49 SECONDS.... THAT'S IT!
Monday, June 29, 2009
MITCHELL'S COURT AND SPARK (By Stevie Nicks)
THE RECORD THAT CHANGED MY LIFEThoughts on Joni Mitchell's Court and SparkBy Stevie Nicks | Elle.com
Joni Mitchell’s Court and Spark. I was over at [Fleetwood Mac producer Keith Olson’s] house, and he had these great speakers that were as tall as me, and Joni’s record had just come out, and I put it on. He went away, it was just me, and I listened to this record for three days. She was able to stuff so many words into one sentence and not have them sound crowded. She was talking about what it was like to be very famous and to be a woman living in a man’s world. She had been in the world of fame much longer than me, and she had gone out with every famous rock ’n’ roll star that there was. And she was such an amazing guitarist that they all respected her. That was unheard of. She was in the boys’ club. She talked about what I saw coming. Even though Buckingham Nicks had tanked, I knew that we were going to be very famous, very rich, and that this fame thing was going to overwhelm us. So when I listened to this record, it was like a great old premonition just being laid out in front of me. There is a song on it called “The Same Situation,” and that song just would kill me when I’d hear it. Because I knew it was coming.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
(VIDEO) STEVIE NICKS "NEW ORLEANS SONG"
A couple of years ago during various press interviews when asked about recording new material Stevie mentioned that in the wake of Katrina she wrote a song for New Orleans. Fast forward a couple of years later in New Orleans on June 20th - the last date of the American Unleashed Tour - Stevie sang a few lines of this mystery song. For Stevie Nicks fans, this is a hopeful sign that one day, in the not to distant future she will record it and include it on a new studio album.
The lyrics in this clip appear to be:
I want to sing in the streets of the French Quarter
I want to dress up, I want to wear beads, I want to wear feathers and lace
I want to brush by the vampires that go down Bourbon Street
Thursday, June 25, 2009
STEVIE NICKS FAN SEES EDMONTON CONCERT
Fleetwood Mac ensures P.E.I. Steve Nicks fan sees Edmonton concert
EDMONTON — A lifelong dream finally came true Wednesday night when a fan from Prince Edward Island finally saw her idol Stevie Nicks up close and personal at a Fleetwood Mac concert in Edmonton.
“I am beside myself, I’m ecstatic,” Pauline Doucette said before the show, wearing a black T-shirt bearing the singer’s image and holding a bag of gifts for the band.
“This is unbelievable, a memory of a lifetime.”
Doucette originally held tickets for Fleetwood Mac’s May 13 concert in Edmonton. She had saved money for months to pay the airfare.
But the concert was cancelled at the last minute when a member of the band fell ill.
In some ways, it didn’t surprise Doucette — in her hometown of Summerside, P.E.I., her nickname is “Black Cloud Polly,” an indicator of a long string of bad luck and her struggle as a 45-year-old single mother living off a disability pension.
But her luck changed when the band heard her story.
For the rescheduled concert, they ensured she had a room at a posh hotel, filled with band memorabilia including T-shirts and autographed photos, as well as a chance to meet the band members with a backstage pass.
The band had also offered to fly her back out to Edmonton, but she had already accepted an offer from a woman — a complete stranger — who offered to give Doucette her Air Miles for free.
“I’m still speechless,” Doucette said Wednesday. “It’s beyond anything I had expected.”
(REVIEW) FLEETWOOD MAC EDMONTON "A Study In Contrast"
A study in contrasts
By MIKE ROSS, Edmonton Sun
It was the last date of this particular leg of this particular tour -- till Denmark in October -- and Fleetwood Mac didn't seem the least bit tuckered out.
It was more like one last hurrah. It was drummer Mick Fleetwood's 66th birthday last night. Perhaps that explains it.
Actually, Stevie Nicks has always seemed a bit sleepy on stage, but that's just her style, you know?
While she omitted a few high notes during the show at Rexall Place last night, her sultry, sleazy, captivating voice was largely intact.
There's no one quite like this singer. She often plays with her notes in the manner of a bored cat toying with a doomed mouse, which might be an unpleasant image to associate with such a beautiful voice, but at heart I think Stevie Nicks is a cat person. She'd understand.
Anyway, her ex Lindsay Buckingham provided most of the fireworks during the extra-long hit parade (rescheduled from a date cancelled in May).
He comes off a bit too much in love with himself, but he's such an awesome guitarist that he's entitled, don't you think?
GREY PONYTAILS
The grey ponytailed rhythm section of Mick Fleetwood and John McVie, meanwhile, provided an oblivious rock solid accompaniment to this rock 'n' roll study in contrasts: the laid-back Stevie vs. the fiery Lindsay, the witchy woman vs. the howling wolf, pick your metaphor.
How these two ended up together is a mystery, but they did, the tension of their relationship and ensuing break-up supposedly providing some kind of magical, creative juice that resulted in one of the finest rock records ever made, Rumours.
Would it have been the same if they hadn't split? We'll never know. Fans should be pretty sure, however, that without this colourful couple, Fleetwood Mac would've probably been just another garden variety British blues band.
The pair of frontpeople made hash of their stormy past onstage -- for our amusement, surely.
In one of his bits of canned patter, Buckingham laughingly referred to the band's "complex and convoluted emotional history." He would expand on the theme later.You can try to read body language into it. While Nicks gave Buckingham a hug at one point -- was this, too, rehearsed? -- the two largely kept to their respective sides of the stage, and their respective musical domains, too.
At times, she also twirled like a tasselled ballerina and played air guitar during his solos. Lindsay made a lot of guitar face, sometimes howling "oh yeah!" at the end of a particularly great solo.
Like I said, it was a study in contrasts, two concerts in one, really. Buckingham got the up-tempo, high energy stuff and the blistering solos -- especially shining in songs like I Know I'm Not Wrong, Go Insane and the distinctive Big Love.
Stevie took the mellow side of the road, haunting hits like Gypsy and Rhiannon (no relation to Chris Brown's girlfriend). She was especially "sleepy" -- let's just say hypnotic -- in one of her signature songs, Landslide.
TWO-HOUR HIT PARADE
Overall, it was a two-hour-plus hit parade that was promised to contain no new music, only "songs that we love to play and I'm sure you want to hear!" Buckingham declared. (Bachman Cummings take note.)
They played a bit with the arrangements, but not so much that you'd have to play "guess that tune" after the song kicked in.
The Chain -- with huge vocals provided by a trio of backup singers who couldn't possibly replace departed singer Christine McVie (talk about complex, convoluted emotions) -- came early.
The tribal groove of Tusk had the crowd cheering with joy. The canned horns filled the arena.
There are always things to nitpick about a bunch of 60-ish millionaires touring on their laurels -- they're doing it more for money than fun, let's get real here -- but this is Fleetwood Mac.
I always say that rock stars don't become famous by accident. They're up there for a reason. They're up there because they're great.
By the two-hour mark, Buckingham was still uncorking one wild solo after another, Nicks was still in good voice -- and several different outfits -- and Mick was still banging out the beat (and that damn gong) like a champ.
You couldn't ask for more. Well, you could, but let's not get greedy.
Fleetwood Mac
IN THE SEATS
12,000 in Rexall
NOTE PERFECT
One last hurrah for the last date of the tour -- and happy birthday to Mick Fleetwood.
RATING
4 out of 5
(REVIEW) FLEETWOOD MAC EDMONTON JUNE 24th
EDMONTON — So, was it worth the wait, you ask?
BY TOM MURRAY, EDMONTON JOURNAL
Where: Rexall Place
When: Wednesday night
With multiple stories running in all media about fans distraught at last month’s postponement of Fleetwood Mac’s Edmonton date, you just knew that anticipation would be running high when they finally rescheduled — and that the band would be fully aware they had to deliver.
Well, deliver they did, with a stomping two hours plus set of hits that eschewed almost all recent material and honed in on the hits.
Guitarist Lindsey Buckingham in particular was on fire from opener Monday Morning on, playing as though his life depended on it, sizzling leads igniting The Chain and Second Hand News, vocals coming straight from the heart. His ex-girlfriend and constant foil Stevie Nicks was a step behind, a strong singer but unable to hit the notes she once did on Rhiannon and Sara, or sharing missing member Christine McVie’s Say You Love Me with Buckingham.
Even with these slight reservations it was still an at times powerful experience — made so in part by one of the greatest and oft overlooked rhythm sections in rock history, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood — with songs that could’ve been glossed over after over thirty years of constant radio and live play. It was especially impressive considering the fact that all of the interior drama that made Rumours and Tusk such fantastic albums has now dissipated over the years as the various members have reconciled with each other. And although Buckingham made a special point of noting those tensions, you could still feel those old emotions rise up on songs like Second Hand News — or maybe it was simply the combined memories of 12,000 fans as up to date on the band’s romantic entanglements as they are.
A strange, strange situation to be in — personal hurts played out for entertainment — but then that’s where the band has always excelled.And it has to be said that while they have little competition when it comes to muscular California pop, Nicks and Buckingham also slay when the acoustic numbers come out. Buckingham started it off alone with an impassive, almost vengeful Big Love that fully deserved the near unanimous standing ovation it got, with Nicks joining him for Landslide — good, but almost a letdown in comparison.
Buckingham’s intense performance reminded that while he was lumped in with the California folk pop movement of the ‘70s he always considered himself in some ways allied with the British punks — and that Tusk, their experimental to Rumours, was meant to take the band out of formula. It never did, but a few cuts have survived into the stage show — a long version of the hit Sara, and a reserved take on Storms.To see a group as involved in their back catalogue as Fleetwood Mac is a heartening thing — especially with so many other bands simply playing by rote. They may not be breaking new ground as they once tried, but Buckingham did acknowledge with a wink that there is something in the works — fingers crossed that playing these old classics will give us a new Rumours and not, say, Mirage.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
(REVIEW) FLEETWOOD MAC - WINNIPEG "Far More Than a Mere Nostalgia Act"
The Bottom Line Far more than a mere nostalgia act. The Mac Attack still has legs! Check 'em out!
Fleetwood Mac
MTS Centre: Winnipeg, MB Canada
June 6/09
4 out of 5
By: Rob Rheubottom
Controversy has always been part of the Fleetwood Mac legacy. In the past, sparks have flown over divorces, affairs, infighting and band break ups. Though the band’s personal escapades have mellowed with time, the current tour has not been completely devoid of storm clouds. Most recently, the band postponed 3 concerts in Calgary, Edmonton and Sacramento during the May leg of their Unleashed: Hits Tour 2009 due to undisclosed health concerns. Having driven out to Calgary specifically to see their show, only to have the show postponed at the last minute – I awaited their Winnipeg appearance with some apprehension.
But June 6 rolled around, and no cancellation was announced. At 7:45pm, I was in my seat listening to the lulling sound of crickets (in lieu of music) that emanated from the PA. The cricket sounds were relaxing, but given that there was no warm up act, and the band hit the stage a half hour late, the crickets soon became a little grating.
At 8:30pm, the lights went out; the crowd roared and the legendary Rumours line up of the group: Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks (sadly without Christine McVie who stopped touring in ’98) took the stage. Though McVie and Fleetwood looked a little long in tooth, Stevie and Lindsey still looked great.
Lindsay kicked off the night with his self-penned song Monday Morning off of Fleetwood Mac’s self-titled album. His exuberance was infectious and earned the band an immediate standing ovation. The fans on the floor remained standing for the duration of the show. They kept up the momentum with the instantly recognizable track The Chain culled from their multi-platinum 1977 album Rumours, giving Buckingham a chance to show off both his vocals and lead guitar playing talents.
(REVIEW) FLEETWOOD MAC CALGARY "DILEMMA OF THE CLASSIC ROCKER"
CALGARY - Call it the dilemma of the classic rocker.
BY HEATH MCCOY, CALGARY HERALD
Photograph by: Stuart Gradon, Calgary Herald
What else can you call it when an announcement from Lindsey Buckingham that his legendary band Fleetwood Mac will not be playing any new songs during the group’s Tuesday night concert at the ‘Dome draws hearty cheers throughout a crowd of 11,000 fans?
As the 59-year-old singer/guitarist told the audience early, this "Unleashed Tour" of the Mac’s is all about "having fun" with none of the pressures of selling their fans on new material. This tour is about the hits.
Which is all that classic rock fans really seem to want, for the most part — to the chagrin of many a classic rock artist, some of whom still have something to offer artistically. Based on some of their more recent work, I’d say Fleetwood Mac fits into that category. But like the Stones, The Who, Elton, you name it, few seem to care when they work the new stuff. That’s drink time, bathroom time, talk amongst yourselves time — no matter the quality of the fresh tunes.
It has to be frustrating for the artists.
To their credit though, Fleetwood Mac sidestepped the issue gracefully in Calgary, playing a set finely jammed with crowd faves.
They kicked off the show with Monday Morning, which immediately showcased the band’s great strength — that sunny California folk-pop filtered through the English blues-rock base of drummer Mick Fleetwood and bassist John McVie.
This was followed up by a fantastic version of The Chain, which still stands as one of the Mac’s great masterpieces, Fleetwood, 62, every bit the mad pirate drummer on that one, hammering his giant gong.
One of the criticisms Fleetwood Mac often draws these days is the charge that singer and resident diva Stevie Nicks, 61, can’t deliver like she used to. It’s a valid point and that was evident enough at times, as in the rather limp version of Dreams, one of her signature tunes. Actually, it sounded as if both Nicks and Buckingham were being carried by their backup singers at certain points in the concert.
But Nicks also proved that her sultry rasp still has some life in it, most notably on beautiful versions of the acoustic ballad Landslide and her pseudo-mystical hit Gold Dust Woman.
As far as impassioned deliveries went, however, Buckingham stole the show.
On his acoustic showpiece Big Love there was no doubt as to what a fiery and incredibly underrated guitarist the man is and his vocal performance was so fevered, almost maniacally so, that you’d have thought the guy was about to explode.
Even though the Mac limited themselves to the all-classics format on this tour, it was also commendable the way the band found ways of maintaining a vibrant and fresh approach.
Dusting off hidden gems like Storms off Tusk was one means of achieving that. So too was the band’s storming version of the heavy rocker Oh Well, which goes back to Fleetwood Mac’s pre-Lindsey and Stevie days in the ‘60s when the band’s star was blues guitarist Peter Green. On this tune Buckingham again shined, his chops on the six-string absolutely fierce.
In the end, Fleetwood Mac’s Tuesday show at the ‘Dome was one with far more highs than lows, even if the sweet harmonies of departed member Christine McVie were missed throughout the evening, and certainly when the band encored with one of her tunes, Don’t Stop.
By that point though, the only thing that wasn’t stopping was the adulation, and that’s something Fleetwood Mac had earned on this night.
THIRD LONDON DATE NOVEMBER 6TH
Third London date has been added to the UK leg of the tour.
