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  • Stevie Nicks gives a chatty, career-defining set at Family Arena

    Stevie Nicks gives a chatty, career-defining set at Family Arena

    It wasn’t “Stevie Nicks’ Storytellers” Wednesday night at the Family Arena in St. Charles, though it may as well have been.

    The classic rock singer brought her “24 Karat Gold Tour” to town for a night of music and conversation, nearly equal parts both, during the two-hour concert .

    Nicks delivered a career-spanning set of songs, mixing obvious solo hits like “Edge of Seventeen” and “Stand Back” and Fleetwood Mac songs like “Gypsy” and “Landslide” with a few gems from her “gothic trunk of lost songs.”

    Stevie Nicks, 24 Karat Gold Tour, St Charles Mo, Family Arena
    (Jon Gitchoff / St Louis Post-Dispatch)

    There were also a couple of full homages to her old friend Prince.

    Nicks came in great voice, her golden instrument seemingly unravaged by the years of drug use she spoke about. And judging by the audience, her appeal is as widespread as ever; her appearance on American Horror Story surely opened her up to new fans.

    After early songs “Gold and Braid” and “If Anyone Falls,” she said this particular tour is her favorite because of the stories about the songs she’d deliver. And that’s where the show may have taken a detour for some.

    Stories behind the songs can be riveting when they’re told compellingly. Nicks has led a colorful career and life, but she isn’t the best at talking about it. While she’s personable and natural onstage, her chats were often long-winded, and at times the songs’ intros and outros were as long as the songs themselves.

    Stevie Nicks, 24 Karat Gold Tour, St Charles Mo, Family Arena
    (Jon Gitchoff / St Louis Post-Dispatch)

    She said some fans were probably wondering: “Is this Music 101? Did we actually walk into a college somewhere?” It seemed they had.

    Even the band members came with their own stories, which, late in the show before the glorious encore of “Rhiannon” and “Landslide,” felt like too much.

    Her longest tale came just before the crowd-pleasing “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” and “Belle Fleur.” She talked about the creation of Bella Donna and detailed her taking a break from Fleetwood Mac to record it, wanting to be one of Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers, meeting and moving in with producer Jimmy Iovine, and initially lacking a single on the finished album.

    Introducing the song “Wild Heart” from The Wild Heart album, she explained how its success was validating, proving her previous success from Bella Donna wasn’t a fluke. A performance of “Bella Donna” followed, and as a special treat, she wore the original blue cape from that era; she said it cost $2,000, much to her mother’s chagrin.

    Stevie Nicks, 24 Karat Gold Tour, St Charles Mo, Family Arena
    (Jon Gitchoff / St Louis Post-Dispatch)

    She updated the meaning behind the song “New Orleans,” which she wrote in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Now, with hurricanes pummeling the U.S. and beyond recently, she says the song is about hurricanes in general.

    She spoke at length about her friendship with Prince, their hours-long telephone conversations, him telling her to slow down on her drug use, and their initial meeting when he barely spoke to her. “He’s still protecting me,” she said before performing the still-electric blast of “Stand Back.”

    She donned a gold shawl for “Gold Dust Woman,” as images of Prince flashed on the screen behind her.

    The near tour-de-force Nicks and her band gave showed that, just like Fleetwood Mac, there’s no stopping her any time soon.

    Kevin C. Johnson / St. Louis Post-Dispatch / Thursday, September 14, 2017

  • Magical in St. Charles

    Magical in St. Charles

    On Wednesday night, Stevie Nicks continued her tour of the Midwest, performing at Family Arena in St. Charles, Missouri. Stevie inspired the crowd of 10,000 with classic songs, fabulous stories, and…her magical presence, of course!

    Vanessa Carlton was the support act.

    Scroll down for pictures, videos, set list, and fan reaction.

    Stevie Nicks, 24 Karat Gold Tour, St Charles Mo, Family Arena
    (Lynne Wizzie)
    Stevie Nicks, 24 Karat Gold Tour, St Charles Mo, Family Arena
    (Carl The Intern)
    Stevie Nicks, 24 Karat Gold Tour, St Charles Mo, Family Arena
    (Kevin C. Johnson)

    Stevie Nicks, 24 Karat Gold Tour, St Charles Mo, Family Arena, Vanessa Carlton

    Set List

    1. Gold and Braid
    2. If Anyone Falls
    3. Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around
    4. Belle Fleur
    5. Gypsy
    6. Wild Heart
    7. Bella Donna
    8. Enchanted
    9. New Orleans
    10. Starshine
    11. Moonlight (A Vampire’s Dream)
    12. Stand Back
    13. Crying in the Night
    14. If You Were My Love
    15. Gold Dust Woman
    16. Edge of Seventeen
    17. Rhiannon (encore)
    18. Landslide (encore)

    Videos

    Much love and thanks to cbcac, HL Donahue, Jason Pilarski, Jay Thunder, Cynthia Vancil for sharing these videos!

