“Sara” from Paris, October 12, 2013 (courtesy of a music lover in Paris)
Fleetwood Mac began its 2013 world tour in North America, embarking on 48-city tour in North America through July 2013. The tour started at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, on April 4. Two dates in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Montréal, Québec, were canceled because of scheduling conflicts, according to Fleetwood Mac management. By the end of the North American tour, Fleetwood Mac had performed 46 shows.
The European leg of the tour kicked off at O2 Arena in Dublin, Ireland, on September 20.
The third leg of the tour was set to begin in Sydney, Australia, on November 10, but news of John McVie’s cancer diagnosis resulted in the cancellation of the rest of the tour.
For the North American leg, the band is playing songs mainly from Rumours and Tusk, but also some material from Mirage and Say You Will. The set also includes two new songs (“Sad Angel” and “Without You”) from their EP titled Extended Play, which was released on Tuesday, April 30. The EP contains four songs: “Sad Angel,” Without You,” “It Takes Time,” and “Miss Fantasy.” The EP is currently only available as a digital download, though there may be a physical release with additional songs in the future.
Scroll to the bottom of the page to see the concert set list performed at most shows. For more news about the 2013 world tour, visit Fleetwood Mac’s official site.
LEG 1: North America (US/Canada)
Tickets (via Ticketmaster for most US and Canadian venues)
| Apr 04 | Nationwide Arena | Columbus, OH |
| Apr 06 | Wells Fargo Center | Philadelphia, PA |
| Apr 08 | Madison Square Garden | New York, NY |
| Apr 09 | Verizon Center | Washington, DC |
| Apr 11 | KFC YUM! Center | Louisville, KY |
| Apr 13 | United Center | Chicago, IL |
| Apr 16 | Air Canada Centre | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Apr 18 | TD Garden | Boston, MA |
| Apr 20 | Mohegan Sun | Uncasville, CT |
| Apr 23 | Scotiabank Place | Ottawa, ON Canada |
| Apr 24 | Prudential Center | Newark, NJ |
| Apr 26 | CONSOL Energy Center | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Apr 28 | Xcel Energy Center | Saint Paul, MN |
| Apr 30 | Sprint Center | Kansas City, MO |
| May 01 | BOK Center | Tulsa, OK |
| May 03 | Verizon Arena | North Little Rock, AR |
| May 04 | New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Fest | New Orleans, LA |
| May 12 | MTS Centre | Winnipeg, MB Canada |
| May 14 | Credit Union Centre | Saskatoon, SK Canada |
| May 15 | Rexall Place | Edmonton, AB Canada |
| May 17 | Scotiabank Saddledome | Calgary, AB Canada |
| May 19 | Rogers Arena | Vancouver, BC Canada |
| May 20 | Tacoma Dome | Tacoma, WA |
| May 22 | HP Pavilion | San Jose, CA |
| May 25 | Hollywood Bowl | Hollywood, CA |
| May 26 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, NV |
| May 28 | Honda Center | Anaheim, CA |
| May 30 | US Airways Center | Phoenix, AZ |
| Jun 01 | Pepsi Center | Denver, CO |
| Jun 04 | American Airlines Center | Dallas, TX |
| Jun 05 | Toyota Center | Houston, TX |
| Jun 07 | Tampa Bay Times Forum | Tampa, FL |
| Jun 08 | BB&T Center | Fort Lauderdale FL (canceled) |
| Jun 10 | Philips Arena | Atlanta, GA |
| Jun 12 | Joe Lewis Arena | Detroit, MI |
| Jun 14 | Allstate Arena | Rosemont, IL |
| Jun 15 | Quicken Loans Arena | Cleveland, OH |
| Jun 18 | Bell Center | Montréal, QC (canceled) |
| Jun 19 | Times Union Center | Albany, NY |
| Jun 21 | Comcast Center | Mansfield, MA |
| Jun 22 | Nikon @ Jones Beach Theater | Wantagh, NY |
| Jun 24 | Time Warner Cable Arena | Charlotte, NC |
| Jun 26 | Wells Fargo Arena | Des Moines, IA |
| Jun 29 | Spokane Arena | Spokane, WA |
| Jun 30 | Rose Garden Arena | Portland, OR |
| Jul 03 | Staples Center | Los Angeles, CA |
| Jul 05 | Viejas Arena | San Diego, CA |
| Jul 06 | Sleep Train Arena | Sacramento, CA |
| Dec 30 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, NV |
LEG 2: Europe
| 20 Sep | O2 Dublin | Dublin, Ireland |
| 21 Sep | O2 Dublin | Dublin, Ireland |
| 24 Sep | O2 Arena | London, Great Britain |
| 25 Sep | O2 Arena | London, Great Britain |
| 27 Sep | O2 Arena | London, Great Britain |
| 29 Sep | LG Arena | Birmingham, Great Britain |
| 01 Oct | Manchester Arena | Manchester, Great Britain |
| 03 Oct | Hydro | Glasgow, Great Britain |
| 06 Oct | Lanxess Arena | Cologne, Germany |
| 07 Oct | Ziggo Dome | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 09 Oct | Sport Palais | Antwerp, Belguim |
| 11 Oct | Bercy | Paris, France |
| 13 Oct | Hallenstadion | Zurich, Switzerland |
| 14 Oct | Schleyerhalle | Stuttgart, Germany |
| 16 Oct | O2 World | Berlin, Germany |
| 18 Oct | Jyske Bank Boxen | Herning, Denmark |
| 20 Oct | Oslo Spektrum | Oslo, Norway |
| 23 Oct | Globen | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 26 Oct | Ziggo Dome | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
