The South By Southwest Music and Media Conference and Festival have just announced that Ann and Nancy Wilson of HEART will appear as featured speakers on Thursday, March 15th, 2012 in the Austin Convention Center. HEART will also perform at SXSW 2012 as showcasing artists, with date and venue information to be announced soon

More details @ http://sxsw.com/node/9789

From Motley Sue – I don’t have a schedule available at this time to share.

Heart will be touring…

They will not be playing as many dates as they did last year, but for the most part they are all going to be 90 minute sets.

Don’t look for anything in January – February is only the date in Anaheim

March will have a few dates

Nothing in April

The rest is too soon to announce… Here’s what we have so far….stay tuned

02.25.2012
CAL STATE FULLERTON BENEFIT – FEATURING HEART
HONDA CENTER, ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA

03.10.2012
NEWKIRK, OK
FIRST COUNCIL CASINO

03.11.2012
HOUSTON, TX
HOUSE OF BLUES

03.15.2012 HEART WILL SPEAK AND PLAY THE
SXSW MUSIC SHOW
AUSTIN CONVENTION CENTER AUSTIN, TEXAS

03.17.2012
WINSTAR CASINO
THACKERVILLE, OK

07.21.2012
WALKER, MN
MOONDANCE JAM MUSIC FESTIVAL

After an incredible Zeppelin intro Heart opened up with Zep’s Rock N Roll the crowd went crazy! As the set continued I noticed Ann was now playing flute on “These Dreams” with Nancy I though it brought so much more to the song. Ann was doing some serious new vocal aerobics on “Alone” and “Reign On Me” she is just memorizing to watch live.
As their set came to an end I saw lightening and heard thunder could not believe it was raining it was so surreal a great ending to an awesome set.

The Leps were up next great stage show and theatrics and someone must have turned up the PA cuz they were LOUD!
Highlights for me seeing Rick Savage up on the Amps jamming and hearing: “Rock On” by David Essex and Switch 625 off of “High N Dry”.

All in all a great Rock N Roll Line-up!

Heart & Def Leppard live in Australia – October 2011

Supporting Def Leppard:

June 15th 2011, Cruzan Amphitheater, West Palm Beach FL
June 17th 2011, 1-800-Ask Gary Amphitheater, Tampa FL
June 18th 2011, Aarons Amphitheater at Lakewood, Atlanta GA
June 19th 2011, Amphitheater at The Wharf, Orange Beach AL
June 22nd 2011, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Charlotte NC
June 24th 2011, Time Warner Cable Music Pavillion @ Walnut Creek, Raleigh NC
June 25th 2011, Virgina Beach Ampitheater, Virginia Beach VA
June 26th 2011, Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden NJ
June 29th 2011, Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain, Scranton PA
June 30th 2011, Comcast Center, Mansfield MA

July 2nd 2011, Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville CT
July 3rd 2011, Hershey Park Stadium, Hershey PA
July 5th 2011, Summerfest, Milwaukee WI
July 7th 2011, Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati OH
July 9th 2011, Jiffy Lube Live, Bristow VA
July 10th 2011, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs NY
July 12th 2011, Nikon at Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh NY
July 13th 2011 PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
July 15th 2011, First Midwest Bank Amphitheater, Tinley Park IL
July 17th 2011, Rock Fest, Cadott WI
July 19th 2011, BOK Center, Tulsa OK
July 20th 2011, Gexa Energy Pavilion, Dallas TX
July 22nd 2011, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston TX
July 23rd 2011, New Orleans Arena, New Orleans LA
July 24th 2011, AT&T Center, San Antonio TX

