32ND SHOW: Fleetwood Mac, Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa Bay, Florida, June 7, 2013

Fleetwood Mac performed in concert at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa Bay, Florida on Friday night.

Fan reaction (via Twitter)

@mwtwit
Geezer hippies all around me. Lindsey Buckingham is 63. Bet he never saw that coming. #fleetwoodmac

@VickieTTheeOne
Never been to a concert with the majority of people born before 1980. #fleetwoodmac

@VuDu75
Fleetwood Mac live is a religious experience. Surreal. #fleetwoodmac

@janielgibson
Stevie Nicks is the sparkly witch of my dreams. At Fleetwood Mac tonight!!! #tusk #stevienicks #fleetwoodmac

@VuDu75
Having been in matching band – kinda of freaking over “Tusk”
#fleetwoodmac

@ChrisKuhnAuthor
One of the strongest of the night by far is one of my fave songs TUSK… Damn! #fleetwoodmac

‏@BrittClark00
Wow! Stevie Nicks is amazing! #fleetwoodmac

@VuDu75
OMG – fucking lost my shit at the end of “Sara” – Stevie kissed & hugged Lindsey. #fleetwoodmac

@MYarr
The embrace between Stevie and Lindsey during Sara. Awww. #fleetwoodmac

@afzalALMIGHTY
Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham just performed Landslide, chills chills chills! They’ve still got it, never lost it. #FleetwoodMac

@TheTopLife
Stevie and Lindsay performing Landslide. No matter how many times I see it, it gives me chills #fleetwoodmac

@MYarr
Stevie Nicks just totally switched up the ending of Gold Dust Woman and it was AMAZING. #fleetwoodmac

@VickieTTheeOne
He’s killing that solo. #fleetwoodmac

@VickieTTheeOne
All the hippies coming out #fleetwoodmac

@VuDu75
Mick Fleetwood is a beast on these drums! #fleetwoodmac

@IizzzAmey
The last words of the #fleetwoodmac concert “Be kind to your neighbor. And The Lord is back!!!!”

@t_jay_parish
That was probably the greatest concert ever. #FleetwoodMac.

@iamjblog
Worth the drive, worth the tickets, worth every minute. Best show ever! #FleetwoodMac #unforgettable

Media reviews

Fleetwood Mac makes fandom fun at Tampa Show (Tampa Bay Tribune)
Coming soon (Tampa Bay Times)

Tampa Bay set list (unchanged)

1. Second Hand News
2. The Chain
3. Dreams
4. Sad Angel (new song)
5. Rhiannon
6. Not That Funny
7. Tusk
8. Sisters Of The Moon
9. Sara
10. Big Love
11. Landslide
12. Never Going Back Again
13. Without You (new song)
14. Gypsy
15. Eyes Of The World
16. Gold Dust Woman
17. I’m So Afraid
18. Stand Back
19. Go Your Own Way
20. World Turning (first encore)
21. Don’t Stop
22. Silver Springs (second encore)
23. Say Goodbye

Videos

1. Second Hand News – footage is a little shaky (courtesy of 2002JGGICE)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbR0PoPVYWo]

1. Second Hand News & The Chain (courtesy of Cabo Diablo)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l8MgRGP22I]

