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Heart Reveals Special Guests For 2025 Tour

by Best Classic Bands Staff

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Heart (2024 photo: Criss Cain; used with permission)

Heart has announced the opening acts for the rescheduled dates for their 2025 tour that was postponed this summer when the band revealed that Ann Wilson was being treated for cancer. They’ll be joined by Squeeze, Cheap Trick and Dar Williams for specific shows. See the itinerary below. On September 9, the group shared the first 20 dates for the resumption of the reunion tour, beginning on February 28, 2025. On Sept. 23, they announced another five concerts. “We can’t wait to resume the Royal Flush Tour in 2025!,” they wrote. Tickets are available here.

We can’t wait to resume the Royal Flush Tour in 2025! We hope to see all of you good people there! Tickets on sale now at https://t.co/SRno9CKzWj. pic.twitter.com/x8ImVTNLLN

— Heart (@officialheart) September 9, 2024

On July 2, the group had announced that Ann Wilson “recently underwent an operation to remove something that, as it turns out, was cancerous.” The announcement followed an earlier one, on May 29, that the band had canceled their summer dates in Europe and the U.K. At that time, it was noted that Wilson required a “time-sensitive but routine medical procedure for which the minimum recover time is six weeks.”

At the time, Wilson shared a separate announcement indicating that “the operation was successful & I’m feeling great but my doctors are now advising me to undergo a course of preventative chemotherapy” which she’s decided to undertake. She noted that her doctors instructed her to take the rest of the year away from the stage in order to fully recover.

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— Ann Wilson (@annwilson) July 2, 2024

On September 25, Wilson offered an update, indicating that she’s “absolutely fine now, but it’s been, to put it mildly, a lot. Chemo takes a lot out of a person.” Her entire message is below.

A health update from Ann. pic.twitter.com/tSmahS2JwW

— Ann Wilson (@annwilson) September 25, 2024

Heart, led by sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson, completed the first leg of their U.S. tour on May 24. The reunion tour was scheduled to pick up again on June 20 with a festival performance in Belgium. Those 14 concerts were cancelled, based on the earlier May 29 announcement, including a half dozen U.K. shows with Squeeze. That announcement noted, “Heart deeply regrets this unfortunate circumstance and hopes to return to Europe soon.” Refunds for the affected shows are available at point of purchase.

Wilson followed up the earlier announcement by assuring her fans she was fine. “I’m okay,” she wrote. “Please don’t worry. I do apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. It’s certainly an inconvenience for me. Love & respect always.”

Heart’s tour was scheduled to re-start on July 30, 2024, continuing through mid-December. They also had a handful of stadium shows where they were to open for Def Leppard and Journey.

Nancy Wilson and Ann Wilson of Heart preview their tour at their December 27, 2023 concert in Highland, Calif.

Heart surprised their fans with three concerts in December 2023, paving the way for an on-stage reunion of the sisters. The current members of Heart feature Nancy Wilson (rhythm, lead and acoustic guitar, backing and lead vocals) who turned 70 on March 16, Ann Wilson (lead vocals and flute) who turned 74 on June 19, Ryan Wariner (lead and rhythm guitar), Ryan Waters (guitars), Paul Moak (guitars, keyboards and backing vocals), Tony Lucido (bass and backing vocals) and Sean Lane (drums and bike).

Watch them perform on Dec. 27

The sisters had shared the stage on Oct. 10, 2023, when Nancy Wilson was a surprise guest at Ann Wilson’s concert in Santa Rosa, Calif. As the stunned audience applauded, Nancy strode across the stage and planted a kiss on her sister’s cheek, as the crowd roared its approval. The pair performed Heart‘s classic rock favorite, “Barracuda,” marking the first time that the sisters had performed together on stage since 2019. In an extensive 2021 interview with Best Classic Bands, Nancy Wilson said, “Live Nation has put a big offer on the table for Heart for 2022. That will be a really fun thing to look forward to! Ann and I are both up for it.” Regrettably, things changed, and it never took place as the sisters again toured separately in 2022.

Heart Royal Flush Tour 2025 (Tickets are available here)
With Squeeze
Feb 28 – Las Vegas, NV – Fontainebleau Las Vegas
Mar 01 – Las Vegas, NV – Fontainebleau Las Vegas
Mar 03 – Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena
Mar 04 – Sacramento, CA – Golden1 Center
Mar 06 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center
Mar 08 – West Valley City, UT – Maverik Center
Mar 09 – Boise, ID – Extra Mile Arena
Mar 11 – Spokane, WA – Spokane Arena

With Cheap Trick
Mar 13 – Vancouver, BC – Pacific Coliseum
Mar 14 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
Mar 20 – Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome
Mar 21 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place
Mar 24 – Winnipeg, MB – Canada Life Centre
Mar 26 – Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum
Mar 28 – Knoxville, TN – Food City Center
Mar 29 – Charleston, WV – Charleston Coliseum

With Lucinda Williams
Mar 31 – Buffalo, NY – KeyBank Center
Apr 02 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
Apr 04 – Ottawa, ON – Canadian Tire Centre
Apr 05 – Quebec, ON – Videotron Centre
Apr 10 – Toronto, ON – Coca-Cola Coliseum
Apr 12 – Mashantucket, CT – Foxwoods Resort Casino (An Evening With Heart)
Apr 13 – Boston, MA – Agganis Arena (With special guest TBA)
Apr 16 – New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall

Still Not Rescheduled

TBD – Albany, NY – MVP Arena
TBD – Cincinnati, OH – Heritage Bank Center
TBD – Hinckley, MN – Grand Casino Hinckley Amphitheater
TBD – Lincoln, NE – Pinnacle Bank Arena
TBD – Grand Rapids, MI – The Van Andel Arena
TBD – Norfolk, VA – Scope Arena
TBD – Allentown, PA – Allentown Fairgrounds – Grandstand
TBD – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
TBD – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center
TBD – Lubbock, TX – United Supermarkets Arena
TBD – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center
TBD – St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center
TBD – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
TBD – Austin, TX – Moody Center
TBD – North Little Rock, AR – Simmons Bank Arena
TBD – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
TBD – Greensboro, NC – Greensboro Coliseum
TBD – North Charleston, SC – North Charleston Coliseum
TBD – Charlottesville, VA – John Paul Jones Arena
TBD – Birmingham, AL – Legacy Arena at BJCC
TBD – Memphis, TN – FedExForum
TBD – Wichita, KS – Intrust Bank Arena
TBD – Des Moines, IA – Wells Fargo Arena
TBD – Moline, IL – Vibrant Arena at The MARK
TBD – Green Bay, WI – Resch Center
TBD – Saskatoon, SK – Sasktel Centre**
TBD – Bakersfield, CA – Mechanics Bank Arena (special guest TBA)
TBD – San Diego, CA – Pechanga Arena