Raleigh show
 

a number of live videos and pics shared here, a lot as the shows are going on - https://www.facebook.com/groups/8972...98402120924078 both by the people who went to Nashville show and people who went to Raleigh show. there are snippets of Wish You Were here, Hold Me, Little Lies, Too Far Gone and other songs there.

I have a few pics and some vids shared on Facebook live and periscope; you can see the ones on facebook by scrolling through the link above.

We were upfront so not sure how the crowd was towards the back, but this venue has a big space between the front row and the stage so by the end of the show there must have been about 10-15 rows deep crowd of people dancing and singing along right in front of the stage. This venue usually has a rail but they had it removed for their show, which was really nice, plus we could lean on the stage. Both Christine's and Lindsey's mics are set really close to the edge of the stage.

As far as the flow of the show, once Sleeping Around the Corner kicks in, the energy becomes amazing and never goes down through all the new songs and old mac hits. People in front of the stage knew the lyrics and sang new songs with them. Even the show closer, Game of Pretend, which she introduces as not-Songbird, sounds really nice - once you get over those cheesy chorus lyrics, I cannot get myself to sing those, but their harmonies on those sound nice.

The show started late because of a torrential downpour just as the gates were about to open, I think the Walflowers must have started at 8:15pm or so (I'm sure someone can correct me) so they cut their set short and our macsters got on the stage I think around 9:15 maybe? I was afraid they may have to cut something because of the curfew but they didn't and they ended just a bit after 11pm.

So the set and the sequencing works great, if they'd just cut first 2 slow songs they currently use to start the show. Although people know NGBA so that always gets good reaction, but man does it drag. I didn't even bother coming to the stage before Wish You Were Here (which was gorgeous!) even though they did let the front row to the stage from before the start.

I saw your Too Far Gone vid on Periscope! Nice seats! ;)

I swear this is a real question: what do you mean when you said that they let the front row to the stage? Never been to a concert in the US before so I don't know how it works. It's entirely different here. :shocked:

Glad you had a blast! :thumbsup:

For Nashville, there was NO security in front of the stage. We easily made our way to the edge of the stage. I could've been unplugging keyboards, had I been so inclined.

yeah we were able to snatch front row when plats prices dropped. :nod:

in Raleigh, everyone who had front row ticket got "pit" bracelet and we were free to roam between the stage and the front row before the start of the show, during the Wallflowers, and for the first few songs. after a while i think band security must have requested they let everyone (or a good number of rows) to come upfront between the stage and the seats.

glad to hear that! good to know too, so it must be policy of the venue, not the band, if only front row is let up. it loos like the band wants people to come up to the stage (unless i guess there's no space).

Thanks to everyone for the reviews. It seems Chris and Lindsey picked 2 songs for the smaller venues. The slow acoustic Trouble was a shocker as an opener and Wish You Were Here does seem to fit a smaller venue compared to an arena. To those who have went. Do you think these songs would have fit on the big stage?

Thanks Elle!!! You are one of the best Ledgies!!! Even though you pick on my favorite member Stevie. :laugh::xoxo:

Hey pal, she had excellent taste. Back off!

Your favorite is Stevie?! I thought it was Christine... :shocked::woohoo:

I can't wait to hear Wish You Were Here! :blob2:

I'm still hoping for some concerts in Miami. :angel:

I'm happily surprised! I'm not used to that kind of treatment. Where I live there's no way you can't move forward if you don't push people away. You need a special talent, that of course I have. :p

I guess I will just follow the rest of the fans until they kick me out. :]

He's being a sh*t pot stirrer.

Was there with the wife last night and indeed got absolutely drenched. We ended up spending the hour or so delay in the convention center across the street. Didn't end up bringing any rain attire because, you know, only 30% chance of rain said the local weathermen, pssh. :lol:

Anyway, the show was great. A lot of empty seats especially in the back 3 sections but I'm sure that was because of the weather and people not wanting to come out in it. I was pretty sure last I had checked that a lot of those seats had been sold so I'm assuming that was the cause. But still, it was a great show with a lot of enthusiasm for both the hits and the new material. A lot of the people around us were conflicted about the slow opening but once Sleeping started the crowd really got into it.

