Heart 害羞草研究所� the pioneering band that melds Nancy Wilson害羞草研究所檚 shredding guitar with her sister Ann害羞草研究所檚 powerhouse vocals 害羞草研究所� is hitting the road this spring and fall for a world tour that Nancy Wilson describes as 害羞草研究所渢he full-on rocker size.害羞草研究所�

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The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers who gave us classic tracks like 害羞草研究所淢agic Man,害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所淐razy on You害羞草研究所� and 害羞草研究所淎lone害羞草研究所� will be playing all the hits, some tracks from of their solo albums 害羞草研究所� like Ann Wilson害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所淢iss One and Only害羞草研究所� and Nancy Wilson害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所淟ove Mistake害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所� and a new song called 害羞草研究所淩oll the Dice.害羞草研究所�

害羞草研究所淚 like to say we have really good problems because the problem we have is to choose between a bunch of different, really cool songs that people love already,害羞草研究所� says Nancy Wilson.

Like 害羞草研究所淏arracuda,害羞草研究所� a sonic burst which first appeared on the band害羞草研究所檚 second album, 害羞草研究所淟ittle Queen害羞草研究所� and is one of the band害羞草研究所檚 most memorable songs.

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The tour kicks off Saturday at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina, and will hit cities including Atlanta, Boston, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Detroit, as well as the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado. International dates include stops in London, Oslo, Berlin, Stockholm, Montreal and Glasgow.

The band害羞草研究所檚 Royal Flush Tour will have Cheap Trick as the opening act for many stops, but Def Leppard and Journey will join for three stadium dates in Cleveland, Toronto and Boston this summer.

Ann and Nancy Wilson will be filled out by Ryan Wariner (lead and rhythm guitar), Ryan Waters (guitars), Paul Moak (guitars, keyboards and backing vocals), Tony Lucido (bass and backing vocals) and Sean T. Lane (drums).

The tour is the first in several years for Heart, which was rocked by a body blow in 2016 when Ann Wilson害羞草研究所檚 husband was Nancy Wilson says that害羞草研究所檚 all in the past.

害羞草研究所淲e can take any kind of turbulence, me and Ann, and we害羞草研究所檝e always been OK together,害羞草研究所� she says. 害羞草研究所淲e害羞草研究所檙e still steering the ship and happy to do it together. So we害羞草研究所檙e tight.害羞草研究所�

The new tour will take them to Canada, which was warm to the band when they were starting out as what Nancy Wilson calls 害羞草研究所渁 couple of chicks from Seattle.害羞草研究所� She recalls Vancouver 害羞草研究所� where they will play Dec. 3 害羞草研究所� embracing Heart, and touring in one van across Canada in the dead of winter on two lane highways.

The Wilson sisters broke rock害羞草研究所檚 glass ceiling in the 害羞草研究所�70s and Nancy Wilson says they only had male influences to look to, like Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and the Moody Blues.

Now she says she looks out and loves seeing generations of female rockers. 害羞草研究所淵ou have and you have Billie Eilish and you have and so many amazing women 害羞草研究所� Maggie Rogers and Sheryl Crow, who calls us her big influence. And then might have Sheryl Crow as her influence. So it害羞草研究所檚 a really nice legacy to pass along. I like to say we害羞草研究所檙e the OG 害羞草研究所� the original gangsters 害羞草研究所� of women and rock.害羞草研究所�

Heart has made it into the Rock Hall, won Grammys, sold millions of albums and rocked hundreds of thousands of fans but Nancy Wilson has one place she害羞草研究所檇 still like to shine.

Next year will mark the 50th anniversary of their debut album, 害羞草研究所淒reamboat Annie,害羞草研究所� which was the same year that 害羞草研究所淪aturday Night Live害羞草研究所� started. 害羞草研究所淪o we害羞草研究所檙e actually kind of putting it out there 害羞草研究所� Heart never played on 害羞草研究所楽aturday Night Live.害羞草研究所� But what about the 50th birthday party with Heart?害羞草研究所�

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