UP A SPOT IN NEW ZEALAND...

FLEETWOOD MAC'S "THE VERY BEST OF" is up a spot this week on New Zealand's Top 40 Albums Chart for the week ending December 14, 2009.

New Zealand Chart Run for the 2009 version.
NOV 16, 2009 - #9
NOV 23, 2009 - #7
NOV 30, 2009 - #7
DEC 7, 2009 - #12
DEC 14, 2009 - #11

62 Comments on this story and counting.... Fleetwood Mac in Perth

Fleetwood Mac don't disappoint at Members Equity Stadium concert

Tons of feedback/reviews on Jay Hanna's review of Fleetwood Mac in Perth this past Friday... 62 Comments and counting... and probably 98% positive...

Funniest concert synopsis? I walked out, bloody lip-syncers...

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FLEETWOOD MAC CONCERT HAD A PROFOUND INFLUENCE ON ALICIA KEYS

"I wanted melodies that really soared, like the ones I heard at
that (Mac) show."

About two months before recording The Element of Freedom, Alicia Keys witnessed an event that would have a profound influence on her creative process: a Fleetwood Mac concert.

"It was my sister's birthday, and she wanted to see them," says Keys, 29, referring to longtime best friend Erika Rose. The R&B singer/songwriter knew of the veteran band but wasn't entirely familiar with its catalog. "So everyone was like, 'What? You don't know these songs?' "

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I believe it was one of the Madison Square Garden shows in NYC last spring where Stevie dedicated Landslide to Alicia Keyes that night.

Eagles, Fleetwood Team Up

Stadiums could be in for a treat in 2010 with a monster co-bill that’s gearing up to take flight.

Sources close to Eagles and Fleetwood Mac have confirmed exclusively to Pollstar that they are routing a tour, as was previously reported to be under consideration on livedaily.com.

The bands have apparently been looking into a trek through arenas, baseball and football stadiums coast to coast.

-Joe Reinartz
Pollstar

(REVIEW) FLEETWOOD MAC - PERTH, AUSTRALIA

Fleetwood Mac Mesmerises
By Emilia Vranjes
inmycommunity
Full arsenal of Photos here: Gallery
Photos by: Will Russell

“SOMEONE loves you, Stevie. We all love Stevie.”

And with those words from Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham - in response to adoring chants for the supergroup's seductive songstress Stevie Nicks - the 12,000-strong crowd at ME Bank Stadium last Friday night erupted in unanimous delight.

Nicks was clearly everyone's darling, including one-time lover Buckingham, who declared his affection for the mystical frontwoman on numerous occasions, holding her hand and with a warm embrace during the beautiful Sara.

It was a stirring statement from a pair of musical legends who, along with original member Mick Fleetwood on drums/percussion and bassist John McVie, once gain showed how to put fractured relationships behind them to deliver their cross-generational fans an epic journey of lush soundscapes, phenomenal instrumentation and effortless charisma.

The two-and-a-half hour set - spanning 23 songs mainly from their decorated post-1975 back-catalogue - kicked off with Monday Morning from their breakthrough self-titled album of 75, before rocking out with The Chain from their opus, 1977's Rumours.

Two songs in and Nicks - who was rarely without her trademark tambourine - greeted the crowd, urging everyone to 'get this party started', before sinking her still sexy, husky vocals into the ethereal magic of Dreams.

It was then time for Buckingham to endear himself to the punters, acknowledging the Mac's “complex, convoluted past” while declaring that coming together created new possibilities, which paved the way for I Know I'm Not Wrong from the ambitious, quirky double album of 1979, Tusk.

There were anectodal interactions aplenty with Nicks reflecting on her time alongside Buckingham in the Fritz Raybyne Memorial Band in San Francisco in the late 60s, opening for the likes of Janis Joplin in front of 30,000 people and later, Jimi Hendrix before 70,000; “when you open for other bands, this is where you hone your skills”.

She then performed the hauntingly beautiful Gypsy, releasing her inner gypsy with her stage twirls and shortly after backed it up with Rhiannon, but not before one of many costume changes - albeit mainly of her essential accessories: gloves and shawls.

Matching Nicks in crowd favouritism was Buckingham, who mesmerised with his howling vocals and ferocious guitar playing on Tusk.

Followng Nicks' Sara, Buckingham backed up Tusk with the powerful acoustic guitar-driven Big Love, before Nicks and band returned with Landslide, a song dedicated to all of Perth.