Thanks for the review! :xoxo:

Glad to read on every review from every city how enthusiastic fans were around Christine and Lindsey. :nod:

Man Chris is really giving away that she's not playing anything. Hand running through her hair on the intro to hold me. Yikes

review
 

http://www.newsobserver.com/entertai...158138709.html

Christine McVie, left, and Lindsey Buckingham perform at Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh on June 25, 2017. Richard Moore/Special to The News & Observer
MUSIC NEWS & REVIEWS
JUNE 25, 2017 1:30 PM

Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie make even a rainy night in Raleigh fun
BY LEAH MOORE

A large crowd braved the rain Saturday night to see Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie, two-fifths of the revered rock band Fleetwood Mac, in a memorable show at Raleigh’s Red Hat Amphitheater.

The concert was a bit delayed due to thunderstorms, but it was worth the wait to see Buckingham’s unique guitar fingerpicking style and hear his harmonies with McVie. The sound was lush and layered, and if you closed your eyes, you were almost at a Fleetwood Mac show.

Buckingham and McVie opened with four songs they played without accompaniment – ”Trouble,” “Never Going Back Again,” “Wish You Were Here” and “Shut Us Down.” These were slow without a backing band.

Buckingham thanked the crowd for coming despite the weather, and then they launched – with the band – into “Sleeping Round the Corner” from their new album, an early highlight of the show.

Other favorites from the night were “You Make Loving Fun”; “Too Far Gone,” which really showed off drummer Jimmy Paxson, who has worked with Stevie Nicks; “I’m So Afraid,” which featured unbelievable guitar playing from Buckingham; and the classic “Go Your Own Way.”

The Fleetwood Mac songs the duo played were greeted with such enthusiasm from the crowd that it might have been a good move to play more of those. But the desire for their new work to stand on its own is certainly understandable, and largely, it did, although they are not the classics.

Buckingham, who did the majority of the talking during the evening, said when he and McVie came back together after her break from Fleetwood Mac, their songwriting chemistry was better than ever before.

“One of the other things that was a surprise and that was just a wonderful occurrence was that she started sending me song ideas, rough song ideas,” Buckingham said. “One thing led to another, and we realized we had an album on our hands. It was something no one saw coming and I guess we sort of sat around wondering what took us so long to figure that one out,” he said.

The Wallflowers, led by frontman Jakob Dylan, Bob Dylan’s son, opened the show.

SATC intro and start (intro to new album section of the show) -

I'd rather she not pretend to be playing if she can't play for extended periods anymore. She's nearly 74, so it would be completely understandable. Her voice and presence are good enough reasons for her to be back.

The canned backing vocals and music really kills my enthusiasm for the shows. I guess I'm more of a fan of songs being stripped down and revamped for concerts. I'm on the fence about seeing the Detroit and Chicago shows, especially since they announced the Dayton show.

Did either of them sign any autographs at any point during the night?

yes, Lindsey signed tons at the edge of the stage at the end of the show, but Christine seemed to have not noticed fans asking her to sign.

Oh awesome. Not sure which vinyl I'll bring to try and get signed. Maybe Tusk on the off chance I can get both of them too. Lindsey probably couldn't resist signing Tusk

most people holding up stuff to sign had BuckVie albums for them to sign - vinyls, CDs, etc.

Not in Nashville. We were there at least 15 minutes after it was over, and nobody was signing anything. But Lindsey IS the one who interacts with the crowd, and does 99% of the talking. Chris seems to sort of be in her own little world over there. Like she doesn't want to interact.

