Fleetwood Mac performed its lucky seventh concert on Tuesday night at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, the band’s first Canadian stop of the tour. Toronto Sun music critic Jane Stevenson was in the crowd to give the play-by-play of the show via Twitter.
“This party starts now!” Stevie exclaimed before launching into “Dreams,” with the crowd cheering in delight. Lindsey Buckingham fueled the excitement by telling the crowd, “Every time we come together it’s different. That’s part of the beauty of this band. There are still chapters to be written.” By the end of the concert, the band had performed 23 songs in two and a half hours, including the new songs “Sad Angel” and “Without You.”
Stevie dedicated “Landslide” to her “fairy goddaughters,” one of whom appeared in Stevie’s documentary In Your Dreams. Earlier in the week, Stevie promoted her documentary at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) by participating in a pair of Q&A sessions after two sold-out screenings of the film. During the sessions, Stevie teased the audience that she planned to tour solo in 2014, digging deep into her catalog of material to create the set list.
Fleetwood Mac returns stateside on Thursday for what looks to be an emotional night at the TD Garden in Boston, following Monday’s horrific bombing attacks at the Boston Marathon that killed three people and injured more than 180 others. The band is expected to speak briefly about the incident at the concert.
Fleetwood Mac returns to Ontario next Tuesday to perform a show at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa.
Fan reaction (via Twitter)
@SidewalkHustle
The amazing, goosebump inducing @FleetwoodMac positively killing it! @ Air Canada Centre
@wecreatehoopla
Sing it Stevie!!! #fleetwoodmac amazing! -R @ Air Canada Centre
@IhateBenRayner
New stuff: “Sad Angel.” “The best stuff we’ve done in a long time,” sez Lindsay Buckingham. We shall see. #fleetwoodmac #ACC
@suzietoth
Why did it take me this long to see #fleetwoodmac in concert?!
@HuseM
Her mic stand is decked out w jewels! #StevieNicks
@chazato
Stevie can still belt out those killer tunes @fleetwoodmac #acc fabulous concert
@BWheelerglobe
“Yes I’m getting older too.” Stevie Nicks, singing at ACC. If she ran for any election at this moment, she’d win by Landslide. #fleetwoodmac
@Q107Toronto
Stevie singing #landslide. Not a dry eye in the house! #acc #fleetwoodmac
@DyaneCampbell
Amazing!
@taranoellephoto #fleetwoodmac @ Air Canada Centre
@mccartney17
@fleetwoodmac I may be in the nosebleeds but its still Heaven,my dream concert since I was 8! #FleetwoodMacLIVE #Love
@bananarams
Silver Springs. Arguably the greatest breakup song of all time #fleetwoodmaclive
@Tashyygirl19
Fantastic!! Stevie Nicks was timeless. Lindsay was a guitar god. John was amazing. And Mick was his crazy incredible self!
@tinekemeow
4 encores thank you so much #fleetwoodmacLIVE I love youuuuuu
@detroitdan1982 23m
Worth. Every. Single. Cent. #fleetwoodmacLIVE
To read more fan reviews from the tour, visit The Nicks Fix.
Toronto set list
- Second Hand News
- The Chain
- Dreams
- Sad Angel (new song)
- Rhiannon
- Not That Funny
- Tusk
- Sisters Of The Moon
- Sara
- Big Love
- Landslide
- Never Going Back Again
- Without You (new song)
- Gypsy
- Eyes Of The World
- Gold Dust Woman
- I’m So Afraid
- Stand Back
- Go Your Own Way
- World Turning (first encore)
- Don’t Stop
- Silver Springs (second encore)
- Say Goodbye
Band members
- Lindsey Buckingham – Guitars, Lead Vocals
- Mick Fleetwood – Drums, percussion
- John McVie – Bass
- Stevie Nicks – Lead Vocals
- Neil Heywood – Guitars
- Brett Tuggle – Keyboards
- Sharon Celani – Background vocals
- Lori Nicks – Background vocals
Videos
1-3. “Second Hand News,” “The Chain,” “Dreams” (courtesy of ShakyShorty)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-gI_XvdjtY]
2. “The Chain” (courtesy of TheConcertGoddess)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99j9_kN9yRo]
2-3. “The Chain,” “Dreams” (courtesy of Ken Lyons)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_-adnlSemw]
3. “Dreams” (courtesy of TheConcertGoddess)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khXIdK5EpLE]
4. “Sad Angel” (courtesy of Shirleyf448)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVA2v7ogXE0]
4. “Sad Angel” with intro (courtesy of Ken Lyons)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MV0eoIej6Y]
4. “Sad Angel” (courtesy of MixedPicks)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeKQEoUW9hY]
5. “Rhiannon” (courtesy of Ken Lyons)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKXyQ0n4oi0]
5. “Rhiannon” (courtesy of TheConcertGoddess)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQQHzNQJVao]
6. “Not That Funny” (courtesy of Ken Lyons)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7zfoahCgyY]
7. “Tusk” (courtesy of TheConcertGoddess)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m00MgLtv8TY]
7. “Tusk” (courtesy of Ada Wong)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF3nT8jOauc]
8. “Sisters of the Moon” (courtesy of Theresa Salisbury Oldham)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5VeebP-t0U]
9. “Sara” (courtesy of TheConcertGoddess)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiUHBAgaWsk]
10. “Big Love” (courtesy of Andrew Summers)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsq2qR4zCoM]
11. “Landslide” (courtesy of Lindsay Bossin)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTehQ02xyYo]
11. “Landslide” (courtesy of Andrew Summers)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g4Xbj4b8MQ]
11. “Landslide” (courtesy of ShakyShorty)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-h3CZMIL3Y]
11. “Landslide” (courtesy of TheConcertGoddess)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q_UOXaoBvg]
12. “Never Going Back Again” (courtesy of Andrew Summers)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksnY5O0_3DQ]
12. “Never Going Back Again” (courtesy of TheConcertGoddess)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXTRMGXswCg]
13. “Without You” (courtesy of TheConcertGoddess)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URZQsx-ZDFY]
14. “Gypsy” (courtesy of TheConcertGoddess)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqpPkANpmuQ]
16. “Gold Dust Woman” (courtesy of TheConcertGoddess)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQS_ytt9iY4]
16. “Gold Dust Woman” (courtesy of Andrew Summers)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIUb8r7zLeE]
17. “I’m So Afraid” (courtesy of Andrew Summers)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sya0aOKiIjs]
19. “Go Your Own Way” -partial (courtesy of RetroKimmie)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA1hfuHRczw]
19. “Go Your Own Way” (courtesy of kaitystarr16)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kBoRX-H4AM]
22. “Silver Springs” (courtesy of Ken Lyons)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YibSe06rf0w]
23. “Say Goodbye” (courtesy of Ken Lyons)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDfAPPE_yCA]
Special thanks to Lindsay Bossin, kaitystaff16, Ken Lyons, MixedPicks, Theresa Salisbury Oldham, RetroKimmie, and ShakyShorty, Shirleyf448, Andrew Summers, TheConcertGoddess, and Ada Wong for making these clips available.