    Gold and Braid / Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around / Belle Fleur / Gypsy / Bella Donna / Stand Back / Gold Dust Woman / Edge of Seventeen / Landslide / Rhiannon (Jason Pilarski)

    Gold Dust Woman (Jay Thunder)

    Edge of Seventeen (HL Donahue)

    Landslide (Cynthia Vancil)

    Reviews

    Stevie Nicks gives a chatty, career-defining set during Family Arena concert

    “Dressed naturally in her flowing all-black ensemble and bearing her tambourine draped with colorful scarfs, Nicks delivered a career-spanning set of songs, mixing obvious solo hits like “Edge of Seventeen” and “Stand Back” and Fleetwood Mac songs like “Gypsy” and “Landslide” with a few lost gems from her “gothic trunk of lost songs.” (Kevin C. Johnson / St Louis Post-Dispatch)

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  • Stevie performs ‘At the Fair’

    Stevie performs ‘At the Fair’

    24 Karat Gold Tour, Minnesota State Fair, August 25, Vanessa Carlton 2017On Friday night, Stevie performed at the Minnesota State Fair, an evening filled with songs, stories, and even a storm.

    As she had two nights ago, Vanessa Carlton opened tonight’s show, performing a solid set. Stevie’s set began at 8:30 p.m. local time. She welcomed the crowd of 12,700+, telling them, “the one and only man I ever married lives here,” a reference to her ex-husband Kim Anderson. She mentioned Kim again later in the show when she told the story of “Stand Back.” “I know he’s out there somewhere, hiding!” she said pointing out into the audience.

    As expected, Stevie told moving stories about Prince, who famously lived in the Minneapolis area. She dedicated “Moonlight (A Vampire’s Dream)” to him and felt his presence onstage, “watching over all of us.”

    Unfortunately, due to a lightning storm, the show was cut short so Stevie didn’t perform her two-song encore (“Rhiannon” and “Landslide”), ending the night with “Edge of Seventeen” instead.

    24 Karat Gold Tour, Minnesota State Fair, August 25 2017, Vanessa Carlton
    (Chris Riemenschneider)
    24 Karat Gold Tour, Minnesota State Fair, August 25 2017, Vanessa Carlton
    (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune)
    24 Karat Gold Tour, Minnesota State Fair, August 25 2017, Vanessa Carlton
    (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune)

    Set List

    1. Gold and Braid
    2. If Anyone Falls
    3. Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around
    4. Belle Fleur
    5. Gypsy
    6. Wild Heart
    7. Bella Donna
    8. Enchanted
    9. New Orleans
    10. Starshine
    11. Moonlight (A Vampire’s Dream)
    12. Stand Back
    13. Crying in the Night
    14. If You Were My Love
    15. Gold Dust Woman
    16. Edge of Seventeen

    Videos

    Much love and thanks to Dan Estep and Anthony Halverson for sharing these videos!

    Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around (Dan Estep)

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    Gold Dust Woman (Anthony Halverson)

    Reviews

    Stevie Nicks charms State Fair crowd (Pioneer Press)

    “Friday night’s unseasonably chilly, overcast weather, with a storm brewing in the distance, felt like the perfect backdrop for the melodramatic Nicks. But Nicks, 69, was in a terrific mood and spent much of the show grinning and chatting with the crowd of 12,724. She even indulged the faithful in a full-out twirl or two more than usual, earning cheers each time.” —Ross Raihala

    Stevie Nicks’ fair debut cut short by weather (Star Tribune)

    “The gold-dust woman met the sawdust confines of the Minnesota State Fair on Friday night, when rock legend Stevie Nicks hit the grandstand for the first time in her 45-year career. Only Nicks’ second show following a month-long break, it found her in relatively strong voice. …” —Chris Riemenschneider

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  • Second, final Sydney show added

    2ND & FINAL SYDNEY SHOW ADDED DUE TO OVERWHELMING DEMAND

    STEVIE NICKS
    24 Karat Gold Tour
    Australia & New Zealand November 2017
    with very special guest PRETENDERS

    2ND & FINAL SYDNEY SHOW ADDED DUE TO OVERWHELMING DEMAND

    FRIDAY AUGUST 25, 2017 – Superstar singer-songwriter STEVIE NICKS will perform a second and final Sydney show when she brings her 24 Karat Gold Tour to Australia this November.Joining Stevie for these special concerts are the legendary PRETENDERS, fronted by Chrissie Hynde.