I noticed this too. It seemed to be nerves about her playing or hitting the notes in general at least to me. She did receive a lot of cheers and cries of "We love you" which made her smile every single time and wave so there's that. She also got a few joke boo's when Lindsey told the story of her quitting in '98 which got a lot of laughs.

I'm fine with her not playing so much. I'm sure part of it IS that she wants to nail the singing as much as she can. As someone who has been in a band, doing both can be tough at times and her her age...

Lindsey signed my Buckingham Nicks album. I didn't notice until
I'd gotten it home that he'd drawn a mustache on Stevie. That rascal.

What about Elton John and Billy Joel?

I wouldn't know if being mad at him for ruining my album or being happy for his endless creativity. :D

Did it have goat breath drawn in there, too? lol

BuckVie Concert Reviews
 

http://www.newsobserver.com/entertai...158138709.html

Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie make even a rainy night in Raleigh fun
BY LEAH MOORE
lmoore@newsobserver.com

A large crowd braved the rain Saturday night to see Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie, two-fifths of the revered rock band Fleetwood Mac, in a memorable show at Raleigh’s Red Hat Amphitheater.

The concert was a bit delayed due to thunderstorms, but it was worth the wait to see Buckingham’s unique guitar fingerpicking style and hear his harmonies with McVie. The sound was lush and layered, and if you closed your eyes, you were almost at a Fleetwood Mac show.

Buckingham and McVie opened with four songs they played without accompaniment – ”Trouble,” “Never Going Back Again,” “Wish You Were Here” and “Shut Us Down.” These were slow without a backing band.

Buckingham thanked the crowd for coming despite the weather, and then they launched – with the band – into “Sleeping Round the Corner” from their new album, an early highlight of the show.

Other favorites from the night were “You Make Loving Fun”; “Too Far Gone,” which really showed off drummer Jimmy Paxson, who has worked with Stevie Nicks; “I’m So Afraid,” which featured unbelievable guitar playing from Buckingham; and the classic “Go Your Own Way.”

The Fleetwood Mac songs the duo played were greeted with such enthusiasm from the crowd that it might have been a good move to play more of those. But the desire for their new work to stand on its own is certainly understandable, and largely, it did, although they are not the classics.

Buckingham, who did the majority of the talking during the evening, said when he and McVie came back together after her break from Fleetwood Mac, their songwriting chemistry was better than ever before.

“One of the other things that was a surprise and that was just a wonderful occurrence was that she started sending me song ideas, rough song ideas,” Buckingham said. “One thing led to another, and we realized we had an album on our hands. It was something no one saw coming and I guess we sort of sat around wondering what took us so long to figure that one out,” he said.

The Wallflowers, led by frontman Jakob Dylan, Bob Dylan’s son, opened the show.

Lindsey Buckingham, left, and Christine McVie.
Lindsey Buckingham, left, and Christine McVie. John Russo

Good to see some more videos. Thanks for all the reviews.

It's a shame Chris doesn't play much anymore.

They do look like they're interacting more in SATC, that's good to see. Chris looks like she is enjoying herself. She sounds great on GOP.

So many vocal backing tracks.

While Chris will always be my favorite, THIS is why I love him, too. He can't stand OGB, and it's obvious!:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

I don't know if he can't stand her. I think there are A LOT of unresolved issues between them and this is an example of it. He couldn't help doing it.
They're like children. It's amusing and pathetic at the same time. :lol:

It makes me want to hug him!:xoxo:

It makes me want to hug and kiss him and smack her in the head. :D

I've always said he's a spoiled brat, and I still stand by those words. However, we have a common ground, on which to unite.:p

And you might have to push me out of the way first, on both counts. :angel:

They may want to add "Hold Me" and "Wish You Were Here" on the next FM tour. :nod:


Even though I'd love for this statement to be true, because it would mean that in fact something circular happened :D , I very much doubt it was the case. They tried with a FM album first.

photo??? :nod: :blob2: