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October 31, 2009
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Friday, June 05, 2009
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
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 04, 2009
Review: Fleetwood Mac Rocks Salt Lake City
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.” I will refrain from going into a comparison of the two, but suffice to say that the adult contemporary Fleetwood Mac somehow puts on a better live performance than any supposedly cutthroat band I've ever seen.
For starters, Fleetwood Mac had no opening band. Yes! Thank you. That was refreshing. Before long, the whole band was onstage: Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham.%uFFFD They went on to play all the good stuff: “Dreams,” “Chain,” “Go Your Own Way,” “Rhianna,” “Secondhand News,” and “Gold Dust Woman,” to name a few. The show lasted a good two-and-a-half hours, so there was plenty of time to cover many of the songs fans love. Backing singers, musicians, and elaborate projections complimented Fleetwood Mac's performance.
Though significantly older than when Fleetwood Mac was in their prime, Stevie Nicks is still beautiful in her flowing witch-like black dress, radiating a graceful stage presence. She still sings with an immaculate voice that soothed the audience on songs like "Rhianna" and "Silver Springs."
But it was Lindsey Buckingham who held the audience in awe. Though he has a full head of gray hair, he has not let age slow him down. In fact, as the show went on, I couldn't help but think Buckingham is a severly underrated performer and guitar player. He had one of the most flamboyant and energetic stage presences I had ever seen. He doesn't even use a guitar pick; he does some weird technique just using his fingers, but somehow can pull off blazing licks and solos flawlessly. 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.
Before playing “Gypsy” (a personal favorite), Stevie Nicks told the audience about her brief time living in Salt Lake City as a teenager, and how she was sad when her family had to move to California. She then told of her and Buckingham's experiences opening for such acts as Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix, saying that “Gypsy” was written out of nostalgia for that time.
Not long after “Gypsy,” 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 whom she met during her time living here. Though “Landslide” has been covered many times by various bands, only Nicks and Buckingham can perform it as powerfully and moving as they did last night.
The band also played “Oh Well,” a bluesy rock song from Fleetwood Mac's very early days with Peter Green.
Toward the end of the show, the band left the stage to wild-man Mick Fleetwood to do some solo drumming. Fleetwood delighted the audience by shouting out strange chants while drumming, such as “The Mac is back.” Fleetwood's frenetic energy onstage and eye-popping facial expressions has been said to be the inspiration for the muppet character 'animal.'
After finishing their set, the band gave two encores. On the first they played “Go Your Own Way” and “Don't Stop.” On the second, they played “Silver Springs.” At the end, Mick did the task of naming the band members to take a bow. He ended on John McVie, who, along with himself, are the oldest members of the band.
Fleetwood Mac's sound at Energy Solutions Arena was a little muddy at some points, and they performed some songs in a way that was gave them a different feel from the original recordings. But overall, Fleetwood Mac put on an incredible live show, and are probably one of the best performing bands in the world. This seems to be from years of experience and the onstage chemistry that exists between the wild Mick Fleetwood, soothing Stevie Nicks, subdued John McVie, and hyperactive showman Lindsay Buckingham. Though they have had a rocky history and are without Christine McVie (a key member in the band for many years), they connect to the audience both personally and musically in a way that few bands can do.
For starters, Fleetwood Mac had no opening band. Yes! Thank you. That was refreshing. Before long, the whole band was onstage: Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham.%uFFFD They went on to play all the good stuff: “Dreams,” “Chain,” “Go Your Own Way,” “Rhianna,” “Secondhand News,” and “Gold Dust Woman,” to name a few. The show lasted a good two-and-a-half hours, so there was plenty of time to cover many of the songs fans love. Backing singers, musicians, and elaborate projections complimented Fleetwood Mac's performance.
Though significantly older than when Fleetwood Mac was in their prime, Stevie Nicks is still beautiful in her flowing witch-like black dress, radiating a graceful stage presence. She still sings with an immaculate voice that soothed the audience on songs like "Rhianna" and "Silver Springs."
But it was Lindsey Buckingham who held the audience in awe. Though he has a full head of gray hair, he has not let age slow him down. In fact, as the show went on, I couldn't help but think Buckingham is a severly underrated performer and guitar player. He had one of the most flamboyant and energetic stage presences I had ever seen. He doesn't even use a guitar pick; he does some weird technique just using his fingers, but somehow can pull off blazing licks and solos flawlessly. 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.
Before playing “Gypsy” (a personal favorite), Stevie Nicks told the audience about her brief time living in Salt Lake City as a teenager, and how she was sad when her family had to move to California. She then told of her and Buckingham's experiences opening for such acts as Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix, saying that “Gypsy” was written out of nostalgia for that time.
Not long after “Gypsy,” 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 whom she met during her time living here. Though “Landslide” has been covered many times by various bands, only Nicks and Buckingham can perform it as powerfully and moving as they did last night.
The band also played “Oh Well,” a bluesy rock song from Fleetwood Mac's very early days with Peter Green.
Toward the end of the show, the band left the stage to wild-man Mick Fleetwood to do some solo drumming. Fleetwood delighted the audience by shouting out strange chants while drumming, such as “The Mac is back.” Fleetwood's frenetic energy onstage and eye-popping facial expressions has been said to be the inspiration for the muppet character 'animal.'
After finishing their set, the band gave two encores. On the first they played “Go Your Own Way” and “Don't Stop.” On the second, they played “Silver Springs.” At the end, Mick did the task of naming the band members to take a bow. He ended on John McVie, who, along with himself, are the oldest members of the band.
Fleetwood Mac's sound at Energy Solutions Arena was a little muddy at some points, and they performed some songs in a way that was gave them a different feel from the original recordings. But overall, Fleetwood Mac put on an incredible live show, and are probably one of the best performing bands in the world. This seems to be from years of experience and the onstage chemistry that exists between the wild Mick Fleetwood, soothing Stevie Nicks, subdued John McVie, and hyperactive showman Lindsay Buckingham. Though they have had a rocky history and are without Christine McVie (a key member in the band for many years), they connect to the audience both personally and musically in a way that few bands can do.
REVIEW: Fleetwood Mac Salt Lake City
FLEETWOOD MAC CONCERT REVIEWSalt 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: Lindsey 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.
Seven songs were from "Rumours," the band's classic 1977 album that was produced during the break-up of the McVies' marriage and Nicks and Buckingham's relationship. While the band was still able to blow kisses to one another, Buckingham was able to summon the rage and anger during the emotional "The Chain," with him seething during the lyrics, "Damn your love, damn your lies." And he changed up the fingerpicking classic "Never Going Back Again," also from "Rumours," into a slower song that barely masked the resignation and the pain.
The sound of the arena was strong, with the sole exception of McVie's bass, which sounded like muddled thunder during "The Chain," sounded better on "Rhiannon," and then became awful again during "Gold Dust Woman." Another quibble is that the concert's arrangement of songs lacked a consistent theme; for example, the show's opener, "Monday Morning," is a song about early mixed feelings about a relationship, but then the band followed that with the devastating break-up song, "The Chain." It was too sudden a change, and too early.
The band played songs from its entire, vast catalog --including Buckingham's stinging take on "Oh Well," a bluesy rave-up that predated his entrance into the band.
The nearly sold-out arena -- although the entire upper bowl was curtained off -- was told some good first-hand news by Buckingham early on. He said, "There's no new album to promote ... yet."
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