Article Contributed by SRO
Published on July 7, 2016
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame legends HEART will release BEAUTIFUL BROKEN–their first new album in four years and first for Concord Records–this Friday, July 8. Billboard.com yesterday (July 6)debuted the full album with an exclusive stream. BEAUTIFUL BROKEN–
HEART’s sixteenth album in a career with over 35 million albums sold–finds Ann and Nancy Wilson exploring new songs, but taking some of their favorite “cherry picks” from their catalog and rerecording and rethinking them. The title track and first single–the hard-hitting “Beautiful Broken”–features a dynamic guest vocal contribution by Metallica’s James Hetfield with Ann Wilson.
BEAUTIFUL BROKEN was co-produced by Nancy Wilson with Heart’s bassist Dan Rothchild. Rothchild had previously produced Better Than Ezra’s platinum-selling Deluxe, but he also comes from rock royalty: his father was legendary Doors producer Paul Rothchild.
BEAUTIFUL BROKEN was recorded at Sunset Sound in Los Angeles, the same studio the Doors cut their best work. Starting next week–Thursday, July 14–HEART will launch their summer headlining run with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts and Cheap Trick (which kicks off Thursday, July 14), to be followed by HEART solo shows in October.
HEART’s 2016 tour dates are as follows:
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Thu |
7/14 |
Clarkston, MI |
DTE Energy Music Theatre |
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Sat |
7/16 |
St. Louis, MO |
Hollywood Casino Amphitheater |
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Sun |
7/17 |
Noblesville, IN |
Klipsch Music Center |
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Tue |
7/19 |
Chicago, IL |
FirstMerit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island |
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Thu |
7/21 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
First Niagara Pavilion |
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Fri |
7/22 |
Cincinnati, OH |
Riverbend Music Center |
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Sun |
7/24 |
Boston, MA |
Xfinity Center |
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Mon |
7/25 |
Wallingford, CT |
Toyota Presents Oakdale Theatre |
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Wed |
7/27 |
Darien Center, NY |
Darien Lake Performing Arts Center |
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Thu |
7/28 |
Wantagh, NY |
Nikon at Jones Beach Theater |
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Sat |
7/30 |
Bethel, NY |
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts |
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Sun |
7/31 |
Camden, NJ |
BB&T Pavilion |
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Mon |
8/15 |
Kansas City, MO |
Starlight Theatre |
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Tue |
8/16 |
Des Moines, IA |
Iowa State Fair |
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Thu |
8/18 |
Dallas, TX |
Gexa Energy Pavilion |
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Fri |
8/19 |
Houston, TX |
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion |
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Sun |
8/21 |
Phoenix, AZ |
Ak-Chin Pavilion |
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Tue |
8/23 |
Los Angeles, CA |
The Forum |
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Wed |
8/24 |
Mountain View, CA |
Shoreline Amphitheatre |
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Fri |
8/26 |
Auburn, WA |
White River Amphitheatre |
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Sat |
8/27 |
Ridgefield, WA |
Sunlight Supply Amphitheatre |
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Mon |
8/29 |
Salt Lake City, UT |
USANA Amphitheatre |
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Tue |
8/30 |
Morrison, CO |
Red Rocks Amphitheatre |
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Thu |
9/8 |
Saratoga Springs, NY |
Saratoga Performing Arts Center |
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Sat |
9/10 |
Holmdel, NJ |
PNC Bank Arts Center |
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Sun |
9/11 |
Bristow, VA |
Jiffy Lube Live |
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Tue |
9/13 |
Virginia Beach, VA |
Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheatre |
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Wed |
9/14 |
Raleigh, NC |
Walnut Creek Amphitheater |
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Fri |
9/16 |
Charlotte, NC |
PNC Music Pavilion |
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*Sat |
9/17 |
Atlanta, GA |
Chastain Park Amphitheatre |
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Mon |
9/19 |
Nashville, TN |
Ascend Amphitheater |
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Tue |
9/20 |
Birmingham, AL |
Oak Mountain Amphitheatre |
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Thu |
9/22 |
Tampa, FL |
MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre |
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Fri |
9/23 |
West Palm Beach, FL |
Perfect Vodka Amphitheater |
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Headlining Shows: |
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Thu |
10/6 |
Las Vegas, NV |
House of Blues at Mandalay Bay |
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Fri |
10/7 |
Las Vegas, NV |
House of Blues at Mandalay Bay |
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Sat |
10/8 |
Las Vegas, NV |
House of Blues at Mandalay Bay |
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Sun |
10/16 |
Austin, TX |
ACL Live at Moody Theatre |