FLEETWOOD MAC
Wembley Arena
Arena Square, Engineers Way
London, United Kingdom, HA9 0DH
Friday November 6, 2009
Tickets On Sale to the General Public from 26/06/2009, 09:00
O2 PRESALE
Start: Wed 24/06/09, 09:00
End: Fri 26/06/09, 08:00
End: Fri 26/06/09, 08:00
Live Nation PRESALE
Start: Thur 25/06/09, 09:00
End: 26/06/09, 08:00
Tickets From £45 - £75 (All prices listed exclude fees and charges)
MICK FLEETWOOD
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MICK FLEETWOOD
Birth Place: Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK
Date of Birth: June 24, 1947
(REVIEW) FLEETWOOD MAC IN CALGARY JUNE 23
Fleetwood Mac in fine form
Band hints at new album coming soon
By LISA WILTON
They told listeners not to look back in their 1977 hit, Don't Stop.
But last night, nothing stopped Fleetwood Mac from mining their extensive catalogue for the golden tracks that made them one of the biggest bands in the world.
Five years after they last graced the Saddledome stage, Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood returned amidst the enthusiastic cheers of almost 12,000 adoring fans.
The show was rescheduled from last month, when the original concert was cancelled only hours before the band was set to hit the stage.
Not surprisingly, the near-sold-out audience was made up largely of the middle-aged set, but there was also a number of young hipsters who were equally excited to see Fleetwood Mac, despite being born about a decade after the band's chart-topping glory days.
Drummer Fleetwood was first to take the stage followed by bassist McVie.
And after a lengthy pause, singer Nicks and guitarist Buckingham walked hand-in-hand to the centre of the stage, warmly acknowledging the crowd before launching into the boogie-rock number, Monday Morning.
It was the first of more than 20 songs.
Buckingham's voice was raspy at first, but warmed up nicely as the evening progressed.
Nicks, on the other hand, was singing an octave or two lower than we're used to, but was propped up by two backing singers.
Buckingham and Nicks took turns introducing each tune with a story about how the song was written or gave insight into the band's history.
During the 1970s, the British-American quintet (fifth member Christine McVie left the band in 1998) was entangled in affairs, break-ups and drug abuse.
"We have a complex and convoluted emotional history," Buckingham explained.
That's putting it mildly.
But he said even though it hasn't been an easy ride, it's worked out in the long run.
He also hinted at a possible new album soon.
Buckingham probably knew the fans were there to hear the hits and reassured them that Fleetwood Mac were there to play them.
From McVie's exciting bass line breakdown in The Chain and Nicks' nasal drawl in Gold Dust Woman to the epic chorus of Rhiannon, the crowd had much to be happy about.
A lovely moment early in the show came courtesy of Nicks, who was clad in her trademark hippy goth wear, complete with sparkly scarves hanging off her microphone.
She told the crowd the tale of how she met her former lover Buckingham in San Francisco and how the song Gypsy was written as a way to remember her happiest times while the band was going through turmoil.
The performance of the song itself was a bit flat as were many of Nicks' numbers, but it didn't seem to matter to the devoted Stevie-ites singing along to every word.
However, Nicks' voice also seemed to improve as the show went on and by the time she got to the gorgeous ballad Landslide, she was sounding like the Stevie of old.
It was all about the music last night and therefore the band kept the stage setup simple. There were a few nifty lighting effects, but for the most part the stage was bare save for two blocks that changed colour every so often.
Buckingham was by far the most energetic of the group.
He rocked out like no time had passed and was constantly making eye contact with the front rows and giving out high fives.
He even pulled out his modest 1984 solo hit, Go Insane, which sounded fantastic. It's a very '80s song, but last night it sounded modern with a theatrical twist.
Fleetwood Mac may have been through hell to get where they are today. But their legion of Calgary fans are glad they made the journey.
Fleetwood Mac
Venue: Pengrowth Saddledome
Attendance: 12,000
Rating: 4 OUT OF 5
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
(PHOTOS) FLEETWOOD MAC IN CALGARY JUNE 23
Fleetwood Mac performs at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary on Tuesday, June 23. LYLE ASPINALL/CALGARY SUN
A MUST READ!
A fan documents her experience at the Meet and Greet with Fleetwood Mac's Mick Fleetwood in Manchester, NH
"The band will be doing more concerts in Europe and Australia starting in October. Mick even said that it looks like Fleetwood Mac will tour again next summer – fabulous."
[excerpt from moreofmymusings] - click the link for the full article
EDMONTON - MAC ATTACK
WIN FLEETWOOD MAC TICKETS TO WEDNESDAY'S SHOW!
By Sandra Sperounes
The Edmonton Journal Gives Away 2 Tix
Hey, whatcha doing tomorrow (Wednesday) night? I've got two tickets to give away to Fleetwood Mac's rescheduled show at Rexall Place. You don't have to do anything special to enter -- just send me an e-mail with your name and phone number. We'll pick one winner at random.
Note: You'll have to pick up your tickets from the Journal's downtown HQ tomorrow. I'll announce the winner sometime around 11 a.m. The show starts at 8 p.m.
PARIS, FRANCE - FLEETWOOD MAC TIX NOW ON SALE
Tickets for Fleetwood Mac in Paris, France are now on sale:
ZENITH DE PARIS
Parc de la Villette
17 Octobre 2009 , 20:00
211 Avenue Jean Jaurès
PARIS
Cat 1 : 72,50 € - Cat 2 : 61,50 € - Cat 3 : 45,00 €
Cat 1 : 72,50 € - Cat 2 : 61,50 € - Cat 3 : 45,00 €
Monday, June 22, 2009
FLEETWOOD MAC - PEOPLE MAGAZINE JUNE, 1977
People Magazine June 6, 1977:
Fleetwood Mac - Their saga of busting charts while breaking hearts... Each others!
EDDI READER COVERS FLEETWOOD MAC
EDDI READER: It's been twenty years since Scottish songstress Eddi Reader burst onto the British charts with the band Fairground Attraction and the spry, folksy hit "Perfect" - a song that won a Brit Award for Best Single. With her first solo album five years later, Reader picked up another Brit for Best Female Singer and she hasn't looked back since, recording seven albums of memorable folk/pop melodies and her own distinctively lighter-than-air vocals. Her latest, Love Is The Way, continues the winning ways spanning traditional U.K. folk and contemporary acoustic pop with thirteen songs that include a reworking of Fleetwood Mac's "Never Going Back", a rare Brian Wilson tune ("Sweet Mountain of Love") and, as usual, some wonderful songs written by and with long-standing collaborator Boo Hewerdine. Amazon (for samples)
(REVIEW) FLEETWOOD MAC NASHVILLE JUNE 19th
Fleetwood Mac at Sommet Center 6/19/09
The Nashvillescene
If someone had told us when we were 15 that we'd: a) be going to see Fleetwood Mac--a band who was adult contemporary and soft even when they rocked--voluntarily; and b) be pretty excited about it--we'd have probably laughed. We'd love nothing more than to report that band--with all members hovering between the ages of 59 and 63--blew us away, sounded phenomenal and rocked with a burning passion that flew in the face of their age. But the show sounded old, tired and phoned-in. We were bummed.
Fleetwood Mac are one of those bands that for many of our generation elicit memories of excruciatingly long car rides to which they were the soundtrack. However, the undeniable quality of the songwriting on the band's three seminal records Fleetwood Mac, Rumors and Tusk inevitably led us to grow up and appreciate how great they are. The Sommet Center show made us feel like we were 15 again, bored and squirming in our seats.
We knew we were in trouble from the start, when not a single person around us stood for the opening song, "Monday Morning." Given the demographic of the audience--just think Belle Meade Country Club--we were expecting a tame crowd with a proclivity towards sitting. But we at least expected that all would rise for the opening song.
Next up was "The Chain." Fuck yeah! Or so we thought. Midway through the Rumors anthem we found ourselves bored. This became the case with many of the hits--which the band's set was chock full of, this being a "greatest hits" tour and all. From "Dreams" to "Rhiannon," "Gold Dust Woman" to "Tusk," nearly every one one of the band's indelible classics in what Stevie Nicks called their "myriad of treasure trove songs" underwhelmed, lacking the potency of their original recordings. "Tusk" was going fine until the whole USC marching band section was piped in by either a sequencer or a synthesizer, making it seem instantly cheesy. Where are Heypenny when you need 'em?
The biggest problem was Stevie Nicks. Her voice sounded fatigued, pitchy and at some points just plain bad. Most of the songs were dropped down a key or two and she would still take many of the lower harmonies, which contributed to the songs' losing a lot of their power. Couple this with her uncomfortable "mystic" fabric twirling and you have a performance that bordered on goat-like parody throughout the duration of the show. She seems like a real nice lady and all, it's just that people are paying upwards of $150 a ticket for this show and, frankly, deserved better for that price.
Lindsay Buckingham, on the other hand, was mostly great. His voice, by and large, has held up, and he had more than his share of blistering guitar solos. His talents were not enough to save the show however, and he too has a presence that borders on parody, fawning over himself and playing up the whole star-crossed lovers schtick in a way that makes him come off as weirdly self-absorbed. Even for a rock star.
Unfortunately Christine McVie, having retired from touring, was absent from the proceedings and the version of "Say You Love Me" they played made us long for her presence. Her ex-husband, bassist John McVie held down a solid groove--no complaints about him--while Mick Fleetwood was mostly awesome, both as a hammy performer and as player. His greatest transgression was a drum solo during the encore that sounded frighteningly similar to Iron Butterfly's "Inagaddadivida."
The night wasn't without at least a few moments, as songs like "Second Hand News," "Go Your Own Way" and especially "Landslide" still retained some of their power. But the show never really got to the point of kicking ass. Waiting for those few and far between moments kept us there for the entire two-and-a-half hours, but, unsatisfied at show's end, we headed over to the Features show at Mercy Lounge for something that rocks!
STEVIE BACKSTAGE MEET AND GREET IN NASHVILLE
Backstage at Fleetwood Mac's Nashville show on June 19th.
Pictured: Carrie Underwood, Sheryl Crow, and Michelle Branch. Also pictured are 3 girls I'm not familiar with.
Photo courtesy of: Carrie Underwood BR
Sunday, June 21, 2009
BBC SIX FEATURING INSIGHT WITH FLEETWOOD MAC
Chris Hawkins presents more concerts and sessions from the archives, featuring Insight - Fleetwood Mac, in which the band talk candidly about their music.
It's steaming at BBC Six
One Hour show - an old interview from what appears to be around 1975 - 76 after the release of the white Fleetwood Mac album and prior to Rumours. Interview footage of the band speaking about the history of Fleetwood Mac from the late 60's up to the white album. Mick, Christine, Stevie, Lindsey and John interviewed with segments of various tunes between.
I recorded the show. 59mb
(PHOTO and VIDEO) FLEETWOOD MAC NEW ORLEANS JUNE 20th
Crowd Shot of Fleetwood Mac in New Orleans 06.20.09
Video/Photo by: by achgcs
Silver Springs was dropped on this last US date... By the sounds of it in Nashville the night before, Stevie was struggling. Two more shows left (Calgary and Edmonton) to close out the North American dates before a few months off for the band before Europe. I hope she gives her voice a rest over the next couple of days to unleash this song one last time for these two Canadian dates - it's so good live!. One bonus for New Orleans though is that Stevie spoke about and sang a few lines (accapella) of a NEW song she had written about New Orleans after Katrina hit. She spoke about the song a few years ago in the press but no sign of it being recorded just yet... Maybe if they manage to get it together for an album she'll consider finally recording it! No video has surfaced of her singing it... yet. Would love to see and hear it if anyone managed to capture that moment during the show.
Silver Springs - Nashville
(PHOTOS) FLEETWOOD MAC NASHVILLE JUNE 19TH
PRO SHOTS OF FLEETWOOD MAC IN NASHVILLE JUNE 19th
Photos by: Larry McCormack|The Tennessean
by eddiemeehan
by rscottcarter
GingerGE Pics
Friday, June 19, 2009
Until Sunday....
No Weekend updates... Off to the lake until Sunday.
To everyone going to the Fleetwood Mac show in Nashville on Friday and New Orleans on Saturday... Make the most of it, have a blast and enjoy the show... These are the last two shows scheduled in the USA this year. Who knows when Fleetwood Mac will be touring again.
FLEETWOOD MAC ROTTERDAM SELL-OUT
AHOY SOLD OUT?
It's being reported by the press and fans alike that Fleetwood Mac's date in Rotterdam at Ahoy October 15th has sold out within just hours of tickets going on sale. If ticket selling in Holland is anything like ticket selling in North America, it's likely not the case. I'm sure that tickets will show up on ticket resale sites for higher amounts then face value, and the closer to the show date you get, there are usually tickets dropped. So be persistent and keep checking if you missed out today getting yourself tickets. Many fans lucked out in North America by waiting until almost the last minute to buy tickets for a show - ending up with super great tickets in the first few rows of the venue and not having to pay massive amounts of cash to get them.
Fleetwood Mac verkoopt Ahoy uit
Het was te verwachten, vandaag ging het concert van Fleetwood Mac in de voorverkoop en na slechts twee keer knipperen, was het alweer gedaan met de kaarten. De mensen die het is gelukt om wel een ticket te bemachtigen, wensen we natuurlijk veel plezier.
De groep geeft op 15 oktober een concert in Ahoy in Rotterdam. Het is voor het eerst sinds 1994 dat de legendarische Brits-Amerikaanse band weer in Nederland staat.
(PHOTOS) FLEETWOOD MAC BALTIMORE
FLEETWOOD MAC - CAPTURED JUNE 10, 2009 @ 1st Mariner Arena Baltimore, Md
Thursday, June 18, 2009
STEVIE NICKS CD/DVD LIVE IN CHICAGO COMBO PACK NEARING SELLOUT
ONLY 200 COPIES REMAIN
ORDER STEVIE NICKS LIMITED EDITION CD/DVD SET
NOW BEFORE IT'S TO LATE!
The Nickfix, Stevie's official Website is the only place where you can order this very limited edition package.
Act now as only 200 copies remain!
The DVD features over 2 hours of stunning footage from this legendary concert! The CD includes brand new studio versions of classics like "Stand Back", "Sara", "Landslide" and many, many more!
This limited edition CD/DVD set sports a unique cover and also includes a limited edition lithograph of an unreleased photo that you can't get anywhere else!
Also included with your purchase are two bonus "instant gratification" downloads of "Rhiannon" and "The One" - two tracks that don't appear on the CD.
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Stevie's Live in Chicago DVD is currently at #15 on Billboards Top Music Videos Chart.Billboard Magazine Chart Run
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FLEETWOOD MAC IN PARIS, FRANCE OCTOBER 17TH
PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 17TH
The Nicks Fix confirms that Fleetwood Mac will hit Paris, France on Saturday, Oct 17, 2009.
