Heart has announced the opening acts for its Royal Flush Tour 2025. The band has tapped Squeeze, Cheap Trick and Lucinda Williams as special guests for most of the shows.
Last month, Heart added more concerts to their tour itinerary for next year, bringing the total number of dates for 2025 to two dozen. The concerts start with a pair of concerts at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas, where the band will perform solo shows.
Starting in early March, they will head out on the road with Squeeze for a series of dates; Cheap Trick will pick up near the end of the month for 10 concerts. Lucinda Williams will then join the band for a couple of shows in April. Squeeze and Cheap Trick had previously opened for Heart on European dates of the Royal Flush tour before shows were canceled due to singer Ann Wilson’s medical issues.
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North American tour dates were originally scheduled for July, but then Heart postponed nearly 20 dates for Wilson’s “time-sensitive but routine medical procedure.”
“I underwent an operation to remove something that, as it turns out, was cancerous,” Wilson announced later in the summer. “The operation was successful and I’m feeling great but my doctors are now advising me to undergo a course of preventive chemotherapy and I’ve decided to do it. And so my doctors are instructing me to take the rest of the year away from the stage in order to fully recover.”
Wilson recently said she completed chemotherapy and is ready to hit the road again.
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Heart’s Royal Flush Tour 2025 launches in February and currently runs through April 16. Dates with Squeeze include stops in Los Angeles, Phoenix and Vancouver; Cheap Trick shows include concerts in Milwaukee, Knoxville and Buffalo.
The final date is a stop at New York’s Radio City Music Hall with Williams opening. You can see the full list of dates and the opening acts below.
“Each of these acts can totally bring it all on their own,” Wilson said in a press release announcing the special guests. “It’s an honor for us to be hitting the road with them next year. I’m especially thrilled to be doing a few gigs with my dear friend Lucinda. We’ve wanted to tour together for years.”
“This tour promises to be super fun,” guitarist Nancy Wilson added. “We are super stoked to get back out there and bring the big 100% live rawk!”
You can find more information on the tour at Heart’s website.
Heart Royal Flush Tour 2025February 28 – Las Vegas, NV – Fontainebleau Las Vegas – An Evening WithMarch 1 – Las Vegas, NV – Fontainebleau Las Vegas – An Evening With
With SqueezeEMarch 3 – Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com ArenaMarch 4 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 CenterMarch 6 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint CenterMarch 8 – West Valley City, UT – Maverik CenterMarch 9 – Boise, ID – ExtraMile ArenaMarch 11 – Spokane, WA – Spokane ArenaMarch 13 – Vancouver, BC – Pacific ColiseumMarch 14 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
With Cheap TrickMarch 20 – Calgary, AB – Scotiabank SaddledomeMarch 21 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers PlaceMarch 24 – Winnipeg, MB – Canada Life CentreMarch 26 – Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv ForumMarch 28 – Knoxville, TN – Thompson-Boling ArenaMarch 29 – Charleston, WV – Charleston Civic Center ColiseumMarch 31 – Buffalo, NY – KeyBank CenterApril 2 – Montreal, QC – Bell CentreApril 4 – Ottawa, ON – Canadian Tire CentreApril 5 – Québec, QC – Videotron Centre
April 10 – Toronto, ON – Coca-Cola Coliseum – with LUCINDA WILLIAMSApril 12 – Mashantucket, CT – Foxwoods Resort Casino – An Evening WithApril 13 – Boston, MA – Agganis Arena – Special Guest TBAApril 16 – New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall – with LUCINDA WILLIAMS
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