Ann Wilson announces cancer diagnosis, postpones Heart tour

LOS ANGELES — Ann Wilson, guide singer of rock band Heart, states she has cancer and the band is postponing the remaining demonstrates on its Royal Flush Tour while she undergoes remedy.

Wilson claimed in a statement Tuesday that she underwent a medical procedures to take out a cancerous growth and is recovering steadily, but that her medical professionals urged her to go through preventive chemotherapy and get time off from carrying out “in order to totally recover.” That meant the rest of the displays on the North American tour will be postponed to dates in 2025.

“To the ticket buyers, I truly do would like we could do these gigs. You should know that I totally system to be back again on stage in 2025,” Wilson stated in the statement. “My team is acquiring all those information sorted & we’ll enable you know the prepare as shortly as we can.”

All beforehand obtained tickets for the now-postponed displays will be honored. The rescheduled dates will be introduced in the coming weeks, according to the launch.

“This is simply a pause. I have significantly additional to sing,” Wilson ongoing in the statement right before including, “Respectfully, this is the past community statement l’d like to make on the make any difference.”

About 50 shows at stadium and arena venues in dozens of metropolitan areas throughout the U.S. and Canada are impacted by the postponement. Find exhibits ended up set to consist of performances from Def Leppard and Journey, and Heart has not declared irrespective of whether these bands will accompany them at the rescheduled performances.

The band, led by Wilson and her sister Nancy Wilson on the guitar, canceled the European leg of their tour in Might, citing that the singer had to have “a time-sensitive but routine process for which the minimum amount restoration time is 6 weeks.”

Wilson posted on Instagram at the time of the European shows’ cancellation, creating, “I’m alright! You should never stress. I do apologize for any inconvenience this may perhaps bring about. It’s absolutely an inconvenience for me.”

The Wilson sisters, who built hits like “Magic Guy,” “Crazy on You” and “Alone,” formed the band in 1973. The Rock & Roll Corridor of Famers have been honored with a life time accomplishment award from the Recording Academy in 2023.