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  • RECAP: St Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center

    RECAP: St Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center

    Scroll down for photos, videos, reviews, fan reaction, and the play-by-play tweets from Pioneer Press’ pop music critic!

    On Tuesday night, Stevie Nicks performed at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN — the 21st show of the 24 Karat Gold Tour.

    Performing in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, where Prince Rogers Nelson was born and raised, seemed to weigh heavily on Stevie’s mind, as she spoke emotionally about the late music icon. A bit choked up, she unexpectedly dedicated “Moonlight (A Vampire’s Dream)” to him, which she’s previously identified as her “most favorite song [she’s] ever written” at past shows. After performing the song, Stevie began to tell the story of the 2011 In Your Dreams song, but became overwhelmed with emotion and quickly exited the stage. After an unplanned extended instrumental introduction to “Stand Back” (the next song in the set), she finally returned to the stage to perform the hit 1983 single. Afterwards, she also told the crowd, ‘I don’t want to get hysterical again,’ before going into the story behind her and Prince’s famous “Stand Back” collaboration (clip below). Stevie mentioned that her ex-husband (former record executive Kim Anderson) was at this evening’s show, which added more context to the story. (Stevie was married to Kim when she wrote the lyrics to “Stand Back” and had been riding in a car with him when the two heard Prince’s “Little Red Corvette” playing on the radio.)

    Stevie Nicks
    (Brooke Lee)
    Stevie Nicks
    (Ayla)
    Stevie Nicks
    (Xcel Energy Center)

    Videos

    Much love and thanks to Denton P, mastenator, Stephanie Silva, and XcelEnergyCenter for filming and sharing these videos!

    Gold and Braid (XcelEnergyCenter)

    Gold and Braid (Denton P)

    Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around feat. Chrissie Hynde – short clip (Stephanie Silva)

    Starshine (Denton P)

    Stand Back (Denton P)

    “There is a story, a quick story It’s not really a quick story, but I don’t want to like get hysterical again, so I’ll just say that Prince and I actually — unbeknownst to Prince, of course, when I was writing it — wrote ‘Stand Back’ together. I was…this is so funny, my one and only husband happens to be here tonight. Hello, husband! You’re out there somewhere. Um, uh…but what happened was that, that my then-husband — my only husband actually I ever had — were driving on our honeymoon to, um, Santa Barbara,  and this song ‘Little Red Corvette’ came on. And I was just like thrilled with his song. And I started — yes, oh yes, I had pencil and paper in the car — started like writing these words as I’m singing along, you know, and, and my husband’s like, ‘Well, you know, it’s already his song, you really can’t.’ And I was like, ‘Oh yes, I can! I’ll call him and I’ll just, I’ll sing it for him on the phone, and he’ll like it.’ And so, what..exactly what I did, so we have to pull over to a drug store and buy a cassette — cassette, oh yes — and record it when we get to the like San Ysidro Ranch, where we’re going for our honeymoon, right? He’s like, “OK, great!’ So we do, we get the recording equipment, we go —which is only this big (Stevie makes a small square with her hands) — we go up to our room and we…I sing over ‘Little Red Corvette’ and even my then-husband, his name is Kim, Kim said, ‘It’s good, it’s really good.” So um, yeah, you should call him and tell him that you’ve done this.’ So I said, “Of course I’m gonna, I’m honest, so.’

    We go back to Los Angeles, and I go into Sunset Sound Recording Studio, and I find somebody who knows how to get in touch with Prince. And so, I call him and I don’t even think he’s in Los Angeles, but he is. And I said, ‘Well…’ I told him the quick story, and I said, ‘So can you come over? And he said, “Well, sure.” And so he did, he came over! And um…I know! And he walks in and he is dressed to the nines. He is the purple one, gorgeous. And I’m stunned you know because, because I’m also dressed to the nines because we, that’s how me and the girls dressed when we went into our recording sessions. So we’ll all totally dressed up. And so he comes in and he plays synthesizer, and he plays organ, and he plays piano, and does a little guitar, and, and he likes it, and he gives me permission, and I said, you know, ‘I mean, it’s half of yours, right?’ And he’s like, ‘OK.’ And he’s — whoosh! — gone in a puff of purple poof, gone.

