Review: Lindsey Buckingham Des Moines, IA Sept 1st

Lindsey Buckingham Hoyt Sherman - Show Recap (Des Moines, IA)
by dsmvibe

This past Saturday night, former Fleetwood Mac guitarist/singer/songwriter Lindsey Buckingham was in town for an intimate show at Hoyt Sherman Place. I would describe myself as someone who was familiar with Fleetwood Mac, but haven’t really followed Buckinghams solo career in recent years. Apparently, I was in the minority.

I was sort of expecting a laid back, standard acoustic show….but instead, Buckingham proceeded to let it rip, and the crowd was loving every second of it. No joke, I think he got a standing ovation after every song.

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Photo by joelb123

Stevie Nicks in the latest Rolling Stone Magazine 9/13/12

Stevie Nicks featured on page 34 in the latest issue of Rollingstone Magazine (9/13/12) in the Rock & Roll section on what bands do to kill time between soundcheck and the show.  Stevie talks about her drawing.

Fleetwood Mac have the #2 Album in New Zealand this week + Australia and US Chart Update

USA
Chart date September 9, 2012 (Sales period Aug 20-26)

Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart

Just Tell Me That You Want Me: A Tribute To Fleetwood Mac moves from #45 to #70 and sold 6,153 copies in it's second week of release for an accumulative total of 14,335.

# 70 (45) Just Tell Me That You Want Me: A Tribute To Fleetwood Mac

TOP 200 CATALOGUE ALBUMS CHART

Fleetwood Mac continue to have 4 titles on the Catalogue chart with all but one moving up the chart.  Greatest Hits moves from #83 last week to #61 this week on a 3% sales gain selling 2,071 units vs 2,001 the previous week.  Total sales since November, 1991 = 4,581,594.

Rumours movies up to #78 from #92 last week but sold less copies.  This past week the album sold 1,906 units vs 1,928 last week.  Total US sales since November, 1991 = 2,986,052.

Fleetwood Mac ('75 white album) moves up to #109 from #116 last week selling less copies.  The album sold 1,662 units vs 1,682 for a total since 1991 of 867,137.

The Very Best Of Fleetwood Mac moves down the chart from #141 to #198.  Total units sold for the week were 1,203 vs 1,557 the previous week.  Total US sales since 2002 = 1,508,031.

# 61  (83)  Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits

# 78  (92)  Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

# 109 (116) Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac

# 198 (141) Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of

TOP 200 CATALOGUE PHYSICAL CHART

Fleetwood Mac's 1975 self titled album sold 1,368 physical copies vs 1,364 the previous week moving from #87 to #73 this week.  Total physical albums sold since November, 1991 = 822,136.

The Very Best Of (not available digitally in the US) sold 1,203 physical copies vs 1,557 the previous week moving from #61 to #107 this week.  Since there isn't a digital copy of the album available in the US, all sales to date are of the physical 2cd album which is 1,508,031.

Rumours sold 932 physical copies this past week vs 853 the previous week moving from #178 to #164 for a US total of 2,762,714.

# 73  (87)  Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac

# 107 (61)  Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of

# 164 (178) Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

TOP 200 CATALOGUE DIGITAL CHART

Fleetwood Mac's Greatest Hits sold 1,489 digital copies vs 1,415 the previous week moving up the chart from #35 to #26.  Total digital copies in the US = 198,384.

Rumours sold 974 digital copies last week vs 1,075 the previous week moving up the chart from #61 to #56.  Total digital units sold for Rumours = 223,313.

# 26 (35) Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits

# 56 (61) Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

AUSTRALIA 
Week ending September 3, 2012

TOP 100 ALBUMS CHART 
# 76 (85) Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of

TOP 50 CATALOGUE CHART
# 12 (17) Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of
# 13 (13) Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits

TOP 40 DVD CHART
# 11 (10) Fleetwood Mac - The Dance

NEW ZEALAND
Week ending September 3, 2012

In it's 3rd week of re-release in New Zealand, Fleetwood Mac's "25 Years - The Chain" moves from #5 last week to #2 this week.  Could they be on their way to having a #1 album?  We'll have to wait and see next week.

TOP 40 ALBUMS CHART
# 2 (5) Fleetwood Mac - 25 Years The Chain (boxset)

IRELAND
Week ending August 30, 2012

TOP 100 ALBUMS CHART
# 83 (83) Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
# 92 (61) Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits

Happy 30th Anniversary US Festival '82 Fleetwood Mac Closed out the Festival Sept 5th

The 'US' Generation Documentary

Well this should excite the masses!  Fleetwood Mac are part of an upcoming documentary on The 1982 US Festival.  Check out the official trailer below... Fleetwood Mac come in at about the 2 minute mark where they are shown on stage, in crisp clear footage, singing a bit of Go Your Own Way... They are also on stage introducing Apple co-founder and US Festival visionary, Steve Wozniak.