2. The Chain (courtesy of Leonardo Brasil)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt0V9_hZcW4]

2. The Chain (courtesy of 2002JGGICE)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEwGqIUTk4w]

2. The Chain – short clip (courtesy of Lynne Cooper)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgb5-OEfogQ]

3. Dreams (courtesy of 2002JGGICE)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X7iVww4Lac]

3. Dreams (courtesy of John Stangle)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3z8QvvkLOM]

4. Sad Angel (courtesy of 2002JGGICE)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6Jt0JpY8iE]

5. Rhiannon (courtesy of Leonardo Brasil)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVmLkRRL-ng]

5. Rhiannon – partial (courtesy of SportsHoopla)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEyJVPBb27w]

5. Rhiannon (courtesy of 2002JGGICE)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WECgkeZjk_Y]

5. Rhiannon (courtesy of NicaroLex)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0s5THCG6I2w]

6. Not That Funny (courtesy of NicaroLex)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9M6cSqhthPE]

7. Tusk (courtesy of Erin Weiffenbach)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFXvpW2FW5s]

8. Sisters of the Moon (courtesy of poppies66)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pA7gmbU49A]

9. Sara (courtesy of Leonardo Brasil)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJPbgOe8-vg]

10. Big Love (courtesy of John Stangle)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeORmzlMT5g]

11. Landslide (courtesy of John Stangle)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqIweY4-mfc]

11. Landslide (courtesy of Erin Weiffenbach)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siXnJh2UVWM]

11. Landslide (courtesy of 2002JGGICE)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snO3dwdj3T0]

11. Landslide (courtesy of Cabo Diablo)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj51VZ1b354]

11. Landslide – short clip (courtesy of Lynne Cooper)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KrX_g0pLIg]

14. Gypsy (courtesy of 2002JGGICE)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ER-csrDIP-Y]

15. Eyes of the World (courtesy of John Stangle)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnLz_vf6hPQ]

16. Gold Dust Woman (courtesy of John Stangle)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DHnBTVE5rE]

17. I’m So Afraid (courtesy of Erin Gaskin)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrzOtspBYYA]

18. Stand Back (courtesy of Erin Weiffenbach)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_8CCwtgx58]

18. Stand Back (courtesy of 2002JGGICE)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbfj0oSscrQ]

19. Go Your Own Way (courtesy of Leonardo Brasil)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zL0Fbvu_gfM]

19. Go Your Own Way (courtesy of Erin Gaskin)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB0qfO8LRwo]

19. Go Your Own Way – partial (courtesy of jdavisfsu)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGKs8a5EAZo]

19. Go Your Own Way (courtesy of 7caesar7)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN5Gsejwqt4]

19. Go Your Own – short clip (courtesy of Lynne Cooper)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKqi07gy_Sw]

21. Don’t Stop (courtesy of Leonardo Brasil)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jx0hlVAoc0]

22. Silver Springs (courtesy of jdavisfsu)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F48I011YJUk]

23. Say Goodbye (courtesy of Erin Gaskin)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfhzEgVEkrw]

Special thanks to Leonardo Brasil, Cabo Diablo, Lynne Cooper, Erin Gaskin, jdavisfsu, NicaroLex, poppies66, 7caesar7, SportsHoopla, John Stangle, 2002JGGICE, Erin Weiffenbach for making these clips available.

By Selena Dieringer / Photos by Jim Bricker / Houston Press
Thursday, June 6, 2013

Fleetwood Mac
Toyota Center
June 5, 2013

A few things occurred to me as a spectator at Wednesday Night’s Fleetwood Mac show at Toyota Center:

•  They are not in the touring game for a paycheck;
• This band has a ton of mutual respect for one another, and for good reason; and
• All of us could really take some good inspiration from this group, whether we are musicians or not. 

In short, if you are a fan of Fleetwood Mac, see this band while you can. It will be worth every penny.

Watching Fleetwood Mac play, the first thing that is abundantly clear is that they really believe in their work and stand behind what they have produced, and with good reason. Their songs are timeless in a way that a new listener would have no idea if they were written in 1974 or next year, in 2014. The lyrics are so transcendent that any human who has ever been in any kind of interpersonal relationship (dare I say, all of us) can relate on some level. I especially loved watching kids who had come with their parents bang out every lyric to every song, even moreso than their elder chaperones.

The band opened their set with “Second Hand News,” and joy filled the arena. They played a grouping of other classics (“The Chain,” “Dreams,” “Rhiannon”) before hitting several songs from their esoteric album Tusk¸ when Lindsey Buckingham — who shall now forever be known in my mind as one of the most underrated rock guitarists of the 21st century, but more on that later — talked about how Tusk’s artistry has only been further appreciated through the years.

These bandmates don’t need to tour. They don’t need the money or the fame. They want to tour and share their music, because they believe in it, and they admire one another.

This brings us to the band itself.