It was then Buckingham's turn to shine again with Never Going Back Again, performed like a man possessed in what was among the night's highlights.

Nicks then introduced Storms from Tusk as a “dark stormy song about people having a dark stormy time” - fitting from a band which together has weathered many a storm.

She then donned a gold shawl for Gold Dust Woman before the boys rocked out with early 70s Mac number, Oh Well, defined with Buckingham's aggressive snarl.

Nicks later returned - this time draped in a white lace shawl - to add some '80s glam with the lush, synth-heavy Stand Back from her 1983 solo album The Wild Heart, before donning an all-black ensemble complete with matching top hat for a spirited performance of main set closer, Buckingham's much-loved Go Your Own Way.

The foursome emerged for the first encore in pairs - first Fleetwood and McVie, followed by Nicks and Buckingham holding hands - and launched into a fervent rendition of World Turning, marked by Fleetwood's extended primal drum solo.

The double encore - which also comprised long-time band absentee Christine McVie's Don't Stop - concluded with “our first lady and poet” Nicks leading the band for Silver Springs, her composition that was famously cut from the final release of Rumours.

It was then time to bid farewell, but not before Fleetwood urged the crowd to “be kind to each other in this crazy world”.

They were pertinent parting words from someone who has somehow managed to keep this legendary musical collective united (for the most part) through four decades of emotional highs and lows.

SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA....

FLEETWOOD MAC PHOTOS

By: David Youdell

Gallery | Website | Slideshow

AUSTRALIAN AND UK CHART UPDATE: FLEETWOOD MAC'S "THE VERY BEST OF"

UK TOP 75 ALBUMS
Reversal of fortunes... In the lead up to Christmas, Fleetwood Mac's "The Very Best Of" moves up the chart to #25 from last week's #31.

UK TOP 75 CHART RUN (2009 Best Of Version):
Week 1 #6 Debut
Week 2 #10
Week 3 #12
Week 4 #15
Week 5 #26
Week 6 #29
Week 7 #31
Week 8 #25

"THE VERY BEST OF" in AUSTRALIA for the week ending December 14, 2009

ARIA TOP 50 CATALOGUE CHART
Fleetwood Mac's 4 x platinum "The Very Best Of" is at #1 this week holding the same position as last week.

ARIA TOP 50 DIGITAL ALBUM CHART
"The Very Best Of" burst onto the Top 50 Digital Albums Chart at #17 for the week ending December 14th.

ARIA TOP 50 PHYSICAL ALBUM CHART
The disc leaps from #33 to #17 with a bullet. As Christmas is approaching and the tour is still in full swing, I expect it to surpass it's previous high position of #17 on next weeks chart.

ARIA TOP 50 ALBUMS CHART (physical & Digital)
The disc mirrors the Physical Albums Chart by landing at #17 for the week up from #36 last week.

NEW ZEALAND
Fleetwood Mac's new release of "The Very Best Of" has been certified 1 x platinum by the RIANZ representing sales in New Zealand of 15,000 copies.

FLEETWOOD MAC #14 ON TOP 25 TOURS OF 2009 (BILLBOARD YEAR-END CHART)

BILLBOARD MAGAZINE'S 2009 Year End Charts are up. Fleetwood Mac hit the Top 25 Tours of 2009 list at #14. Even though their 2009 tour is moving forward with more dates in Australia and New Zealand this month that should technically be included with their 2009 numbers, Billboard's "chart year" runs from the first week of December to the final week in November. So some of the December dates will fall into the 2010 year.

BILLBOARD MAGAZINE

FLEETWOOD MAC - TOTAL GROSS: $62,590,677
Number of Shows: 59; Number of Sell-Outs: 9
Total Attendance: 640,201
Setlist Essential: "Go Your Own Way"

Billboard Top 25 Tours of 2009

01. U2 - $311,637,730 (44/44)
02. Madonna - $222,017,248 (46/46)
03. Bruce Springsteen - $156,340,910 (72/42)
04. AC/DC - $135,287,350 (76/52)
05. Pink - $102,878,271 (131/69)
06. Andre Rieu - $95,854,338 (112/18)
07. Britney Spears - $94,813,948 (70/61)
08. Billy Joel/Elton John - $90,218,314 (32/31)
09. Tina Turner - $86,372,137 (59/47)
10. Colplay - $86,372,137 (66/31)
11. Metallica - $76,613,910 (66/47)
12. Jonas Brothers - $73,293,001 (62/42)
13. Kenny Chesney - $70,999,090 (52/36)
14. Fleetwood Mac - $62,590,677 (59/9)
15. Beyonce - $57,138,765 (57/25)
16. Celine Dion - $56,984,471 (33/31)
17. IL Divo - $53,494,139 (103/36)
18. Dave Matthews Band - $52,338,154 (58/23)
19. Nickelback - $49,908,542 (70/42)
20. Depeche Mode - $45,658,648 (31/9)

(VIDEOS) AND IT DOESN'T LIGHT UP THE NIGHT...

