Stevie Nicks performed again the ICC Sydney Theatre in Sydney on Wednesday night — the 60th show of the 24 Karat Gold Tour. This second and final show had been added to the tour schedule due to overwhelming demand.

For a second consecutive night, Stevie played to a packed house creating a magical and an inspiring night for fans.

The tour now heads about 150 miles northeast to the beautiful Hunter Valley, where Stevie will perform at the Bimbadgen winery in Pokolbin on Saturday night.

Photos courtesy of Kayleen Bell, Alyssa Lombardi, and Amy Stevenson — much love and thanks to you!

Videos

Much love and thanks to Nicole Barker, Colin Hay, and Anita S for sharing videos from this show!

Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around (Colin Hay)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7iZzzQ4SY8

Gypsy (Anita S)

Wild Heart/Bella Donna (Nicole Barker)

Outside the Rain/Dreams (Anita S)

Enchanted (Anita S)

Moonlight (A Vampire’s Dream) (Nicole Barker)

Crying in the Night (Anita S)

Gold Dust Woman (Anita S)

Edge of Seventeen (Nicole Barker)

Rhiannon (Nicole Barker)

Landslide (Nicole Barker)

Set List

1. Gold and Braid
2. If Anyone Falls
3. Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around (with Chrissie Hynde)
4. Belle Fleur
5. Gypsy
6. Wild Heart
7. Bella Donna
8. Enchanted
9. Outside the Rain (added 11/4/2017)
10. Dreams (added 11/4/2017)
11. Starshine
12. Moonlight (A Vampire’s Dream)
13. Stand Back
14. Crying in the Night
15. If You Were My Love
16. Gold Dust Woman
17. Edge of Seventeen
18. Rhiannon
19. Landslide

Stevie, I bow to your majesty. ✨✨✨ Edge walk from tonight! 24 Karat Gold Tour, Sydney, November 8, 2017 @StevieNicks pic.twitter.com/G9aDbtBJ87

— inthestillnessofremembering (@shoot_stevie) November 8, 2017

https://twitter.com/amy_stevenson5/status/927999287400710144

https://twitter.com/Nakattacks/status/928285458706055168

@StevieNicks thank you for coming to #Sydney again , loved your show and storytelling, and your tribute to my other favourite artist #Prince pic.twitter.com/KdzY3ZeBv1

— Kayleen Bell (@kayleen_bell) November 8, 2017

“Let me tell you something about castles in France: they do NOT have AIR CONDITIONING!” – Stevie Nicks’ version of relatable between-song banter is iconic

— Nick Bond (@bondnickbond) November 8, 2017

https://twitter.com/Megan_Pega/status/928205898790473728

So good listening to living legends sing – Stevie Nicks and Chrissie Hynde. #StevieNicks #Chrissiehynde @fiona_west @HatchMacleay pic.twitter.com/PdudS3cOdK

— Caroline Layt (@CarolineLayt) November 8, 2017

https://twitter.com/DecadentWish/status/928203737079808000

Good times playing in the courtyard of @ICCSyd before the @StevieNicks / @ThePretendersHQ show. Then we got to watch her sparkle. 🥂✨⚡️🌟 pic.twitter.com/9XZPhtsxKZ

— Imogen Clark (@Imogen_Clark) November 8, 2017

https://twitter.com/AlyssaJLom/status/928173997149233152

Stevie Nicks’ voice is a thing to behold.

The singer, who between Fleetwood Mac and a 36-year solo career has sold more than 140 million records, managed to build an intimate connection with 9000 people inside a convention hall, holding us spellbound for most of the two-and-a-half-hour set.

“I will sing you the story of the moonlight,” she sang on a new track, “Belle Fleur,” with a tone that worked like a balm, like wise counsel from an elder sister after a heartbreak.

She also built rapport with a bunch of stories. The one about her first big solo hit, “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” was poignant enough, given the recent death of its author Tom Petty, before the projection of an early-80s photo of the pair together sealed the emotional deal.

Then Chrissie Hynde brought the joy by singing the song with Nicks while sporting a blonde Petty wig. Her Pretenders had earlier pleased the crowd with a no-nonsense, hit-filled opening set.

Nicks’ tale of stealing then reinventing Prince’s “Little Red Corvette” for another big hit, “Stand Back,” packed a similar elegiac punch.

That song, “Gold Dust Woman” and “Edge of Seventeen” were highlights of the show, Nicks whirling and rocking harder than anyone on the edge of 70 (the milestone is next May) could be expected to.

But it wasn’t perfect. The seven-piece band, led by pre-fame collaborator Waddy Wachtel, is a crack unit but drowned out the unfamiliar lyrics of some newer songs.

And Fleetwood Mac’s “Rhiannon” didn’t deserve its rapturous reception – Nicks sang it a little flat and seemed bored by her signature song.

But all was forgiven after a lovely rendition of “Landslide” closed the night to a standing ovation.

“Time makes you bolder,” she sang over picked acoustic guitar. Here’s hoping we can all age as gracefully as Nicks.

Stevie Nicks plays at the ICC on November 8 and at A Day on the Green, Bimbadgen Estate, Pokolbin on November 11

Stevie Nicks
ICC, Darling Harbour, November 7
★★★★

Michael Bailey / Sydney Morning Herald / Wednesday, November 8, 2017