This looks so cool, I can't wait to see it!  The documentary will in some format be released to coincide with the 30th Anniversary of the Festival this Labour Day September 3, 2012.  Originally scheduled for a Labour Day release the documentary has been pushed back a bit as they are awaiting final interview approvals from key artists that performed.

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The 'US' Generation Documentary

ICON Television Music, UNUSON Corporation and Plum Moving Media announce the making of the definitive 1982 US Festival feature length documentary.


“This film is the only authorized and sanctioned documentary of the 1982 US Festival”, according to Carlos Harvey, CFO, UNUSON.  ”It captures the cultural essence of the festival and tells the behind-the-scenes stories the fans will appreciate. After 30 years it seems like the right time so the fans can relive the experience and we can create new fans too”. On a blistering hot Labor day weekend in 1982, legendary Apple co-founder, Steve Wozniak’s vision played-out in the 110 degree California sun.   Over 375,000 people gathered at Glen Helen Regional Park in San Bernadino, for three days of music and technology.   The documentary will feature legendary performances and interviews. The concert headliners included:      ~ B-52′s      ~ Fleetwood Mac      ~ Police      ~ Ramones      ~ Santana      ~ Talking Heads      ~ Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers “The release of the documentary will coincide with the 30th anniversary of the event on Labor Day, September 3rd, 2012", said Bruce Gibb, co-owner of Plum Moving Media, Inc.  “Our Milwaukee based company is delighted to be partnered with UNUSON and ICON. It is our love of music and Apple products that attracted us to be involved in this project, plus our skills and experience are suited for telling this story.” Full Press Release Facebook Page

Having February, 2010 Flash Backs Dave Stewart & Stevie Nicks

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Check out this Twitter interaction that took place within the last 24 hours between @StandbackLiza @Davestewart & @PillarsOfColour.

Very interesting to say the least!  Reminds me of late February, 2010 when Dave first Tweeted that he had written a great song with Stevie - "Everybody Loves You"... 

Who wants to take a stab at what's being worked on?

Lindsey Buckingham Des Moines, IA Photos + 57 Shows Down... ONLY 4 More To Go!

Lindsey Buckingham Live in Des Moines, IA

September 1, 2012 - Hovt Sherman Place

Photos by Laura Stein - Gallery

Surprise of the night (and a first for this tour) was Lindsey played Down on Rodeo!!  Not sure where this fell within the set, likely as part of the encore.  Here's the video:

Below Photos by Michael Bandow... Check them out at Youtellconcerts.com

Here's Big Love

Setlist: 01. Cast Away Dreams 02. Bleed To Love Her 03. Not Too Late 04. Stephanie 05. Come 06. Shut Us Down 07. Go Insane 08. Never Going Back Again 09. Big Love 10. I'm So Afraid 11. Go Your Own Way Encore: 12. Trouble 13. Down On Rodeo 14. Seeds We Sow

57 SHOWS DOWN... ONLY 4 MORE TO GO!

LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM'S Solo Acoustic Tour comes to an end this Saturday, September 8th in Rama, Ontario, Canada.  At the conclusion, he'll have played a total of 61 shows in 59 cities across North America since he hit the road on May 3, 2012.  One US show left just outside of Chicago in St. Charles Tuesday night!  There are approx. 30 tickets left for the show... Don't miss it!

Sept 4	St. Charles, IL	The Arcade Theatre	Tickets	Now
Sept 6	Belleville, ON Canada	The Empire Theatre *	Tickets	Now
Sept 7	Ottawa, ON, Canada	Ottawa Folk Festival	Tickets	Now
Sept 8	Rama, ON, Canada	Casino Rama	Tickets	Now

NEW Interview: Mick Fleetwood re-confirms Fleetwood Mac World Tour - Begins March 2013

Mick Fleetwood spoke with Mike St. James of The Eagle 92.9 about The Blues Masters Concert he was to Host on Friday August 31, 2012 in Lincoln Nebraska.  Mick sadly couldn't attend because of some personal issues that came up.