This is Amazing... The band hasn't played Paris since the early 80's!
Venue: Le Zenith - on sale 23rd June (not sure where tickets are on sale)
PHOTOS BY NANCI (FLEETWOOD MAC MANCHESTER,NH)
Check these out!
Stunning shots of the Band from June 16th in Manchester, NH
Photos by Nanci
Fleetwood Mac 2009
Verizon Wireless Arena
Manchester, NH June 16, 2009
More Photos By Nanci(link to album)
Stevie Nicks visits New Orleans...
[reprint of an earlier published article]
When Stevie Nicks visits New Orleans don't expect to see her using a cell phone
by Nekesa Mumbi Moody, AP Music Writer
Thursday June 18, 2009, 11:39 AM
NOLA.COM
NEW YORK -- Friends who want to get in touch with Stevie Nicks know not to send an e-mail, call on a cell phone, or reach out by text message, because she won't respond.
It's not that she's being rude: Nicks doesn't own a computer or a cell phone. The 60-year-old rock legend, who is currently on tour with Fleetwood Mac, is a proud technophobe. The band plays Saturday night at the New Orleans Arena.
"I believe that computers have taken over the world. I believe that they have in many ways ruined our children. I believe that kids used to love to go out and play," Nicks says in her famously smoky voice.
"I believe that social graces are gone because manners are gone because all people do is sit around and text. I think it's obnoxious."
Read the entire article
NEW INTERVIEW WITH MICK FLEETWOOD (NASHVILLE)
Tour unleashes best of Fleetwood Mac
Tennessean.com
By Dave Paulson
Considering the famously turbulent past and volatile chemistry of iconic rock band Fleetwood Mac, it appears that the stars, thankfully, are aligned for the group's current tour.
Drummer Mick Fleetwood says the "Unleashed" concert tour — the group's first in five years — has been blessed with a unique energy within the band and, according to him, a stronger connection with the audience than ever before.
Part of that surely has to do with the band's set list. The "Unleashed" tour is a first for Fleetwood Mac, as it isn't in support of any new album (their last, Say You Will, was released in 2003). Instead, Fleetwood, singer Stevie Nicks, guitarist Lindsey Buckingham and bassist John McVie have been turning in evenings of wall-to-wall classics ("Dreams" and "Go Your Own Way" among them, of course) along with a crop of cuts that have rarely been played live.
Good luck finding time for a bathroom break when the band plays tonight at Nashville's Sommet Center. A strikingly kind and chatty Mick Fleetwood found time to speak with us about the tour while on the road.
Your concert in Nashville is one that was added as an extension of your tour. Can we take that as a sign that the tour has gone well?
My joke with Fleetwood Mac is that it's the worst-run rock 'n' roll franchise in the business. We don't really work much, and when we do, we hope that everything's going to be in place, and the audience is going to be in place. Trusting Fleetwood Mac's perfect timing — not — we wait for 5 1/2 years and go out in a huge recession. But amazingly, it's been absolutely fantastic.
This "Unleashed" tour, as you've said, marks the first time without a new album to support. How does that affect the band's set list?
What we did was craft a set with more space because we're not featuring four or five songs off a (new) album and shoving it down people's throats, going, "Look what we've done." In truth, artistically, you're always going to do that, but when you look at it objectively, it's a little self-serving, in a way.
We've often gotten so excited about a new album that we do too many new songs, and you go, "Well, (the audience doesn't) know the songs," and it does affect a show. This time, we haven't had that in the mix, so what we chose was to do some songs that we know that people love for sure, and then some songs like "Storms," for instance, that we've never done (live).
Audiences might be happy to hear more of your older tunes, but how does the band stay satisfied? How do you make this feel fresh for yourselves?
Well, you have to understand that we've never done this. This is actually a new system.
We're getting off on this extra (connection) that seems to exist between the band and the audience. It's really interesting. I think we're always fairly connected to our audiences, just because people inherently know too much about us, quite frankly (laughs), as people . . .
We're doing songs that we've never done or haven't done in so long, they might as well be new songs. We haven't done "Oh Well" in over 30 years, and now Lindsey's ripping "Oh Well" unbelievably. Of course, me and John are like pigs in (mud) being able to play one of the old songs that came from the Peter Green era of Fleetwood Mac.
Numerous reviews of recent shows are complimentary of the band's energy on stage — physical and otherwise. Have you noticed this energy yourself?
There is a really vibrant vibe on stage. You can't bottle it. It either happens or it doesn't. . . . Our live performance has always been really different on stage to the crafting of our albums. I think that's interesting to an audience. There are bands out there where you go, "Yeah, (the concert) was great, but it was just like putting the album on." It was so unbelievably cool, or delivered in such a metered way that it didn't come to life.
We're on the edge, or I certainly am on the edge of (messing) a drum fill up (laughs), but you get this weird tension that has a charm to it, and I think that works for us.
You mentioned touring in a recession earlier — did this make anyone in the band nervous when plotting the tour?
I don't think anyone was majorly (apprehensive). I probably think about that stuff more than anyone else in the band because I'm a news freak, a conspiracy theorist and God knows what else. So I'm going, "Oh my God, this is so not the right time to be doing this, but we're doing it."
It wasn't very long-lit, but it did cross my mind, and I think it crossed everybody's mind. All we had to reach on was, "Remember, in the Great Depression, the movie business did really well."
Stevie, pretty much every night — and she means it — says, "I am so overjoyed that you chose us to come and see." We've had a great run and it has always been good. People seem to be going away really happy, and when we do this, that's what we want to hear.
IF YOU GO
What: Fleetwood Mac
When: 8pm tonight
Where: NASHVILLE - Sommet Center (501 Broadway, 770-2000)
(REVIEW) FLEETWOOD MAC MANCHESTER, NH
A great evening with Fleetwood Mac
Review by: Linda in Maine
The origins of Fleetwood Mac lie way back in 1967. There's a lot of water under the bridge since then, with dizzying personnel changes, commercial success in the 70s and 80s, and more than their share of relationship turmoil. Mick Fleetwood pulled the band together five years ago for a reunion tour, and now they are touring again. I saw their "Unleashed" show on June 16 at Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, NH.
When you lay your money down for a rock group with more than forty years of history, what can you reasonably expect?
FLEETWOOD MAC UNLEASHES A LANDSLIDE OF HITS
Considering the band's famously volatile chemistry, it appears that the stars are aligned for '70s rock icons Fleetwood Mac. Reviews for recent shows on their current Unleashed tour have noted their staggering performance strength — primarily in age-defying guitarist Lindsey Buckingham and thunderous drummer Mick Fleetwood — and the still-beguiling presence of Stevie Nicks (though time hasn't been all that kind to her singular pipes). As a bonus, the Unleashed tour isn't in support of any new album (their last, Say You Will, was released in 2003), so you can expect a set of wall-to-wall classics, along with a crop of cuts that have rarely been played live. Good luck finding time for a bathroom break.
Show Date: Friday, June 19
Show Time: 8 p.m., Nashville, TN
Ticket Price: $45-$125
Fleetwood Mac will be appearing at Sheffield Arena
Classic Fleetwood line-up in concert
The classic Rumours line-up of rock legends Fleetwood Mac will be appearing at Sheffield Arena on November 2.
One of the most successful bands in history, Mac veterans Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie and Lindsey Buckingham will be strutting their stuff in the city for one night only.
Since forming in 1967 the only thing about the group that hasn't changed is the rhythm section of Mick Fleetwood and John McVie.
Through the '70s, the band's personnel and style shifted with nearly every recording as Fleetwood Mac metamorphosed from a traditional British blues band to the makers of one of the best-selling pop albums ever - Rumours.
Fleetwood Mac has sold more than 100 million copies of its albums — including 25 million for Rumours alone — making the band one of the most popular rock outfits in history, so don't miss out on this rare outing for the band.
Tickets are priced at £75, £60, £45 (subject to booking fee). They are available in person at the Arena box office, by phone on 0114 256 5656 and online by going to www.sheffieldarena.co.uk.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
(UPDATE) FLEETWOOD MAC UNLEASHED TOUR NUMBERS
Additional Dates added to the tour stats. A sellout in Vancouver and San Diego. Impressive numbers for the Vancouver show! Las Vegas, San Diego and the not so impressive numbers for the Salt Lake City show :(
FLEETWOOD MAC RANKS #8 ON TOP 20 CONCERT TOURS
Top 20 Concert Tours - By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (The Canadian Press)
The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week's ranking is in parentheses. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.
1. (1) Elton John/Billy Joel; $2,386,484; $121.74.
2. (2) Britney Spears; $2,035,367; $99.29.
3. (3) Eagles; $1,813,875; $134.83.
4. (4) Bruce Springsteen&The E Street Band; $1,796,378; $91.44.
5. (5) The Dead; $1,553,713; $81.72.
6. (8) Dave Matthews Band; $1,177,905; $61.94.
7. (6) Kenny Chesney; $1,126,344; $66.72.
8. (7) Fleetwood Mac; $1,107,343; $97.63.
9. (New) Dane Cook; $737,410; $63.18.
10. (9) Nickelback; $732,343; $54.88.
11. (10) Leonard Cohen; $568,656; $101.87.
12. (11) Il Divo; $534,193; $78.65.
13. (New) Taylor Swift; $514,721; $47.69.
14. (12) Neil Young; $481,471; $66.74.
15. (13) Lil' Wayne; $454,371; $62.84.
16. (15) Jeff Dunham; $288,624; $41.98.
17. (16) Andre Rieu; $270,256; $86.57.
18. (17) Kings Of Leon; $262,221; $41.41.
19. (New) The Killers; $240,911; $39.86.
20. (18) Yanni Voices: Live In Concert; $226,236; $69.17.
2. (2) Britney Spears; $2,035,367; $99.29.
3. (3) Eagles; $1,813,875; $134.83.
4. (4) Bruce Springsteen&The E Street Band; $1,796,378; $91.44.
5. (5) The Dead; $1,553,713; $81.72.
6. (8) Dave Matthews Band; $1,177,905; $61.94.
7. (6) Kenny Chesney; $1,126,344; $66.72.
8. (7) Fleetwood Mac; $1,107,343; $97.63.
9. (New) Dane Cook; $737,410; $63.18.
10. (9) Nickelback; $732,343; $54.88.
11. (10) Leonard Cohen; $568,656; $101.87.
12. (11) Il Divo; $534,193; $78.65.
13. (New) Taylor Swift; $514,721; $47.69.
14. (12) Neil Young; $481,471; $66.74.
15. (13) Lil' Wayne; $454,371; $62.84.
16. (15) Jeff Dunham; $288,624; $41.98.
17. (16) Andre Rieu; $270,256; $86.57.
18. (17) Kings Of Leon; $262,221; $41.41.
19. (New) The Killers; $240,911; $39.86.
20. (18) Yanni Voices: Live In Concert; $226,236; $69.17.
THINK HE'LL GIVE ME STEVIE NICKS' CELL PHONE NUMBER?
HEY, MICK FLEETWOOD AND I AGREE (THINK HE'LL GIVE ME STEVIE NICKS' CELL PHONE NUMBER?)
Off the rack: June's travel magazines
Spotted the June issue of Hawaii magazine, as well, and was quite pleased to find out one of my favourite drummers, Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac, got turned on to my favourite hotel in the world back in the 1970s when I first (well, for me it was actually 1968) fell in love with the Napili Kai Beach Resort on Maui.
Spotted the June issue of Hawaii magazine, as well, and was quite pleased to find out one of my favourite drummers, Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac, got turned on to my favourite hotel in the world back in the 1970s when I first (well, for me it was actually 1968) fell in love with the Napili Kai Beach Resort on Maui.
It seems Fleetwood spends a lot of time in Napili these days (good call) and also plays in a Hawaiian-based blues band called Island Rumours. I had no idea.
VIDEO FOOTAGE OF FLEETWOOD MAC IN MANCHESTER
Fleetwood Mac
"The Chain" and "Dreams"
Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, NH June 16, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
WINDING DOWN THE NORTH AMERICAN "UNLEASHED" TOUR
Fleetwood Mac Puts Stormy Past In Rearview Mirror
TheDay.com
Few rock 'n' roll bands openly displayed their internal fissures like Fleetwood Mac - or rode them to greater success.
But the hurt feelings and emotional turmoil that were poured onto vinyl for 1977's mega-platinum “Rumours,” still one of the best-selling records of all-time, are decades behind them now. The band is currently winding down its “Greatest Hits Unleashed” North American tour. These days, everyone seems to be getting along swimmingly.
Being together off and on for more than three decades can do that to a band.
”We've been down this road, a long, long road, together,” songwriter-guitarist Lindsay Buckingham said while promoting the tour. “In some ways, we know each other better than we know anybody else. We share things with each other that we've never shared with other people. I think we all want to dignify the road we've been down.”
Adds drummer Mick Fleetwood, a wide-eyed giant of a man whose pounding drums have been a staple with the band since Day One, “It's something that has not always been easy. But change and surviving that change ... is somewhat of a miracle, to tell you the truth.”
For Fleetwood Mac, the road extends as far back as 1967, when some veterans of Britain's legendary John Mayall's Bluesbreakers decided to form their own group. Named for drummer Mick Fleetwood and bassist John McVie, Fleetwood Mac saw several members come and go before solidifying in the mid-1970s. Only Fleetwood and McVie remained from the original lineup, which now included vocalists Buckingham, his girlfriend, Stevie Nicks, and McVie's wife, Christine, who also played keyboards.
That lineup was responsible for a trio of landmark albums, including 1975's “Fleetwood Mac,” which established the blend of pop and blues-influenced rock that would briefly make them one of the hottest bands on Earth, and 1979's “Tusk,” a hodgepodge of musical styles and Buckingham's doodlings that stands as one of the decade's most daring musical experiments.
Between those albums came “Rumours,” made while the McVies' marriage was dissolving and Buckingham and Nicks were undergoing a not-so-amicable break-up. The result, filled with anger, yearning and some of the greatest hooks of the rock era, had sold some 40 million copies worldwide.
Fleetwood Mac's lineup would continue to shuffle, with Buckingham, Nicks and Christine McVie all leaving and rejoining the group at various times. This is the group's first tour since 2004, and the first without a new album to promote.
”We've been apart for four years, now we're back together and we're having a blast,” says Nicks, who recently celebrated her 61st birthday. “Had we been working every single year for the last four years and we were going out to do yet another tour this year, we would all be going, like, “Uh, OK.' So this makes it very, very different, and we're all excited.”
That excitement even extends to the idea of not having any new music to offer, of playing only their greatest hits. The band members say they're excited by the challenge of playing to audiences whose loyalties have stood the test of time. Even more, they say, they're looking forward to playing with and for one another.
FLEETWOOD MAC ROTTERDAM TICKETS ON SALE DATE
Tickets for Fleetwood Mac's show in Rotterdam, The Netherlands at Ahoy October 15, 2009 go on sale through Live Nation on June 19th.
