Saturday, April 18, 2015
Monday, April 13, 2015
Review: Fleetwood Mac Live in Las Vegas - April 11, 2015
A REUNITED FLEETWOOD MAC PROVES ITS CONTINUED VITALITY AT MGM
by Josh Bell
Las Vegas Weekly
Fleetwood Mac April 11, MGM Grand Garden Arena
Full Review at Las Vegas Weekly
GOLD DUST WOMAN
by Josh Bell
Las Vegas Weekly
Fleetwood Mac April 11, MGM Grand Garden Arena
A few songs into Fleetwood Mac’s concert at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday, singer Stevie Nicks noted that it was the 78th show on the band’s current tour with returned singer/keyboardist Christine McVie. Having McVie back after a 16-year hiatus seems to have reinvigorated the group, and they played with the enthusiasm of the first show on the tour, along with the confidence of experienced veterans.
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Review: Fleetwood Mac Live in Los Angeles - April 10, 2015
Fleetwood Mac adds another chapter to their storybook with a career-spanning show at the Forum
by KELSEY HENG
Buzzbandsla.com
Photos by Kelsey Heng
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by KELSEY HENG
Buzzbandsla.com
Photos by Kelsey Heng
Following up last November’s stop in Los Angeles, iconic rockers Fleetwood Mac returned to continue their “On With The Show” tour. On Friday night, the Forum celebrated the idolized lineup that created “Rumours,” one of the era’s greatest albums and cemented the band’s place in history.
With a 16-year retirement now behind her, Christine McVie has returned to the band for a reunion worth witnessing. Her sweeping alto harmonies and beloved love songs were a glaring missing piece for so many recent years. Now with her return, Lindsey Buckingham cheerfully declared this night a “circular karmic moment and new chapter in the story of this family.” - See more at:
And it’s a family with plenty of story — one that has been anything but hidden to the public eye. Buckingham paused the show to emphasize that fact, saying, “We are a group of individuals and a band that has seen its ups and downs, but that is what makes us who we are. And we have been able to prevail through the good and the bad.”
The comings and goings of members is nothing new to the group or its fans, as toxic relationships and dark periods plagued years of the band’s monstrous success. The bands survival through all the rifts and rivalries is one thing, but the ability to now continue their story 41 years later (and all over the age of 65) is a chapter worth equal acclaim.
The 2 1/2-hour show included more than 24 songs, many of which highlighted McVie’s vocals and her own writing, including “Everywhere” and “Say You Love Me.”
Gypsy style icon Stevie Nicks and guitar legend Buckingham have enough stage presence to drastically contrast that of McVie’s spotlight-averting demeanor. Nicks, clad in her usual dark flowing mystic attire with ribboned tambourine in hand, twirled through “Dreams” and “Rhiannon” early in the set. She handed off the audience’s attention to Buckingham for “Second Hand News,” “Tusk,” and his personal mantra “Big Love.” All three drenched with youthful high-energy and guitar solos perfected over a lifetime.
Joining then on stage together, Nicks and Buckingham seemed to turn back time with Landslide as they slowed to the ending gripping each others hands as only former lovers could before letting out the last lyrics.
With the past so fresh in the minds of everyone, Nicks spoke eagerly of the bands early San Francisco days, going from neighbors to band mates, quickly opening for the likes of Jimi Hendrix and Santana, her own Velvet Underground clothing store backstory to Gypsy,” and her days dreaming of moments and success like they have now.
The first encore opened with World Turning with Fleetwoods comically energetic audience participation drum solo that concluded with his arms outstretched and his grin declaring, much fun was had by all. Following the stadium sing along of Dont Stop, they slowed to an end with Silver Springs and its fitting spellbinding lyrics you won’t forget me.
The real encore immediately followed as the nights prodigal McVie returned alone to the stage at a piano for Songbird,” a storybook ending that, as Fleetwood said, makes this all so complete.
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Thursday, April 09, 2015
CHRISTINE McVie’s return to Fleetwood Mac has made many people extremely happy
Christine McVie rejoins Fleetwood Mac for On With The Show tour
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CHRISTINE McVie’s return to Fleetwood Mac has made many people extremely happy — none more so than the other members of Fleetwood Mac.
At one point during her 16-year sabbatical from Fleetwood Mac bandmate Stevie Nicks straight up offered McVie $5 million right there and then if she’d rejoin the band.
“I said ‘Is that all!,” McVie laughs. “I’m only worth $5 million?!”
It’s worth noting that 40 US dates of their On With the Show tour since McVie officially rejoined in January 2014 generated over US$74 million, and they’ll at least triple that when they spend most of this year touring before winding up in Australia and New Zealand in November.
Once she was back in Mac, Nicks gave her friend a silver chain, a metaphorical gift that McVie says echoes the sentiment of the band’s classic The Chain because “the chain of the band will never be broken” then she adds “not by me anyways. Not again by me”.
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Tuesday, April 07, 2015
Monday, April 06, 2015
3rd Fleetwood Mac Shows added for Sydney and Melbourne PLUS Adelaide finally secures a show!
Fleetwood Mac add 3rd dates in Australia in Sydney and Melbourne plus finally added a date in Adelaide.
American Express Cardholders have first crack at tickets beginning April 9th. The Live Nation pre-sale begins April 13th and the general on sale date is set for April 15th.
October 25th - Sydney, AU - Allphones Arena (3rd show)
October 28th - Adelaide, AU - Coopers Stadium
November 6th - Melbourne, AU - Rod Laver Arena (3rd show)
Tickets on sale via Live Nation
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