Trouble in Shangri-La Tour (2001)

In 2001, Stevie Nicks supported the release of her sixth album Trouble in Shangri-La with a North American tour.

Background

Sheryl Crow, who produced nearly half the album, joined Stevie onstage at some shows on the tour. For her part, Sheryl provided background vocals on Stevie’s “Sorcerer,” “Too Far from Texas,” and “Fall from Grace,” as well as performing two of her own songs, “My Favorite Mistake” and “Everyday Is a Winding Road.”

The tour ironically lived up to its namesake as two separate events significantly disrupted the normal flow of the tour. Expected to be mostly a summer tour, the shows began on July 6, 2001 in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania and finally ended three months later in the fall on October 10, 2001 in Universal City, California.

Voice Problems

By August 2001, Stevie experienced significant trouble with her voice, which resulted in the postponement of two shows in the San Francisco Bay Area. The problem worsened at her August 17th Santa Barbara, CA concert, where she temporarily stopped the show and went backstage to reassess the condition of her voice. After several minutes, she carried on with the show, but apologized profusely to the audience for her hoarseness. On August 18, citing respiratory illness, Stevie postponed or canceled the remaining August shows to allow her voice to recover. Stevie later revealed that she had bronchitis.

9/11 Attacks

In September 2001, Stevie resumed the tour with a stronger voice, but something far worse was to come. On September 11, Stevie was in Toronto after performing a concert at the Molson Amphitheatre a night earlier. When terrorists attacked several American landmarks on the morning of September 11, Stevie was in the process of traveling to New York, where she was scheduled to perform two concerts, which were ultimately canceled.

Despite the chaotic circumstances, Stevie’s parents encouraged her to continue with the tour so that she could help people heal through the power of her music. Following their advice, Stevie continued the tour and later reflected on the harrowing experience in the song “Illume (9-11),” which she recorded for Fleetwood Mac’s 2003 album Say You Will.

Tour Dates

Date	Venue	City
April 21, 2001	Hotel Intercontinental	Dallas, TX
July 6, 2001	Post-Gazette Amphitheatre	Burgettstown, PA
July 7, 2001	DTE Energy Amphitheatre	Clarkston, MI
July 10, 2001	Allstate Arena	Tinley Park, IL
July 11, 2001	Riverbend Music Center	Cincinnati, OH
July 13, 2001	CTnow.com Meadows Amphitheatre	Hartford, CT
July 14, 2001	Tweeter Center	Mansfield, MA
July 17, 2001	Tweeter Center	Camden, NJ
July 18, 2001	Blossom Music Center	Cuyahoga Falls, OH
July 20, 2001	Jones Beach	Wantagh, NY
July 21, 2001	PNC Bank Arts Center	Holmdel, NJ
July 28, 2001	Nissan Pavillion	Bristow, VA
July 30, 2001	Chastain Park Amphitheatre	Atlanta, GA
August 3, 2001	Starplex Amphitheatre	Dallas, TX
August 4, 2001	Woodlands Pavillion	Houston, TX
August 7, 2001	Journal Pavilion	Albuquerque, NM
August 8, 2001	Fiddlers Green Amphitheatre	Englewood, CO
August 11, 2001	Rose Garden Arena	Portland, OR
August 12, 2001	Key Arena	Seattle, WA
*August 14, 2001	Shoreline Amphitheatre	Mountain View, CA
*August 15, 2001	Chronicle Pavilion	Concord, CA
August 17, 2001	Santa Barbara Bowl	Santa Barbara, CA
August 18, 2001	Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre	Irvine Meadows, CA
August 20, 2001	Burbank Studios (Performed “Sorcerer” on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno)	Los Angeles, CA
*August 21, 2001	Universal Amphitheatre	Universal City, CA
*August 22, 2001	Universal Amphitheatre	Universal City, CA
*August 24, 2001	Coors Amphitheatre	Chula Vista, CA
*August 25, 2001	Aladdin Theatre	Las Vegas, NV
**August 28, 2001	Riverport Amphitheatre	St Louis, MO
**August 29, 2001	Sandstone Amphitheatre	Bonner Springs, KS
**August 31, 2001	Target Center	Minneapolis, MN
**September 1, 2001	Verizon Wireless Music Amphitheatre	Indianapolis, IN
September 4, 2001	Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre	Virginia Beach, VA
September 5, 2001	Alltel Pavillion	Raleigh, NC
September 7, 2001	Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre	Charlotte, NC
September 8, 2001	Sovereign Center	Reading, PA
September 10, 2001	Molson Amphitheatre	Toronto, Canada
^September 12, 2001	Blue Cross Arena	Rochester, NY
^September 14, 2001	Radio City Music Hall	New York, NY
September 15, 2001	Trump Taj Mahal	Atlantic City, NJ
September 17, 2001	Polaris Amphitheatre	Columbus, OH
September 19, 2001	Merriweather Post Pavillion	Columbia, MD
September 22, 2001	Chastain Park Amphitheatre	Atlanta, GA
September 23, 2001	AmSouth Amphitheatre	Antioch, TN
September 25, 2001	Teco Arena	Ft. Myers, FL
September 26, 2001	Mars Music Amphitheatre	W. Palm Beach, FL
September 30, 2001	Shoreline Amphitheatre	Mountain View, CA
October 1, 2001	Chronicle Pavillion	Concord, CA
October 3, 2001	Coors Amphitheatre	Chula Vista, CA
October 5, 2001	Aladdin Theatre	Las Vegas, NV
October 6, 2001	Aladdin Theatre	Las Vegas, NV
October 9, 2001	Universal Amphitheatre	Universal City, CA
October 10, 2001	Universal Amphitheatre	Universal City, CA

*  Postponed due to illness
**Canceled due to illness
^ Canceled due to circumstances related to 9/11 attacks

Post-tour Benefit Shows

December 6, 2001	America West Arena (Stevie Nicks & Friends)	Phoenix, AZ
December 7, 2001	Cox Arena (STAR 100.7 Jingle Ball/Becky’s House)	San Diego, CA
December 9, 2001	Masonic Auditorium (KFOG Toys for Tots) Support: John Mayer	San Francisco, CA
February 26, 2002	The Forum (Concert for Artist Rights)	Los Angeles, CA

Set List

1. Trouble in Shangri-La (pre-recorded acapella introduction)
2. Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around
3. Enchanted
4. Outside The Rain~
5. Dreams
6. Gold Dust Woman
7. Every Day
8. Sorcerer#
9. My Favorite Mistake (Sheryl Crow)~
10. Rhiannon
11. Stand Back
12. Planets Of The Universe~
13. Everyday Is a Winding Road (Sheryl Crow)~
14. Too Far From Texas#
15. Fall From Grace#
16. Bombay Sapphires~
17. Edge Of Seventeen
18. I Need To Know
19. Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You

~ Performed at some shows
# Performed with Sheryl Crow at some shows

Band

Lead vocals	Stevie Nicks
Bass	Al Ortiz
Drums	Mark Schulman
Guitars	Frank Simes
Guest vocals	Sheryl Crow
Keyboards	Scott Plunkett and Brett Tuggle
Lead guitar	Waddy Wachtel
Rhythm guitar	Carlos Rios
Percussion	Lenny Castro
Background vocals	Sharon Celani and Mindy Stein

Support Acts

Sheryl Crow, Bob Schneider, John Mayer