LEG 3: Australia/New Zealand (tour canceled on October 27, 2013)
Official press release | Tour cancellation official press release
Main setlist
| 01. Second Hand News | 13. Without You |
| 02. The Chain | 14. Gypsy |
| 03. Dreams | 15. Eyes of the World |
| 04. Sad Angel | 16. Gold Dust Woman |
| 05. Rhiannon | 17. I’m So Afraid |
| 06. Not That Funny | 18. Stand Back |
| 07. Tusk | 19. Go Your Own Way |
| 08. Sisters of the Moon | 20. World Turning |
| 09. Sara | 21. Don’t Stop |
| 10. Big Love | 22. Silver Springs* |
| 11. Landslide | 23. Say Goodbye |
| 12. Never Going Back Again | *Dropped in New Orleans, LA; Antwerp, Belgium |
Band members
| Lindsey Buckingham | Guitars, lead vocals |
| Mick Fleetwood | Drums, percussion |
| John McVie | Bass |
| Stevie Nicks | Lead vocals, tambourine |
| Neil Haywood | Guitars |
| Brett Tuggle | Keyboards |
| Sharon Celani | Background vocals |
| Lori Nicks | Background vocals |
| Uncredited | Drums, percussion |
Logistics
| Start of show: | 8:20 p.m. (at most shows) |  |
| Length of show: | 2 1/2 hours (at most shows) | |
| Opening supporting act: | None (at most shows) | |
| Pre-show music: | “Stephanie” (Buckingham Nicks), “Thrown Down” (instrumental), “Peacekeeper” (instrumental) |
Lindsey’s ‘subvert the axiom’ speech
Columbus, Ohio, April 6, 2013 — “There is a…I don’t know, maybe you call it an axiom in the music business, I guess business in general. It goes something like this, ‘If something works, run it into the ground and move on.’ In other words, identify the formula, and use it up, and then go onto the next thing. You know, that probably is a great business formula. It’s not a good formula for someone aspiring to be an artist, especially in the long term. And there have been times in our career where we had to subvert that axiom. This one is probably the prime example, the Tusk album. You know, that album was obviously something that was a line in the sand for me personally, and pretty much helps me to define the way I still continue to think and what I aspire to. So we’re going to do a couple of songs in a row here, celebrating the Tusk album for you right now.”
Lindsey’s ‘power and importance of change’ speech
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, October 7, 2013 — “This next song is one that is particularly significant to me. It’s a song about change, about transition. When this song was written, this was a single from the album Tango in the Night, break back to 1987. The lyric pretty accurately described the person that I was. One of the lines in the song is ‘looking out for love.’ I was not looking for love. I was looking out – defending it, pushing back from the love. With the passage of time, that really has just become an echo. So, whereas the song may have started as a kind of contemplation on alienation, it’s become now more of a meditation on the power and importance of change.
Stevie’s Dreamcatchers speech
Cologne, Germany, October 6, 2013 — “For the last thing that I would like to say to you tonight is that, I’m an Arizona girl, that’s American Indian. I’m not really an American Indian, but I was born there so I should know it. In Arizona we have something called Dreamcatchers, and it’s a circle and a net and we catch it (audience: “I know!” followed by laughter). I know you know! I know. And all have one in our house, right? So what I decided is that, when it comes right down to it, you are the dreamcatchers. We suffer over them, we do. We cry, we suffer more, we throw them out to you, and you do the same thing. You suffer with them, you cry, you love them, you sing, and then you throw them back to us. And you have been doing that for 37 years. I say, take a bow!
And we just want you to know, especially me, when I wake up every morning and I think about my dream job, it does never ever go pass me how amazing you guys are and how really extraordinary it is that you still love to come and listen to our music. I feel so blessed and so lucky. So when you go home tonight I want you to remember this, right down on a little piece of paper, “Stevie thinks you are extraordinary.” And for that, we thank you – the band and each one of us. You have been so lovely tonight. And besides being truly lovely, you have been A ROCKIN’ RAD AUDIENCE! So thank you very much for this wonderful evening, everyone. We’ll see you next time.”
Mick’s goodbye speech
Paris, October 11, 2013 — “We have had a ball! No doubt, Stevie, Lindsey, and John would say the following: Thank you so much for making this possible. We truly are incredibly lucky, like Stevie said, to still be doing what we love to do. And no doubt, without you guys and girls, we cannot do this without you. So thank you so very much. No doubt, again, not a night goes by without us saying, take care of yourselves, and more importantly, in this sometimes extremely crazy world we do live in, be kind to one another. We love you so very much. And remember, the Mac is back!”