The entire show is chock-full of mutual admiration from all angles, and anyone in the crowd that knew anything about Fleetwood Mac’s intense and sordid past could tell that this was genuine love. And as a spectator, it was clear to see why each member holds the others in such high regard.

John McVie, a founding member, is a talented bass player whom Mick Fleetwood (the other co-founder) refers to as “Our secret weapon, the backbone of the group.” Mick himself is a ridiculous drummer; at 65 years old, his playing is the band’s hard-hitting heartbeat. He is hilarious and giggly and quintessentially British, like a wild dog in the best way possible. His drum solo during “World Turning” felt like it could have literally turned the planet.

For those who are only acquainted with Lindsey Buckingham through Bill Hader’s curiously inaccurate (although extremely hilarious) SNL impersonation, Buckingham is impossibly impassioned, spirited, and invested. Fleetwood refers to Buckingham as the “mentor” of the group, and the audience can see how he is the arteries that allow the blood and life to flow into the collection.

He also gets down and dirty in his singing, and his guitar work is insane. On “The Chain,” “Big Love,” and his on-and-on (in the good way) solo during “I’m So Afraid,” it was easy to see his seamless transitions between rock and classical picking. Watching him perform live was eye-opening.

And then there is the incomparable Stevie Nicks, your gypsy. She just is who she is. Who else can pull off top hats and multiple cape/shawl changes? And she makes you want to be her, but you can’t because there can only be one Stevie. Fleetwood called her “our lady, our poet.” And she just sounded SO Stevie, even still, after all these years.

“Rhiannon” was a great example. Her range wasn’t quite what it used to be, but for some reason, it was totally okay. She saved high notes for when they were really needed, and she didn’t go for the very high octaves as in days gone by. But her voice was just so textured and uniquely beautiful, that as a fan, the current melodic approaches made even more sense (and were even more appreciated) because of the layer of history that sat so perfectly below her smoky alto.

My favorite part of the show was when Nicks sang unaccompanied the three simple words “snow covered hills” at the end of “Landslide.” Those three words were perfect and unblemished; because only Stevie could do them like Stevie.

Stevie and Lindsey together are still magical. They obviously love one another so much, but it’s a different sort of love than in the 70s. It’s happily evolved into a love full of respect and admiration. It’s a grown-up love. When they sang then ending of “Rhiannon” together, it was so clear: “Dreams unwind, love’s a state of mind.” It is. This is still love, but it’s a different state of mind.

My one complaint is that Lindsey’s mike was at times too loud compared to Stevie’s, and their otherwise beautiful palette of harmonies got muddied due to the sound. Other than that occasional blip, this was rock and roll heaven.

I should also make mention that the backup singers blended beautifully with the band, to the point that I had to ask myself “Christine McWho?” Christine McVie, who is no longer touring with the band, was not noticeable absent in any way. The band’s catalog is such that they could omit all of McVie’s leading songs without feeling like any era was missing. The one exception was “Don’t Stop,” the only McVie song originally performed, which Lindsey and Stevie sang Wednesday. It felt like wearing someone else’s shoes: sure they’re nice, but they don’t quite fit. Leaving out the rest of the McVie songs was a smart choice by the band.

The audience, or any audience, could learn a lot from Fleetwood Mac. As a musician, one could only hope to “grow up” to be like them. They are still so incredibly talented, vibrant, and passionate. Take Mick Fleetwood for example: he still looks exactly like he did on the cover of 1977’s Rumours, tights and all.

More so, the band is shockingly humble. Through all my years going to rock shows big and small, I have never attended a concert where the band was so appreciative of its fans and the other members of the group. The band actually closed the show (after their second encore, ending with the glorious “Silver Springs” and the underrated and lovely “Say Goodbye”), by thanking fans for their dedication, treating every song like it is the first time they heard it, and encouraging everyone to treat each other kindly.

Even more importantly, we can learn to persevere through obstacles in life through these lyrics. As “Landslide” asks, can we handle the seasons of our lives? I don’t know, but I do know that bands like this make it a little easier for us to believe we can, because they have proved it possible, regardless of any circumstances.

