REVIEW | PHOTOS | VIDEO: Fleetwood Mac Live in Philadelphia April 6, 2013

FLEETWOOD MAC LIVE IN PHILADELPHIA

Wells Fargo Center - April 6, 2013

No change in the set list from Columbus and that's a good thing!

Review: The return of Fleetwood Mac

Steve Klinge, FOR THE INQUIRER

Philly.com

Instability is a constant in Fleetwood Mac. Since its inception in 1967, drummer Mick Fleetwood has been the only permanent member, although bassist John McVie joined almost immediately thereafter. And the band's classic late '70s lineup, with Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, reached its creative peak when its interpersonal relationships were at their most tumultuous.

"It's different every time. That's the way it is with this band: it's always a work in progress," Buckingham said during Saturday's sold-out show at the Wells Fargo Center, the second night of the band's first tour in more than three years. The 23-song, 2-and-a-half hour set favored the hits, including most of 1977's Rumours, while adding some surprises.

In the absence of Christine McVie, who left in 1998, the core quartet added two backing vocalists and two utility musicians. The band, however, was at its best when at its most elemental, and Buckingham was the central force with his aggressive, impressive guitar playing and his unrestrained, often manic energy.

That energy anchored punchy pop songs, such as "Second Hand News," "Go Your Own Way" and the new "Sad Angel," as well as earnest acoustic songs, such as "Never Going Back Again," "Without You" and "Big Love" (from 1987's Tango in the Night). He's an underrated guitar hero, and the lengthy solo that concluded "I'm So Afraid" found the youthful 63-year-old feigning exhaustion.

Nicks, 64, was less dramatic and mobile, and her voice took a while to warm up. Although she shifted the melodies of "Dreams" and "Rhiannon" to avoid the high notes, the rarely performed "Sisters of the Moon" was eerie and powerful and the inescapable "Landslide," accompanied only by Buckingham on acoustic guitar, was lovely and sincere.

After an encore that featured a drum solo from Fleetwood, joyous and indefatigable at age 70, Buckingham and Nicks returned to the stage hand-in-hand. Buckingham introduced "Say Goodbye" by saying, "It's about closure, as much of the dialogue between us seems to be."

That closure is still a work in process: the band has a new EP on the way.

Photo Recap: Fleetwood Mac at Wells Fargo Center

Fleetwood Mac at Wells Fargo Center
Photos by Joe Deltufo - See Gallery

SAD ANGEL (New Song on upcoming EP)
WITHOUT YOU - They're having so much fun doing this.. I love it!

NEW Video: "The Chain" Columbus, OH 4/4/2013

Fleetwood Mac - Columbus, OH April 4, 2013

  THE CHAIN
SILVER SPRINGS

GOLD DUST WOMAN

6 NEW Screening Dates Announced: Stevie Nicks 'In Your Dreams' Documentary

‘IN YOUR DREAMS’

Six Bow Tie Cinemas will be screening Stevie's new documentary for the first time - next Tuesday, April 9th.

Annapolis, New Haven, Reston, Richmond, Schenectady and West Hartford.

Advance tickets are now on sale for most locations on-line.  Links are below or visit the In Your Dreams Movie website.  Go get'em! 

Also, Winnipeg, MB Canada added a third date.  The film will screen at Cinematheque on May 2nd, 3rd and 5th.  Advance Tickets are now on sale.

U.S.A. THEATER LISTING

Listings marked with 'Box Office' indicates no on-line ticket sales available and to purchase at the box office.

