By Dave Gil de Rubio
Last Word Features

In September 1975, Heart’s debut album, “Dreamboat Annie,” was released.

Fast forward more than a half century, and Heart has resumed a tour that was interrupted in 2024 when lead singer Ann Wilson was diagnosed with cancer. According to Nancy Wilson, her sister received the necessary treatment, and Heart has been back on tour for nearly a year now.

“She’s actually really doing 100% great — looking good, sounding good, feeling good,” Nancy said. “She really did all the homework and got herself really well. Now it’s back to the loud office, back to the rock job.”

That rock job brings her to Colorado Springs on Monday for a 7:30 p.m. show at The Broadmoor World Arena, 3185 Venetucci Blvd. Tickets start at $49.50 and are available at broadmoorworldarena.com and axs.com. Special guest Lucinda Williams will open the performance.

“We’re going to have a real flexible set,” Nancy Wilson said. “You could do the rocked out, big hits at the beginning and then do more acoustic, less rock in the second half or something in-between. It’s nice to have all these cool songs to look at, pick from.”

The ability of the Wilson sisters to write songs that range from melodic heavy rock to lovely acoustic ballads has given Heart sustained success. In all, the band has released 16 studio albums, had 20 Top 40 singles and sold 35 million albums. Heart was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2013.