30+ Years in the Making

The possibility of a summer US tour featuring the Eagles and Fleetwood Mac is being presented to stadium and arena operators and promoters. The double bill is being considered for a combination of single nights in baseball and football stadiums and multiple nights in arenas.

The two Hall of fame groups have shared a stadium bill only once--July 25, 1976 at Schaefer Stadium in Foxboro, MA. The Eagles were the headliners, having released a greatest hits album earlier in the year. Fleetwood Mac was still touring in support of their self-titled disc that was the first to feature Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham. Within a year of that show both bands would release the albums that elevated them to superstar status, "Hotel California" and "Rumours."

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Member Review: Fleetwood Mac

Member TwoTimer wrote to us:

"As you know, Fleetwood Mac has a convoluted and emotional history," Lindsay Buckingham wink-winked to me backstage. "We take breaks, long breaks, and every time we reconvene it's a little different. This time, we just said let's go out and have some fun."

It would seem that time heals all wounds.

Sure; their 1978 Grammy-winning album, Rumours, filled us in on all the details. Stevie-Lindsay, Mick-Stevie, John-Christine, Christine-lighting guy-etc. It's what gave songs like Go Your Own Way, Second Hand News and Dreams an almost voyeuristic feel.

But they stuck to the game plan last night. On drums, Fleetwood -- the ponytail, so prominent on the Rumours album cover, now grey -- sported a perma-grin. Buckingham teased the crowd by hinting at an upcoming album. "With no album to promote -- yet," he said, "we thought we'd sing the songs we all love."

And Nicks was warm and engaging in her black top and grey skirt -- and later, ruby dress and gold shawl, and even later, black dress and top hat -- that flowed when she swayed and twirled in that familiar hippie-like dance.

Proof of the reconciliation was in the encore. Stevie's Silver Springs, which reportedly caused a row when Mick cut it from Rumours, was the closer last night. Apology apparently accepted.

So while there may not have been much sexual tension on stage last night -- Stevie did lay her head tenderly on Lindsay's shoulder at the end of Sara -- there was plenty of good music. The songs stand up on their own, without the "convoluted history."

They sang most of their greatest hits last night, but not all. They couldn't, not without Christine. Over My Head, You Make Lovin' Fun, and Little Lies wouldn't be the same without her distinct lead vocals. Nicks and Buckingham attempted Say That You Love Me, which was sung by McVie on their self-titled album, but it didn't sound quite right. Nicks fared better on the second verse of Don't Stop, which was McVie's. But, hey, if Bill Clinton could sing it during his 1993 presidential campaign, anybody can.

Regardless, Nicks and Buckingham sing vocals on enough Fleetwood Mac hits to easily fill out a three-hour concert. If it was Nicks, instead, who wasn't there, they wouldn't have attempted Rhiannon, Gypsy and certainly not her solo hit, Stand Back.

And for me, that was a pretty good trade-off.

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The Mac is Back!

Legendary supergroup Fleetwood Mac will be embarking on their first concert tour in five years next month and will include all the Macs’ many greatest hits from over the course of one of rock's most enduring and influential bands of our time.

"We love our band and think the title of the tour "UNLEASHED" perfectly describes how we all feel when we get on stage together - especially in 2009. We’re so happy to get back out on the road, perform everyone's favorite songs and see our fans,”

said the band in a joint statement.

In other great Fleetwood Mac news, the iconographic 'RUMOURS' CD (certified Diamond ® signifying sales of over 10 million units by the RIAA) is scheduled to be re-released as part of a special CD/DVD boxed set on Reprise Records in conjunction with the tour dates. The boxed set will include previously unreleased tracks recorded during the making of 'RUMOURS' as well as a DVD component with never before seen footage of the band.

The multi-Grammy ® award winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees will continue the ‘UNLEASHED’ tour throughout the Spring and Summer; here are the April-May U.S. dates:

04/15/09 Philadelphia, PA The Wachovia Center

04/17/09 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena

04/18/09 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena

04/20/09 Orlando, FL Amway Arena

04/22/09 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum

04/23/09 rise, FL BankAtlantic Center

04/25/09 Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena

04/26/09 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum

04/28/09 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena

04/30/09 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center

05/02/09 Houston, TX Toyota Center

05/03/09 Tulsa, OK BOK Center

05/05/09 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center

05/07/09 Omaha, NE Qwest Center Omaha

05/08/09 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center

05/10/09 Denver, CO Pepsi Center

05/16/09 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome

05/18/09 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena

05/20/09 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena

05/21/09 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion At San Jose

05/23/09 Anaheim, CA Honda Center

05/24/09 Glendale, AZ Jobing.com Arena

05/28/09 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center

05/30/09 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena

05/31/09 San Diego, CA San Diego Sports Arena

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