With a complete photo voltaic eclipse sweeping throughout North America this week, chatshow hosts throughout the nation competed to see who may pay essentially the most outlandish tribute to the occasion, and The Tonight Present‘s Jimmy Fallon got here out on high.
To mark the eclipse – the primary over america since August 2017 – Fallon and his crew of crack writers engaged rock legends Coronary heart to carry out Bonnie Tyler’s traditional hit Complete Eclipse Of The Coronary heart in the course of the precise eclipse, turning Jim Steinman’s unique track of vampire love into one thing that referenced each the occasion (the entire eclipse) and the performers themselves, Coronary heart. And, if that wasn’t literal sufficient, Fallon sang the “flip round” a part of the lyric whereas truly turning round.
“Now we have a particular present tonight,” mentioned Fallon, by means of introduction. “Coronary heart is our musical visitor, and as we speak is clearly the photo voltaic eclipse. So we thought, we’ve to do what we’ve to do. Now we have to sing Complete Eclipse of the Coronary heart with Coronary heart, whereas watching the photo voltaic eclipse. Let’s do that.”
After this groundbreaking efficiency – which happened on the roof of the Rockerfeller Plaza in New York – Coronary heart left the roof of the constructing and carried out their traditional 1977 hit Barracuda within the studio. Each clips might be watched beneath.
In January, Coronary heart revealed their tour schedule for 2024, with exhibits lined up throughout North America, the UK and Europe.
The group’s Royal Flush tour will launch on April 20 in Greenville, South Carolina, and run by to September 22 in Morrison, Colorado. Within the midst of the US run, on which they’re going to be joined by Low cost Trick, Ann and Nancy Wilson’s band will journey to Europe and the UK for summer season exhibits, enjoying a collection of pageant dates alongside their first area gigs on the continent in eight years. The second run of US dates features a trio of stadium exhibits with Def Leppard and Journey. Squeeze will play assist on the UK exhibits.
Full dates beneath – tickets are on sale now.
Coronary heart: Royal Flush tour 2024
Apr 20: Greenville Bon Secours Wellness Area, SC
Apr 22: Savannah Enmarket Area, GA
Apr 25: Hollywood Arduous Rock Stay, FL
Apr 26: Tampa Amalie Area, FL
Could 01: San Antonio Frost Financial institution Middle, TX
Could 03: Thackerville Lucas Oil Stay at WinStar World On line casino and Resort, OK
Could 04: Tulsa BOK Middle, OK
Could 07: Indianapolis Gainbridge Fieldhouse, IN
Could 10: Atlanta State Farm Area GA
Could 11: Charlotte Spectrum Middle, NC
Could 13: Baltimore CFG Financial institution Area, MD
Could 15: Columbus Schottenstein Middle, OH
Could 17: Rosemont Allstate Area, IL
Could 18: Louisville KFC Yum! Middle, KY
Could 21: Detroit Little Caesars Area, MI
Could 23: Pittsburgh PPG Paints Area, PA
Could 24: Atlantic Metropolis Arduous Rock Stay, NJ
Jun 20: Antwerp Graspop Steel Assembly, Belgium^
Jun 22: Berlin UberEats Music Corridor, Germany
Jun 24: Stockholm Grona Lund, Sweden
Jun 25: Helsinki Ice Corridor, Finland
Jun 27: Oslo Tons of Rock Pageant, Norway^
Jun 30: Clisson Hellfest, France^
Jul 01: London O2 Area, UK
Jul 03: Birmingham Utilita Area, UK
Jul 05: Nottingham Motorpoint Area, UK
Jul 06: Manchester AO Area, UK
Jul 08: Leeds First Direct Area, UK
Jul 09: Glasgow OVO Hydro, UK
Jul 11: Esch-Sur-Alzette Rock Corridor, Luxembourg
Jul 12: Weert Bospop Pageant, Netherlands^
^ = pageant present
