HEART rocks Niagara Falls!

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Went last night. OK, first my minor complaints.

1 - The venue (Seneca Niagara Casino Events Center) is ****. The sound was pretty good, it was small, very intimate - I think 2000 people max. BUT - it was like a big conference room. We sat on dining room-like chairs. And no slope - totally flat floor, so if someone in front of you is taller, too f*cking bad. The stage was kind of high, which helped, but still, unless you're in the first few rows, you can't see well at all. More about that in a moment.

2 - Heart played for less than 90 minutes. Maybe they were tired from the A.C. show the night before, maybe I'm spoiled by 2 hour Mac & Eagles shows, but I was a tad disappointed. I am also well aware that they do not do much 80's stuff anymore, too commercial, they don't like it, blah blah blah. I was still hoping for Never or What About Love. But that's OK.


Complaints over. They kicked the **** out of that place. Yes, it was only 90 minutes, but it was 90 minutes of straight on balls out rock and roll. THIS is why people bitch about Stevie seeming stiff - these ladies have more energy than I do and they're at least 20 years my senior. I was blown away, and so was everyone else in the place. They were spot on, musically & vocally. Ann sings as good as she did 30 years ago, if not better. Amazing.

Now, we had 5th row seats but they were in the side section which was angled funny, so it was actually like 10th or 15th row. Prety good, not great. I noticed that people started walking right up to the stage & stayed there & no one said a WORD! So about halfway through, I did the same thing & I watched the rest of the set about 10 feet away from Miss Nancy Wilson. I was taking pics like mad, nobody cared. I got some video too, I'll get it up when I can.

No order, and I think I'm missing 1 or 2 tunes:

Rock and Roll (they opened with this!)
Alone
These Dreams
Bebe Le Strange
Even It Up
Kick It Out
Magic Man
Straight On
Barracuda
Love Alive
Lost Angel
Crazy On You

Encore:
Black Dog
Misty Mountain Hop
Battle of Evermore

Like I said, I'm forgetting a couple I think. Also, they did 2 encores, can't remember how exactly it got split up but I know that last one was all Zep. Great show, if you get the chance to see them, GO!!! You will not be sorry. Pics to follow...