Personal Bias: I am so obsessed with the back stories of this band. I know I’m not the only one. Go ahead and get yourself into a major Wikipedia rabbit hole in case you are just getting into them. It will make their music even more fascinating, and their longevity unbelievable.

The Crowd: Pretty much everyone here was drinking age. Hence, the beer lines were VERY LONG.

Overheard In the Crowd: “When you’re on a Stevie high, it’s hard to realize how good everyone else is. I had to come down first to realize it.”

Random Notebook Dump: Would it be inappropriate for me to carry around a ribboned tambourine? Because I really want to. I feel like maybe I could pull if off at Last Concert Café?

Due to overwhelming demand, Live Nation Australia & New Zealand has added a second Fleetwood Mac concert for Saturday, December 7.

Live Nation posted the following informational update on its Facebook page:

Attention NZ Fleetwood Mac fans – great news, due to the overwhelming demand for tickets, a 2nd Auckland show on SATURDAY DECEMBER 7 will go on sale Thursday June 13 but My Live Nation members can access tickets for this show on pre-sale at 11.00am this morning (local time).

Second Auckland show for Fleetwood Mac

New Zealand Herald
Friday Jun 7, 2013

Reunited rockers Fleetwood Mac have announced a second show at Auckland’s Vector Arena.

A press release issued today said demand for pre-sale tickets to the first show was so high, a second show had been added to their tour.

Fleetwood Mac will now perform at Vector Arena on December 6 and 7.

“We are thrilled to return to New Zealand where we’ve always loved performing. Our fans there are phenomenal,” said the band in a statement.

Tickets for both shows go on general release at 9am, June 13.

Fleetwood Mac
Where: Vector Arena, Auckland
When: December 6 & 7

– nzherald.co.nz

CONCERT REVIEW: FLEETWOOD MAC RETURNS
Thinking about tomorrow: Fleetwood Mac revives great memories — and creates new ones

By Clifford Pugh / Culture Map
Thursday, June 6, 2013

The lines to get into the Toyota Center Wednesday night for the Fleetwood Mac concert were unusually long and slow as security guards searched handbags for cameras and directed ticket holders inside to check the confiscated items at the counter. At a time when everyone has cell phones that can shoot photos, it seemed like a particularly clumsy directive.

“They’re old people,” a security guard explained, referring to the iconic band of the late 1970s as she directed my friend inside. “They don’t want (pictures of themselves) out.”

Indeed the band’s longtime members, John McVie, Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood, are all north of 60 and looked a little long in the tooth as they burst onstage even before a lot of the audience had made it to their seats. But age didn’t seem to matter as the band performed like new kids on the block in a nearly three-hour show that covered most of their greatest hits along with some poignant tunes that recalled as much of our wistful past as theirs.

With unparalleled guitar riffs and a voice that has grown stronger with age, Buckingham is certainly the heart of the band. But even with a diminished voice, Nicks remains the band’s soul.

The band opened with several of their most popular hits, “Second Hand News,” a perfect sing-along song, followed by somewhat sluggish versions of “The Chain” and “Dreams.” After Buckingham introduced a song, “Sad Angel,” from the band’s new EP, the band returned to another classic, “Rhiannon,” which showcases Nicks’ voice but in a lower key, which, sadly to this ear, lacked the warmth and glow of her earlier work.

Buckingham then took center stage with a couple of songs from the band’s experimental 1979 album, Tusk, the punk-tinged “Not That Funny” and the album’s title tune, which delighted hardcore Fleetwood Mac fans among the sellout crowd.

With unparalleled guitar riffs and a voice that has grown stronger with age, Buckingham is certainly the heart of the band. But even with a diminished voice, Nicks remains the band’s soul. And as the evening progressed, she dominated the stage, swathed in black, with blonde hair framing her face, a tambourine often on her arm and a whiskey-dipped voice that drew richer with each song.

She performed the little-known “Sisters of the Moon,” also from the Tusk album, noting this song has not been done on a tour since 1981. She took control with a couple of other big hits, “Sara” and the hauntingly beautiful “Landslide,” a duet with Buckingham, as the crowd sang along to the words, ”I’m getting older, too.”