Ticket Prices: Kaarten Van € 54 - € 65
Fleetwood Mac geeft concert in Ahoy
Fleetwood Mac geeft op 15 oktober een concert in Ahoy in Rotterdam. Het is voor het eerst sinds 1994 dat de legendarische Brits-Amerikaanse rockgroep weer naar Nederland komt, liet Mojo Concerts dinsdag weten.
Fleetwood Mac reist in het najaar door Europa in het kader van hun Unleashed-tour. Ze traden de afgelopen vijf jaar neregens op in Europa. ,,We zijn erg blij om weer terug te komen, vooral in Europa waar we onze favoriete songs kunnen spelen en waar we de fans weer kunnen zien”, aldus de band in een gezamenlijke verklaring. Momenteel zijn de rockers bezig met een gelijknamige tournee in Noord-Amerika.
Fleetwood Mac is een van de meest invloedrijke rockgroepen. Ze scoorden hits als Go your own way, Don’t stop, Dreams, Sara en Little lies. Tijdens het concert in Ahoy zullen alle grote hits voorbij komen. De voorverkoop voor het optreden in Rotterdam begint 19 juni.
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Fleetwood Mac give on 15 October a concert in Ahoy in Rotterdam. It have been for the first time since 1994 that legendary Brits-Amerikaanse rock group to the Netherlands has come, Mojo concert had let know Tuesday. Fleetwood Mac continue travelling in the autumn Europe within the framework of their unleashed unleashed-tour. They acted the past five years neregens in Europe. , we are very glad, especially in Europe return where we can our favoriete songs play and where we can the fans see, thus the link in a common declaration. At present the rockers are busy with a gelijknamige tour in North America. Fleetwood Mac are of the most influential rock groups. They scored hits own way, Don't stopper, Dreams, Sara and Little groin as Go your. During the concert in Ahoy all large will hits beyond to come. Voorverkoop for acting in Rotterdam starts 19 June.
Fleetwood Mac sits at or near the top of the list of emotionally dysfunctional groups
[repeat of a previously published article]
Q&A: Fleetwood Mac's still going its own way
By LARRY RODGERS
The Arizona Republic
Plenty of classic-rock bands, including Led Zeppelin, the Who, the Rolling Stones and Lynyrd Skynyrd, have been dangerously volatile away from the stage, falling victim to substance abuse, emotional turmoil, squabbles among members and even death.
Fleetwood Mac sits at or near the top of the list of emotionally dysfunctional groups, thanks to intra-band marriage, affairs and breakups, legal problems, a revolving door of members, a fondness for drugs and alcohol and, most important, the amazing ability of its members to emerge relatively sane and healthy after decades of drama.
Add to those challenges the fact that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band's current lineup, which has been intact for 11 years, features three strong personalities — singer Stevie Nicks, guitarist Lindsey Buckingham and drummer Mick Fleetwood (the fourth member, John McVie, seems to roll with the flow) — that have repeatedly clashed on artistic and personal levels.
"We are a group of great contradictions, a group that in some strange way ... the members don't necessarily have any business being in a band together because of the range of sensibilities is disparate," says Buckingham, who was in a romantic and musical partnership with Nicks for five years before and during their early time in Fleetwood Mac.
"But that, in fact, is what makes Fleetwood Mac what it is. It's the whole being greater than the ... parts. It's the kind of energy that is created from that kind of contrast in personalities."
The four current members of Fleetwood Mac (all in their early 60s) participated in a conversation with journalists that lasted nearly two hours and provided a glimpse into the group's artistic and personal dynamics.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
(PHOTOS) FLEETWOOD MAC ATLANTIC CITY JUNE 13TH
Fleetwood Mac performs at Boardwalk Hall Arena on June 13, 2009 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. (Photos by Donald Kravitz/Getty Images)
(Video) FLEETWOOD MAC - ATLANTIC CITY (LINDSEY'S GUITAR JAM)
This is an excellent capture of Lindsey Buckingham
last night in Atlantic City... Gawd!
FLEETWOOD MAC IN ROTTERDAM OCTOBER 15TH
FLEETWOOD MAC IN THE NETHERLANDS
Livenation.nl is confirming that Fleetwood Mac will be hitting Rotterdam at Ahoy on October 15th. Ticket on sale dates and prices yet to be announced. The Unleashed Tour Dates continue to slowly trickle out.
PS22 CHORUS MEETING STEVIE NICKS IN NYC
MEETING STEVIE NICKS AT MSG IN NEW YORK CITY: After having her breath taken away by the PS22 Chorus "Landslide" video, Stevie Nicks and the rest of Fleetwood Mac had us down to Madison Square Garden on Thursday June 11th for a musical rendezvous! She took the time to shake hands and hug (Elijah even got a kiss, the happy boy!) every single member of the chorus when she greeted us. She told the kids about the first time she saw their video of "Landslide," and how it brought her to tears.
Stevie went on to say (CONTINUE READING)
Saturday, June 13, 2009
MICK FLEETWOOD CONTINUES FLEMINGS TOUR
Pictured here with Mick is Radio Host Steve Scott from WCBS in New York City:
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Friday, June 12, 2009
(REVIEW) FLEETWOOD MAC NYC LINDSEY'S BACK SPASMS
Fleetwood Mac at Madison Square Garden: Backstage Pass
by Michele Romero
Fleetwood Mac's Rumours was the very first album I heard as a kid that made me lust for music and obsessively watch the dust collect on the record needle as it picked sound up out of those waxed grooves. Therefore, I have loved this band forever.
Last night, the famously tumultuous group, who have reformed (minus Christine McVie) for a greatest hits tour called "Unleashed," did just that at Madison Square Garden, and I was lucky enough to be tenth-row center on the floor.
I was mesmerized watching guitarist Lindsey Buckingham's fingers pick out notes on songs that everyone knows by heart ("Dreams," "Landslide," "Tusk," "Go Your Own Way") but also just crying my eyes out with gratitude watching this virtuoso working so hard right in front of me that I could see him wince in pain and grab his back to quell a spasm after every few songs (the dude is almost 60).
Stevie, in contrast -- all wrapped in her cocoon of black and maroon scarves -- could just effortlessly mouth the words "Sara" or "Gypsy" into the mic and melt ice. She is the only person in the universe with that voice and I'm grateful she and Lindsey met up in High School back in 1965, as Stevie reminded the crowd while sharing an impassioned lesson in Fleetwood Mac history. Also? This band opened for Janis Joplin and played on the same stage as Jimi Hendrix in San Francisco.
Mick Fleetwood is still sporting those little dangling fabric balls on his trousers, a la the Rumours album cover, which made me wonder if he just wears them all the time (awkward meeting new people like that) and he pounded that drum kit all night like he was made out of Viagra.
I ended up backstage with Stevie Nicks (connections!) at the end of the show and petted her dogs, including an elderly Yorkie who barked at us as if we were in his dressing room and we should get out now. Scarves hung about the space, and I spied boxes of blonde hair color peeking out of a drawer in an equipment case that said "Stevie" in pink spray-painted letters. I was too shy to say hello but wish I had said thank you. So, thank you, Stevie!
What was the first record that started your love of music -- you know, the one you played 1000 times until it broke and you had to get a new one? Was Rumours one of them?
For Fleetwood Mac, it was a night of fun at the Garden
Band's 'Unleashed' Tour stops at Atlantic City Saturday
BY JASMINE MARCUS
"Every time we come together it's different," Fleetwood Mac guitarist and lead singer Lindsey Buckingham told the audience at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night. "This time, we said, ‘Let's just go out there and have fun!' We're going to play songs we all love a lot."
The show was one stop on the band's "Unleashed" tour, which will hit Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on Saturday. Since the band has no new album to promote, unlike 2003-2004's "Say You Will" tour, the nearly-three-hour long concert was able to include virtually all of Fleetwood Mac's most popular songs, including "The Chain," "Say That You Love Me" and "Tusk."
The set also included some lesser-known songs, such as "Storms," which lead-singer Stevie Nicks told the audience the band had never performed at a concert before.
Nicks seemed to be in an especially talkative mood, sharing personal anecdotes with the audience before launching into several of the band's songs.
She admitted that she teared up earlier in the day when she brought a fifth-grade choir up on stage to sing "Landslide" before her. Nicks said she had cried similarly after hearing how beautifully Buckingham played the guitar portion of the song for the first time after she had written it.
The audience seemed similarly moved as they sang along with the lyrics, creating a kind of duet.
Nicks also recounted the story of being asked to join Buckingham's band nearly two years after the pair had met briefly in a California high school when she was a senior and he was a junior.
"They said, ‘Want to be in the band?' - which of course, I didn't know existed - and I said, ‘Sure ... what type of music is it?' and they told me it was rock and roll, so I said, ‘I can do it!'"
The song "Gypsy" was written about her early years playing with him and later with Fleetwood Mac, which the couple joined in 1975, as the band gained popularity and opened for many big names.
Most fans know that during these years Nick and Buckingham dated, and the turmoil of their eventual break-up inspired many of the songs on their most popular album, 1977's Rumours. At the time, Rumours was the best-selling album in history, with 17 million copies sold.
Buckingham acknowledged the band's previous turbulence, saying, "We've had a fairly complex, convoluted, emotional history ... But in the long run, it's actually worked out in our favor."
Now, about 40 years later, while songs such as "Go Your Own Way" remain just as powerful, the wounds between the two seem to have healed. Throughout the show, he and Nicks repeatedly turned to face each other as they sang, at one point even embracing in front of the crowd.
Drummer Mick Fleetwood seemed similarly excited to be back on stage, smiling manically and at one point, leading the enthusiastic crowd in a round of back and forth gibberish.
Bassist John McVie, however, who was introduced by Fleetwood as the band's "backbone," seemed content to remain outside of the spotlight while playing the songs' catchy basslines.
Missing from the band's long-time line-up was keyboardist Christine McVie, John's ex-wife, who decided to quit touring with the band in the late 1990s. Although rumors swirled that she might be replaced on this tour with singer Sheryl Crow, her vocals were instead sung by Nicks and her keyboard duties were taken up by a man with an ironically similar shag haircut.
But watching Nicks' bewitching performance, one could barely sense the loss of the band's second woman. Nicks floated and fluttered onstage, beating her tambourine and moving her hands as though she were the witch in her song "Rhiannon" casting spells on the audience.
Perhaps one of the most spellbinding moments of the performance, however, took place during a different song. With the light shining down on her as she turned her back to the audience to show her long, flowing golden hair and shawl, Nicks became the physical embodiment of the "Gold Dust Woman" as she sang.
In fact the band's best performances of the night were those that included Nicks singing her own poetic lyrics, while Buckingham accompanied her superbly on his guitar and Fleetwood and McVie creating a stirring backbeat.
Fleetwood Mac seemed so enthralled by the audience that after playing a three-song encore that included Bill Clinton's one-time campaign song, "Don't Stop," the band returned for a second encore to sing a beautiful rendition of "Silver Spring."
The song seemed a fitting way to close out the show, with Nicks belting out, "You'll never get away from the sound of the woman that loves you."
How lucky we are for that.
JUNE 1977 IN FLEETWOOD MAC HISTORY
"Dreams" No.1
Rumours 3x Platinum!
June 1977 is a big month in Fleetwood Mac's history. Only one single "Dreams" has reached the summit of Billboard Magazines Hot 100. This image of the June 18, 1977 issue of Billoard Magazine shows "Dreams" in it's 10th week on the chart sitting nicely at the top of the heap. "Rumours" the album was sitting at No.1 on Billboards Top 200 Albums Chart.
The following week in Billboard the full back page of the magazine was dedicated to the announcement that "Rumours" was certified 3 x platinum in the US (3 million units) in it's 18th week of release.
(REVIEW) FLEETWOOD MAC - NYC MSG
Fleetwood Mac @ Madison Square Garden: New York Stevie Knicks
onight, everybody at MSG tapped into their inner-Stevie. So I broke out my long flowing black dress, healing crystals and yards of excess fabric to be one with Stevie.
Fleetwood Mac is taking their second trip across America this year. They are calling it "The Hits" tour -- meaning they are not going to bore you with new songs. That sounds good enough of a marketing ploy to me. I figured I need to see the legendary band before they needed wheelchairs to get on stage. It also helped that the recession era price was $50 for cheap seats ... which got upgraded to the 100 level because it was undersold. Holla!
With the lack of Christie McVie on this tour, you're not going to "You Make Loving Fun," "Little Lies" or "Hold Me". Man, if they broke out "Edge of Seventeen" the place might have exploded.
Some of my favorite performancesfrom the night included the drum-heavy march of "Tusk". Although to get the full effect, they need to hire a local marching band to recreate the USC marching band power. Loved "Gold Dust Women" with Stevie being Stevie. Then you have Mick Fleetwood's extended drum solo for "World Turning" where he speaks in tongue and chants. As the elder statesmen of the band, he looks like Papa Smurf and Ernest Hemingway
I knew I was going have a good time and I did. The show is straight forward with no surprises or extraneous bells and whistles. The stage set-up was minimalist, with rotating panels hovering over the stage reflecting simple patterns and colors. Even Lindsey Buckingham acknowledged on this tour that theyjust wanted to go out and have fun. The underline to that is "and make some easy money." I can dig it, because the show was great.
There was a moment where I saw some authenticity. With these veteran acts like The Eagles, Neil Diamond or The Who, each show is carefully choreographed and pre-planned. You're going to see the same set-up in NYC as you would in Atlantic City. So the one moment we got is where Stevie is singing Landslide, one of the most perfect songs ever. She looks over at Lindsey and she raises her eyebrow as if to say "You still with me guy." He looks to her, smiles and shrugs his shoulders. It was a wordless exchange that could say volumes about their 45-year relationship. Eventually, they hugged. Awwwwwww.
During one of Lindsey's speeches, he spoke the band's complicated history, which is the understatement of the year. Their VH1 Behind the Music should have been a 5-hour mini-series. That whole late-60s to mid-70s Laurel Canyon scene must have been wild. They were young, talented, rich, sexy, hairy and had easy access to narcotics. If those coke mirrors could talk. Fleetwood Mac, the latter incarnation when Stevie and Lindsey joined, are the go-to band if you want to find inspiration and clues into writing great songs that come from that scene.
Then there's Miss Nicks, who's looked the same since 1989. Her voice has remained the same for 40 years. She either has good doctors or a good make-up artist -- probably the same one Dolly Parton has. Of course, there is the cult of Stevie and the Night of 1,000 Stevies. I want to start the Cult of Lindsey. I'll call it the Night of a Handful of Lindseys. Anyway, I think she kind of plays up the Stevie Nicks persona with the long dresses and playing with strands of fabric. She goes through all the poses during "Gypsy" and twirls around like a mystic.