FLEETWOOD MAC LIVE IN PERTH, AU

GYPSY & DREAMS

It's interesting to see Fleetwood Mac's stage from a distance especially when they aren't playing in an arena where they have the ability to hang those giant light boxes that twist and turn and rise and fall and change colour through out the show... Seems with the outdoor shows without the light boxes above there's less fluctuation with lighting on stage leaving it looking a little less vibrant or colourfull. Maybe I'm wrong, I wasn't there, I'm just basing that on seeing these two vids.

FLEETWOOD INSPIRES YOUNGSTERS IN PERTH PRIOR TO CONCERT

FLEETWOOD MAC - PERTH AUSTRALIA

Mick Fleetwood taking time just prior to one of the Perth shows to pass on some of his drumming skills... Lucky boys!!

FLEETWOOD MAC - PERTH, AUSTRALIA

Photos by: Antzpantz

Pick up Drum Media Perth on Thursday for full review and photos!

SUPERGROUP FLEETWOOD MAC BROUGHT THE HOUSE DOWN IN PERTH

Under a starry sky perfect for the theatrics of star-crossed lovers Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, Fleetwood Mac superbly played the smash hits that brought them fame and fortune across 20 years.

ADDITION PHOTOS AND THE FULL REVIEW @ Perth.PerthPerth.com

(REVIEW) PERTH, AU - FLEETWOOD MAC (NIGHT #1)

THE MAC BACK
WITH BLASTS FROM THE PAST
SIMON COLLINS | MUSIC EDITOR

THE WEST AUSTRALIAN

DECEMBER 12, 2009

Seventies supergroup Fleetwood Mac turned back the clock last night at the first of two concerts at ME Bank Stadium this weekend as part of their Unleashed worl tour.

The touring veterans treated around 12,000 fans to two-hour time-warp through their late-70's hits, kicking off with Monday Morning, the opening track from the 1975 self-titled ablum.

That release first saw American couple Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham join British blues men, rhythm section and the source of the band's name, Mick Fleetwood and John McVie, plus his wife Christine McVie.

As with the Mac's performance at the WACA Ground five years ago, Christine McVie was absent - she hasn't toured in more than a decade - leving the four survivors to deliver a lengthy set sparkling with gems plucked from their best-selling 1977 opus Rumours and plenty of songs from 1979's experimental Tusk.

Possibly the greatest break-up album of all-time, Rumours contributed the big hits to last night's show; The Chain, Second Hand News, Don't Stop and that classic kiss-off, Go Your Own Way.

There was one solo song each for Nicks and Buckingham, plus a rendition of early number Oh Well, a reminder of when Fleetwood Mac were an English blues band led by Peter Green.

McVie was there in spirit, with her former bandmates dishing up her excellent Say You Love Me and World Turning.

Fleetwood Mac plays at ME Bank Stadium again tonight, before heading back over east for shows in Brisbane and New Zealand.

Fleetwood Mac - ME Bank Stadium
Friday, December 11
SIMON COLLINS, The West Australian

Forget Dallas, Dynasty and even our own Number 96. The best soap opera of the 70s and early 80s was Fleetwood Mac — a saga that had everything: love, drugs, sex, affairs, more drugs, insanity and wonderful music.

Rather than save it all for a Behind the Music special or an unauthorised biography, the Mac poured all these dramas into some of the greatest and most emotionally naked pop songs the world has ever heard.

And three decades later, four survivors of those tumultuous times are still reliving those painful, joyous and ultimately legendary episodes on stage for a fan base that clings to those memories, perhaps living through a few similar scenes themselves.

So it was that 12,000 Perth music lovers tuned in at ME Bank Stadium on Friday night for the first of two big gigs on the Australian leg of Fleetwood Mac’s Unleashed world tour.

The Mac always draw on the drama at concerts, with evergreen guitarist and singer Lindsey Buckingham — one-third of the Stevie Nicks love triangle with drummer Mick Fleetwood — underselling the incredible turmoil experienced by the great British-American band.

