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 |