That's it on the Mac. I can't tell if they are the same band as they were in the 70s. I think the reason older people go is to relive the show they saw 30 years prior. For me, it was a "why not?" 4 out of 5 members playing classics. I'll take it.
2ND NIGHT IN DUBLIN ANNOUNCED OCTOBER 25TH
A second night for FLEETWOOD MAC in Dublin on October 25th at The 02 has been confirmed
Tickets for the second show are already on sale today.
When tickets for Fleetwood Mac went on sale this morning, a second date was announced for the rock legends. The most popular 'Rumours' era line up, featuring Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie and Lindsey Buckingham will now play both October 24th and 25th at The O2, Dublin.
Tickets priced €86.25, €106.25 and €126.25 are on sale now, but probably not for long.
FLEETWOOD MAC ATLANTIC CITY; GOING IT'S OWN WAY AGAIN
Fleetwood Mac going its own way again
By: ED CONDRAN
Burlington County Times
When iconic bands reunite for a tour, it's often difficult for members of those veteran acts to resist the temptation to play old favorites with their former mates and to perform in massive halls with all the respect and amenities you can imagine.
Oh, and then there is that massive payday groups such as Fleetwood Mac receive for their two-hour shows.
However, Lindsey Buckingham didn't necessarily run back and join his ex-mates for a reunion.
After all, the vocalist-guitarist has been focusing on his solo work over recent years. He put out two of his finest solo albums: 2006's "Under the Skin" and 2008's "Gift of Screws." Both discs garnered critical acclaim and helped him pack theaters throughout North America.
"I needed a three-year period where they couldn't come knocking on my door," says Buckingham. "That allowed me to put out two albums."
Now that those solo efforts are out of Buckingham's system, he is more than happy to rejoin Fleetwood Mac for a tour, which stops Saturday at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.
"I'm more than happy to make time for this band," says Buckingham. "I love being part of this group. I love the camaraderie, the songs and all that comes with being in Fleetwood Mac. Just because I delayed the group getting back together doesn't mean I didn't want to come back.
"We all have things to do. I have a family now with a wife and three young children (under 10). But now is the time to get back again. We're a band again - it's just a great situation."
Expect Buckingham and his bandmates - vocalist Stevie Nicks, bassist John McVie and drummer Mick Fleetwood - to deliver plenty of hits during their "Unleashed" tour.
"The fans still want to hear songs like 'Go Your Own Way,' 'Dreams' and 'The Chain,' Buckingham says. "We still love playing the songs. We never get tired of them. It's something that I think we'll always love to do. This is interesting - going out for the first time without a new album to support. It's a blast doing the old songs."
Not that Buckingham would like to rest on his laurels. He hopes the group will write and record a new disc.
"Hopefully, the tour will spark us to make a new record," he says. "Let's see what happens. I'm open to anything."
If Fleetwood Mac doesn't craft a new disc, count on Buckingham to make another album on his own.
"I feel very creative right now," he says. "I like to keep putting out records. I'm sure I'll put another (solo) one out, but it would be really cool if we could make another Fleetwood Mac album."
Fleetwood Mac appears Saturday at Boardwalk Hall, 2301 Boardwalk, Atlantic City. Show time is 8 p.m. Tickets: $49.50, $79.50 and $149.50. Information: 800-736-1420.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
UPDATE ON TOUR BOXSCORE NUMBERS
FLEETWOOD MAC Unleashed Tour BOXSCORE Numbers (Update)
(information provided by Billboard Magazine)
Fleetwood Mac åbner turné i Parken
Det over 40 år gamle band kommer til København og giver koncert 8. oktober.
Den legendariske rockgruppe Fleetwood Mac indleder sin kommende Europa-turné i Parken i København, hvor gruppen giver koncert den 8. oktober.
Bandets historie går tilbage til 1967, og to af grundlæggerne, Mick Fleetwood og John McVie er med i København.
Første turné i fem år
De får selskab af Lindsey Buckingham og Stevie Nicks, der kom til i 1974 og i de følgende år bidrog til en række af Fleetwood Macs største succeser, blandt dem albummet "Rumours", som mange regner for juvelen i deres karriere.
Gruppen har tidligere spillet i Danmark ved enkelte lejligheder, men aldrig med Buckingham og Nicks.
Turnéen er Fleetwood Macs første i fem år, og billetsalget til koncerten i København indledes på mandag. Der bliver tale om en overdækket koncert i såkaldt intime rammer og uden øvre tribuner
(REVIEW) FLEETWOOD MAC - MILWAUKEE
“The Mac Mystifies Milwaukee”
By Christian Scalise
Music fans of all ages gathered inside the Bradley Center in downtown Milwaukee on Monday June 8th to experience an once-in-a-lifetime evening of fine music by iconic group Fleetwood Mac.
Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie and Stevie Nicks have joined forces once again to give their fans a show stopping evening of all the smash hits and favorite tunes that have solidified the bands legendary career through the years.
The show brought in countless numbers of fans of each individual band member; some diehard Lindsey Buckingham fans sported t-shirts with his image on them, while others, mostly women channeled Stevie Nicks by donning their own take on the intriguing persona of the beloved superstar.
Due to unexpected hazardous weather conditions the show started off a bit later than planned, but even the minor mishap didn’t seem to bother the eager fans from witnessing their idols firsthand.
Emerging onto the stage at 8:15pm, Fleetwood Mac took their respective places on the stage as they opened the show with a rousing rendition of “Monday Morning.” The audience ecstatically welcomed their arrival!! Continuing the high, “The Chain,” “Dreams,” and “I Know I’m Not Wrong” followed.
Stevie showcased her distinctive vocal talents on the pleasingly magical “Gypsy” before shortly turning the tables and taking the audience on a magical journey into the world of “Rhiannon,” and “Gold Dust Woman.”
Donning various beautiful sparkly shawls, beaded chiffon skirts of different colors, top hats, layers of lace, her trademark suede platform boots, and a microphone stand adorned with crystal beads and ribbons…Stevie offered her audience what they love most; her unmistakable fashion sense.
She also brought along her trio of talented background singers Jana Anderson, Sharon Celani, and Lori Nicks. The girls proved that they have what it takes, and their blends of harmonious vocals were a great attribute to the show!
Looking sensational for their stature as music veterans, each member of the band has managed to maintain their image, showing that time has clearly been good to them. Stevie Nick’s flowing golden blonde hair, flawless porcelain skin, and svelte figure are even more astonishing to witness in person, and Lindsey, Mick, and John rocked out in stylish vests, v-neck tees, and leather jackets.
Even though there is no new record to plug or project to promote, the best part of this tour is the devoted camaraderie between the band, and the honest desire to connect with their fans on a very personal level. The midsized arena was brought down to an intimate gathering thanks to Fleetwood Mac.
The audience was very receptive and laid back; they clapped while singing along with admiration to each and every song.
Lindsey’s solo performances of “Go Insane,” “Big Love,” and “Oh Well” gave him the chance to display his impeccable vocal talents and impressive musicianship as one of rock music’s finest players. His astounding energy level left the audience in awe following each performance!! He is definitely underrated, and that is a shame because in my opinion, he’s one of the finest singer/musicians of our time.
The entire band gave impressive amounts of energy to their fans while playing nonstop for almost 3 hours (2 ½ precisely) with an effortless sense of pure bliss and charisma. Just when you thought the show was about to come to an end, another handful of songs appeared much to the listeners delight.
Stevie’s touching performance of “Landslide” brought the audience to an emotional standstill as Stevie and Lindsey embraced each other for a loving hug. The song holds a special place in everybody’s heart with its honest lyrics and simple acoustic arrangement.
Adding a new twist to an old favorite, Stevie created her own enjoyable version of the Christine McVie number “Say You Love Me.”
The audience roared as the lush sound of the synthesizer began the intro to “Stand Back.” Stevie fascinated the crowd as she twirled around on stage in her black sparkly shawl during the memorable performance!
The band closed out the show with solid performances of mega-hits “Go Your Own Way,” “World Turning,” “Don’t Stop,” and “Silver Springs.” They received a longstanding ovation with thunderous applause.
Before leaving the stage, Lindsey, Mick, John, and Stevie thanked the audience for coming out to the show and shook hands with the several fans that stood in front of the stage.
Mick Fleetwood’s last words to the audience were, “The Mac is back!!” The show ended at 11:15pm. Make sure to get out and head to one of these shows. You will be thoroughly pleased and entertained to say the least.
(Special thanks go out to my friend Liza Jane and Ms. Nicks for their generosity and making it possible for me to witness such a memorable event. God Bless you both!!)
(Special thanks go out to my friend Liza Jane and Ms. Nicks for their generosity and making it possible for me to witness such a memorable event. God Bless you both!!)
PS 22 Choir on Nightline
Teacher Saves Students with Song
If you missed Nightline on ABC last night (6/10), PS 22 Choir, the Choir that sings Stevie's Landslide was featured on last nights show.
To watch the full Nightline report on the kids, hear bits of Landslide with the mention that they are going to be singing the song to Stevie today in NYC (rumoured to be a surprise during soundcheck), you can view the video on the Nightline website: NIGHTLINE
FLEETWOOD MAC EUROPEAN PRESS
Fleetwood Mac indtager København
Fleetwood Mac har tidligere spillet i Danmark. Men de har aldrig været her med sangerinden Stevie Nicks (billedet) i front. Det bliver der dog lavet om på nu, for det legendariske poprock-band har planlagt et sjældent Danmarksbesøg. Fleetwood Mac er i øjeblikket på turné i USA, men til efteråret drager bandet på en Europatour under parolen 'Unleashed', som skydes i gang med et brag i Parken den 8. oktober.
Fleetwood Mac startede ud tilbage i 1967 og oplevede moderat succes indtil 1974. Men så kom der andre boller på suppen, da sangerinden Stevie Nicks og guitaristen Lindsey Buckingham kom til. Gruppen gik herefter nummer et på den amerikanske album-hitliste med det selvbetitlede album fra 1975, og slog sig efterfølgende helt op i verdenseliten med 'Rumours' fra 1977, som blandt indeholdt klassikere som 'Dreams', 'Go Your Own Way' og 'The Chain'.
I alt har Fleetwood Mac kastet hele 17 studiealbum ud af ærmet, seneste tilføjelse til diskografien kom i 2003, da de sendte 'Say You Will' på gaden.
Den kommende koncert bliver ikke foreviget for en fyldt Parken, da de øvre tribuner ikke vil blive taget i brug, ligesom der vil være siddepladser lige foran scenen. Og oktober-vejret taget i betragtning vil der selvfølgelig være tag på Parken.
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CASUAL FAN REVIEW OF BALTIMORE
Fleetwood Mac in Concert (Baltimore) from a casual fan, not used to seeing concerts, but mesmerized by Big Love:
So this is an interesting story, bear with me.
(REVIEW) FLEETWOOD MAC IN BALTIMORE
Fleetwood Mac at 1st Mariner Arena
Baltimore Sun
by: Chris Kaltenbach
Fleetwood Mac played an energetic two-hour-plus set of their greatest hits at the 1st Mariner Arena Wednesday night, clearly revelling in their status as elder rock statesmen with a boatload of crowd-pleasing standards to play for their fans.
With Lindsay Buckingham playing the role of guitar god to the hilt and Stevie Nicks basking in her role as spiritual muse, the band relied almost exclusively on songs from their monster-selling Fleetwood Mac (1975) and Rumours (1977) albums.
The result was an evening that seemed strangely stuck in time, but in the best of ways. The fans ate it up, and didn't even seem to mind it when the band dragged out two of the hoariest '70s concert cliches, the extended (and defiantly excessive) guitar and drum solos.
Opening with "Monday Morning," from Fleetwood Mac, the band quickly set the evening's tone. Buckingham played shamelessly to the crowd, pointing, cajoling, jumping up and down, making like a whirling dervish able to lay down some fairly vicious guitar licks, yet never removing the leather jacket, no matter how much the sweat came pouring down ...
Nicks, meanwhile, swayed gently on the other side of the stage, adding harmonies and putting out the same mystical hippie aesthetic that made her a charming anomaly even 30 years ago. When Nicks took over the lead vocals for her "Dreams," the crowd greeted her like an old friend.
Drummer Mick Fleetwood, meanwhile, hammered-away with his bat-size drumsticks. Melodically, the sound they made was a little heavy sometimes, but Fleetwood's never been known for his subtlety. Bassist John McVie, meanwhile, unobtrusively went about his business, rarely calling attention to himself, content simply to drive the evening's beat like nobody's business.
The set included a fascinating take on "Tusk," with Fleetwood's incessantly propulsive downbeat making up for the USC marching band that wasn't there. Although she also wasn't there, Christine McVie was hardly absent, thanks to hard-edged renditions (maybe harder-edged than McVie would have liked) of two of her best songs, "Say You Love Me" and the encore of the challengingly optimistic "Don't Stop."
Buckingham, meanwhile, tore through a version of "Go Your Own Way" (from Rumours) that suggested the hurt feelings in the song haven't entirely gone away -- one reason why it was no nice to see him and Nicks embrace so warmly at one point. Maybe, like the band members said in interviews leading up to the current tour, these shows really are all about celebrating a legacy, and leaving past frictions behind.
Fleetwood Mac, Buckingham admitted during one of the show's many spoken introductions, has had a "complex and convoluted emotional history. But in the long run, it worked to our benefit."
The band's miscues were few, and easily overlooked. As befits performers moving past 60, the energy level wavered at times.
Fleetwood couldn't keep up the same manic beat that fueled "Go Your Own Way" on record -- even though Buckingham's guitar didn't seem to notice its absence. That made the song sound peculiarly schizophrenic, as though it didn't really know which pace to follow. And Nicks started off slowly, rarely even attempting the sustained pitch that once punctuated her best songs. Still, her voice warmed as the evening proceeded, and when, toward the end of the set, she finally appeared wearing her trademark black top hat, the evening's welcome nostalgia trip was complete.
Photos by Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Fleetwood Mac to unleash the magic again
By Ryan Alan
Contributing Writer
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Fosters.com
Mick Fleetwood believes his band is a "glorious accident" that probably was meant to happen "because it's going on for so long."
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(UPDATE) FLEETWOOD MAC COPENHAGEN TICKET SALE DATES
Update on Fleetwood Mac in Denmark:
- Tickets to the General Public are onsale June 15, 2009.
- Presale tickets through Live Nation begin June 13, 2009 at 10:00am
FLEETWOOD MAC IN STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN OCTOBER 10TH
FLEETWOOD MAC IN SWEDEN
Fleetwood Mac will be hitting yet another county in Europe this fall. Live Nation is confirming a date in Stockholm, Sweden October 10, 2009 at Ericsson Globe (Globen).
Tickets on sale to the general public June 15, 2009.
Presale begins June 13, 2009 10:00am
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
FLEETWOOD MAC 1977 FAR EAST Tour Jacket
WOW! 32 years old and in pretty good shape.