    Due to overwhelming demand Stevie Nicks and Pretenders will perform a final show at the ICC Sydney Theatre on Wednesday, November 8.

    Fans will be treated to full, individual sets by both legendary artists who will both be performing their greatest classic hits and much much more.

    American Express Card Members will receive first access to tickets with a pre-sale starting 10am Monday, August 28. To purchase go to: amexinvites.com.au.

    My Live Nation members can also be among the first to secure tickets during the pre-sale beginning 1pm Wednesday, August 30.

    For complete tour and ticketing details including VIP Experiences, visit: livenation.com.au.

    Stevie Nicks, a multi-platinum selling artist – dubbed “the reigning queen of rock and roll” by Rolling Stone Magazine has had six Top Ten albums and eight Grammy nominations. Her timeless classics include the iconic Nicks penned Landslide, Gold Dust Woman, Rhiannon, Edge of 17, Gypsy and scores of others…

    Her 2014 album 24 Karat Gold – Songs From The Vault debuted at No. 7 on Billboard’s Top 200 Charts. As a member of Fleetwood Mac, Nicks most recently performed 122 sold-out shows around the world during 2014-2015. Nicks most recently completed a sold out solo tour of the US with Pretenders which received rave reviews (see below).

    As a solo artist and a Fleetwood Mac band member, Nicks has sold more than 140 million albums and won several Grammys.

    “It’s been thrilling to get on stage each night and sing some of my early gems from early in my career along with getting the chance to sing the material from my last two albums, In Your Dreams and 24 Karat Gold – Songs From The Vault”, says Stevie Nicks.

    The Pretenders cross the bridge between punk, new wave and Top 40 pop music with unparalleled style, and with hit songs like Brass In Pocket, I’ll Stand By You, Back On The Chain Gang and Don’t Get Me Wrong.

    The band has sold in excess of 25 million albums and founder and leader Chrissie Hynde is one of contemporary music’s greatest songwriters. Chrissie most recently released the album Stockholm and a 2015 memoir, Reckless: My Life As a Pretender, hailed by the New York Times upon its release as “honest and distinctive… first and foremost, a love letter to rock and roll.”

    “Stevie cast a spell over Houston… Women danced. Men sang along. And Nicks in all her witchy allure proved she still reigns supreme.” – Houston Chronicle

    “Let’s face it, there’s something downright magical to Stevie Nicks… The sexiest voice on the planet.” – Phoenix New Times

    “As women rock stars go, there aren’t much cooler than Stevie Nicks and Chrissie Hynde… A whopping injection of female fused musical power – a love letter to the faithful.” – Atlanta Journal Constitution

    The 24 Karat Gold Tour brings together two of music’s most compelling women – a unique pairing that is not to be missed!

    Presented by Live Nation

    Thursday, November 2                                    Perth Arena                            Perth

    Tuesday, November 7 – Sold Out                   ICC Sydney Theatre               Sydney

    Wednesday, November 8* – NEW SHOW      ICC Sydney Theatre               Sydney

    Thursday, November 16                                  Rod Laver Arena                    Melbourne

    *2nd SYDNEY SOW ON SALE 11AM FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 1

    All other tickets on sale now.

    Also Performing At:

    Saturday, November 4*                              Botanic Park                          Adelaide

    Saturday, November 11**                          Bimbadgen                           Hunter Valley, NSW

    Sunday, November 12** – Sold Out          Sirromet Wines                    Mt. Cotton, QLD

    Saturday, November 18**                          Rochford Wines                    Yarra Valley, VIC

    For complete tour and ticket information, visit:

    www.stevienicksofficial.com / www.thepretenders.com

    & www.livenation.com.au

    *Presented by Space Events; visit www.stevienickslive.com

    **Presented by A Day On The Green; visit www.adayonthegreen.com.au

    About Live Nation Entertainment

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  • 24 Karat Gold Tour resumes in Green Bay, Wisconsin

    24 Karat Gold Tour resumes in Green Bay, Wisconsin

    On Wednesday night, Stevie resumed the 24 Karat Gold Tour, performing at the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Stevie’s good friend Vanessa Carlton provided the warm-up with a well-received 45 minute set.

    Donning dark glasses, Stevie made her stage entrance at 8:30 p.m. local time. After the set opener “Gold and Braid,” she explained to the crowd of 6,300+ that she was wearing dark shades to protect her eyes after having cataract surgery last week. She also shared that she was not wearing eye makeup onstage for the first time since she was 14.

    Stevie dedicated “Landslide” to Green Bay Packers’ quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who happened to be at the show.

    The 24 Karat Gold Tour continues on Friday with a stop at the Minnesota State Fair.