    And that was my relationship with Prince for many years, which was, I would just see him for a little while and then he’d just be gone, you know? He was just like that amazing kind of strange friend that just kind of came in and out of your life. So anyway, that’s… The great thing now is that whenever you hear ‘Stand Back’ or ‘Little Red Corvette,’ you can like kind of put them together because they are together, and they’ll always be together forever…and I will always have that. So whenever I sing ‘Stand Back,’ he’s always right here standing next to me. So um, anyway, that’s the story.”

    Gold Dust Woman (Denton P)

    Landslide (mastenator)

    Play-by-Play by Ross Raihala, pop music critic for @PioneerPress

    Reviews

    Stevie Nicks enchants audience at the X with songs, stories and the spirit of Prince
    Stevie Nicks is now 68, but there’s always been a sort of timeless quality about her, like her soul has been kicking around for centuries, wrapping its hosts in shawls, lace and fringe. Remember, this is a woman who crafted the nostalgic, contemplative “Landslide” when she was just 25.—Ross Raihala / Pioneer Press (Read the full review here.)

    Stevie Nicks, the Pretenders deliver knockout one-two punch at Xcel
    After the Pretenders’ super-charged set, an announcement: “Stevie Nicks will be out in 25 minutes.” The stage was radically altered for Nicks and her big band — two keyboards, one bass, two guitars, two backup singers, and a drummer. Nicks came out last, naturally, backlit by the projection of a rising sun and surrounded by chandeliers. Bathed in golden light from top to bottom, the band launched into the joyous, buoyant “Gold and Braid.” Obviously, Nicks was wearing her platform boots, flowing capes, and surplus scarves. —Chad Werner / City Pages (Read the full review here)

    Fan Twittersphere

    https://twitter.com/p_s0909/status/806361665449132032

    https://twitter.com/MaggieBethA/status/806360826869403649

    https://twitter.com/paper_sleeves/status/806359762480807941

    https://twitter.com/YouKnowKoe/status/806359320237633536

    https://twitter.com/annagedstad/status/806353936030593025

    https://twitter.com/bebeIestrange/status/806348954082439168

    https://twitter.com/melissakmartz/status/806347382975791104

    https://twitter.com/bebeIestrange/status/806346235951120385

    https://twitter.com/WesShirola/status/806345554515075072

    https://twitter.com/NatalieDaher7/status/806341411276779521

    https://twitter.com/lindadgibeau/status/806333686593548289

  • VIDEOS 1/16: Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul MN

    VIDEOS 1/16: Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul MN

    Fleetwood Mac began the second leg of their “On With The Show” tour on Friday night, performing at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. The band will play another thirty-nine shows in the United States, before heading across the pond to the United Kingdom in late May.

    Stevie gave a “crazy” Landslide dedication to an absent friend: “I know this is the city of Prince. And I’m friends with him, even though I never see him because he is the shadow figure. But I am friends with him, so I’m going to dedicate this to Prince, even though we all know he’s not here. We can have a moment of silence for Prince. So this is for you, Prince, wherever you are.”

    Videos

    Thanks to Rayne Olsen, Wallystrom, Jack Flash, Tom Sommers, Sarah Sanchez, Nancy Mc, TheFreyFamily, Bluejay MusicChannel, John Page

    The Chain (courtesy of BlueJay MusicChannel)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Qrc18w-0bg

    You Make Loving Fun (courtesy of BlueJay MusicChannel)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNpYwTYsRN8

    Dreams (courtesy of Rayne Olson)

    Second Hand News (courtesy of BlueJay MusicChannel)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KceozxU2ZVc

    Rhiannon (courtesy of Wallystrom)

    Everywhere (courtesy of BlueJay MusicChannel)

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

    I Know I’m Not Wrong (courtesy of Jack Flash)

