Stevie Nicks supported the release of her debut solo album Bella Donna with a short national tour. It was dubbed the White Winged Dove Tour, a reference to the song “Edge of Seventeen.” Despite the great success of the tour, Stevie limited the tour to only 10 shows so she could immediately reunite with Fleetwood Mac in Hérouville, France to start recording the band’s album 13th album Mirage in early 1982. Stevie performed at “Peace Sunday” in Pasadena later that year on June 6, 1982.
The last two nights of the short tour were filmed for an HBO concert special, which featured some of the songs in the set list. Additional songs were broadcast on The Source, an NBC radio network that operated during the 1970s and 1980s. In 2016, those songs were remastered and reissued for the CD deluxe edition of Bella Donna.
Tour Dates
| Show | Date | Venue | City |
| 1 | November 28, 1981 | The Summit | Houston, TX |
| 2 | November 29, 1981 | Reunion Arena | Dallas, TX |
| 3 | December 1, 1981 | University of Colorado | Boulder, CO |
| 4 | December 3, 1981 | Oakland Coliseum | Oakland, CA |
| 5 | December 5, 1981 | Compton Terrace | Phoenix, AZ |
| * | |||
| 6 | December 8, 1981 | Fox Wilshire Theater | Beverly Hills, CA |
| 7 | December 9, 1981 | Fox Wilshire Theater | Beverly Hills, CA |
| 8** | December 12, 1981 | Fox Wilshire Theater | Beverly Hills, CA |
| 9** | December 13, 1981 | Fox Wilshire Theater | Beverly Hills, CA |
| 10*** | June 6, 1982 (Peace Sunday) | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, CA |
*Show was canceled per doctor’s orders.
**Shows were recorded for Home Box Office for telecast in March 1982.
***On June 6, 1982, Stevie performed an additional concert, an all-star benefit show for the Peace Sunday Committee at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA. With 80,000 to 90,000 people in attendance, it was the largest audience she had performed before at this point in her career. Stevie performed four songs: “Edge of Seventeen,” “Sara,” “I Need to Know,” and “Rhiannon.”
Set List
- Gold Dust Woman
- Think About It
- Outside the Rain
- Dreams
- Angel
- After the Glitter Fades
- Gold And Braid
- I Need to Know
- Sara
- Bella Donna
- Blue Lamp
- Leather and Lace
- How Still My Love
- Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around
- Edge of Seventeen
- Rhiannon
Band
Stevie Nicks: Lead vocals
Roy Bittan: Piano
Bob Glaub: Bass
Bobbye Hall: Percussion, vocals
Russ Kunkel: Drums
Benmont Tench: Organ/synths, vocals
Waddy Wachtel: Guitars, vocals
Sharon Celani: Background vocals
Lori Perry: Background vocals
References
Calendar: pop music. (1981, December 6). Los Angeles Times.
Hunt, D. (1981, December 10). Easing over life’s hurdles. Los Angeles Times.