FLEETWOOD MAC TALK

During the interview Mick talks about Lindsey's one man show plus Stevie touring with Rod which segues into Mick re-confirming next years Fleetwood Mac plans where come March, 2013 Fleetwood Mac will be starting a world tour with rehearsals set for January and February. Mike St. James asks Mick about the conflicting reports where Mick was quoted as saying he was pessimistic about Fleetwood Mac ever getting back together again [Playboy Magazine "The Ghost of Fleetwood Mac" April, 2012] vs Stevie's recent TV interview where she confirms the band will tour again in 2013.  Mick states that at the time he thought with Stevie working her solo album so hard playing all over the world, he said he figured she would need and want to take at least a year off as a break and was afraid it would be too late.  But said much to his surprise, Stevie's really excited to get back together to play. Christine Mcvie was talked about and Mick says there's no chance of Christine coming back.  They've let go of that hope many years ago.  Mick said she nearly came up on stage the last time they played Wembely in the UK in 2009.  But at the last minute she backed out and decided just to watch the show from the soundboard. 

So it looks like this tour could roll-out much in the same way the 2009 Unleashed Tour did where shows began in March, 2009.  Tickets and the first round of dates for that tour were announced in mid-December, 2008... If this tour follows the same path, we have a bit of time yet before we hear when and where the band will play.

Check out the full interview at The Eagle 92.9.  It's about 16 minutes long

Photos: Lindsey Buckingham Live under the Lake Superior Big Top

Lindsey Buckingham Live
Washburn, WI Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua August 29, 2012
Photos by: Bemused Design & Photography
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Notably absent was the leather jacket this night.

Photos: Lindsey Buckingham Live at the Whiskey Roadhouse - Council Bluffs, IA 8/31

Lindsey Buckingham Live at the Whiskey Road House 

Council Bluffs, IA - August 31, 2012

Photos by: Joshua Smisek Gallery

Not one of his usual setlist tunes... but it should be!  The ever awesome ROCK AWAY BLIND

STEPHANIE (Partial)

9 Amazing Shots of Lindsey Buckingham by Photographer Scott Wade

LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM LIVE

August 22, 2012 Austin, TX - Antone's

GALLERY

Photo by Scott Wade

REVIEW: Lindsey Buckingham - Cendera Center, Fort Worth, TX

Lindsey Buckingham  - Cendera Center, Fort Wort, TX August 24, 2012
By Ron Dempesmeier
Classic Rock Revisited

When you are a voice and a songwriter inside a big machine like Fleetwood Mac, you must feel somewhat anxious to stretch out and impress the world with your own voice. Lindsey Buckingham may have felt like an equal, but he’s been the first among equals when it comes to his influence on the production and arrangements of the mighty Mac. Although his former paramour Stevie Nicks has had the far more popular solo career, the more experimental and technically impressive songs have graced Buckingham’s solo albums.

Appearing in a black leather jacket, black v-neck shirt and dark blue jeans with his still unruly hair (although higher on the forehead), Mr. Buckingham’s lean physique was practically wired as he unleashed cascading torrents of arpeggios and searing solos on the more aggressive songs. There was nearly a standing ovation after each song – the audience at the Cendera Center was into his music and his instrumental and vocal prowess.

His set featured a lot of recent selections from his later solo albums like 2006’s “Under the Skin” or last year’s home recorded “Seeds We Sow”. “Cast Away Dreams” started the evening off peacefully enough with delicate finger picking and yearning lyrics. “Bleed to Love Her” ended with a very long solo that got the audience primed to rock. When Buckingam performed “Not Too Late” his constant picking pattern became almost a pure glissando as he ruminated about his solo career in comparison to belonging to Fleetwood Mac.

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Setlist:

• Cast Away Dreams
• Bleed to Love Her
• Not Too Late
• Stephanie
• Come
• Shut Us Down
• Go Insane
• Never Going Back Again
• Big Love
• I'm So Afraid
• Go Your Own Way

Encore:

• Trouble
• Rock Away Blind
• Seeds We Sow

Review: Lindsey Buckingham Live in Green Bay, WI 8/28

Lindsey Buckingham Live - Meyer Theatre, Green Bay, WI 8/28
Yellowdogpatrol.com

"It takes a lot to awe me.  Celebrities don't impress me.  They never have.  But tonight, I was awed.  Hearing Buckingham's screams above the mic made me realize that this was Lindsey Buckingham in our little town.  Lindsey Buckingham!  The man that wrote all of those songs, produced all of those albums, and cranked out what has turned out to be a soundtrack that has played in the background for a good chunk of my life. Wow."

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