    I Know I’m Not Wrong (courtesy of Tom Sommers)

    I Know I’m Not Wrong (courtesy of Sarah Sanchez)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkMb53SNwfU

    Tusk (courtesy of Nancy Mc)

    Tusk (courtesy of TheFreyFamily)

    Tusk (courtesy of Sarah Sanchez)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qahRGbRbiJI

    Say You Love Me (courtesy of Sarah Sanchez)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-8m9jNnAr0

    Big Love (courtesy of Wallystrom)

    Landslide (courtesy of Wallystrom)

    Landslide (courtesy of Sarah Sanchez)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIS9avr4Xtk

    Landslide (courtesy of Rayne Olson)

    Never Going Back Again (courtesy of Sarah Sanchez)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51CwVPh_cR8

    Never Going Back Again (courtesy of Jack Flash)

    Gypsy (courtesy of Sarah Sanchez)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiCu0bIL5Lw

    Gold Dust Woman (courtesy of Rayne Olson)

    Gold Dust Woman (courtesy of Wallystrom)

    Gold Dust Woman (courtesy of Sarah Sanchez)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NTV8T9FaTA

    I’m So Afraid, partial (courtesy of Bluejay MusicChannel)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy00ZQ_6qBY

    Go Your Own Way (courtesy of Sarah Sanchez)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKl-_YPByXQ

    Go Your Own Way (courtesy of Bluejay MusicChannel)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBGDHnHQ9LE

    World Turning (courtesy of Bluejay MusicChannel)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BHSV3BVM9s

    Band Intros + Don’t Stop (courtesy of Bluejay MusicChannel)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4KJaJvxzeo

    Don’t Stop (courtesy of Sarah Sanchez)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVwOYJ8pzhk

    Don’t Stop (courtesy of John Page)

    Songbird (courtesy of Bluejay MusicChannel)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7q9_uOcMMw

    Songbird (courtesy of Cassafrassism)

    Songbird + Final Bows (courtesy of Jack Flash)

    Reviews

    Setlist

    1. The Chain 13. Landslide
    2. You Make Lovin’ Fun 14. Never Going Back Again
    3. Dreams 15. Over My Head
    4. Second Hand News 16. Gypsy
    5. Rhiannon 17. Little Lies
    6. Everywhere 18. Gold Dust Woman
    7. I Know I’m Not Wrong 19. I’m So Afraid
    8. Tusk 20. Go Your Own Way
    9. Sisters of the Moon 21. World Turning
    10. Say You Love Me 22. Don’t Stop
    11. Seven Wonders 23. Silver Springs
    12. Big Love 24. Songbird
  • REVIEW: Fleetwood Mac more relaxed, in sync

    REVIEW: Fleetwood Mac more relaxed, in sync

    In Twin Cities encore, Fleetwood Mac is more relaxed, in sync

    The full “Rumours”-era lineup of Fleetwood Mac returned to the Twin Cities on Friday night for a triumphant, wildly entertaining performance at St. Paul’s Xcel Energy Center in front of a sold-out crowd of more than 15,000 grinning, cheering fans.

    Christine McVie, who retired in 1998 after the first “Rumours” reunion, rejoined the group last year. After spending time in the studio with Lindsey Buckingham for some songwriting and recording sessions (Stevie Nicks was busy promoting her solo album), the band hit the road for a tour that kicked off Sept. 30 at Minneapolis’ Target Center.

    How much has the show changed in 3 1/2 months? Not at all, judging by the set list. The group played the same two dozen songs and even indulged in some of the same stage banter.

    Beneath the surface, though, the evening radiated with a looser, more casual vibe. Back in September, the band played with nervous energy, flubbing some early numbers and echoing the same “I can’t believe I’m seeing this” vibe as the audience.

    But the 39 concerts that followed, and several weeks off for the holidays, left us with a more polished, in-sync version of the band.

    Pioneer Press: John Autey
    Pioneer Press: John Autey

    Now 71 and the oldest musician on stage, McVie impressed with her confident, strong vocals and the glow of a woman half her age. Her presence on stage has forced Nicks, 66, to step up her game in the vocals department. She’s chattier, too, and told Friday’s crowd “Landslide” was dedicated to her friend Prince.