Annapolis, MD	Bow Tie Cinemas	Apr 9	Get Tickets
Ann Arbor, MI	Michigan	Apr 10	Box Office
Austin, TX	iPic	Apr 7	Get Tickets
Boca Raton, FL	iPic	Apr 7	Get Tickets
Bolingbrook, IL	iPic	Apr 7	Get Tickets
Boulder, CO	The Dairy	Apr 26	Get Tickets
Columbus, OH	Gateway	Apr 21	On Sale Soon
Fairview, TX	iPic	Apr 7	Get Tickets
Glendale, WI	iPic	Apr 7	Get Tickets
Long Beach, CA	Art Theatre	Apr 7	Get Tickets
New Haven, CT	Bow Tie Cinemas	Apr 9	On Sale Soon
Odessa, TX	Ector Theater	May 2	432-337-1492
Pasadena, CA	iPic	Apr 7	SOLD OUT
Portland, OR	Hollywood	Apr 7	Get Tickets
Redmond, WA	iPic	Apr 7	Get Tickets
Reston, VA	Bow Tie Cinemas	Apr 9	Get Tickets
Richmond, VA	Bow Tie Cinemas	Apr 9	Get Tickets
Scottsdale, AZ	iPic	Apr 7	Get Tickets
Schenectady, NY	Bow Tie Cinemas	Apr 9	Get Tickets
S. Barrington, IL	iPic	Apr 7	Get Tickets
Tampa, FL	Tampa Theatre	Apr 9	Get Tickets
West Hartford, CT	Bow Tie Cinemas	Apr 9	Get Tickets

THIS SUNDAY April 7th - Stevie Nicks 'In Your Dreams' Documentary Plays All iPic Theatres

Sunday Matinee April 7, 2013

One more time at all iPic theaters this weekend.

Stevie Nicks 'In Your Dreams'

Advance Tickets available on-line

Encore Screening: 

STEVIE NICKS: IN YOUR DREAMS on Sunday, April 21!

Gateway Film Center in Columbus, Ohio Announced on Friday that Stevie's Documentary will screen once again on Sunday, April 21st at 4pm.  Tickets aren't available on-line yet, but will be soon.  HERE  Keep checking for updates to their site.

REVIEW: Fleetwood Mac - Columbus, OH 4/4/2013 + 138 Photos from beginning to end

Fleetwood Mac kicked off their 50-stop North American tour in Columbus, Ohio, last night by delivering a mix of their biggest hits, a few unexpected gems from their decades-spanning career… and an announcement of a forthcoming EP.

Photos by Erin Brown - View Gallery

Though it had been three years since Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood and John McVie took the stage together, they played as if no time had passed since their last tour.

Buckingham proved why he’s still one of the most revered guitarists in recent decades as he wailed through their catalog, often while fans in the front row ran their hands along his guitar in almost prayer-like devotion.

Nicks, donning her trademark black outfits and shawls (which came and went in quick on-stage changes), proved why she’s a cultural icon. Sometimes with a tambourine in hand, others while tugging at the black straps hanging from her mic stand, and just a few times while spinning in her trademark circles, she sang flawlessly.

Fleetwood commanded the stage from his enormous, raised kit, grinning maniacally and sporting his elfin getup, complete with a pair of hanging balls. Easily one of the highlights of the show was his lengthy drum solo during “World Turning,” which kicked off their first encore.

John McVie hung in the background, quietly holding together the backbone of the group, though shining during such solo moments as the driving bass line in “The Chain.”

Singer-songwriter Christine McVie was notably absent; she retired from the band in the late ’90s, so her songs are mostly absent from the band’s setlist. One exception being “Don’t Stop,” with Nicks taking on her former bandmate’s vocals.

The first surprise in the set list came early on: Four songs in, they did a brand new song, “Sad Angel.” Buckingham noted that it is on their new EP, which would be out “in a few days.” Nicks later referred to the EP, calling it their “little baby record.”

About halfway through the main set, the group pulled out a track seldom played since its 1979 release on Tusk, “Sisters of the Moon.”

After dueting on the Rumours track “Never Going Back Again,” they played an unreleased song from their the long-out-of-print Buckingham/Nicks album, recorded before the duo joined Fleetwood Mac. Nicks noted that “Without You” had the nicest lyrics she had ever written about Lindsey – a point he was quick to agree with.

Buckingham returned the favor during the second encore, when the pair came out alone to play “Say Goodbye” from the group’s most recent album, 2003′s Say You Will. Buckingham said that he wrote the track to provide closure to his relationship with Stevie, and that today the pair are getting along the best that they have in years.