Nicks dedicated the song to a Houston friend who had apparently fought off a debilitating illness since she was “teeny tiny.” “You little Welsh witch, this is for you,” Nicks said.

At this point, the concert was barely half over, but the band seemed to draw energy from the audience through a series of hits, including “Without You,” in which Nicks’ endearing yet rambling introduction was longer than the song, “Gold Dust Woman,” “Gypsy” and “Stand Back.” Every time she twirled, the audience roared.

By the time the band got to “Go Your Own Way,” an electric duet between Nicks and Buckingham with undertones of their one-time romantic relationship — the chemistry surely remains — everyone in the audience was up and dancing like they didn’t have to go to work today.

House lights were often raised so the band could make eye contact with the adoring crowd and even after two encores, including the infectious “Don’t Stop (Thinking About Tomorrow),” Nicks, Buckingham and drummer Fleetwood didn’t want to leave the stage. They lingered, each giving heartfelt thanks to the audience, as Fleetwood, who looks a bit like Santa Claus with a white beard and twinkle in his eye, encouraged everyone to “take care of yourself” and “be kind to one another.”

Is the band as good as the first time I saw them in 1977 in Birmingham, Ala., soon after their monster album, Rumours, hit the top of the charts? I’d have to say no, because we were all younger then, and besides, to fans like me, Fleetwood Mac without Christine McVie really isn’t Fleetwood Mac.

But the current band still left me with goosebumps as their songs unleashed a flood of fond memories — and they’re still having a hell of a fun time doing it.

By Joey Guerra / Houston Chronicle
Thursday, June 6, 2013

Somewhere amid the first few songs of Fleetwood Mac’s more than two-hour set Wednesday at Toyota Center, Lindsey Buckingham explained what he called an “axiom” of the music business.

“If it works, run it into the ground and move on,” he said

It was his way of saying that the Mac was most certainly not doing that and a proper introduction to “Sad Angel,” a feisty song from a new EP released in April.

But really, what fans came for were the classics, the unspoken stories, the still-potent chemistry between Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. That’s not running anything into the ground. It’s simply honoring the work.

“Every time we come back together, it’s different,” Buckingham said. “You’d think after this long there would be nothing left to discover. It appears that there are still quite a few chapters left in the book of Fleetwood Mac.”

Indeed, there’s still something exciting about all of these songs. A trio from 1977′s Rumours album — “Second Hand News, “The Chain,” “Dreams” — set a celebratory, sensual tone. People crowded around the lip of the stage and stayed there, dancing and singing to every chorus, guitar lick and drum solo. ”Rhiannon” was the final push to get the lower and upper levels out of their seats.

Nicks flowed in her signature scarves and sparkle and told the crowd she’d lived in Texas for five years. (El Paso, to be exact, when she was a girl.) Buckingham was chatty and excitable, stomping his feet and bending his knees like a kid after hammering into any number of songs.

There was an extended, excellent tribute to the band’s originally misunderstood Tusk album that included “Not That Funny,” the thundering title track and Nicks warbling on “Sisters of the Moon.” Much has been made about the change in her vocals, the lowering of keys, the weather of age. But she sounded nothing less than sweet and sincere throughout the evening.

And when she glided over to Buckingham during a heartfelt “Sara,” took his mic for the final line and gave him a hug, there was some bit of unspoken magic between them.

Buckingham was reliably excellent on “Big Love;” “Landslide” is still a deceptively sweet tearjerker; and Nicks did the spin during “Gypsy.” (You know the one.) “Without You,” a lost song from the Buckingham Nicks era, was another highlight. And Nicks was bathed in yellow light and one of many shawls during “Gold Dust Woman.”

“I’m So Afraid” rustled several people into the aisles and up the stairs for a break, but they missed Buckingham’s sensational guitar work. They were back at full focus during Nicks solo tune “Stand Back,” even if it felt a bit loud and messy.