    Buckingham, 65 and the baby of the group, spent his time shouting, scowling, gritting his teeth and ripping one fiery guitar solo after another.

    “Rumours” famously documents the destruction of three relationships: Buckingham and Nicks; Christine McVie and her bassist husband John; and drummer Mick Fleetwood and his wife Jenny Boyd. Why would, 38 years later, five of the six people involved share the stage and rehash decades-old issues. After all, they played nine of the 11 “Rumours” tracks Friday, along with “Silver Springs,” a b-side from the era.

    Well, money has something to do with it. The single Target Center show in September pulled in more than $1.8 million. Scalpers are getting rich, too, as Forbes reported the tour is the most expensive ticket on the secondary market right now, with an average price of $305, above Taylor Swift ($260) and U2 ($255).

    At the same time, artistry and mortality both figure in there as well. John McVie underwent cancer treatments in 2013. Buckingham and Nicks have both spent recent years focusing on well-received solo albums. And Buckingham’s grumpiness aside, there is a spark in the 2015 Fleetwood Mac that was missing during the ’00s tours.

    As fun as it’s been to see them back together, twice now, it’s exciting to see if they still have got any great new music left in them. They should never break the chain.

    Pioneer Press: John Autey
    Pioneer Press: John Autey

    Ross Raihala / TwinCities.com Pioneer Press / Friday, January 16, 2015

     

  • REVIEW: Familiar flair

    REVIEW: Familiar flair

    Review: Fleetwood Mac reprises familiar flair at Xcel Energy Center. Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham injected their usual emotional energy at Xcel Energy Center in opening the second leg of the band’s reunion tour.

    Stevie Nicks, left, and Lindsey Buckingham performed Friday night with Fleetwood Mac at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
    Stevie Nicks, left, and Lindsey Buckingham performed Friday night with Fleetwood Mac at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. (Photo: Courtney Perry)

    Fleetwood Mac
    Xcel Energy Center
    Saint Paul, Minnesota
    Friday, January 16, 2015

    Pink did it. So did Bruno Mars.

    Last year, they both came back to the Twin Cities for the second time on the same tour and they were noticeably better the second time around.

    Fleetwood Mac returned to the Twin Cities on Friday for a second time in four months and they didn’t do it. They weren’t better. But they were noticeably different even though they played the exact same set list at the Xcel Energy Center as they had at Target Center in September.

    (Photo: Courtney Perry)
    (Photo: Courtney Perry)

    The Minneapolis show was all about the return of singer/keyboardist Christine McVie after a 16-year retirement. That concert, the first on the On with the Show Tour, was about giddy excitement, a rush of adrenaline and a warm, fuzzy feeling that this fractured family was somehow whole again. It was an evening of the democratic, polite, respectful Fleetwood Mac.

    Since then, the Rock Hall of Fame fivesome played 39 more concerts, took a four-week break for the holidays and chose St. Paul as the kick-off for the second leg of the tour. But Friday’s performance had a changed vibe. This wasn’t about the joy of having McVie back on board. Or as Stevie Nicks put it early in the evening: on the last leg, she would say that Fleetwood Mac welcomed McVie back and now it’s simply “she’s back.”

    (Photo: Courtney Perry)
    (Photo: Courtney Perry)

    This gig felt like “we’re getting back to work.” Sure, McVie’s contributions were significant, apparent from the opening notes of the first song, “The Chain,” with her high vocal harmonies ringing through clearly. There were several songs, including “You Make Lovin’ Fun” and the closing “Songbird,” that have returned to the repertoire after a long absence to the delight of fans. But McVie wasn’t the spark plug on Friday.

    No, that duty fell once again to singer/guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, who frankly has carried this band by force of personality (and will) and an obsessive attention to detail, pretty much ever since he and Nicks joined in 1975.

