Heart 9/3/10 Pine Knob

With all the musical choices in the "D" this weekend, we decided to start off with Heart at Pine Knob, accompanied with friends, Lou and Carla. Friday was an unseasonably chilly evening, with night time lows of around 50 degrees, with a howling wind, gusting to over 30 knots! Not perfect weather to say the least. At least its not raining!

Rather than face the chill and breeze in the VIP, we elected to dine at Mesquite Creek and then head to the show. As usual, Mesquite Creek served up exemplary food and drink, at a price not too much higher than the VIP Starlight. Good decision to start the night.

Upon arrival at Pine Knob, we were greeted by a 2/3 full house of approx 11,000 fans. Pavilion is 2/3 full and hill likely about 3/4 full. Blankets and jackets are the order of the day for the "hill people"!

Heart takes the stage around 8:50 and the crowd is on its feet from the first note on. Ann & Nancy were in fine form tonight and the band was rock steady. All the hits were played, from Dream Boat Annie, Magic Man, Barraccuda, Dog & Butterfly, Dreams, etc. Most surprizing was the new music from a recently released new album. It was classic Heart, with driving beats, hard guitar chops, and as always, Ann's incredible voice. To this Dogg's ears, Ann has had and likely always will have the best female lead voice in the history of Rock-n-Roll!

After the show, a few more drinks and dancing in the VIP. Very good show, great company, and overall a strong start to the last weekend of summer.

Weather C-
Atmosphere B
Sound B+
Lighting B
Staging C+
Set List A
Line up C

Overall, a strong B show and worth the money.