    24 Karat Gold Tour, Resch Center, Green Bay WI
    (Sarah Kloepping/USA TODAY)
    24 Karat Gold Tour, Resch Center, Green Bay WI
    (Sarah Kloepping/USA TODAY)
    24 Karat Gold Tour, Resch Center, Green Bay WI
    (Pam Palines)

    Set List

    1. Gold and Braid
    2. If Anyone Falls
    3. Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around
    4. Belle Fleur
    5. Gypsy
    6. Wild Heart
    7. Bella Donna
    8. Enchanted
    9. New Orleans
    10. Starshine
    11. Moonlight (A Vampire’s Dream)
    12. Stand Back
    13. Crying in the Night
    14. If You Were My Love
    15. Gold Dust Woman
    16. Edge of Seventeen
    17. Rhiannon (encore)
    18. Landslide (encore)

    Videos

    Much love and thanks to Tim Bricco and itsallaboutthemusic for sharing these videos!

    Belle Fleur (Tim Bricco)

    Wild Heart / Bella Donna (Tim Bricco)

    Enchanted (Tim Bricco)

    Moonlight (A Vampire’s Dream) (itsallaboutthemusic)

    Gold Dust Woman (itsallaboutthemusic)

    Landslide with Dedication (itsallaboutthemusic)

    Review

    “Gypsy, rock goddess, storyteller, music icon, name dropper, twirler, shawl fashionista … Stevie Nicks was all that during a radiant performance Wednesday night at the Resch Center to launch another round of dates on her ever-expanding 24 Karat Gold Tour.” (Read More @Green Bay Press-Gazette )

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  • Australia/New Zealand tour dates announced

    As expected, Stevie will be bringing her 24 Karat Gold Tour to Australia and New Zealand in November, according to Stevie Nicks Official. Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders will be joining Stevie for the upcoming shows.

    Tickets go on sale on August 18. A pre-sale begins on August 17.

    Read the full press releases below.

    STEVIE NICKS AND THE PRETENDERS ANNOUNCE AUSTRALIA SHOWS FOR EXCLUSIVE RUN OF 24 KARAT GOLD TOUR

    STEVIE NICKS

    24 Karat Gold Tour

    Australia November 2017

    Very special guests PRETENDERS

    THURSDAY AUGUST 10, 2017 – Superstar singer-songwriter STEVIE NICKS today announced her return to Australia for an exclusive run of her 24 Karat Gold shows this November. Tickets will go on sale on Friday, August 18 at 11am.

    Joining Stevie for these special concerts are the legendary PRETENDERS, fronted by Chrissie Hynde.

    Fans will be treated to full, individual sets by Stevie Nicks and Pretenders who will both be performing their greatest classic hits and much much more.

    The 24 Karat Gold Tour will include a show in the stunning Botanic Park in Adelaide as well as three A Day On The Green winery shows at Bimbadgen in the Hunter Valley, Sirromet Wines at Queensland’s Mt Cotton and Rochford Wines in Victoria’s Yarra Valley.

    American Express Card Members will receive first access to tickets with a pre-sale starting 9am Monday, August 14. To purchase go to: amexinvites.com.au.

    My Live Nation members can also be among the first to secure tickets during the pre-sale beginning 11am Thursday, August 17.

    For complete tour and ticketing details including VIP Experiences, visit: livenation.com.au.

    Stevie Nicks, a multi-platinum selling artist – dubbed “the reigning queen of rock and roll” by Rolling Stone Magazine has had six Top Ten albums and eight Grammy nominations. Her timeless classics include the iconic Nicks penned Landslide, Gold Dust Woman, Rhiannon, Edge of 17, Gypsy and scores of others…

    Her 2014 album 24 Karat Gold – Songs From The Vault debuted at No. 7 on Billboard’s Top 200 Charts. As a member of Fleetwood Mac, Nicks most recently performed 122 sold-out shows around the world during 2014-2015. Nicks most recently completed a sold out solo tour of the US with Pretenders which received rave reviews (see below).

    As a solo artist and a Fleetwood Mac band member, Nicks has sold more than 140 million albums and won several Grammys.

    “It’s been thrilling to get on stage each night and sing some of my early gems from early in my career along with getting the chance to sing the material from my last two albums, In Your Dreams and 24 Karat Gold – Songs From The Vault”, says Stevie Nicks.

    The Pretenders cross the bridge between punk, new wave and Top 40 pop music with unparalleled style, and with hit songs like Brass In Pocket, I’ll Stand By You, Back On The Chain Gang and Don’t Get Me Wrong.