    (Photo: Courtney Perry)
    (Photo: Courtney Perry)

    With the sell-out crowd of nearly 16,000 not acting as amped as the Target Center crowd, the band kind of cruised along Friday, sounding good but never great. A good hour into the 2½-hour set, Buckingham took over for a solo version of “Big Love” and the intensity and momentum began building.

    Next Nicks joined him for “Landslide,” which she dedicated to her old pal Prince even though he wasn’t in attendance, and the couple who’d turned around Fleetwood Mac in the mid-’70s turned around this show midway. Their romantic tension that has fueled the band propelled the song, which ended with her hitting a high note, then glancing at him for approval, him rolling his eyes playfully and them grasping hands as the lights faded.

    (Photo: Courtney Perry)
    (Photo: Courtney Perry)

    Then came arguably the night’s highlight, “Never Going Back Again,” with Buckingham on lead vocals, Nicks on harmonies and their blend sounding like a male-female Everly Brothers. Buckingham was so overjoyed with their performance that he walked over to Nicks afterward in the darkness and gave her a hug that screamed “hot damn.”

    (Photo: Courtney Perry)
    (Photo: Courtney Perry)

    For the rest of the night, this band of geezers, ages 65 to 71, was as good as they’re likely to get at this stage of their lives and career (drummer Mick Fleetwood started this band in 1967 in England). “Over My Head” was appealingly countrified. “Gypsy” found Nicks in all her Stevie Nicksness, with a mystical story to introduce it and trippy dancing to elevate it. Buckingham, an underrated guitarist who seizes solo opportunities aggressively, went insane on “So Afraid.” “Go Your Own Way” was the perfect combination of emotion and release.

    (Photo: Courtney Perry)
    (Photo: Courtney Perry)

    If Frank Sinatra sings that love is lovelier the second time around, then someone could conclude that Fleetwood Mac made loving more fun the second half of the second time around.

    Twitter: @JonBream • 612-673-1719

    Jon Bream / Star Tribune / Saturday, January 17, 2015

  • The Mac is back!

    The Mac is back!

    Fleetwood Mac kicked off Leg 2 of the ON WITH THE SHOW TOUR on Friday night, performing at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

    Stevie dedicated “Landslide” to Prince, who grew up in the “Twin Cities” of Minneapolis and Saint Paul. Friends for many years, Stevie and Prince collaborated on her 1983 hit “Stand Back.”

    (Photo: em)
    (Photo: em)
    (Photo: Jonathan Bing)
    (Photo: Jonathan Bing)
    (Photo: Caleb B)
    (Photo: Caleb B)
    (Photo: crawlykins)
    (Photo: crawlykins)
    (Photo: Jeff Kays)
    (Photo: Jeff Kays)
    (Photo: Jonathan Bing)
    (Photo: Jonathan Bing)
    (Photo: Kirk Marty)
    (Photo: Kirk Marty)
    (Photo: Lori & Julia)
    (Photo: Lori & Julia)
    (Photo: Malia Rowell)
    (Photo: Malia Rowell)
    (Photo: RFH)
    (Photo: RFH)

    Set List

    1. The Chain 13. Landslide
    2. You Make Loving Fun 14. Never Going Back Again
    3. Dreams 15. Over My Head
    4. Second Hand News 16. Gypsy
    5. Rhiannon 17. Little Lies
    6. Everywhere 18. Gold Dust Woman
    7. I Know I’m Not Wrong 19. I’m So Afraid
    8. Tusk 20. Go Your Own Way
    9. Sisters of the Moon 21. World Turning (encore 1)
    10. Say You Love Me 22. Don’t Stop
    11. Seven Wonders 23. Silver Springs
    12. Big Love 24. Songbird (encore 2)
  • ON WITH THE SHOW TOUR resumes tonight!

    ON WITH THE SHOW TOUR resumes tonight!

    Fleetwood Mac kicks off Leg 2 of the ON WITH THE SHOW TOUR tonight in Saint Paul, Minnesota, performing a show at the Xcel Energy Center. Check back later tonight for the concert recap.

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