“We’ve had a fairly complex, convoluted and emotional history — it’s not always been easy,” Buckingham said on Friday night. “But in the long run, it’s been worth it.”

Fans would agree. After all, we got the songs, not the heartache.

As the Mac unleashed these emotions, it was clear that there is still a lot of love between the members, particularly Nicks and Buckingham, who embraced frequently during the performance.

Maybe it was staged, but the audience lapped it up.

They also loved the greatest hits set, dominated by classics from Fleetwood Mac’s incredible trio of 70s albums; 1975’s self-titled effort, 1977’s mega-selling Rumours and 1979’s wild Tusk.

Plenty of people were still finding their seats as the Mac opened with Monday Morning, before they kicked into the familiar thud of The Chain — a Rumours track about solidarity that perhaps rings truer than it has for many years.

Many Mac fans were there simply to see Stevie Nicks and while her husky voice can’t hold the high notes these days, she inhabited the classic Dreams and her unofficial theme songs Gold Dust Woman and Gypsy.

The latter song, as she explained during one of the many times she, Buckingham or drummer Mick Fleetwood addressed their fans, was inspired by her time alongside Buckingham in San Francisco band Fritz, playing with the likes of Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix.

There’s some more history for you.

Nicks and her old flame swapped the lead throughout the night, with her blonde hippie offset by his virtuosic guitar playing and eccentric, but powerful vocal performance.

Buckingham provided several highlights: Second Hand News was rollicking fun, the folky Never Going Back Again had the crowd on their feet and his solo rendition of the acoustic rocker Big Love was a master-class for guitarists in the crowd.

At 22 years old, the latter single off Tango in the Night was the youngest song played on Friday night as the Mac remained stuck in the 70s — in more ways than one.

They went back even further, to 1969 for Peter Green’s Oh Well — a reminder that Fleetwood Mac were an acclaimed British blues band before Buckingham was recruited and insisted that his girlfriend should also join.

In the set that stretched for more than two hours there were too many highlights to list, ranging from the sublime Landslide to the ridiculous (but rocking) Tusk.

One of the few steps away from the expected was Tusk track Storm, which fell flat, as did the turgid Pink Floyd-esque I’m So Afraid. At least the latter was followed by Stand Back, a fizzy pop song from Stevie Nicks’ 1983 solo album The Wild Heart.

Fleetwood Mac finished the main set with their best song ever, the bittersweet rocker Go Your Own Way. By the time they dished up the encore of World Turning and the stamping Don’t Stop, many fans were racing for the gates, having ticked all their favourite boxes.

However, the Mac weren’t done; returning for the excellent Nicks ballad Silver Springs before Buckingham, then Nicks and finally Fleetwood warmly thanked the audience for coming to see them.

Will the Mac be back?

Friday night’s performance suggests at least one more rerun.

KEEPING TENSIONS UNDER CONTROL

FLEETWOOD KEEPING TENSIONS UNDER CONTROL

'Stevie and Lindsay do have an element of coexisting which requires walking on eggshells . . . but they know that'

Townsville Bulletin

Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham are getting along fine, thank you very much. The state of play between two of contemporary music’s most famous star-crossed lovers has fascinated Fleetwood Mac fans since Rumours laid bare the emotional turmoil within the California rock band in the late 1970s.

The band’s co-founder and charismatic drummer Mick Fleetwood admits with some relief that their hugely successful Unleashed world tour, which winds up in Brisbane next week, has been a ‘relaxed’ affair. Yet, even older and wiser, Fleetwood says care is required not to provoke flareups.

‘‘Stevie and Lindsay do have an element of co-existing which requires walking on eggshells . . . I can say they know that,’’ he says.

The tour, a greatest-hits waltz through their considerable catalogue, was instigated by the band.

Fleetwood says they knew the fans would rally to seethem perform the songs that soundtracked millions of lives since the breakthrough of Rumours, which remains the 10th highest-selling record of all time.

The timing of the Unleashed tour was serendipitous as anew wave of songwriters reclaim Fleetwood Mac’s west-coast sound, including their Australian support actThe Verses, featuring Killing Heidi’s Ella and Jesse Hooper.

The drummer credits the inevitability of the band’s influence reaching a critical mass in 2009 to the fact Fleetwood Mac remain respectful of the songs and the fans who fell in love with them. ‘‘We put a lot of diligence into the way we make records but when we are on stage, we are not a slick band; we’re quite childlike really. It’s a good thing to make mistakes. It keeps you from being blase or bored.’’

