So, Is It a Tour? Heart Books More Concerts, First Shows Since 2019

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Sisters Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson, in an undated photo, via Heart’s Facebook page

They’re not calling it a reunion—and haven’t announced a tour, yet—but sisters Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson have revealed many more Heart concerts. What makes them of particular interest is that unlike the previous three, which all took place in December 2023, the latest shows are for Spring and Summer 2024. On Jan. 18, it was announced that they’ll be performing during the first weekend of Jazz Fest in late April. They’ll also be playing the Tons of Rock festival in Oslo, Norway, in late June as well as several dates on the Def Leppard – Journey Summer Stadium Tour in the U.S. It had been a month since the trio of December shows—all on the U.S. west coast—were announced. On Oct. 24, the sisters first made the surprise announcement of their return with a Dec. 31 show to be held in Seattle, Wash. That celebration, from “Seattle’s own,” will ring in the New Year with special guest Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin’s Evening. Tickets for the U.S. shows are on sale here.

The sisters shared the stage on Oct. 10 when Nancy Wilson was a surprise guest at Ann Wilson’s concert for a brief Heart reunion in Santa Rosa, Calif. As the stunned audience applauded, Nancy strode across the stage and planted a kiss on her sister’s cheeck, as the crowd roared its approval. The pair performed Heart‘s classic rock favorite, “Barracuda.” That was 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.

Watch them perform “Barracuda” on October 10, 2023

In 2016, the sisters had a falling out over a family dispute. Before Nancy and Ann reunited as Heart for their big “Love Alive” tour in 2019, they performed together in New York City for a benefit concert.

“We’re sisters, first and foremost,” Nancy Wilson said in our interview, “and that’s the most important story to tell about Heart. It’s not really a business between me and Ann. It shouldn’t really be a business. That [doesn’t] help the sisterhood. That’s where the blood is thicker than water. That’s the biggest joy to celebrate.” She turns 70 on March 16, 2024. Older sister Ann turned 73 on June 19.

Heart 2024 “Tour” (Tickets are available at Ticketmaster, AXS.com and StubHub)
Apr 28 New Orleans, LA – Jazz Fest
Jun 27 – Oslo, Norway – Tons of Rock Festival
Jul 12 – Weert, Netherlands – Bospop Festival
Jul 30 – Cleveland, OH – Progressive Field (with Def Leppard and Journey)
Aug 02 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre (with Def Leppard and Journey)
Aug 05 – Boston, MA – Fenway Park (with Def Leppard and Journey)

The original Heart lineup formed in 1973. Nancy Wilson joined one year later.