The blaring, triumphant “Go Your Own Way” set the band up for a series of encores that included “World Turning,” a Fleetwood drum solo, “Don’t Stop,” “Silver Springs” and, appropriately enough, “Say Goodbye.” (Some folks skipped out on the final two songs, thinking the show was done.)

“You guys really are the dreamcatchers. You listen to them (songs) as if you’re listening to them for the very first time. And you’ve been doing that for 35 years,” Nicks said. “We want all your dreams to come true. We want love for you.”

Setlist

“Second Hand News”

“The Chaim”

“Dreams”

“Sad Angel”

“Rhiannon”

“Not That Funny”

“Tusk”

“Sisters of the Moon”

“Sara”

“Big Love”

“Landslide”

“Never Going Back Again”

“Without You”

“Gypsy”

“Eyes of the World”

“Gold Dust Woman”

“I’m So Afraid”

“Stand Back”

“Go Your Own Way”

“World Turning”

“Don’t Stop”

“Silver Springs”

“Say Goodbye”

31ST SHOW: Fleetwood Mac, Toyota Center, Houston, Texas, Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Fleetwood Mac cast a two-and-half hour spell on the Houston audience Wednesday night, leaving them mesmerized with unforgettable memories. Fans attending the show expressed their overwhelming approval of the band via Twitter, using phrases like “best concert ever,” “beautiful experience,” and “they’re killing it” to describe the show.

Stevie dedicated “Landslide” to a young girl in the audience named Rhiannon, who was gravely ill as a child but “beat the odds” and overcame it. Stevie said with great admiration, “Rhiannon, you little Welsh Witch, you, this is for you.”

Fan reaction (via Twitter)

@jaredrichard
In the presence of Rock Royalty tonight! #fleetwoodmac

@jodyschmal
Wish I were as stylish as Stevie Nicks’ mic stand #fleetwoodmac #houston

@a_milli_onaire
Fleetwood Mac, I don’t ever want this concert to end… NEVER NEVER NEVER!!! #fleetwoodmac…

@yellow_gomad
U have to hold on to some illusions to have dreams but u have to let go of some sets of illusions to grow. -Lindsey Buckingham #fleetwoodmac

@madcakeshandy
SHE’S WEARING THE HAT. #fleetwoodmac @ Toyota Center

@TexasGiant
Stevie got the loudest cheers and she had her top hat on earlier. Finale- Don’t Stop. #houston #fleetwood mac

@MonopolyChic
Tonight was poetic! To be in the company of Stevie Nicks is more than awesome, it’s a mystical dream!

‏@jamiesfocus
@fleetwoodmac Great show! #Houston So much energy!

@NurseBrittany
@fleetwoodmac Thank y’all so much for one of the best concerts of my life! I truly appreciate y’all! #love #houston

@blair15roberts
Amazing concert tonight… It was definitely the @lindseybuckingh show…@fleetwoodmac #houston

@everlongx3
such a beautiful experience tonite @fleetwoodmac thankyou… #houston #toyotacenter

Media reviews

• Thinking about tomorrow: Fleetwood Mac revives great memories, creates new ones (Houston Culture Map)
• Fleetwood Mac brings music, memories to Houston (Houston Chronicle)
• Fleetwood Mac at Toyota Center, 6/5/2013 (Houston Press)

Set list (unchanged)

1. Second Hand News
2. The Chain
3. Dreams
4. Sad Angel (new song)
5. Rhiannon
6. Not That Funny
7. Tusk
8. Sisters Of The Moon
9. Sara
10. Big Love
11. Landslide
12. Never Going Back Again
13. Without You (new song)
14. Gypsy
15. Eyes Of The World
16. Gold Dust Woman
17. I’m So Afraid
18. Stand Back
19. Go Your Own Way
20. World Turning (first encore)
21. Don’t Stop
22. Silver Springs
23. Say Goodbye (second encore)