    The band has sold in excess of 25 million albums and founder and leader Chrissie Hynde is one of contemporary music’s greatest songwriters. Chrissie most recently released the album Stockholm and a 2015 memoir, Reckless: My Life As a Pretender, hailed by the New York Times upon its release as “honest and distinctive… first and foremost, a love letter to rock and roll.”

    “Stevie cast a spell over Houston… Women danced. Men sang along. And Nicks in all her witchy allure proved she still reigns supreme.” – Houston Chronicle

    “Let’s face it, there’s something downright magical to Stevie Nicks… The sexiest voice on the planet.” – Phoenix New Times

    “As women rock stars go, there aren’t much cooler than Stevie Nicks and Chrissie Hynde… A whopping injection of female fused musical power – a love letter to the faithful.” – Atlanta Journal Constitution

    The 24 Karat Gold Tour brings together two of music’s most compelling women – a unique pairing that is not to be missed!

    <u “=””>Presented by Live Nation

    Thursday, November 2                            Perth Arena                          Perth

    Tuesday, November 7                              ICC Sydney Theatre             Sydney

    Thursday, November 16                          Rod Laver Arena                   Melbourne

    Also Performing At:

    Saturday, November 4                             Botanic Park                          Adelaide

    Saturday, November 11                           Bimbadgen                           Hunter Valley, NSW

    Sunday, November 12                              Sirromet Wines                    Mt. Cotton, QLD

    Saturday, November 18                           Rochford Wines                    Yarra Valley, VIC

    TICKETS ON SALE 11AM FRIDAY AUGUST 18

    American Express Card Members pre-sale: 9am August 14 until 9am August 17

    Live Nation / Space Events pre-sales: 11am August 17 until 10am August 18

    A Day On The Green pre-sale: 10am August 17 until 9am August 18

    (ALL TIMES LISTED ARE LOCAL TIMES)

    For complete tour and ticket information, visit:

    www.stevienicksofficial.com / www.thepretenders.com

    & www.livenation.com.au

    STEVIE NICKS AND THE PRETENDERS ANNOUNCE NEW ZEALAND SHOWS FOR EXCLUSIVE RUN OF 24 KARAT GOLD TOUR

    STEVIE NICKS

    24 Karat Gold Tour

    New Zealand November 2017

    Very special guests PRETENDERS

    THURSDAY AUGUST 10, 2017 – Superstar singer-songwriter STEVIE NICKS today announced her return to New Zealand for an exclusive run of her 24 Karat Gold shows this November. Tickets will go on sale on Friday, August 18 at 1pm.

    Joining Stevie for these special concerts are the legendary PRETENDERS, fronted by Chrissie Hynde.

    Fans will be treated to full, individual sets by Stevie Nicks and Pretenders who will both be performing their greatest classic hits and much much more.

    The 24 Karat Gold Tour will include shows at Spark Arena, Auckland and Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin.

    American Express Card Members will receive first access to tickets with a pre-sale starting 11am Monday, August 14. To purchase go to: amexinvites.co.nz.

    My Live Nation members can also be among the first to secure tickets during the pre-sale beginning 1pm Thursday, August 17.

    For complete tour and ticketing details including VIP Experiences, visit: livenation.co.nz.

    Stevie Nicks, a multi-platinum selling artist – dubbed “the reigning queen of rock and roll” by Rolling Stone Magazine, has had six Top Ten albums and eight Grammy nominations. Her timeless classics include the iconic Nicks penned “Landslide,” “Gold Dust Woman,” “Rhiannon,” “Edge of 17,” “Gypsy” and scores of others…

    Her 2014 album 24 Karat Gold – Songs From The Vault debuted at No. 7 on Billboard’s Top 200 Charts. As a member of Fleetwood Mac, Nicks most recently performed 122 sold-out shows around the world during 2014-2015. Nicks most recently completed a sold out solo tour of the US with Pretenders which received rave reviews (see below).

    As a solo artist and a Fleetwood Mac band member, Nicks has sold more than 140 million albums and won several Grammys.

    “It’s been thrilling to get on stage each night and sing some of my early gems from early in my career along with getting the chance to sing the material from my last two albums, In Your Dreams and 24 Karat Gold – Songs From The Vault”, says Stevie Nicks.

    The Pretenders cross the bridge between punk, new wave and Top 40 pop music with unparalleled style, and with hit songs like Brass In Pocket, I’ll Stand By You, Back On The Chain Gang and Don’t Get Me Wrong.

    The band has sold in excess of 25 million albums and founder and leader Chrissie Hynde is one of contemporary music’s greatest songwriters. Chrissie most recently released the album Stockholm and a 2015 memoir, Reckless: My Life As a Pretender, hailed by the New York Times upon its release as “honest and distinctive… first and foremost, a love letter to rock and roll.”