The drummer lets loose a hearty chuckle when asked if the goofy facial expressions that punctuate his performance signal he’s just made one of those child-like mistakes.

‘‘I learned I pulled those faces whenI was a long-distance runner at boarding school and one of the teachers warned I would bite my tongue off if I kept doing them,’’ he says.

‘‘But there could be another reason. I am, by nature, a vicarious creature — I love being around passionate beings and for whatever reason, I love being around guitar players so I think the face might be me thinking secretly that I wish I could do what Lindsay and John are doing.’’

The question of whether the band will record a new album is still in doubt.

Their last studio album, Say You Will, was released in 2003. It hit No. 3 on US charts.‘‘I don’t feel like we have finished yet, in terms of recorded output. But it is a matter of having to work closely and it means Stevie and Lindsay have to see eye-to-eye about who they are, what they are and howit is. It’s always an ongoing and delicate balancing act.

‘‘Being in a studio offers a microcosm for potential angst butmygut tells me we will pull it off and you’ll have new Fleetwood Mac music, sooner (rather) than later.’’

(REVIEW) PERTH, AU - FLEETWOOD MAC DON'T DISAPPOINT

Fleetwood Mac don't disappoint at Members Equity Stadium concert
Jay Hanna, STM Entertainment Editor
PerthNow

THERE are few bands who could weather the storms that have rained down on Fleetwood Mac.

By guitarist and singer Lindsey Buckingham's own admission the band's history is "complex, convoluted and emotionally wrought".

However standing in front of an audience of 12,000 Perth fans, Buckingham acknowledged that "in the long run it's made us stronger".

Buckingham went on to say that when the band, which includes singer Stevie Nicks, bassist John McVie and drummer Mick Fleetwood, decided to come together once again it was a with a feeling of "new possibility".

And while the absence of retired singer Christine McVie could not be overlooked, especially during Go Your Own Way, the crowd was willing to explore the possibilities along with their heroes.

Billed as a greatest hits concert, the set list delivered almost everything a fan could wish for.

Monday Morning from the band's self-titled 1975 album kicked off proceedings, followed by The Chain from 1977's Rumours, which remains one of the highest selling albums of all time.

It was the seemingly eternally youthful Nicks who first greeted the crowd with a drawn out shout of "Perth, Australia. Welcome." Before stating it was time to "get this party started".

Sporting her trademark gothic gypsy look of velvet and lace, long black gloves and flowing blonde tresses, Nicks looked years younger than her 61 years.

However it was clear that time has diminished Nicks' vocal range, robbing her of the ability to hit the high notes in songs such as Rhiannon and Sara. But thankfully Nicks refrained from straining and squealing, instead she stayed in her lower range using her unique voice to convey the emotional depth of the lyrics.

Sharing the spotlight with his former love, Buckingham was simply mesmerising. The lithe 60-year-old has lost none of his guitar prowess or agility as was particularly evident on I'm So Afraid and Big Love.

Nicks and Buckingham made a great show of affection, frequently holding hands and embracing, much to the crowd's pleasure. Buckingham famously refused to join Fleetwood Mac, unless they also took his partner in love and music, Nicks. While the pair split in 1976 and have endured a turbulent relationship in subsequent years, they seem to have found renewed pleasure in working together. There is no doubt a strong musical bond remains between the two and it was a pleasure to witness their love and appreciation for the music they make together.

In introducing Gypsy, Nicks spoke of her early days jamming with Buckingham in San Francisco in the late 60s and early 70s. She spoke of opening for Janis Joplin in front of 35,000 people and Jimi Hendrix in front of 70,000 and how Buckingham's constant guitar playing "drove the gated community crazy".

Prior to the brilliant Second Hand News Buckingham responded to a punter's call of "I love you Stevie" by confessing: "We all love Stevie".

Go Your Own Way ended the first set, with Buckingham taking over the vocal duties for the song he penned. The crowd were on their feet for what is possibly the band's greatest song.

While Nicks and Buckingham may be the face of Fleetwood Mac, it's the rhythm section of Mick Fleetwood and John McVie that remains its backbone.

Famously founder Peter Green named his band for Fleetwood and McVie, as attempt to lure McVie away from John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. He finally succeeded in acquiring McVie in August 1967. On stage some four decades later, Fleetwood and McVie were still a rhythmic force to be reckoned with.

