Viva Vision Downtown Vegas Brings You "HEART"

Fremont Street Experience is adding a new show to its already spectacular Viva Vision line-up. Heart – Crazy on Vegas -- premiering on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14 at 6 p.m. with a second showing at 11 p.m. – 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 Feb. 14-17 at 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. Beginning on Feb. 18, Heart – Crazy on Vegas will air nightly at 8 p.m. as part of the ongoing Viva Vision show schedule.

Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson first showed the world that women can rock when their band, Heart, stormed the charts in the ’70s with hits like “Crazy on You,” “Magic Man,” “Barracuda,” “Straight On,” and so many more.  Not only did the Wilson sisters lead the band, they wrote the songs and played the instruments too, making them the first women in rock to do so.  Heart continued topping the charts through the ’80s and ’90s with huge hits like “These Dreams,” “Alone,” “What About Love,” “If Looks Could Kill,” “Never,” and a string of other hits that showcased the sisters’ enormous talents as musicians and singers.

Heart has sold more than 35 million albums, sold out arenas worldwide, found its way into the soundtrack of American life and in 2013, will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Viva Vision Schedule (beginning Feb. 18)

 John Van Hamersveld’s Signs of Life            7 p.m.

Heart – Crazy on Vegas                                   8 p.m.

Bon Jovi – Wanted in Vegas                            9 p.m.

A Tribute to Queen                                          10 p.m.

The Doors – Strange Days in Vegas               11 p.m.

Don McLean’s American Pie                          12 a.m.

Viva Vision®, the LED display canopy rising 90 feet in height and stretching 1,500 feet along the Fremont Street Experience promenade from Main Street to Fourth Street, forms a spectacular foyer for the existing resorts. Holding the canopy aloft are 16 columns, each weighing 26,000 pounds and capable of bearing 400,000 pounds and 43,000 struts.

Stretching the length of nearly five football fields, Viva Vision serves as the showcase for the world’s largest graphic display system. Originally, nearly 2.1 million incandescent lights were housed in the canopy. A $17 million investment in 2004 resulted in 12.5 million LED lamps to illuminate the overhead canopy, creating a never-before-seen color spectrum. Within the canopy itself are 181,000 LED Light Modules, 30 computers, 6,800 circuit cards, hundreds of miles data and electrical wiring, and 208 speakers producing 550,000 watts of concert-quality sound.

The Viva Vision technology is run by 10 high-speed, state-of-the-art computers, which operate the system from a dedicated control room. With 9,600 gigabytes of storage, reduced maintenance costs and increased storage capacity, the system is allowed to store and rotate a larger selection of shows than ever before.

About Fremont Street Experience

Fremont Street Experience is a five-block entertainment complex located in historic downtown Las Vegas.  Fremont Street Experience features Viva Vision, the world’s largest video screen which is 1,500 feet long, 90 feet wide and suspended 90 feet above the urban pedestrian mall. Viva Vision features nightly spectacular light and sounds shows with 12.5 million LED lights and a 550,000-watt sound system.  Fremont Street Experience is a one-of-a-kind venue which includes free nightly concerts and entertainment on three stages. With direct pedestrian access to 10 casinos, more than 60 restaurants and specialty retail kiosks, FSE attracts over 17 million annual visitors. Fremont Street Experience can be found online at www.vegasexperience.com.