FLEETWOOD MAC 1977 FAR EAST Tour Jacket ,Fully Embroidered Logo on Back ,Made By Johnathan B. Designs in California.
VINTAGE TOUR JACKETS (Full Blog Entry)
FLEETWOOD MAC IN COPENHAGEN OCTOBER 8TH
Fleetwood Mac will bring their "Unleashed Tour" to Parken in København (Copenhagen), Denmark on October 8th according to Live Nation. No ticket sale dates and prices have been announced yet.
STEVIE NICKS IMPERSONATOR BREAKS RECORD
An Auckland woman has tonight set a new world record for the longest singing marathon by an individual.
The Stevie Nicks impersonator sang for more than two days straight, but it is not the first time she has had to complete the feat.
Last December Karen Davy sang for 47 hours to break the record, but the papers to prove it were lost in the mail en route to the Guinness World Record head quarters in London.
Ms Davy says she was heartbroken to hear the papers had been lost.
“When the records were lost, I actually couldn't believe it would be my luck that that would happen!”
Ms Davy says she moved on from the set back, attempting the record again this year -motivated by the charity she was fundraising for.
“I decided to take a different attitude because we were raising funds for Kidney Kids, I decided not to worry about the Guinness World Record and concentrate on something real,” she says.
More than 200 pages documenting Ms Davy’s attempt will be sent to the Guinness World Record offices this week.
She will have to wait three to six months before she receives confirmation that she is a world record holder.
Ms Davy says she is confident this time it will not be lost in the post.
FLEETWOOD MAC IN OBERHAUSEN GERMANY OCTOBER 12TH
2nd Date in GERMANY added to Fleetwood Mac's Unleashed tour:
Mo, 12.10.2009, 20:00 Uhr
König-Pilsener-ARENA
Arenastrasse 1, 46047 OBERHAUSEN
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FLEETWOOD MAC IN BELGIUM OCTOBER 14TH
A Date at Antwerps Sportpaleis Lotto Arena in Belgium has been added to the European leg Fleetwood Mac's Unleashed Tour:
Ticket cost 44, 56, 69 and 76 euro, including service costs. Onsale Saturday 13 June at 9 o'clock
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UNLEASHED 2009 TOUR – THE HITS
Sportpaleis
wo 14/10/09 - 20:30
Start kaartverkoop op zaterdag 13 juni om 9 uur
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Elke rechtgeaarde muziekliefhebber heeft ‘Rumours’ van Fleetwood Mac in huis. Het legendarische, met een Grammy Award onderscheiden album uit 1977 is dan ook één van de meest verkochte albums uit de geschiedenis van de popmuziek. Fleetwood Mac werd eind jaren 60 door Peter Green in Engeland opgericht. Mick Fleetwood en John McVie, die samen met Green deel uitmaakten van John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, sloten zich bij hem aan. De eerste twee albums waren dan ook zeer blues gericht. De eerste bandwissels werden doorgevoerd. Het geluid van de groep evolueerde mee met de komst van nieuwe leden. Eind 1974 verkasten de enige overgebleven originele bandleden Fleetwood en McVie naar de VS. Christine McVie vrouw van was intussen al tot Fleetwood Mac toegetreden. Met de komst van het duo Stevie Nicks en Lindsey Buckingham kreeg de groep een geheel nieuwe impuls. Tot mid jaren 80 regen ze de hits aan mekaar. Wereldhits zoals ‘Go Your Own Way’, ‘Don’t Stop’, ‘Dreams’, ‘Sara’ en ‘Little Lies’ weerklinken nog elke dag op de radio. De fameuze ‘Rumours’-bezetting kwam in 1993 opnieuw samen voor de inauguratie van Bill Clinton als president van de VS. Een tournee volgde. Nadat Fleetwood Mac was opgenomen in de Rock and Roll Hall of Fame hield Christine McVie het definitief voor bekeken.
Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Stevie Nicks en Lindsey Buckingham toeren dit jaar de wereld rond. Momenteel gooien ze zeer hoge ogen met hun ‘Unleashed’-tournee door de Verenigde Staten. In het najaar laten ze al hun grote hits los op de Europese fans! Het is dan ook zeer hard uitkijken naar hun komst naar het Sportpaleis op woensdag 14 oktober.
Kaarten kosten 44, 56, 69 en 76 euro, inclusief servicekosten.
organisator: Live Nation Belgium
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Fleetwood was known for keeping the band together
Fleetwood has paired his wine with Fleming's
Desert News
by: Valerie Phillips
Mick Fleetwood fussed with a finicky sound system while addressing about 125 diners at Fleming's Steakhouse last week.
"If I were a lead singer, I'd be able to work the microphone," quipped the co-founder and drummer of the legendary band Fleetwood Mac.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer was in town to perform at Wednesday night's Fleetwood Mac concert at EnergySolutions Arena.
But on Tuesday, he was at the Gateway, graciously mingling with restaurant patrons who paid around $100 for a three-course steak dinner accompanied by Fleetwood's Private Cellar wines.
He also posed for photos with each diner and gave them an autographed copy of his latest CD, "Blue Again."
As part of an "association" between the steakhouse chain and Fleetwood's wine label, he'll host Fleming's dinners at other concert stops along the tour.
While it draws business for the restaurant and promotes Fleetwood's wine, it also gives fans a rare chance to rub shoulders with a rock icon.
"People who pay $5,000 to a scalper for concert tickets don't get this close to Mick," noted his manager, Jonathan Todd.
Boomers who came of age when the band's 1977 "Rumours" album ruled the airwaves might not have expected Fleetwood's gracious, gentlemanly demeanor.
In an interview prior to the dinner, Fleetwood said his lifestyle has changed a lot since the hard-partying tours of the '70s and '80s.
"In the early days, I was a wild, wild party animal. Life is making a bit more sense in terms of not hanging off the chandeliers in the evenings."
He added, "I'm 62, and quite honestly, you have to be reasonably healthy to do what I do. It is very physically demanding to deliver a 21/2 hour performance to the public."
In 1979, Fleetwood was diagnosed with hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar.
"At first, I didn't know what was happening to me. It taught me to eat in a fairly balanced way. The meter of my day is very similar in terms of what I eat, so my body knows what it's getting at certain times of the day."
The "aging rock-star diet" is apparently one of moderation. Breakfast is usually "Banana, oatmeal, maybe scrambled eggs, and then I stop. I have a lean steak, a little bit of pasta during the afternoon, and then I stop. It's all about not overdoing anything. I'm not into a crazy huge health thing, but I don't smoke, I drink wine and a lot of water. Drinking hard spirits is absolutely not on my agenda. It would horrify me."
He added, "I am truly blessed that as crazy as I was, which is as crazy as you can imagine, I stayed alive, and I am still here able to enjoy myself now."
Fleetwood was known for keeping the band together, despite members' emotional turmoil, romantic breakups and drug and alcohol consumption.
"We were a self-fulfilling prophecy. We enjoyed ourselves way too much, and that became way too stressful," he said. "Tours are a lot less stressful now."
He said when he started his wine business, "I reverted to what I believe in as a musician. You know what you know, so trust in what you know and keep it very simple. And stick to your guns."
Good advice for anyone.
NICKS FIX
Nicks fix
Winnipeg postie would walk through hail, sleet and snow to heed Stevie's siren song
By: David Sanderson
Winnipeg Free Press
Two hours before Fleetwood Mac was scheduled to play Calgary's Pengrowth Saddledome on May 12, the concert was cancelled due to an unspecified illness within the band. Among the thousands of disappointed ticket holders that evening was Tim Magas, a Winnipeg postal carrier who collects anything/everything associated with Fleetwood Mac's ethereal vocalist, Stevie Nicks.
Magas's goal is to see Nicks perform live -- either solo or with "the Mac" -- 20 times. The Calgary gig and a May 13 show in Edmonton that was also postponed would have been Nos. 19 and 20.
"I am heartbroken," Magas said after returning to Winnipeg later that week. "Despite the cost of three flights, two hotels, meals and using vacation time to go, I am saddest about missing out on the experience of seeing Stevie two more times. That for me is priceless."
What's also priceless is the vast array of memorabilia -- let's call them Nicks-knacks -- Magas has amassed during the last three decades. Magas, who toasts the singer's birthday every May 26 with cake, candles and a chorus or two of Rhiannon, traces his fixation to a junior high school party, circa 1979.
"The party sucked but they had Rumours on," he says, referring to the group's bazillion-selling release. "I'd heard the songs on the radio before but I'd never really paid attention."
Two years later, Magas picked up Bella Donna, Nicks' first solo project. "That was when I just became totally enchanted -- head over heels, really -- with the voice, the songs, the look, the whole package."
Magas now has a wing in his basement reserved for his ticket stubs, posters, bumper stickers (?), DVDs and records. "What I'm mostly looking for now is older T-shirts," he says, noting that the 30 or so already in his closet aren't nearly enough. "There's one from her (1983) Wild Heart tour that just sold for $250. That's a bit much but..."
Naturally, Magas (favourite song: Gypsy) will be in the crowd when Fleetwood Mac appears this evening at the MTS Centre. And although the odds are remote, Magas prays that tonight will be the night when he replaces the biggest missing piece of his collectibles puzzle.
Twelve years ago, Magas flew to Las Vegas to watch Nicks perform four nights in a row at Caesar's Palace. After the final show, Magas was preparing to leave the theatre when he spotted a group of fans clutching backstage passes. He offered to buy one but nobody was selling.
Crestfallen, Magas headed back to the souvenir stand ("to get one last thing, as if I needed it...") when a woman tapped him on the shoulder. She told Magas she'd overheard him a minute earlier and asked if he wanted an extra pass she wasn't using -- free of charge.
"I was like, 'OK!!'"
The group was herded to a reception area opposite Nicks' dressing room. After about an hour, the chanteuse entered and proceeded to pose for pictures with everyone present, one at a time. "I was the last person in line and I was just standing there frozen, drenched in sweat," Magas says. "Stevie literally had to say, 'Come over here,' to get me to move.
"Then I blurted out the most clichéd, goofy thing I've ever said to anyone, anywhere, anytime. I said, 'Thank you for being the soundtrack to my life.' (Insert groans here.)
A photographer snapped a shot of the pair arm-in-arm. An assistant then instructed Magas to return at 10 a.m. the next morning to retrieve his memento. One problem: Magas's flight home was at seven, so Magas asked the lady who'd given him the pass if she'd mind picking it up and mailing it to him.
"I never did get it," Magas says, drawing a deep breath. "All I can think is that she lost the piece of paper I'd written my phone number and address on.
"So if you're asking me if there's anything out there I still want, the answer is yes. I want to meet Miss Stevie again... and I want that picture."
(REVIEW) FLEETWOOD MAC Rocks Milwaukee!
ROCK AND ROLL GURU REVIEW
It was two-and-a-half hours of pure bliss last night as Fleetwood Mac rocked the Bradley Center with a killer set.
The Mac isn’t promoting an album on the Unleashed Tour, so it was hit after hit for an adoring throng. Speaking of albums, Lindsey Buckingham strongly hinted at a new Fleetwood Mac record on the horizon.
The opening set a vibrant tone, with a romp through “Monday Morning” and a splendiferous “The Chain.” With the heavy emphasis on their two mid-70’s classic albums, I was instantly and joyfully transported back 30+ years in time.
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FLEETWOOD MAC PUT STORMY PAST BEHIND THEM
By Chris Kaltenbach
Fleetwood Mac was famous in the 1970s for putting its members' personal bitterness on vinyl, but now, says vocalist Stevie Nicks (second from left), "We're having a blast."
Few rock 'n' roll bands openly displayed their internal fissures like Fleetwood Mac - or rode them to greater success.
But the hurt feelings and emotional turmoil that were poured onto vinyl for 1977's mega-platinum Rumours, still one of the best-selling records of all-time, are decades behind them now. When the band shows up at 1st Mariner Arena June 10, for one of the last stops in the "Greatest Hits Unleashed" North American tour, don't expect those kinds of sparks to fly. These days, everyone seems to be getting along swimmingly.
Being together off and on for more than three decades can do that to a band.
(VIDEO) KATHY GRIFFIN AND BETTE MIDLER CALL STEVIE
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(REVIEW) FLEETOOD MAC IN MILWAUKEE JUNE 8TH
Fleetwood Mac keeps the classics fresh
Material might be familiar, but time hasn't hurt well-loved tunes
By Dave Tianen of the Journal Sentinel
June. 9, 2009
The classic Fleetwood Mac lineup has released exactly one album of new material in the last 21 years.
Monday night in concert at the Bradley Center, they totally ignored that one album, "Say You Will."
I seriously doubt anyone cared. The Big Mac is on the road to milk the catalog, and that is surely what the fans want. Of the 23 songs in the current set, 14 are from the two classic mid-'70s albums, "Fleetwood Mac" and "Rumours." Those are two of the classic pop rock albums of the '70s, or any other decade for that matter. It's a set list loaded with hits and classics, including "Rhiannon," "Dreams," "Gold Dust Woman," "The Chain," "Landslide," "Monday Morning," "Go Your Own Way" and "Don't Stop."
When a huge band decides to take the oldies route and work the old hits, some questions are logical. First of all, do they seem bored or just going through the motions? The answer to that would seem to be an emphatic no. If Lindsey Buckingham was bored Monday night, it was the most frenetic display of tedium I have ever seen in my life. There is also a slight freshening effect because the old Christine McVie hits have now been parceled out between Buckingham and Stevie Nicks.
Second, has the passage of time and the weight of the years compromised their ability to deliver the goods? That's a logical question. Buckingham will turn 60 on Oct. 3, and he's the youngest person in the band. Again, Buckingham is a dynamo physically. He may be the only 59-year-old guitarist on the planet who bounces when he plays.
If Buckingham is the engine and musical master behind Fleetwood Mac, Nicks was always the visual and theatrical center. That still holds true in slightly muted form. Although she still dresses in shawls and loves to strike theatrical poses on stage, Nicks isn't quite the wood sprite sex kitten of yore. We got exactly one of the old spinning moves with the arms outspread. At 60, Nicks is a little less Tinker Bell, a little more the well-preserved Witch of Eastwick.
One of the smart things they're doing on this tour, since there aren't any new songs: They're giving us something new about the old songs. In introducing "Gypsy," Nicks reminisced about the first band she shared with Buckingham and their days of opening for Santana and Janis Joplin in San Francisco. Buckingham spoke at some length about how "Big Love" became the template for the solo songs he wrote later in his career. This is a band with history, and I think it's wise to share it with the audience.
And as Buckingham acknowledged, they also have a "complex" emotional history. Those old storms seem to have quieted with the years, and at least on stage Buckingham and Nicks seemed to have reached a state of genuine warmth and affection.
One other thing came through. I'm not sure Buckingham has ever quite gotten the credit he deserves as a guitarist. For several tunes, in the second half of the set, it was just Buckingham playing behind his own voice and Nicks, and the sound never seemed withered or small.
