Royal Albert Hall Release: Dec. 2nd

On June 29th 2016 Heart performed in the capital of the UK, London. They packed the famous Royal Albert Hall and played several songs together with the famous Royal Philharmonic in front of a bunch of camera’s. Eagle Rock (the label that brought you “Night at Sky Church” and the European release of “Red Velvet Car” for instance) has announced the release of the DVD, Blu-Ray (and possible CD!):

Heart with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Live at The Royal Albert Hall 

“Live performance from American rock band Heart, recorded in June 2016 at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the show features classic tracks including ‘Magic Man’, ‘Crazy On You’ and ‘Barracuda’.”

Pre-order (Region 1 | NTSC) at Amazon.com: DVD | Blu-Ray | CD (December 2nd)
Pre-order (Region 2 | PAL) at Amazon.co.uk: DVD | Blu-Ray | CD (NOVEMBER 25TH)

The Cover of the release
The Cover of the release

As a little taste I’m posting this unofficial recording of “Alone” made by Darren. He has combined several sources of fan-made footage. Unfortunately, the wail kinda went wrong, which makes me uncertain about this song being on the release.

Thanx to Michael for the heads up!

Updated October 10th 2016: CD? and the tracklist!

RUMOR: Pretty good signs of a possible CD release have been found… 

From Amazon: In June 2016 Heart made their first ever live appearance at London’s famous Royal Albert Hall. To make the sold-out night even more special the band were accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra who added further depth and an epic scale to Heart’s songs. The set included hits, fan favorite and both new and reinterpreted tracks from their most recent album Beautiful Broken. The chemistry between band and orchestra added a truly magical quality to a concert that will live long in the memory of those Heart fans lucky enough to be present.

Line-Up:
Ann Wilson (Vocals); Nancy Wilson (Guitar & Vocals)
Benjamin Smith (Drums); Daniel Rothchild (Bass); Craig Bartock (Guitar); Christopher Joyner (Keyboards)
With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Nick Davies

1. Magic Man 2. Heaven 3. Dreamboat Annie 4. What About Love 5. I Jump 6. Sweet Darlin’ 7. Two 8. These Dreams 9. Alone 10. Beautiful Broken 11. Mashallah! 12. Silver Wheels / Crazy On You 13. Sand 14. No Quarter 15. Barracuda 16. Kick It Out

Update October 11th:

And with this teaser, the CD has been confirmed!

Press release:

Eagle Rock Entertainment release Heart – Live At The Royal Albert Hall With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on DVD, Blu-ray, CD and Digital Formats. This film captures not only Heart’s first-ever live performance at the Royal Albert Hall but is also the first concert film of Heart performing with a full orchestra. Live At The Royal Albert Hall With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra includes chart-topping songs like “These Dreams”, “Alone”, “What About Love”, “Barracuda”, “Magic Man”, “Dreamboat Annie”, and more!

Making their first live appearance at London’s Royal Albert Hall in June 2016 to a sold-out crowd, Heart was accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra who added further depth and epic scale to the band’s songs. The set included hits, fan favorites and both new and reinterpreted tracks from their most recent album Beautiful Broken.

The Line-Up for this special show features Ann Wilson (Vocals); Nancy Wilson (Guitar & Vocals); Ben Smith (Drums); Dan Rothchild (Bass); Craig Bartock (Guitar); Chris Joyner (Keyboards) and, of course, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Nick Davies. As a Bonus Feature, this release includes an interview with the band.

The chemistry between band and orchestra, that Live At The Royal Albert Hall With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra captures, added a truly magical quality to a concert that will live long in the memory of those Heart fans lucky enough to be present.

From Eagle Rock
From Eagle Rock

Update October 26th 2016: A longer promo!

Update November 12th 2016: two full videos:

Beautiful Broken

What About Love

Update November 19th 2016:

Alone (check the wail!)

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6 thoughts on “Royal Albert Hall Release: Dec. 2nd

  1. How dare you people put The Queen Ann Fuckin Wilson down you must not be a TRUE HeartMonger to say such things! They are Beautiful and Amazing I think “Alone” was very well done. I LOVE YOU ADW!!

  2. Oh. Come on! She ended that song with saying ‘it was great at soundcheck!’. As a matter of fact: I think you should get yourself checked.

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