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.

Photos: Fleetwoood Mac Live in Salt Lake City

74 PHOTOS OF FLEETWOOD MAC IN SALT LAKE CITY

by: Reneerwest(click for more)

FLEETWOOD MAC ADDS 2ND DATE IN LONDON

2nd Wembley Arena date has been added in London.

October 31, 2009

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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
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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.

Review: Fleetwood Mac Rocks Salt Lake City

Fleetwood Mac rocks

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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.

FLEETWOOD MAC - HOLD ME (THE MAKING OF)

FLEETWOOD MAC - HOLD ME VIDEO (THE MAKING OF)

A couple of videos appeared today on youtube. Really great quality of behind the scenes filming of Stevie's segments of the Mirage Video "Hold Me" from 1982

Video #1

Video #2