McVie and Fleetwood joined them on stage for a final bow all together. Afterwards, Mick ran to the microphone with one final message: Take care of yourself, and be kind to each other.

Fleetwood Mac – April 4th Set List:

• Second Hand News (Rumours, 1977)
• The Chain (Rumours, 1977)
• Dreams (Rumours, 1977)
• Sad Angel (New song)
• Rhiannon (Fleetwood Mac, 1975)
• Not That Funny (Tusk, 1979)
• Tusk (Tusk, 1979)
• Sisters of the Moon (Tusk, 1979)
• Sara (Tusk, 1979)
• Big Love (Tango in the Night, 1987)
• Landslide (Fleetwood Mac, 1975)
• Never Going Back Again (Rumours, 1977)
• Without You (Unreleased Buckingham/Nicks song, 1969)
• Gypsy (Mirage, 1982)
• Eyes of the World (Mirage, 1982)
• Gold Dust Woman (Rumours, 1977)
• I’m So Afraid (Fleetwood Mac, 1975)
• Stand Back (Stevie Nicks’ album The Wild Heart, 1983)
• Go Your Own Way (Rumours, 1977)

Encore:

• World Turning (Fleetwood Mac, 1975)
• Don’t Stop (Rumours, 1977)
• Silver Springs (b-side of single “Go Your Own Way” 1977)

Second Encore:

• Say Goodbye (Say You Will, 2003)

- Erin Fox 98.5 WNCX Cleveland

Review | Photos: Fleetwood Mac “There will never be another show like tonight,” - Stevie Nicks (Columbus, OH)

Concert Review and Slideshow: Fleetwood Mac at Nationwide Arena in Columbus

Photo by: Joe Kleon
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by Jeff Niesel
Clevescene

There was something old-fashioned about the way Fleetwood Mac casually arrived on stage last night at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, the site of the first date of the band’s 50-date reunion tour. Playing together for the first time in 3 years, band members strolled onto the stage without any major hoopla (though drummer Mick Fleetwood had his arms hoisted high above his head as if he were a referee indicating a touchdown). After a bit of tuning, the group launched into “Second Hand News,” and if the song sounded just a bit out of sync, the band set things straight on “The Chain,” which sounded just as eerie as ever and the group proceeded to play a flawless two-and-a-half hour set that showed it hasn’t lost a step despite the hiatus.


“There will never be another show like tonight,” singer Stevie Nicks told the capacity crowd in reference to the fact that it was the first date of the tour. After a spot-on rendition of the hit “Dreams,” the band played “Sad Angel,” a new song from an EP that guitarist Lindsay Buckingham said would be released in the coming weeks. The song had a driving guitar riff but suffered from its wimpy keyboard riff. Still, it was hardly a disaster and it led nicely into “Rhiannon” and a reworked rendition of “Tusk” that benefited from vintage footage of the USC marching band that played on the studio version. One of the 20-song set’s highlights, “Tusk” culminated with Buckingham at the front stage where he furiously soloed and provided a punctuation mark with an exuberant leg kick. That energy carried over into “Sisters of the Moon,” a song Nicks said the band hadn’t performed live since the ‘70s.

Band members then exited the stage so Buckingham could play the solo tune “Looking Out for Love,” which he described as a “meditation on the power and importance of change.” While Buckingham is a phenomenal guitarist and showman, he fared better when he had Nicks by his side and the two delivered a beautiful rendition of “Landslide” and then resuscitated the Buckingham Nicks tune “Without You.” Nicks changed into a gold shawl for the rousing rendition of “Gold Dust Woman” and then kept things going strong for her solo tune “Stand Back,” which sounded great with the Mac musicians backing her up. The concert concluded with the crowd favorite “Go Your Own Way” and the band returned for an encore that included rousing renditions of “World Turning” — which included a Mick Fleetwood drum solo — and “Don’t Stop.”