Videos 

1. Second Hand News (courtesy of 97rockmaster)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGA0uROqSN8]

2. The Chain (courtesy of Dave Meek)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpBgLSlnY70]

2. The Chain (courtesy of Natalie Priscilla McGeehan)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5diW-ZcXZRQ]

3. Dreams (courtesy of Dave Meek)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC1mgtIEPIM]

4. Sad Angel (courtesy of jesme54)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv_bYN2tPsY]

7. Tusk (courtesy of Wil Car)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK4eVPuBl1k]

7. Tusk – partial (courtesy of kelslikeselephants)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgixFlw2ZJ4]

7. Tusk – short clip (courtesy of Chelsea Broadway)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoU5Z3IXSt8]

9. Sara – partial, video is sideways (courtesy of Rexterra682)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cElfKxRcyLc]

10. Big Love – with introduction (courtesy of JabberwockyCPA)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajUZ1cFzSFg]

10. Big Love (courtesy of Natalie Priscilla McGeehan)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugljMh4AEhE]

11. Landslide (courtesy of Natalie Priscilla McGeehan)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK2RHGlQn6g]

11. Landslide – with dedication (courtesy of JabberwockyCPA)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGs6qX_S7ms]

11. Landslide (courtesy of Carlos Zarikian)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2yE7XBR5vA]

12. Never Going Back Again – partial, video is sideways (courtesy of Rexterra682)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-H12480JZ0]

16. Gold Dust Woman (courtesy of JabberwockyCPA)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOiKnkNiqGU]

19. Go Your Own Way – footage is sideways (courtesy of jesme54)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1KQaLufoec]

16. Gold Dust Woman (courtesy of jesme54)
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17. I’m So Afraid (courtesy of jesme54)
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22. Silver Springs – footage is sideways and shaky (courtesy of jesme54)
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Special thanks to Chelsea Broadway, Wil Car, JabberwockyCPA, jesme54, kelslikeselephants, Natalie McGeehan, Dave Meek, 97rockmaster, Rexterra682, and Carlos Zarikian for making these clips available.

Fleetwood Mac’s concerts in Fort Lauderdale on June 8 and Montreal on June 18 have been canceled due to a scheduling conflict, according to the tour’s concert promoter Live Nation. Neither show will be rescheduled. No other details were given for the touring changes. Refunds will be issued for both of the cancellations.

By Christian McPhate / Dallas Observer
Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Fleetwood Mac
American Airlines Center
June 4, 2013

Fleetwood Mac was a band known for its in-fighting, relationship struggles and affinity for drugs. Bankruptcy, betrayal, the Betty Ford Clinic, the band was a modern-day Shakespearean tragedy unfolding on stage. Their most popular album, Rumours, which has sold more than 40 million copies since its release in 1977, chronicles the turmoil that would haunt the band for more than two decades.

But on Tuesday night at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, a near sold-out crowd witnessed a true American love story — the chemistry between Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks proved that sometimes love does conquer all.

The nearly three-hour set took fans through the band’s three-decade catalog from their self-titled 1975 album to their critically acclaimed 2003 album Say You Will. They also played a few songs from their newly released four-track EP Extended Play.

Playing such hits as “Gold Dust Woman,” “Dreams” and “The Chain,” Fleetwood Mac sounded more aggressive than their soft-rock roots but balanced the harder edge with Nicks’ angelic drone. Drummer Mick Fleetwood’s powerful beats and bassist John McVie’s groovy rhythms provided a backbone to Buckingham’s thrash-metal inspired strumming. At one point, as Buckingham’s fingers slid across the fretboard, flames literally danced off Rhiannon’s fingertips while her ghostly image danced across the universe on a giant screen behind the band.

Rhiannon’s spirit wasn’t the only metaphysical anomaly appearing on the giant screen. A tribal god with twin bear heads, wings and seven hands transformed and reformed as the band played a few hits from Tusk. Next an image of a full moon piercing a cloudy sky reflected across the waters of a rippling pond. Serenity in motion. Then the eyes appeared. Thousands of them blinking in rapid succession while Rhiannon’s face randomly materialized as if she were one of those annoying Where’s Waldo puzzles.