Fleetwood got his chance to truly shine in an extended drum solo during World Turning. It was also Fleetwood who introduced the band, albeit belatedly, during the encore. Fleetwood took the chance to pay tribute to the reticent McVie calling him his right hand man.

Don't Stop seemed to spell an end to the concert, but the band returned for a second encore of Silver Springs.

While no one was under the illusion that we were watching a band in their prime, what we got was more than we could have hoped for.

We got to see legends at play, reveling in their love of music. And maybe, just maybe, their enduring love for one another.

Fleetwood Mac

Members Equity Stadium

Fri, Dec 11

EAGLES / FLEETWOOD MAC DREAM PAIRING EYED FOR STADIUMS

Eagles/Fleetwood Mac dream pairing eyed for stadiums

LiveDaily
(for those unaware, Live Daily is owned by Ticketmaster, Ticketmaster's CEO is Irving Azoff, Irving Azoff Manages both Fleetwood Mac & the Eagles)

DREAM PAIRING EYED FOR STADIUMS

A dream tour of the Eagles and Fleetwood Mac has reached the proposal stage.

The concept of a summer US tour featuring the two Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members and consistent concert draws of the last decade is being presented to stadium and arena operators and promoters. The double bill is being considered for a combination of single nights in baseball and football stadiums and multiple nights in arenas.

The supply of national stadium tours has been slimming over the last several years. U2 was able to fill the 70,000-seat venues in cities across the country this year, but most stadium shows have been one-offs. Madonna and the reunited Police also had recent successes in stadiums.

The Eagles and Fleetwood Mac have shared a stadium bill only once--July 25, 1976 at Schaefer Stadium in Foxboro, MA. The Eagles were the headliners, having released a greatest hits album earlier in the year. Fleetwood Mac was still touring in support of their self-titled disc that was the first to feature Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham. Within a year of that show both bands would release the albums that elevated them to superstar status, "Hotel California" and "Rumours."

ROCK LEGEND GOOD AS GOLD

Caught in the act - shopping for jewellery in Perth, Australia December 10th.

Photo taken from the West Australian 11/12/09 and provided by: chain2destiny on The Ledge

Can't say I would have recognized her if I passed her on the street

FLEETWOOD MAC - SECOND WEEK IN THE "HOT TOURS" CATEGORY

Hot Tours: Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Mannheim Steamroller, Fleetwood Mac

Billboard.com

Fleetwood Mac ranks among the Hot Tours for the second week in a row with the first reported totals from the veteran band's December tour dates in Australia and New Zealand. Sydney's Acer Arena reported $2.8 million ($3.1 Australian) from two shows on Dec. 7-8. The short trek down under follows successful tour legs during 2009 in North America and Europe. The Unleashed Tour began on March 1 in Pittsburgh and has grossed more than $68 million.

#1 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA

$8,532,304

#2 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER

$3,859,633

#3 FLEETWOOD MAC

$2,861,280

Dec. 7-8

Acer Arena, Sydney (2/0)

19,400 (20,230)

Best of 2009: Music (STEVIE NICKS MAKES TOP 10 LIST)

Okay... Lauren Carter of Boston Herald gets it...

LAUREN CARTER

The No. 1 spot is reserved for Enya’s greatest hits. There are no new tracks on the Irish singer’s collection and none are needed. This compilation of the best work is a virtual deep-tissue massage for the soul.

1. Enya, “The Very Best of Enya” (Reprise/Warner Bros.)
2. Jay-Z, “The Blueprint 3” (Roc Nation)
3. Stevie Nicks, “The Soundstage Sessions: Live in Chicago” CD/DVD (Reprise/Warner Bros.)
4. Millyz, “Whiteboy Like Me” (independent)
5. The-Dream, “Love vs. Money” (Def Jam)
6. Mariah Carey, “Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel” (Island)
7. Keri Hilson, “In a Perfect World” (Interscope)
8. Lady Gaga, “The Fame Monster” deluxe edition (Streamline/Konlive/Cherrytree/Interscope)
9. Chris Brown, “Graffiti” (Jive)
10. 50 Cent, “Flight 187” single and video (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope)

BOOZE, BLANKETS, 19,000 FOLKS & FLEETWOOD MAC... LIFE IS GOOD!

Snapshots from Hunter Valley, Hope Estates

Fleetwood Mac - just prior to playing

a few tunes for 19,000 folks

December 5, 2009

Photos by: ybdaz (Gallery)