rock's earth mother goddess and her guitar-playing siren sister - the famed band revved up a bunch of golden oldies, mixed in tasty covers (including some Zep, naturally) and offered several new tunes that kept Heart from being just another veteran act on today's tour circuit.
With a band that featured former Ozzy Osbourne/Alice in Chains bassist Mike Inez and Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke, Heart - out on the road promoting the new double disc "live in Seattle" - reminded folks that darkly charismatic metal was a part of that city's musical diet long before grunge.
Among the hard-rocking highlights that Heart offered were Even It Up, Crazy on You, Kick It Out and Straight On, which grew out of a sly medley with Papa Was a Rolling Stone.
Some of the best moments, however, came from material the group is preparing for a new album, including the arena-made Move On and what is sure to be the next Heart classic, Lost Angel, which ventured from the mystic pop-folk they do so well into a burning guitar jam.
With her powerhouse whirling dervish of a soprano voice, lead singer Ann Wilson sounded surprisingly as strong as she did in the '80s. (end quote)
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Post by GypsySoul on Jul 6, 2003 22:33:59 GMT -5
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Post by GypsySoul on Jul 6, 2003 22:40:21 GMT -5
From the 'Heart' website: Gilby in Denver Gilby in Boca Gilby at Graceland
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