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.
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