August 8th 2011, Buffalo Chip, Sturgis SD
August 10th 2011, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Maryland Heights MO
August 12th 2011, Verizon Wireless Music Center, Nobleville IN
August 13th 2011, Iowa State Fair, Des Moines IA
August 16th 2011, Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, ONT Canada
August 17th 2011, DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston MI
August 19th 2011, Kentucky State Fair, Louisville KY
August 20th 2011, First Niagara Pavilion, Burgettstown PA
August 21st 2011, Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien Center NY
August 24th 2011, Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls OH
August 26th 2011, Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul MN
August 27th 2011, Sprint Center, Kansas City MO
August 29th 2011, Comfort Dental Amphitheater, Englewood CO
August 31st 2011, USANA Amphitheater, West Valley City UT

September 2nd 2011, The Pavillion, Albuquerque NM
September 3rd 2011, Desert Sky Pavilion, Phoenix AZ
September 4th 2011, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas NV
September 7th 2011, Gibson Amphitheater, Los Angeles CA
September 9th 2011,Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View CA
September 11th 2011, Sleeptrain Amphitheater, Sacramento CA
September 14th 2011, Sleep Country Amphitheater, Portland OR
September 15th 2011, White River Amphitheater, Auburn WA

Special meet & greet opportunity for ‘ya in these cities during the upcoming tour of the USA with Def Leppard

Tampa
Atlanta
Raleigh
Boston
Hershey
Chicago
Dallas
New Orleans
Indianapolis
Toronto
Cleveland
Denver
Phoenix
Portland

June 15th 2011, Cruzan Amphitheater, West Palm Beach, FL
June 17th 2011, 1-800-Ask Gary Amphitheater, Tampa, FL
June 18th 2011, Aarons Amphitheater at Lakewood, Atlanta, GA
June 19th, Amphitheater at The Wharf, Orange Beach AL
June 22nd 2011, Time Warner Cable Music Pavillion @ Walnut Creek, Raleigh, NC
June 24th 2011, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Charlotte, NC
June 25th 2011, Virgina Beach Ampitheater, Virginia Beach, VA
June 26th 2011, Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, NJ
June 26th 2011, Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain, Scranton, PA
June 30th 2011, Comcast Center, Mansfield, MA

July 2nd 2011, Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT
July 3rd 2011, Hershey Park Stadium, Hershey, PA
July 5th 2011, Summerfest, Milwaukee, WI
July 7th 2011, Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH
July 9th 2011, Jiffy Lube Live, Bristow, VA
July 10th 2011, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
July 12th 2011, Nikon at Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, NY
July 13th 2011 PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ
July 15th 2011, First Midwest Bank Amphitheater, Tinley Park, IL
July 17th 2011, Rock Fest, Cadott, WI
July 19th 2011, BOK Center, Tulsa, OK
July 20th 2011, Gexa Energy Pavilion, Dallas, TX
July 22nd 2011, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston, TX
July 23rd 2011, New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, LA
July 24th 2011, AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX

August 10th 2011, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Maryland Heights, MO
August 12th 2011, Verizon Wireless Music Center, Nobleville, IN
August 13th 2011, Iowa State Fair, Des Moines, IA
August 16th 2011, Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, ONT, Canada
August 17th 2011, DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI
August 20th 2011, First Niagara Pavilion, Burgettstown, PA
August 21st 2011, Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien Center, NY
August 24th 2011, Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH
August 26th 2011, Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, MN
August 27th 2011, Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO
August 29th 2011, Comfort Dental Amphitheater, Englewood, CO
August 31st 2011, USANA Amphitheater, West Valley City, UT

September 2nd 2011, The Pavillion, Albuquerque, NM
September 3rd 2011, Desert Sky Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ
September 4th 2011, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV
September 7th 2011, Gibson Amphitheater, Los Angeles, CA
September 9th 2011, Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View CA (Rescheduled from Sept 10th)
September 14th 2011, Sleep Country Amphitheater, Portland, OR
September 15th 2011, White River Amphitheater, Auburn, WA

