HEART
RETURNS TO ROCK SEATTLE AND PACKS OPENING DAY OF THE WHITE RIVER AMPHITHEATER TO KICK OFF
‘ALIVE IN AMERICA’ TOUR
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MEMBER OF HEART ENTOURAGE MAKES SURPRISE APPEARANCE DURING OPENING ACT BERLIN’S SET TO DELIGHT OF THE AUDIENCE
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ANN AND NANCY WILSON MAKE PRESENTATION TO MUCKLESHOOT INDIAN TRIBE IN SPECIAL RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY TO CHRISTEN WHITE RIVER CONCERT FACILITY AND CULTURAL CENTER

Seattle, WA – HEART, long revered as one of America’s best rock bands, was sounding bettter than ever last weekend as they kicked off their “Alive in America 2003” concert tour at the new White River concert and cultural facility in Ann & Nancy Wilson‘s hometown area of Seattle Washington.

Before the White River show, the Wilson sisters participated in the opening day ceremonies, cutting the tape that opened the venue (built as a partnership between the Muckleshoot Indian tribe, Bill Graham Presents, and Clear Channel Entertainment) alongside Tribal Council Chairman John Daniels, Jr. Ann and Nancy presented the tribe with copies of their newly released “Alive in Seattle” DVD (Image Entertainment) and 2-CD/SACD set (Sony Legacy Super Audio), and stood at the turnstyle to accept the first ticket for the more than 10,000 music fans that attended Heart’s innaugural concert in the state of the art
facility.

The Muckleshoot Tribe has lived in the Seattle area for thousands of years, in a vast area from Puget Sound to the Cascade Mountains.

Berlin opened the night’s entertainment. Early in their set, lead singer Terri Nunn was hitting an emotional passage in “Metro,” one of the band’s biggest hits, when Ann Wilson’s pet beagle, Beagie, escaped from his handlers and strolled across the stage, to the delight of the audience. The members of Berlin were laughing as much as the fans as Beagie first went to the lip of the
stage and then continued backstage to the catering area, his original target. Cartering is a regular target for Beagie who, the night before in Post Falls Idaho, had pushed a chair up to the catering table, climbed up and ate the crew’s turkey!

But the highlight of the night came when Heart took the stage with new players Gilby Clarke (Guns’n'Roses) on guitar, Mike Inez (Alice in Chains, Ozzy) on bass, Darian Nahanaja (Brian Wilson, Wondermints) joining veteran Seattle drummer Ben Smith (Lovemongers) and the Wilson sisters to rip through an energetic and often emotional 2-hour set containing the cream of Heart’s biggest hits, some landmark covers that are also featured on the “Alive in Seattle” CD and DVDs (“Black Dog,”, “Battle of Evermore,” “Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters,” The Witch”), and four brand new songs (“Move On,” “Love You,” Lost Angel,” and
“Perfect Goodbye”) which will become part of Heart’s new studio album when the group goes into the studio in September. They also performed Harry Nilsson’s “Lifeline” from The Point.

The night before (6/13) HEART played their first show of the tour in Post Falls Idaho where a raging hail and rainstorm turned the stage into a swamp. True to the entertainment tradition, and to the delight of the soggy fans, the show did go on without a hitch.

Heart’s “Alive in America 2003″ tour continues into August. See
www.heart-music.com for the full schedule and more. Their “Alive in Seattle” DVD (Image Entertainment) and CD/SACD (Sony Legacy Super Audio) are in stores now.

PICTURED: Ann and Nancy Wilson of HEART present Muckleshoot Indian Tribe leader John Daniels, Jr. with copies of their new “Alive in Seattle” DVD and CD/SACD at the opening day ribbon-cutting ceremony for White River Ampitheater in Auburn Washington. L-R are Daniels, Ann Wilson, tribal princesses, Nancy Wilson, and Gregg Perloff, President of Bill Graham Presents/Clear Channel Entertainment.

PICTURED: Ann and Nancy Wilson of HEART present Muckleshoot Indian Tribe leader John Daniels, Jr. with copies of their new "Alive in Seattle" DVD and CD/SACD at the opening day ribbon-cutting ceremony for White River Ampitheater in Auburn Washington. L-R are Daniels, Ann Wilson, tribal princesses, Nancy Wilson, and Gregg Perloff, President of Bill Graham Presents/Clear Channel Entertainment.

HEART SPECIAL ON DMX BACKSTAGE LIVE
JUNE 23 – JULY 6, 2003
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80 Million Daily Listeners. 10 Million Homes. 180,000 Businesses. 31 Airlines Worldwide

While on a mega-blitz for their just released Alive In Seattle DVD (Image Entertainment) and CD/SACD (Epic Legacy), not to mention the “Alive In America” summer concert tour, Ann and Nancy Wilson of HEART recently recorded an intimate acoustic concert and interview for DMX MUSIC , at the digital music and media provider’s Los Angeles studios. The HEART special will air on DMX Backstage Live June 23 through July 6, 2003.

DMX MUSIC is delivered to 10 million homes, 180,000 businesses and 31 airlines worldwide with a worldwide daily listening audience of 80 million.

More information regarding HEART and DMX MUSIC is available at www.heartmusic.com or www.dmxmusic.com or www.luckmedia.com.

PICTURED LEFT TO RIGHT: Rick Gillette - DMX MUSIC Vice President of Music Entertainment, Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson of HEART and Christy Noel - DMX MUSIC Vice President of Marketing.

HEART JAMS WITH PEARL JAM IN LAS VEGAS
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WILSON SISTERS SURPRISE THE CROWD –
NANCY ON GUITAR AND ANN BACKING UP EDDIE VEDDER
ON VOCALS AT MGM GRAND CONCERT

Ann & Nancy Wilson of HEART took time out from rehearsing for their “Alive In America” tour in Las Vegas, to jump on stage Sunday night (6/8) with Pearl Jam at the MGM Grand and jammed on the encore; Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World.” Nancy was on guitar and Ann performed back up vocals for Eddie Vedder. This was the last song of the night, and the audience went wild and didn’t want the musicians to leave the stage, so the venue even turned on all the house lights so the band and the crowd could all rock out together. And they rocked so hard, both Nancy and Eddie each took a turn falling on their butts during the excitement.

Heart will start their own “Alive In America” tour on June 14th to support their new Alive In Seattle DVD (in the stores now) and Alive In Seattle CD, a Super Audio hybrid, to be released on June 10th. Also on Tuesday, HEART will perform “Magic Man” on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” Originally they were going to perform “Crazy on You” on Leno, but Ann and Nancy were so enthusiastic about what their new band does with “Magic Man,” they made the last minute switch. Joining HEART on the concert stage and on their next studio album is guitarist Gilby Clarke (Guns N’ Roses), Mike Inez on bass (Alice In Chains), drummer Ben Smith (Love Mongers) and Darian Sahanaja (Wondermints, Brian Wilson) on keyboards.

More information regarding HEART’s Alive in Seattle DVD & CD/SACD and the “Alive In America” tour available at www.heart-music.com and www.luckmedia.com

Pictured left to Right: Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam and Ann Wilson of Heart.