HEART's Crazy On Vegas To Premier February 14th On Fremont Street Experience's Viva Vision

February 13, 2013, 11 years ago

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Fremont Street Experience is adding a new show to its already spectacular Viva Vision lineup. HEART - Crazy on Vegas, premiering on Valentine’s Day, February 14th at 6 PM (with a second showing at 11 PM), is a musical showcase with stunning graphics that is built around three of the band’s most iconic and popular songs: 'Magic Man', 'Barracuda' and 'Crazy On You'.

“Our Viva Vision shows are truly awe inspiring and never fail to stop everyone in their tracks. We are sure Heart – Crazy On Vegas will continue to provide visitors with incredible visuals built around the band’s most well known songs,” said Jeff Victor, president of Fremont Street Experience.

The new Viva Vision show features live Heart performance footage from today as well as a newly restored rare and classic Heart concert film.

“The energy and style of the band guides the visuals, and the poetic lyrics guide the story. These ladies rock, and so does the show!” said George Johnsen, owner of Mammoth Sound & Vision, the company hired by Fremont Street Experience to create the show.

Heart – Crazy On Vegas takes us on a journey through the lyrical richness of three of the Wilson sisters’ most iconic songs. The show starts in the Pacific Northwest Forest, a moody and mystical environment told by the words of ‘Magic Man', then moves to the pristine beauty of the sea in ‘Barracuda’, and explodes into a highly charged world where viewers ride with Nancy and Ann as they go ‘Crazy On You'.

The new show will be featured throughout the weekend on February 14th - 17th at 6 PM and 11 PM. Beginning on February 18th, Heart – Crazy On Vegas will air nightly at 8 PM as part of the ongoing Viva Vision show schedule.

On December 2nd, surviving LED ZEPPELIN members Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones were awarded the US's highest award for those who influenced American culture through the arts, the Kennedy Honor, at a dinner event at the White House. Ann and Nancy Wilson performed the Led Zeppelin classic, 'Stairway To Heaven' for the show's finale, and were joined by late Zeppelin drummer John Bonham's son, Jason Bonham, on drums.

The song (7:58) is now available on iTunes at this location.

Footage of the performance can be seen below:

Ann Wilson issued the following statement with regards to the performance:

"I am so happy you all liked our performance of Stairway to Heaven at The Kennedy Center Honors event. It was our honor to be asked to do it before an audience like that. My main goal though was to please Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones...especially Plant, since all these many years he has taught me so much about singing from the soul and has given me such pleasure in his lyrics. What a high that night was. Never to be forgotten!"

In his tribute to Led Zeppelin, President Barack Obama said: "When Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham burst onto the musical scene in the late 1960s, the world never saw it coming.

There was this singer with a mane like a lion and a voice like a banshee, a guitar prodigy who left people’s jaws on the floor, a versatile bassist who was equally at home on the keyboards, a drummer who played like his life depended on it.

And when the Brits initially kept their distance, Led Zeppelin grabbed America from the opening chord. We were ready for what Jimmy called songs with a lot of light and shade.

It’s been said that a generation of young people survived teenage angst with a pair of headphones and a Zeppelin album ... but even now, 32 years after John Bonham’s passing - and we all I think appreciate the fact - the Zeppelin legacy lives on.

We honour Led Zeppelin for making us all feel young, and for showing us that some guys who are not completely youthful can still rock!"


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