    “Stevie cast a spell over Houston… Women danced. Men sang along. And Nicks in all her witchy allure proved she still reigns supreme.” – Houston Chronicle

    “Let’s face it, there’s something downright magical to Stevie Nicks… The sexiest voice on the planet.” – Phoenix New Times

    “As women rock stars go, there aren’t much cooler than Stevie Nicks and Chrissie Hynde… A whopping injection of female fused musical power – a love letter to the faithful.” – Atlanta Journal Constitution

    The 24 Karat Gold Tour brings together two of music’s most compelling women – a unique pairing that is not to be missed!

    Show dates:

    Tuesday, November 21                Spark Arena                       Auckland

    Friday, November 24                   Forsyth Barr Stadium       Dunedin

    TICKETS ON SALE 1PM FRIDAY AUGUST 18

    American Express Card Members pre-sale: 11am August 14 until 11am August 17

    Live Nation pre-sale: 1pm August 17 until 12pm August 18

    For complete tour and ticket information, visit:

    www.stevienicksofficial.com / www.thepretenders.com

    & www.livenation.co.nz

  • Stevie adds more shows to late summer/fall run

    Stevie Nicks to Play the Covelli Centre in September

    Last year, raspy-voiced Fleetwood Mac singer Stevie Nicks embarked on her 24 Karat Gold Tour in support of her 2014 effort, 24 Karat Gold: Songs From the Vault.

    The album features tracks Nicks had written and had demoed decades ago but had never been included on previous albums.

    Earlier today, she announced a new set of dates for the latest incarnation of the tour.

    She’ll play the Covelli Centre in Youngstown on Sept 15. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday.

    Jeff Niesel / Cleveland Scene / Monday, July 17, 2017

    Stevie Nicks bringing tour to Family Arena with Vanessa Carlton

    Stevie Nicks brings her 24 Karat Gold Tour to the Family Arena on Sept. 13; show time is at 7:30 p.m.

    Nicks will be performing classic hits and fan favorites from her solo career and her career with Fleetwood Mac.

    Vanessa Carlton is also on the bill.

    Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at metrotix.com, MetroTix outlets, 314-534-1111 and at the box office. Tickets are $53-$153.

    Get more information at familyarena.com.

    Kevin C. Johnson / St. Louis Post-Dispatch / Monday, June 28, 2017

    ASHWAUBENON – Add Stevie Nicks to the Resch Center‘s busy concert calendar for August.

    The Fleetwood Mac frontwoman will bring her 24 Karat Gold Tour to the arena at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 23, with Vanessa Carlton as special guest.

    Nicks, a member of Mac since 1975, has released eight solo albums, including her most recent, 2014’s 24 Karat Gold — Songs from the Vault. She’ll perform her own music, which includes such hits as “Edge of Seventeen,” “Leather and Lace” (with Don Henley), “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” (with Tom Petty) and “Stand Back,” as well as from a substantial Fleetwood Mac catalog that boasts “Dreams,” “Landslide,” “Sara” and “Rhiannon,” among others.

    Tickets are $125, $89.50 and $69.50 and will go on sale at 11 a.m. Friday at ticketstaronline.com, (800) 895-0071 and the Resch box office. There’s an eight-ticket limit.

    June 19, 2017

  • Why I’ve gone my own way

    Why I’ve gone my own way

    (Editor’s Note: The following interview took place in late 2016)

    On the edge of 70, Stevie Nicks addresses a few rumours…head on!

    Turning her back on Fleetwood Mac, teaming up with Chrissie Hynde, and ditching drugs with a little help from Prince, the rock icon confronts all those rumours

    Now this is a treat. It’s Saturday night in a cavernous rehearsal facility in the San Fernando Valley, over the hills from Hollywood, and I’m enjoying a private concert from rock ’n’ roll’s greatest woman – a living, breathing, dancing, sunglasses-indoors legend. Ahead of an American tour, Stevie Nicks is running through a selection of hits from her multi-million-selling career as a solo artist and as frontwoman with Fleetwood Mac.

    “Rhiannon,” “Gold Dust Woman,” “Stand Back,” “The Wild Heart,” “Edge Of Seventeen”: these are some of the best-loved songs of the past 40 years. And the woman who wrote them – more used to wowing arenas – is standing a few feet away, singing them to me, bashing a tambourine as if her life depended on it, swirling in a vision of black scarves and drapes.

    During a break, I sit down with Nicks and, as she cradles her beloved terrier Lily, she talks. And talks. At the age of 69, this warm, witty woman remains as irrepressible as ever. As is usual in the world of Fleetwood Mac, there’s a lot to discuss. One topic is her upcoming US shows with fellow icon Chrissie Hynde, in support of Nicks’ 24 Karat Gold album. Another is rumours of a Fleetwood Mac tour – a tour that’s possibly a farewell one.

