For the Reporter
Legendary classic rock band Heart comes to the Washington State Fair for a Sept. 15 performance.
The Heart “Music – Love Tour 2015” is part of the fair’s Columbia Bank Concert Series.
Tickets are $90 (Golden Circle), $60, and $30 with reserved seating, and include fair gate admission. Tickets for available seats will start selling at 10 a.m. Saturday on the fair website, or by phone at 888-559-FAIR (3247) daily, 7 a.m.-8 p.m.
Tickets also can be purchased in person at the fair’s box office at 9th Avenue Southwest and Meridian Street on Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., and a $2 per ticket service fee will be charged for on-site purchases.
Pre-show party
To make it a special evening, ticket holders to the concert can purchase a Heart Pre-Show Party ticket for $32.50 each. The price includes a catered dinner and one drink, and a VIP lanyard.
To book your 5 p.m. pre-show party ticket, visit www.thefair.com/concerts, or contact the box office.
Heart will not make an appearance at the party.
The group
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Ann and Nancy Wilson first showed the world that women can rock when their band, Heart, stormed the charts in the ’70s with hits like “Crazy on You,” “Magic Man,” “Barracuda,” “Straight On,” and so many more. Not only did the Wilson sisters lead the band, they wrote the songs and played the instruments too, making them the first women in rock to do so.
The four-time Grammy nominated duo continued topping the charts through the ’80s and ’90s with huge hits like “These Dreams,” “Alone,” “What About Love,” “If Looks Could Kill,” “Never,” and a string of other hits that showcased the sisters’ enormous talents as musicians, singers and songwriters.
As individuals, the sisters have also achieved significant success. Ann sang on songs that were both chart successes and motion picture themes, like “Almost Paradise” from Footloose, “Best Man in the World” from The Golden Child, and “Surrender to Me” from Tequila Sunrise, while Nancy composed and performed the scores to a half dozen motion pictures including the award winning “Jerry Maguire” and “Almost Famous.”
Along the way, music by Ann and Nancy Wilson and their band Heart sold more than 35 million albums, sold out arenas worldwide, and found their way into the soundtrack of American life through radio, motion pictures, television, and associations with branded sponsors. Today, songs made famous by Heart are heard in every aspect of contemporary culture.
More acts will be announced in the coming months for the State Fair’s 2015 Columbia Bank Concert Series. Visit www.thefair.com/concerts for updates, or sign up at www.thefair.com to receive email announcements prior to the concert on-sale dates.
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THE CONCERT LINEUP
Date, performance, time, ticket prices (including fair gate admission)
Sept. 14 – “Weird Al” Yankovic – the Mandatory World Tour (comedy), 7:30 p.m., $60 (Golden Circle), $40, $30. Pre-show dinner: $55
Sept. 15 – Heart – “Music = Love Tour 2015” (classic Rock), 7:30 p.m., $90 (Golden Circle), $60, $30. Pre-show party – $32.50
Sept. 19 – Keith Urban (country), 7:30 p.m., $100 (Golden Circle), $80, $340. Pre-show dinner: TBA