Heart performs “Desire Walks On” on Thursday, February 3rd, 2011 at Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Wilson sisters “strong, energetic, fun, and absolutely rockin”
Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart have reinvented themselves plenty over the past 35 years —bar-playing acoustic hippies to rock ‘n’ roll chicks to makeup and glitter girls of the 80s — and at their show at Mile One Centre Friday night, they proved they have no intention of giving up any time soon.
Mile One was Heart’s first stop on the Canadian leg of their tour in support of “Red Velvet Car,” their first album since 2004’s “Jupiter’s Darling.” The album debuted at No. 10 on the charts the first week of its release.
While the Mile One show wasn’t a sellout, there weren’t many empty seats, and it was a raucous crowd that was ready to rock, not content to stay sitting for very long. I didn’t see a single person under the age of 25, and only a handful under 30.
After an hour-long set by ginger-haired Cape Breton solo rocker Carmen Townsend — who was hand-picked to open the Canadian shows by Ann and Nancy — and a 20-minute intermission, the house lights dimmed, and incense burned on a corner of the stage. While I was expecting to hear the blazing opening riffs of “Crazy on You” or “Barracuda,” the show kicked off with spotlights on the band’s drummer and percussionist, who started the opening beats to “Cook With Fire,” from the “Dog and Butterfly” record. Out walked Nancy, joining in on the guitar, and then Ann, wearing sequined boots, a black dress and a black jacket with an Elvis-style sequined peace sign on the back, playing the flute.
“We have been welcomed like we’ve never been welcomed before. We’ve been Screeched in, kissed the fish, and we’re here to tell,” Ann told the crowd, before launching into “Straight On,” and then “What About Love.”
Switching between acoustic and electric guitars, 56-year-old Nancy was the most energetic of the sisters, literally running around in circles during riffs and doing high jumps. Ann, 60, sang with a voice that hasn’t changed since “Dreamboat Annie,” Heart’s first album, was released in the mid-1970s, and was every bit as strong on stage as on CD.

Some softer songs from “Red Velvet Car” saw Nancy bring out the harpsichord, while the rowdy “WTF” had the audience screaming.
The group’s performances of “Magic Man,” “Crazy on You” and “Barracuda” as well as a medley of “Even it Up” and The Rolling Stones’ “Gimme Shelter” were well-appreciated by the crowd, but it was “Alone” that stole the show: while the stage was bathed in a blue light, and accompanied only by a piano and Nancy on acoustic guitar and harmonies, Ann performed an amazing stripped-down, slowed-down, haunting rendition of the song that earned a standing ovation from the crowd.
“It’s a good thing I didn’t forget any of the words to that one, because you knew them all,” Ann told the audience.
Heart returned to the stage for two encores, including a version of Led Zeppelin’s “What Is and What Never Should Be,” which were well-done, but rather anti-climactic after the exciting previous hour and a half, and left the audience calling out to hear “All I Wanna Do is Make Love to You.” Interestingly, Ann has spoken in the past about the band’s dislike for the song, which was written by Mutt Lange, saying they had “sworn off it because it kind of stood for everything (they) wanted to get away from.”
All told, any music fan who missed Friday night’s show missed out: like Ann and Nancy, it was strong, energetic, fun, and absolutely rockin’.

January 28 St. John’s, NL Mile One Centre
January 29 Corner Brook, NL Pepsi Centre
February 1 Charlottetown, PE Charlottetown Civic Centre
February 2 Moncton, NB Moncton Coliseum Complex
February 3 Halifax, NS Halifax Metro Centre
February 5 Montreal, QC Place des Arts
February 7 Ottawa, ON Civic Centre Theatre
February 8 Kitchener, ON The Centre in the Square
February 9 Hamilton, ON Hamilton Place
February 11 Toronto, ON Massey Hall
February 12 Kingston, ON K-Rock Centre
February 14 Sudbury, ON Sudbury Arena
February 17 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
February 18 Saskatoon, SK TCU Place
February 19 Edmonton, AB Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
February 21 Grande Prairie, AB Crystal Centre
February 22 Calgary, AB Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
February 24 Prince George, BC CN Centre
February 25 Kamloops, BC Interior Savings Centre
February 26 Vancouver, BC Queen Elizabeth Theatre