    But more pressing is the imminent release of Lindsey Buckingham/Christine McVie. It’s ostensibly a duo album from Mac guitarist Buckingham and keyboard player/singer McVie. In the set-up and billing, it feels like a successor to Buckingham Nicks. This legendary “lost” 1973 album was made by Stevie and Lindsey – then a couple – before the Californians joined a mouldering English blues band led by drummer Mick Fleetwood and assisted by bass player John McVie.

    I’m sure [Lindsey’s and Christine’s new album] is pretty great, because why wouldn’t it be?

    Their duo act didn’t last, and neither did their relationship. But Nicks’ and Buckingham’s songwriting contribution – not to mention their split, as famously documented in their songs on 1977’s 40-million-selling album Rumours – helped rocket-power Fleetwood Mac to Seventies rock’s mega-league.

    When we speak, Nicks hasn’t heard the Buckingham/McVie album. “I was gone when they were doing it,” she says. “I was in Nashville making 24 Karat Gold. And when they were finishing it, I was on this last tour. I’m sure it’s pretty great, because why wouldn’t it be?”

    John McVie (Christine’s ex-husband) and Mick Fleetwood also play on the album. Which begs the question: if Nicks had contributed, would it have been a Fleetwood Mac album? The band haven’t made an album since 2003’s Say You Will, so it feels like time…

    “It probably would have been, but I had just given three years to Fleetwood Mac [for the last tour] and I wanted two years off. And they decided to go into the studio and I said: ‘I’m not going. But you guys can do whatever you want.’”

    She understands why Christine was keen to make the album. The English keyboard player rejoined Fleetwood Mac in 2014 after a decade-and-a-half’s retirement in Kent.

    “Christine had been gone for 16 years and she had [only] done one tour and she needed to work. She needed to stand in front of those keyboards and write songs and play. And that’s why Fleetwood Mac will probably go back out next year and do a farewell tour,” Nicks reveals. “Because Chris really wants to. Because she was gone for so long.”

    For her part, Nicks can’t conceive of retiring. In that regard, her current partner is the perfect musical compadre. Both Nicks and Hynde have been through the sex and drugs and rock ’n’ roll wars. Tragically, The Pretenders’ frontwoman lost two band mates to drugs, while Nicks has had her own well-publicised battles with addiction in the Seventies and Eighties. She’s also had her share of intense love affairs: with Buckingham, with Fleetwood, and also with Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh and producer-turned-Apple-exec Jimmy Iovine.

    These days, though, she’s contentedly single, surrounded by a wide circle of musician friends and various godchildren. Nicks’ homes in Los Angeles – one on the beach in Venice and one in the nearby hills – are retreats where she can indulge her love of writing poetry, reading the Twilight novels and watching Game Of Thrones.

    That said: while both Nicks and ardent vegetarian Hynde, 65, are now both the epitome of clean and serene, they’re also capable of kicking up an onstage storm.

    “We became really good friends,” says Nicks. “She calls me the Elizabeth Taylor of rock ’n’ roll. Because I always arrive in [hair] rollers with my big Elizabeth Taylor sunglasses, and my hair’s usually wrapped because it was cold when we first went out on tour.

    “But on stage, we don’t feel old. And hopefully we don’t look old! When we feel it’s not cool any more, we’ll change our shows. We’ll do more intimate shows and we’ll do more ballads. We’ll never be age-inappropriate.”

    As for her ‘day-job’ band, their shows remain as huge, hits-filled and entertaining as ever. “When we did the last Fleetwood Mac show, on my birthday,” Nicks recalls, referring to the band’s gig at London’s O2 in May 2015, “it was the nicest birthday I’d had in ten years. Harry Styles brought back a cake. Mick [Fleetwood] has kind of adopted him. There are just women in Mick’s family and Harry is that tall, lanky musical son he always wanted, so they keep in touch.”

    Indeed, so do Styles and Nicks. A few weeks after our meeting, she joins the visibly awestruck 23-year-old onstage for three songs at LA’s Troubadour. Even the hottest 20-something in pop has his fanboy moments.

    No doubt Nicks’ UK fans, celebrity and otherwise, will be out in force at London’s Hyde Park in July. As part of the British Summer Time concerts, she’s playing with headliners Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers. She counts Petty as her lifelong musical brother, and she pops up several times in the Florida rocker’s recent authorised biography, Petty. And the affection between the pair goes both ways.

    “There was a point when Tom thought I was probably not going to make it,” says Nicks. “He said, ‘I started to expect I would get a phone call to say that Stevie had died from a drugs overdose.’”