Nicks dedicated a song to her “fairy goddaughter” Nicki who recently had a “fairy god, goddaughter.” “A lot of people have been very mean to her (the fairy goddaughter),” explained Nicks, “and I’ve had to watch from afar.” When the opening notes to “Landslide” began to play, the crowd erupted and then sang along with the aged singer.

“Gypsy,” “Go Your Own Way” and “Never Going Back Again” took me back to the early ‘90s in Oklahoma when my aunt tried to outrun a tornado in her car with me in the backseat. It was a frightening experience, but somehow Nicks’ voice calmed my fear (until my aunt lost control of her car, but that’s another story).

One fan was passing a pair of binoculars around and saying, “You can see Lindsey Buckingham’s sweat,” but I was too busy staring at Nicks, who still looks beautiful at 65.

By the end of the evening, “I love you, Stevie” was the crowd’s mantra as the band came back for three encores. Mick Fleetwood was in good spirits and thanked the crowd for their devotion and a fabulous evening, screaming “We’re back” as he left the stage.

But Stevie Nicks said it best:

“You guys are dreamcatchers. We write these songs; we throw them out there, and you listen to them, you love them, you live your life to them and you throw them back at us. We sing them to you again, and we throw the back to you. And you listen to these songs as if you’ve never heard them before. You’ve been doing that for us for 35 years. We just want you to know that it hasn’t gone unnoticed, you guys. We are so grateful to you. We appreciate it every single night that we do this. Thank you so much for that.”

By Mario Tarradell / Dallas Morning News
Wednesday, June 5, 2013

I got caught in the “Landslide.”

No matter how many times I’ve heard that song, both on CD and in concert, it never fails to create a rush of emotions for me. That’s one of those songs that has greater meaning each time I hear it. Stevie Nicks never fails to make me reflect and reminisce.

So when she sang “Landslide” Tuesday night before a packed American Airlines Center, with Fleetwood Mac band mate Lindsey Buckingham on acoustic guitar, I got lost in memories. I felt my eyes watering. Then I smiled. That is the power of timeless music.

Fleetwood Mac is as familiar to me as an old t-shirt that I only wear around the house. I’ve been a fan since 1975. I’ve seen the band onstage at least three times, once with Christine McVie even, who sadly no longer tours. I could script Nicks’ shawl interchanges depending on the song she sang — a glittery gold one for “Gold Dust Woman,” the sparkling black one for “Rhiannon,” and either a red one or a black-and-gold one for “Stand Back.” I’ve seen Buckingham deliver his mesmerizing guitar and vocal performance during “Big Love,” the one that leaves him breathless.

It never gets old.

For more than two hours Nicks, Buckingham, drummer Mick Fleetwood, bassist John McVie, and four extra touring musicians including a couple of female background vocalists delivered a well-rounded smattering of tunes from Fleetwood Mac albums harking back to 1975′s self-titled white album and culminating in a pair of cuts from the digital-only Extended Play released in late April. “Sad Angel” rocked hard, while “Without You,” a long lost track from the Buckingham Nicks days, had a sweet, homespun feel.

Tusk, the daring 1979 follow-up to 1977′s monster album Rumours, was well represented, more so than ever. The title cut started slow, ominous before it exploded in chugging drama. It was another showcase for Buckingham’s powder keg vocals and his astonishing electric guitar finger picking. Nicks performed “Sisters of the Moon,” which she told us hasn’t been done onstage since 1981. Buckingham relished every moment of “Not Too Funny” and Nicks graced us with a sublime rendition of “Sara.”

Nicks’ voice naturally isn’t what it used to be back in the ’70s glory days. Many songs, especially “Rhiannon” and “Dreams,” are now sung in lower keys than originally written. But she has actually managed to keep her pipes strong during the last decade. I marveled at how clear and lovely her singing was during “Gypsy.”

These songs hold up. Buckingham’s stinging “Go Your Own Way” still shakes your insides. It’s an anthem with a soaring kiss-off chorus. Onstage, arriving just before two encores, it was madcap fun. The crowd, myself included, was on its feet singing at full blast. It’s easy to get caught up in the rush of timeless music.

Contact Mario Tarradell at mt********@********ws.com