Portland - opening night!!!!!!
 

just starting a thread. also Kristen posted some really nice tweets thanking the fans for all the support in anticipation of the first show -

Wishing @LBuckingham the best opening night on his “Best of” tour. I encourage everyone to go see this beautiful, poignant show. I will admit I shed a few tears after the past 8 mo we’ve had. Proud of him, his music and his soul. @fleetwoodmac

— Kristen Buckingham (@KBChrush) October 7, 2018

Being married and raising 3 kids for 22yrs isn’t always easy. Major ups and downs like most couples. FM shows me what a beautiful man I have and how lucky I am to be his wife. Y’all make this crystal clear. I am g8ful for the p’spective. Thank you.

— Kristen Buckingham (@KBChrush) October 7, 2018

THANK YOU TO ALL THE FANS!!! MUCH LOVE TO EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU!!!😘😘😘

— Kristen Buckingham (@KBChrush) October 7, 2018

Good luck Lindsey! Good luck on your tour!

Psyched for tonight. Am on the East Coast so looking forward to waking up to awesome recaps, pics and stories tonight from our friends in the PNW.

Set list? Did he shed any new light on tambourine witch and Gumby fl$$twood getting him fired?

Ok so far we have

Don't Look Down
Go Insane (full band)
Surrender The Rain
Not Too Late
Doing What I Can
I Must Go
Trouble (full band)
Street Of Dreams

Shut Us Down

Did he do the “This Nearly Was Mine” intro?

NGBA
Big Love
In our Own Time
Slow Dancing

soul drifter
Tusk
Holiday Road

I'm so Afraid
Go Your Own Way

From set list.com the last 3 are:

Turn it On
Down on Rodeo
Treason

"it was all Stevie"
 

#LindseyBuckingham setlist from the opening show in Portland (tonight he did Not Too Late for the acoustic set choice)
photo credit and setlist ownership @HootBansh (thanks so much Anita💗😘)#FleetwoodMac who? pic.twitter.com/pV7JTGQul4

— elle (@ellellew) October 8, 2018

and just in case somebody is still wondering:

Lindsey said to me at m&g "you know it was all Stevie?"

i said, as long as you are ok. he said "i'm ok" and he meant it. 💗

it was amazing fast-paced rocking show! 🎸🎤✨#LindseyBuckingham #FleetwoodMac-less #openingnight #bestof

— elle (@ellellew) October 8, 2018

Fantastic set list. December 4th can't come soon enough. And while I think we all knew where the fault was in this whole debacle, hearing him confirm it does make the hurt a little more raw. Onward Lindsey. You are so much better than that!

Great setlist
Its missing a few of my favorites but he never plays them ever anyway.

Can’t tell you how disappointed I am to not see Countdown on the set list. The one song I’ve waited 25 years to see him play but never have. In the words of Deandre Cole: C’mon, Lindsey...!!!

I was thinking the exact same thing!!! So disappointed, but I'll survive :laugh: I wonder why he doesn't perform Countdown? It might not be a favorite of his, maybe it's hard to perform, maybe he thinks it's not a fan favorite because it didn't chart? Who knows. Since it's on his anthology, I was really hoping it would make it on his set list.

At least we're getting Holiday Road!

But I’ve seen him do Holiday Road a few times. Countdown is the only song in my, say, Top 20 Lindsey/FM songs that I’ve never seen performed live. I was sure he’d do it this year! ☹️

So he confirms it. Wow. This is pretty big news I think. What the hell Stevie? What happened to make her do this? I've seen videos of the FM show and yes, some of it is pretty good, but it still isn't right. A lot of it is wrong. and what she did was wrong.

Don't forget.....sold out show too. :thumbsup:

He definitely needs to do a Howard Stern interview. I’d love to hear his honest take on what happened. I can’t imagine at this age that he cares if he ever goes back to do another Chain/Dreams/Everywhere/Rhiannon/Big Love/Landslide/fake hug/Tusk/etc tour with Fleetwood Mac. So just be honest and share your side man.

LB's been nothing but classy since the split, no reason to think he'd treat it as a bash session.

the set list looks amazing, but I too am disappointed to hear no Countdown.... but I've always wondered if 'waiting on the countdown, things about to turn around' was him thinking the OOTC album was going to do really well and take his solo career to a new level.....

and when it didn't, maybe it was just too disappointing. and who wants to revisit that........???:shrug:

oh miss elle I want to know so much more!!!! :eek::eek::xoxo:

does he know he should be paying you a fee as his publicist all these months?? A free ticket seems the least he could do!!! :shrug: ;)

That's an intriguing thought.

I was also looking forward to Countdown instead of Surrender the Rain and Streets of Dreams.

It was a great night. Really enthusiastic crowd. Not very much at first but we were glued to the stage from the very first song and I guess the crowd became more confident to stand up and dance and sing.

Great energy on stage. From Lindsey and the whole band. He was really happy to play his music. And so sweet at M&G. Sadly, there was no item signing but we all got our hug at the end. :)

My show is Saturday and have gotten no details on the M&G. Did ticket master send you info? What time do you show up for the M&G? Thanks.

Yes! But don’t worry about getting there too early. You’ll be ok even if you get there at the time the show starts. It’s not like they’re not gonna let you in!

See you on Saturday! :blob2:

Great, thanks

I can’t complain about that set list!

Those 1984 songs — Slow Dancing, Go Insane, and I Must Go — feature a lot of Fairlight wizardry and technology in the studio. Did his band replicate the studio sound or re-create them in a contemporary context?

I'm thrilled to see Slow Dancing in his concert set. First time ever, no? It's one of the best dance tracks from all the Macsters. It's Lindsey's Stand Back, only with lyrics that make sense.

For those of you guys who see him at the gigs or after, convince him to do a live album (or a radio simulcast) of a tour stop. Remember those old Westwood One Superstars Rock Concert broadcasts? I know, that's so 1985. But Lindsey could broadcast a show's audio via his YouTube channel or his website. It costs nothing to do this. His children could help him with the JavaScript!

Certainly much of it is downright odd. How many bands need two Hammond organs onstage?

Stevie and Mick?

Great show last night. LB is the man, and very nice in person.

Go Insane and GYOW were the highlights for me.

I thought the crowd was a little lame (and that opening act was a little uncomfortable too) but maybe that’s just because it was Sunday. I talked to several people who are following the band, going to multiple shows.

Also, I think they should think think about bringing Jimmy up front a little more. He’s kind of hidden back there.

I didn’t care for the venue. I know it’s a redone high school, but it still felt like we were at an assembly. LB still rocked it though.

Currently happier than ever that I took the plunge and will be travelling Stateside to see this tour!

those acoustic options are all so great -- why can't he just play each every night?

Looks like a fun and entertaining concert by the videos that were posted. I could listen to him play forever. He is truly a master of that instrument.

How long was his set?

Any chance Lindsey will ever play any of his more obscure Tusk songs? As much as he raves about that album, it seems like he shies away from a lot of them. I'd love to hear "That's All For Everyone"!

Anyway, for those of you that went, glad you all had a good time.

What an amazing setlist - so many great OOTC tunes! SOUL DRIFTER!!!

I hope he plays "Someone's Gotta Change Your Mind" at the Birmingham show! Another one of my faves! Looks like I've got only got a 16% chance, though. Fingers crossed!

Interesting rendition of Doing What I Can... It's great though!! I think I even like it better than the boots from the OOTC tour.