Monday, June 8, 2009
(REVIEW) SLC MAC ATTACK IS BACK
Mac attack is backThe demise of Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" has been greatly exaggerated.
The material on the Mac's seminal album, recorded over 30 years ago during a period of intense intra-band emotional turmoil, still resonates today -- as evidenced by Wednesday's concert at EnergySolutions Arena.
With no new album to plug, Fleetwood Mac took a full lower bowl of fans -- the upper section of the arena was curtained off -- on a memorable two-and-a-half-hour journey through the band's greatest hits, with a few select album cuts thrown in for good measure.
It was no surprise then that "Rumours," the band's 1977 album that sold more than 17 million copies and spent over 130 weeks on the charts, received the greatest amount of attention in Wednesday's set, with eight songs claiming ties to that record. The album is clearly a classic and Fleetwood Mac, just as clearly, continues to breathe new life into them live.
Namesakes Mick Fleetwood (drums) and John McVie (bass) may be the historical and rhythmic backbone of Fleetwood Mac, seeing as how they are the only two constants in the band's 40-plus years history, but Lindsey Buckingham (guitars, vocals) and Stevie Nicks (vocals, tambourine and spellbound dancing) are the heart and soul. Besides the whole Buckingham/Nicks romantic dissolution that provided the lyrical fodder for many of the band's biggest hits, the pair remain the main focal point for live performances.
Buckingham and Nicks don't shy away from that connection on stage -- indeed they seem to go out of their way to play it up for the crowd. The two were the last members to take the stage Wednesday, pointedly walking out hand-in-hand to assume their positions in front -- a move they duplicated at the start of both encore segments.
In a sly nod, the band opened with "Monday Morning" -- the very first song on the 1975 album "Fleetwood Mac," which marked the debut of Buckingham and Nicks in the group. Traditional concert opener "The Chain" followed and set the tone for an enchanting evening.
For starters, it must be pointed out that Buckingham may be one of the most criminally underrated guitarists of his generation. Whether it is due to Fleetwood Mac being best known for its more pop-oriented fare or slick album production, Buckingham's guitar prowess is seriously lacking in recognition. Whatever the reason, he must be seen live to be truly appreciated.
Watching him Wednesday, it was driven home that many of his most dynamic solos do not come in quick minute bursts in the middle of songs -- where most guitarists insert their flashiest solo work -- but rather appear in extended passages that close out tunes with a building, blistering conclusion.
There was not a better example of this than "I'm So Afraid" -- which features a frenetic five-minute guitar clinic by Buckingham to close out the song. "I Know I'm Not Wrong," "Second Hand News" and "Go Your Own Way" also featured great rideout solos by Buckingham.
Besides being Buckingham's emotional foil, Nicks brings an ethereal presence to the mix with her lyrical poetry, sultry vocals and somewhat mystical stage presence and twirling dance moves. Rocking her flowing dresses, knee-high boots, various shawls and, at one point, a top hat, Nicks belted out classics like "Dreams," "Rhiannon," "Sara," "Landslide," "Gold Dust Woman" and her own hit single "Stand Back."
Buckingham and Nicks also offered extended introductions to several songs, taking the time to detail some of the history behind them. Nicks provided the most interesting intro -- for the song "Gypsy" -- by recalling the years 1963-65, when she was a teenager living in Salt Lake City. Her father's work, however, forced the family to relocate to California.
"I was devastated," Nicks told the crowd. "I really loved Salt Lake."
But California is where she met Buckingham, eventually joining his band. That band made only one road trip -- which happened to be to Salt Lake City.
"We drove in Lindsey's Skylark," Nicks said, noting that their band opened for Leon Russell and Quicksilver Messenger at the old Terrace Ballroom, and then returned to immerse itself in the vibrant San Francisco music scene. "Ten years later, I wrote this song to capture those memories."
Christine McVie (keyboard and vocals) is the one missing member of the band's core lineup, having retired in 1998. Fleetwood Mac didn't ignore her material Wednesday, performing "Say You Love Me" and "Don't Stop." On both songs, Buckingham and Nicks handled one verse each vocally, before dueting on the third verse.
A pair of album gems included "Oh Well," from 1969, and "Storms," off the experimental double album, "Tusk," the followup to "Rumours." Nicks said "Storms" had never been played live by the band before this tour.
The rocking "Go Your Own Way" closed the main set and "Silver Springs" was a great choice to end the entire evening. "Silver Springs," though it did not officially appear on "Rumours," was the B side to hit single "Go Your Own Way." It first surfaced on record with the 1997 live album, "The Dance."
There are rumblings that the band will return to the studio to work on new material once this tour is over. Fans hope those hints prove to be more than "Rumours."
Doug Fox
Daily Herald
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(Review) Fleetwood Mac - San Diego
Fleetwood Mac - San Diego Concert Review
Full Review by: Ryan Cameron
"It was definitely one of the best concerts I’ve been to in a long time and it was just one of the most magical evenings in a long time."
"the concert was phenomenal, probably as close to a religious experience as one gets for a non-church goer."
"Lindsey Buckingham was absolutely amazing on guitar all night long."
"Lindsey clearly deserves the right to shine and even though he took several opportunities to perform guitar solos, it felt conservative."
"It’s very clear these men are extremely talented when it comes to mastery of their instruments."
"It seems the only one not feeling the need to have a solo moment was John McVie."
"The audience was absolutely rapturous for Fleetwood Mac."
"The concert experience was definitely something to be witnessed."
"I think it was a great way to acknowledge Christine’s role in the band’s history"
BETTE MIDLER CALLS STEVIE NICKS
Kathy Griffin's 'D-List' adds some A-list star power for new season
Midler appears in tonight's premiere, entertaining Griffin in her Las Vegas digs during an extended concert appearance at Caesars Palace, where she good-naturedly suffers the indignity of Griffin's small talk. "When I'm around you, I look like I have class — which never happens," Griffin tells Midler.
"When you sit down with Bette Midler, you don't want to waste your time with small talk," says Griffin, who proceeds to ask Midler whether her 1990 hit, Wind Beneath My Wings, is about flatulence.
Griffin also bugs Midler for advice on how she can get her comedy album based on her popular stand-up act, For Your Consideration, a Grammy nod — a request that prompts Midler to phone Fleetwood Mac singer Stevie Nicks. (Neither offers much help, but that album, which was eventually nominated, did not win at this year's Grammy Awards.)
BUILDING LINDSEY BUCKINGHAMS GUITAR
Jason Schroeder is building a guitar for Lindsey Buckingham, which is nearly complete.
Photo by: Basial
BIG LOVE
This picture by:xpmorgan is reason enough to post the original
"Big Love" from "Tango In The Night".
(REVIEW) FLEETWOOD MAC WINNIPEG JUNE 6TH
Fleetwood Mac go their own ways
By DARRYL STERDAN
Imagine being in a wildly successful business. With your ex. For the rest of your life. And just to sweeten the pot, imagine that you would make your money by repeatedly rehashing the ups and downs of your long-dead romance. In public.
Faced with that prospect, there would be only three paths you could choose: 1) Refuse and stay home; 2) Do it and live in a state of constant angst and depression from having to pick at those scabs day after week after month after year; 3) Get over yourselves, find a way to get along and reap the rewards.
If anyone still harboured lingering doubts that Fleetwood Mac have wholeheartedly embraced the latter option, the band erased it with their Saturday night Greatest Hits Unleashed concert for 11,000 fans at MTS Centre. Well, four of the Mac did, anyway — singer-keyboardist Christine McVie took a powder out Door No. 1 a decade ago, leaving singer-guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, vocalist Stevie Nicks, drummer Mick Fleetwood and bassist John McVie to make the best of it.
And make the best of it they have. "We decided to just go out and have fun," the 59-year-old Buckingham exclaimed early on in the proceedings, explaining why the veteran ’70s band are back on the road without a new album. Despite his claims, however — and despite a few moments of undeniable fun that occurred during their 150-minute program — the bulk of their 24-song set felt less like a party than one of those holiday gatherings where both sides of a divorced couple show up and everybody is very deliberately and very publicly on their best behaviour.
That much was apparent from the moment the band played their first song (fittingly, it was Monday Morning, the opening track from their self-titled 1975 album). Buckingham and his former paramour Nicks (who, it must be said, doesn't look anywhere near 61) entered from opposite corners and took up positions several yards away from each other on the massive stage. Behind them were 61-year-old drummer Fleetwood (with whom Nicks once also had an affair, just for the record) and 63-year-old bassist McVie (the only member who, lucky for him, no longer to share a stage with his ex). Flanking the rhythm section were two auxiliary musicians handling extra guitars and keyboards, plus a trio of female backup singers.And for most of the rest of the night, that's more or less where everyone stayed — including Buckingham and Nicks. Each tended to work his or her own side of the stage. Each went and stood by a different side of Fleetwood's drum riser. And most importantly, each seemed to honour some sort of invisible buffer zone between them. It wasn't that they were ignoring each other; they kept their eyes locked on one another during several songs, and Nicks often turned her mic 90° to face Buckingham while singing. But aside from a few very noticeable moments (we'll get to those in a minute), they didn't physically interact or even come close to sharing a mic (though the side-stage video screens took care of that by almost continually broadcasting a split-screen of the duo). Given that Buckingham reportedly called Nicks some pretty nasty names back in the day — you can look them up on the Interweb for yourself — we'd say it's impressive enough that they're willing to coexist, never mind behave in such a perfectly civilized manner.
For the most part, the rest of the concert was just as civilized. And just as perfect. Perhaps a little too much so in both regards. Granted, it's impossible to complain about any of the musical aspects of the performance. McVie was a rock-solid presence both rhythmically and geographically, never straying from Fleetwood's right flank or from his downbeat. Fleetwood was a god of thunder behind his kit, laying down an endless series of pounding, tribal tom-tom rhythms while sporting a maniacally gleeful grin that gave him the look of a mad English professor. Nicks, whose voice can come off as braying at times, was in fine, powerful form (except, perhaps on Don't Stop, where she seemed to struggle with the high notes) — and she changed clothes faster and more often than a runway model to boot (we gave up counting her outfits after a while, though it quickly became apparent she's singlehandedly keeping the shawl and tassel industries alive).
But when it was all said and done, Buckingham definitely earned the MVP award for the night. Not only were his vocals strong and spot-on; his blazing needlepoint finger-picking was nothing short of stunning. Thankfully, there was plenty of it on display, culminating in an extended, soaring solo during I'm So Afraid that brought him a richly deserved standing O (one of several the players earned during the night).Nor could you quibble about the technical aspects of the show. The stage was backed and capped by giant illuminated panels that moved and interacted with a tasteful lighting design emphasizing deep, monochromatic shades. The set list was chock full of hits and fan favourites like Rhiannon, Second Hand News, Tusk and Gold Dust Woman. It was also exceedingly well-paced, gradually building in intensity to a propulsive Go Your Own Way. There was a mini-acoustic section in the middle — with Nicks crossing the stage to embrace Buckingham before he performed Big Love solo. Fleetwood delivered a pulverizing, energized and interactive solo, after coming down from his drum riser to thump on a smaller set during a couple of quieter songs. Nicks and Buckingham told a few lengthy, endearingly rambling stories behind songs like Gypsy and Dreams. Nicks did plenty of her witchy-woman moves. Buckingham pretended to collapse on stage at one point. The two even came out holding hands for the encore.
Despite all that, however, there was still something missing. A big part of that something was Christine McVie. Without her rich pipes — and, just as importantly, the songs on which she handled lead vocals — Fleetwood Mac end up being something of a two-legged stool: The Stevie and Lindsey Show. Not that there's too much wrong with that. But the other thing that was missing was even more vital: There weren't enough true, honest sparks of excitement and immediacy to go around. Maybe it's because there appears to be little room for variation in their show — they've been playing the same songs, in the same order, and even seem to have been wearing the same outfits since they started this tour in March. So aside from few previously mentioned moments of fun — notably during a hard-driving, Nicks-free rendition of the Peter Green-era blues-rock gem Oh Well, and that ear-piercing solo from Buckingham — it all felt a little too comfortable, a little too slick, a little too safe.Which is not to suggest that Buckingham and Nicks get drunk, fall into bed and then have it out onstage or anything. After all, we suspect once was enough for both of them. But even though we're glad we got to see Fleetwood Mac in this lifetime, we have to say once was probably enough for us too.
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Set List
Monday Morning
The Chain
Dreams
I Know I'm Not Wrong
Gypsy
Go Insane
Rhiannon
Second Hand News
Tusk
Sara
Big Love (Buckingham solo)
Landslide (Nicks and Buckingham)
Never Going Back Again (Nicks and Buckingham)
Storms
Say You Love Me
Gold Dust Woman
Oh Well
I'm So Afraid
Stand Back
Go Your Own Way
First Encore
World Turning
Drum Solo
Don't Stop
Second Encore
Silver Springs
Saturday, June 6, 2009
(REVIEW) Fleetwood Mac dazzles and tantalizes
by: Melissa Martin
Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of Fleetwood Mac. The soap opera, the splits, the Rumours and the songs... especially the songs.
Admit it, we’re all curious how the story will end.
Last night, Winnipeg got its peek at the next chapter in the iconic rock band’s dramatic saga. They’re keeping mum on what comes next... an album? Another tour? We don’t know; and so fans who’ve spent their entire lives following the plot flooded the MTS Centre, ready for a preview of that Mac’s millionth reunion means.
Everything about the two-hour, 23-song performance seemed designed to keep them guessing. While lion-maned frontwoman Stevie Nicks crooned Dreams, which was recorded during her acrimonious 1976 split from guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, video screens flanking the stage superimposed the pair next to each other.
This lasted but a moment. One star or the other would soon fade away, leaving an empty space on the screen.
Later, on Sara, the former flames would embrace in a moment that was as tender as it was scripted. (They’ve done the same every night this tour.) But first, they had more hints to scatter. "Fleetwood Mac is a band that has had a convoluted emotional history, to say the least," Buckingham said.
"Sometimes we take long breaks. And every time we come together there’s a sense of possibility. This time we said, ‘Let’s just go out there and have fun.’ Because there is no new album to promote... yet."
Nicks and Buckingham weren’t the only ones on stage, of course. John McVie was there, lingering near Mick Fleetwood’s drum riser and seemingly content to stay far out of Nicks’ spotlight. Christine McVie is still absent from the band, and so were almost all of her Mac hits. A six-piece backing band of vocalists, keyboards and percussion shared the stage instead.
At times the backup was subtle, just filling out that fat ’70s sound that Mac helped pioneer. But the extra help made a huge difference on the enormous, boozy title track from 1979 album Tusk. Its instrumental outro reared up into a tsunami of sound and crashed over the audience, leaving a standing ovation as it receded.