    Nicks has always been wholly honest about her years abusing drugs, notably cocaine. But she’s come out the other side, not just intact but shining. The same, tragically, can’t be said for her friend Prince. The pair collaborated on Nicks’ 1983 solo album The Wild Heart, and the two remained close.

    “He was as against drugs as anybody I’ve ever known. But what happened with him was that from the very beginning, he was doing insane things like jumping off six-foot risers in little Argentinian heels – and smashing down into the ground.”

    Prince was reported to have died from an accidental overdose of the prescription painkiller Fentanyl.

    “He thought I absolutely was going to die of a drugs overdose. This guy gave me a lecture on over-the-counter cough medicine!” she exclaims. “That’s when I was totally a drug addict and he was straight as an arrow. He’d bring me cough medicine when I was sick and then I’d ask for another spoon of it, and he’d go, ‘I didn’t come here to start you on a new drug!’ I’m like, ‘Come on, really, please, seriously? ’Cos I’ve done way worse.’”

    That, however, is a long way behind her. Now Nicks gets all her highs playing shows. “When I go up on that stage, that arena is my own personal house of love. And I’m going up there to tell these funny stories and to make people pump their fists in the air. I want to bring joy to these people.”

    The same applies to Fleetwood Mac. Nicks “of course” will take part in the band tour she mentioned earlier. But will it really be a farewell trek? “Well, we’re not young. The thing is, I’m probably still going to be performing long after next year. But as for everybody else, I don’t know. We’ll be skating into our seventies.”

    For her part, performing is what keeps Nicks youthful and rocking – and with an energy and enthusiasm artists half her age would kill for. “Totally!” she says. “It’s the love of my life.”

    Craig McLean / Daily Mail (UK) / May 27, 2017 

  • RECAP: Uniondale, NY – Nassau Coliseum

    RECAP: Uniondale, NY – Nassau Coliseum

    On Thursday night, Stevie Nicks performed at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, NY (on Long Island) — the 48th and final show of the 24 Karat Gold Tour. Chrissie Hynde joined Stevie onstage for one last rendition of “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around.” After the song, each member of The Pretenders came out onstage to give final everyone hugs.

    During The Pretenders’ set, Chrissie dedicated “Hymn to Her” (from their 1986 album Get Close) to Stevie.  “That was for Stevie. This is the last night of our North American tour.”

    Photos

    Thanks and much love to Chanty Dee, NYCB Live, Josh Phillips, and Keith Scholder for sharing these photos.

    Stevie Nicks, 24 Karat Gold Tour, Uniondale NY, Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Long Island, April 6 2017
    (Josh Phillips)
    Stevie Nicks, 24 Karat Gold Tour, Uniondale NY, Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Long Island, April 6 2017
    (Keith Scholder)
    Stevie Nicks, 24 Karat Gold Tour, Uniondale NY, Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Long Island, April 6 2017
    (NYCB Live)
    Stevie Nicks, 24 Karat Gold Tour, Uniondale NY, Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Long Island, April 6 2017
    (Chanty Dee)

    Videos

    Thanks and much love to Mickie Esemplare, Diane Cerbelli Hohen, Michael Houlihan, Ally Novak, and Toodylala for sharing these videos.

    Gypsy (Mickie Esemplare)

    Starshine (Ally Novak)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78y3BsCcScg

    Moonlight (Mickie Esemplare)

    Stand Back (Toodylala)

    Stand Back (Diane Cerbelli Hohen)

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    Gold Dust Woman (Mickie Esemplare)

    Band Introductions / Edge of Seventeen (Michael Houlihan)

    Edge of Seventeen – end (Mickie Esemplare)

    More videos to be added soon!

    Reviews

    “The crowd was aware of the fact that they were in the presence of a rock and roll countess. Her 24 Karat Gold tour stop at Nassau Coliseum earned an A rating.”

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  • RECAP: Manchester, NH – SNHU Arena

    RECAP: Manchester, NH – SNHU Arena

    On Wednesday, Stevie Nicks performed at SNHU Arena in Manchester, NH — the 47th show of the 24 Karat Gold Tour.

    Photos

    Thanks and much love to Brenda G and Thomas Roy for sharing these photos.

    Stevie Nicks, 24 Karat Gold Tour, Manchester NH, SNHU Arena
    (Thomas Roy)
    Stevie Nicks, 24 Karat Gold Tour, Manchester NH, SNHU Arena
    (Brenda G)

    Videos

    Thanks and much love to DewdRocks and John Paiva for sharing these videos.

    Stand Back (DewdRocks)

    Gold Dust Woman (DewdRocks)

    Landslide (John Paiva)

    Twittersphere

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