{"id":20375,"date":"2022-08-09T09:28:41","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T13:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.southeastofheaven.com\/?p=20375"},"modified":"2022-08-09T09:28:41","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T13:28:41","slug":"hearts-ann-wilson-tears-it-up-at-the-2022-wacken-open-air-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southeastofheaven.com\/?p=20375","title":{"rendered":"Heart&#8217;s Ann Wilson Tears it Up at the 2022 Wacken Open Air Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>Wacken Open Air Festival<\/strong> is probably THEE most high profile Hard Rock\/Heavy Metal Festival in the world.\u00a0 The 2022 Wacken Open Air Festival boasted some of the heaviest acts from all around the globe.\u00a0 <strong>Slipknot<\/strong>, <strong>Judas Priest<\/strong>, <strong>Mercyful Fate<\/strong>, <strong>Gwar<\/strong>, and <strong>Ann Wilson<\/strong>.\u00a0 Yes, THAT Ann Wilson.\u00a0 The <strong>Heart<\/strong> vocalist\/songwriter who celebrated her 72nd trip around the sun this year and has been kicking ass in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Performing at the Wacken Festival in front of a die-hard Heavy Metal audience of thousands could be an intimidating and even somewhat horrifying thing but Wilson took the stage with confidence.\u00a0 It really doesn&#8217;t surprise me much because Wilson has seen it all in her 50+ year career.\u00a0 Besides, Heart is the only band that Jimmy Page gave permission to perform the Led Zeppelin classic &#8220;Stairway to Heaven&#8221; at the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors where <strong>Led Zeppelin<\/strong> was one of the artists awarded for their lasting contribution to the world of music.<\/p>\n<p>Backed by her kickass band The Amazing Dawgs, Wilson&#8217;s 11 song set was a mix of Heart classics, covers by t<strong>he Who, Led Zeppelin<\/strong>, and an amazing and surprising cover of <strong>Alice In Chains<\/strong>&#8216; &#8220;The Rooster.&#8221;\u00a0 Ann Wilson proved her ability to hold her own in front of one of her most intense and hard to please fans and to leave everyone feeling uplifted, inspired, and happy.\u00a0 There&#8217;s few things greater than seeing thousands of Heavy Metal fans smiling and singing along.<\/p>\n<p>Ann Wilson released a fantastic album of new material called Fierce Bliss in 2022 which showcased her ability to still bring heart and soul to rock music in a time when, once again, people doubt the relevance and strength of Rock n&#8217; Roll.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20376 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.southeastofheaven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image1-31.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"504\" height=\"837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.southeastofheaven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image1-31.jpg 504w, https:\/\/www.southeastofheaven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image1-31-181x300.jpg 181w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Ann Wilson - Barracuda - Live at Wacken Open Air 2022\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3at_ZQfSR10?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Heart - Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin - Kennedy Center Honors HD\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2cZ_EFAmj08?start=400&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Wacken Open Air Festival is probably THEE most high profile Hard Rock\/Heavy Metal Festival in the world.\u00a0 The 2022 Wacken Open Air Festival boasted some of the heaviest acts from all around the globe.\u00a0 Slipknot, Judas Priest, Mercyful Fate, Gwar, and Ann Wilson.\u00a0 Yes, THAT Ann Wilson.\u00a0 The Heart vocalist\/songwriter who celebrated her 72nd trip around the sun this year and has been kicking ass in 2022. 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