Buckingham is a virtuoso, and he channelled his genius into some of the show’s most emotionally charged moments, like the astonishing syncopated melodies at the opening of 1987’s Big Love. His voice, though, was the big star of that tune: Buckingham writhed and howled like a man trying to escape the grip of Hades.
Next to Buckingham, Nicks’ performance was harder to parse. Whether by accident or design, her vocal was unpredictable, more vulnerable, and perhaps appropriately road-weary for her storied life.
The jury’s out on how this affected the musicality of the show. Nicks’ fatigued moan worked on Gold Dust Woman. But on Rhiannon, she fell offbeat. On Sara and then Landslide, she’d lose herself and find herself again, letting her siren voice soar on the choruses, but slurring and mumbling the verses.
One wonders how lacklustre this might have played if Buckingham had not balanced it out with such tightly-wound ferocity.
Then again, it probably would have been just fine. The real energy in the room last night came not from the stage, not even from Buckingham, but from the crowd, who greeted every song with deafening cheers and filled the air with the tinkling of promotional tambourines.
This energy, radiating from the walls and floor, built to feverish levels as Mac started to bring the show home. Giant light panels, which had remained largely subdued and facing downward for most of the show, began to lift and separate like a spaceship while Buckingham wailed out a marathon solo to I’m So Afraid.
At press time, we left the band only one song away from their legendary hit, Go Your Own Way, but Nicks seemed to finally find her sass on Stand Back, shimmying in a tattered black and white scarf.
After a late-set break, Nicks came back having finally found the depths of her famous sass: she belted out Stand Back while whirling around in a tattered black-and-white shawl and then led the band straight into an extended version of Go Your Own Way, which was hearty, triumphant, and followed by the most exuberant cheers we’ll hear at the MTS Centre until the Jonas Brothers.
For the encore, Fleetwood, 61, took control, first banging out an adrenaline-blasting drum feature on World Turning, then shouting praise for his bandmates and even offering Nicks a friendly catcall. "It is a joy and an honour to be sharing the stage with these three people," he shouted, gleefully, before sauntering into the Bill Clinton campaign classic, Don’t Stop.
(REVIEW) FLEETWOOD MAC SASKATOON JUNE 5TH
Fleetwood Mac show crowd-pleaser
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It may be the most successful breakup story of all time. Not only did the damaged relationships of Fleetwood Mac yield one of the most popular albums of all time, but the band is still on stage together, mostly, and playing songs you'd have to be completely clueless not to know.
It was music from the aforementioned album, 1978's Rumours, that got the most attention Friday at Fleetwood Mac's Credit Union Centre show. And former couple Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, whose fallout inspired many of the band's pain-infused songs, stole the spotlight.
Nicks and Buckingham were joined by bassist John McVie and the lovable oddball, and band namesake, Mick Fleetwood, whose signature Rumours ponytail is still flowing, albeit much greyer.
Fleetwood Mac has had regular personnel changes since forming in 1967, but the incarnation most are familiar with was fully represented Friday night, save for Christine McVie, who is no longer touring with the band. Several of her best-known songs -- Little Lies, Over My Head and You Make Loving Fun -- were noticeably absent from the set. But the show still showcased most of the American/British band's finest.
The show opened with the song Monday Morning. Buckingham and Nicks took the stage hand in hand, one of several gestures -- which later included a prolonged hug -- to prove just how over the past they are. The first song segued into the darker The Chain, followed by Dreams, before which Nicks exclaimed, "We figure we might as well just get the party started." Great song? Yes. Party music? No.
The band made no attempt to gloss over past personal problems -- why would they, considering how profitable they were? -- with Buckingham saying, "Fleetwood Mac has had a fairly complicated, convoluted emotional history. At the end of the day, it has actually worked in our favour."
Nicks -- at 61, still dressed in her signature drapey, gypsy-like garb and singing into a scarf-covered microphone stand -- doesn't try to hit the higher notes anymore, but has retained that inexplicably sexy, smoky quality that makes her voice so special.
The foursome -- backed by three singers and two extra musicians -- definitely left the enthusiastic audience satisfied. The band barrelled to 21/2 hours of hits, including Gypsy, Go Insane, Second Hand News, Sara, Say That You Love Me, Go Your Own Way and Gold Dust Woman. A highlight for Nicks was her performance of Rhiannon, a song that sounds better the older she gets. The encore included the crowd favourite Don't Stop.
Friday, June 5, 2009
REAL TIME REVIEW OF FLEETWOOD MAC SATURDAY NIGHT
Join us Saturday night at 8 p.m. for real-time coverage of the Fleetwood Mac concert from the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, MB. Canada - Then, read the full review from Melissa Martin in the Sunday Winnipeg Free Press.
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FLEETWOOD MAC IS READY TO GO!
Saskatoon... Are you ready? The stage is up, Fleetwood Mac are ready to go!
By the way... Great seats have become available.. Production holds have been released. Ticketmaster
SALES DATA - FLEETWOOD MAC RUMOURS AND GREATEST HITS
Fleetwood Mac's "Greatest Hits" riding high on the Billboard Top 200 Catalog Album Sales Chart. For the week ending May 31, 2009 the disc is sitting at #15 with sales of 4,214 a dip in sales of 4% over last week where it sat at #13 with sales of 4,404. Since Soundscan began tracking point of sales in 1991 Greatest Hits has moved 4,229,451 units. In two months from March 29, 2009 up to May 31, 2009 the disc has sold 37,204 units.
Rumours re-enters the Top 200 Catalog Album Sales Chart. For the week ending May 24, 2009 the disc sat at #181 on the chart selling 1,261 units. Sales increased 10% the next week for the week ending May 31, 2009 to 1,382 units which in turn moved the disc up the chart to #156. Since Soundscan began tracking point of sales in 1991 Fleetwood Mac's Rumours has moved 2,681,261 units. Since April 4, 2004 which is the last time I saw sales data on Rumours on the Catalog Album Sales Chart the disc has moved 323,764 units.All sales figures are for the US market.
FLEETWOOD MAC ADDS 2ND DATE IN LONDON
2nd Wembley Arena date has been added in London.
October 31, 2009
Onsale Now:
Start: Fri 05/06/09, 09:30
One Ticket Prices: £75.00
FLEETWOOD MAC BERLIN GERMANY OCTOBER
NEW Berlin Germany Date October 19th 02 World
Unconfirmed at the moment and no ticket price information or onsale dates. This information is appearing on the 02 World website
Der Vorverkaufsstart der Europa Tournee von Fleetwood Mac wurde kurzfristig verschoben. Klicken Sie auf "Event merken", registrieren Sie sich kostenlos und Sie erhalten in Kürze weitere Informationen zum Vorverkaufsstart.
Die Legenden Fleetwood Mac kehren in ihrer Bestbesetzung zurück auf die Bühne. Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Lyndsey Buckingham und die unvergleichliche Stimme von Stevie Nicks garantieren einen Abend, der Sie zurück in die Vergangenheit katapultiert und mit Evergreens wie „Little Lies“ und „Go Your Own Way“ das Flair der 70iger und 80iger Jahre zurückbringt. Die Band sah in ihrer Karriere insgesamt 16 Musiker kommen und gehen, nur Mick Fleetwood und John McVie, von denen sich der Bandname ableitet, gehören schon von Anfang an dazu. Am 19. Oktober 2009 können Sie die vier Stars live auf der Bühne der O2 World erleben. Der Gründer der Band, Mick Fleedwood, kündigte für die Tour viele alte Hits an. "Schließlich kommen die Leute dafür zum Konzert", so Fleetwood. Sichern Sie sich jetzt die Tickets für ein Konzerterlebnis der besonderen Art.
Loose Translation:
The advance booking start Europes tour of Fleetwood Mac was shifted at short notice. Click on " Event merken" , you register yourselves free of charge and you received shortly further information for the advance booking start. The legends Fleetwood Mac turn in their Bestbesetzung back on the stage. Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Lyndsey Buckingham and the incomparable voice of Stevie Nicks guarantee one evening, which catapults and with Evergreens like „Little reads you back into the past “and „Go Your Own Way “returns the flair of the 70iger and 80iger years. The volume saw coming in its career altogether 16 musicians and go, only to Mick Fleetwood and John McVie, from which the volume name is derived, belongs to already from the outset. On 19 October 2009 you can experience the four of star live on the stage of the CO2 World. The founder that volume, Mick Fleedwood, announced many old hits for the route. " Finally the people come for it to the Konzert" , so Fleetwood. Secure yourselves now the tickets for a concert experience of the special art.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
SALT LAKE CITY FLEETWOOD MAC REVIEW
Fleetwood Mac rocks
Blogger Review
by: Greg Wilcox
"One thought kept coming back to me as I was watching Fleetwood Mac perform at Energy Solutions Arena—“This is way better then when I saw Slayer.”
"Stevie Nicks is still beautiful in her flowing witch-like
black dress, radiating a graceful stage presence."
"Lindsey Buckingham who held the audience in awe. His intensity would grow while soloing, leading him to flail around onstage like a maniac while banging on his guitar, somehow hitting the right notes. It was impressive indeed."
"Stevie Nicks told the audience about her brief time living in Salt Lake City as a teenager."
"The band left the stage to Buckingham and Nicks,
who played Nicks' classic “Landslide.” Nicks dedicated
the song to a friend of hers in Salt Lake City."
"Fleetwood delighted the audience by shouting out strange chants while drumming."
"Fleetwood Mac put on an incredible live show, and are
probably one of the best performing bands in the world."
FLEETWOOD MAC - HOLD ME (THE MAKING OF)
(REVIEW) FLEETWOOD MAC - SALT LAKE
FLEETWOOD MAC CONCERT REVIEW
Salt Lake Magazine
BY DAN NAILEN
I don't know what the magical spark is that makes one arena-sized tour thrill an audience while another feels cold and impersonal, but the four members of Fleetwood Mac certainly have it.
The band's show Wednesday at EnergySolutions Arena was certainly an impressive production, full of giant video screens, massive moving light rigs, three backup singers and two extra musicians. But it was the undeniable chemistry between the four remaining Macs—Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood and John McVie—that made the show feel more intimate than oversized.
The band's history of breakups and makeups is oft-told, but after nearly 40 years playing music together in various incarnations, it's clear that the four partners have a musical connection that is rare in any genre. And the interpersonal connections between former lovers Nicks and Buckingman and long-time musical compadres Fleetwood and McVie are palpable still, after all these years.
Wednesday's concert made clear that Buckingham remains a mad musical genius; Fleetwood even said as much when he introduced his fellow band members, calling the incredibly skilled guitarist and writer the band's "mentor." His songs dominated the set, and his searing solos that accompanied nearly every song elicited random rounds of cheers as slack-jawed fans watched his fleet fingers pummeling the strings in extreme close-up, thanks to those giant video screens.
Nicks, though, was clearly the audience fave, and with good reason. She's a one-time Salt Laker who introduced "Gypsy" with a story about her years in Utah and how Salt Lake City was the destination on the very first Buckingham/Nicks road trip when the started playing together in the Bay Area in the mid-'60s. Her gruff voice and ethereal dancing-gypsy vibe remain in fine form, although her regular departures from the stage for a dress change was more noticeable on this tour than past gigs in Salt Lake.
The relationship between Nicks and Buckingham remains the centerpiece of Fleetwood Mac in most fans' minds, and even though they are long past their time as a couple, the energy between the two as they sang songs once written for, to and about each other was obvious. As was their affection when they re-emerged on stage hand in hand for each of the two encores.
Fleetwood Mac is calling this jaunt the "Unleashed" tour, and both Buckingham and Nicks noted early on that since there was no new Mac album to play, they were just going to "have some fun" and play the hits. And that's just what they proceeded to do, delivering 22 songs in three mostly incredible hours. I don't know how they could have fit Christine McVie's songs into the set if she still toured with the band.
The concert opened in a deluge of classics, and it didn't take the band long to get warmed up. Opener "Monday Morning" led straight into "The Chain," "Dreams," "I Know I'm Not Wrong" and "Gypsy" before Nicks left the stage for the first time for Buckingham's experimental take on his solo "Go Insane."
The show's second segment might have been the best, with the band ripping through "Rhiannon," a joyfully snarky "Second Hand News," "Tusk," "Sara" and Buckingham's haunting, solo take on "Big Love." Then it was just Nicks and Buckingham doing acoustic duets of "Landslide" and "Never Going Back Again."
Nicks introduced "I've Always Been a Storm" by saying the band decided at its January rehearsals for this tour that they wanted to play one song that had never been performed on stage before. Turned out to be a fine choice, as was a duet between her and Buckingham on Christine McVie's "Say You Love Me."
The main set ended with a roaring one-two punch of Nicks' solo hit "Stand Back" and the still-potent "Go Your Own Way." But even after more than two and a half hours, the band wasn't done. Their two encores included "World Turning," which evolved into a lengthy Fleetwood drum solo, the buoyant "Don't Stop" and ended poignantly with NIcks' "Silver Springs," nearly three hours after the first note.
(REVIEW) Buckingham steals the show during Fleetwood Mac show
Guitarist-singer revs up excitement and energizes the crowd during night of hits
By David Burger
The Salt Lake Tribune
Not to disparage the rest of Fleetwood Mac, but Wednesday night's show at EnergySolutions Arena turned into The Lindsay Buckingham Show.
The nimble-fingered guitarist and singer for the British-American rock band put on a fevered showcase during the band's two-and-one-half-hour show, never leaving the stage during the quartet's generous 23-song offering, and picking up the slack for the still-missed Christine McVie, who is not touring with the band.
Mick Fleetwood, the ageless drummer and founder of the band with bassist John McVie at his right-hand side, applauded Buckingham during the show, calling him the "mentor in the studio, maestro on stage, and man with the magic fingers."
Buckingham was so possessed that he overshadowed singer Stevie Nicks' return to Salt Lake City. The Nicks family lived in Salt Lake City between 1961 and 1964, and Nicks spent her eighth, ninth and part of 10th grade in town. During her introduction to "Gypsy," Nicks told the crowd how devastated she was to move from Utah, and later dedicated "Landslide" to her friends who still live here.
Nicks, 61, also looked and sounded ageless. She dressed in several different costumes that included long, billowy dresses, a top hat, and a tambourine and microphone adorned in charms and laces, and still played the part of the band's muse and fairy-rock goddess. Fleetwood and McVie looked nearly identical with matching vests and berets that covered their balding heads: Fleetwood is also 61, and McVie is 63.
Buckingham, 59, couldn't help stealing the spotlight from his older bandmates, who were backed by five musicians that included three back-up singers. It's not that he was envious, jealous or scheming. He just fed off the crowd all evening, and the large video screens hanging from the ceiling of the arena often focused in on his pickless right hand strumming and picking furiously near the scratch plate. Clad in a leather jacket and jeans, he danced joyously on the heels of his black boots all night, often standing at the slightly outstretched lip of the stage like a guitar hero.
