Exile opening for Fleetwood Mac
 

For those who went to a concert late 70s, does anybody remember Exile opening for Fleetwood Mac?

But everything changed when "Kiss You All Over" hit radio stations. Almost overnight, Exile went from playing clubs to opening for Heart, Aerosmith and Fleetwood Mac.

https://www.news-press.com/story/ent...kiss/23289569/

Tusk was the only 70's show I saw, and Christopher Cross was the opener.


Exile successfully made the transition from being a rock band into a country band.

You lucky duck
Christopher Cross was the artist of the year with his sensational debut album. I cant imagine what a concert. Tusk tour with Christopher Cross@

I was in 7th grade, and sick as a dog. I was completely into them, and Mom told me I was too sick, and couldn't go. THE HELL YOU SAY!!! I went!

The things you remember.....I went to the concession stand and then he started playing Ride Like The Wind. I think it was the only song of his I knew, and I was pissed that I was stuck in line during it!

At the Hollywood Bowl, the sun hadn't set yet. Cross started his set and played a bunch of songs, probably from his latest album. Then Nicolette Larson came onstage and sang the great "Lotta Love." Perfect song for a picnic at the Bowl in late summer as the sun was finally setting. Nicolette, in a long floral dress, did a few more songs, probably "Say You'll Be Mine," for example. Sometimes, at the Bowl, there's a little ocean breeze in the late, late afternoon, and it makes summer concerts so much cooler. In those days, rock concerts at the Bowl were laid back and coastal and so El Lay. So zen. They were nothing like getting mauled by the mob at one of the cavernous sports arenas, which always smelled like spilled beer to me. I was never a fan of the laid-back "Sailing," but it was the perfect musical backdrop to the Bowl experience that afternoon. And this was all before Fleetwood Mac came onstage (late, as usual, after the Mike Oldfield music played for twenty minutes over the PA). It was like getting a Swedish massage in the Hollywood Hills.

Are you high right now, my friend?:xoxo:

Isn't it weird how great Christopher Cross was out of the gate, with 4 singles, and struggled hard after that. I loved that first album. My girlfriend at the time played piano, and we worked up several of the songs from it. Oddly, our favorite song was never a hit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd1DTG9lwuQ

Mirage Tour
 

Men at Work opened for FM on the Mirage tour (in the midwest, not sure about the whole tour).

Yep, that's who it was in Indy. They were good, too.

At the first Mac show I attended - John Waite, John Cougar, and Loverboy were the openers. Rock Super Bowl XV in Orlando, September '82.

I was at one of the taped Forum shows for the Mirage tour..I seem to recall that Dave Mason opened or maybe that was for Tango :shrug:but Fleetwood Mac were great .The end an era.

I think Glen Frey opened for the Mac in LA during Mirage, no?

The Cruzados opened for the Mac for Tango. Mick saw them perform at a club and asked them to join. Not the greatest. The crowd went wild when they announced "This is our last song"

It was definitely not Glen Frey ..so it had to be Dave Mason . You're right about the Cruzados on Tango..they just were not that memorable to me.

Has anyone here ever actually gotten into Dave Mason(other than Steve MacD)?

I've never gotten it, and couldn't name you a song. I did see the Time Tour, and saw him open for someone(Journey???) a couple years ago in Nashville. BLAH. The only highlight was that he brought Bekka out for a couple songs.

It was kind of a boring set that is why I couldn't remember it well..He did have one hit that he played "Let's Leave it Alone "I think.He was in Traffic at one time .I did like them mostly because of Winwood.

It must have been Glen's night off ;)

https://stevienicks.bellaillume.com/...no%20tourbooks).

It must have been ..I'm not senile quite yet. I would have remembered seeing any of the Eagles live. Like I did Joe Walsh opening for Stevie on The Wild Heart.:rolleyes:

I believe you. I remember reading that Glenn did not exclusively do the entire second half after Men At Work left the bill. I think I actually remember reading that Glenn only performed one night at the Forum. So it totally makes sense that Dave played the night you saw them.

That would explain it..One thing that I can't remember is who opened for them the first time I saw Fleetwood Mac at the San Diego Sports arena in December 1979.That show was awesome too .I may have gotten there late .I was still in high school.

Danny Douma opened...

Danny Douma AllMusic Review by Rob Theakston

The opening harmonics on "Hurt to Pride" make it sound promising, but then the band kicks in and Danny Douma's debut recording seems mildly flaccid at first, echoing the musical DNA of several other southern California acts of the '70s. But as the recording continues, things pick up steam and Douma starts to develop a unique sound of his own. It's a polished effort through and through, with concerted efforts to break the mold of southern California rock. At times Douma succeeds with flying colors, and at other times he fails miserably. The big hit here, however, is "Hate You," a bluesy laid-back shuffle affair (think Fleetwood Mac's "Don't Stop"), which features everyone in the Mac (minus Stevie Nicks) and Eric Clapton as his backing band. Douma never made another album after this -- which is both a curiosity and an enigma, considering that his potential as a singer/songwriter could have been so much more with a bit more

https://youtu.be/2AcXBZWKFw4

Men at Work were slated to open originally, but when Fleetwood's LA shows were postponed to late October, Men at Work was out because of scheduling conflicts and Dave Mason and Jim Krueger were hired to open. The two did an acoustic set at the Forum. Glenn Frey was an opener for the specially arranged Irvine Meadows show, a medical benefit (also featuring Don Henley, Boz Scaggs, Joe Walsh, and JD Souther) and in Oakland.

Thanks you ! I was wondering when you were going to chime in:thumbsup:

We used to crack a tasteless joke about the Irvine Meadows (Verizon Wireless) show that Stevie Nicks was sharing a stage with four of her boyfriends (Mick, Lindsey, Don, and JD) and a fifth on the way (Joe). I think it still holds the world record.

Doug already mentioned Danny Douma and the Night Eyes. They were the opener in California in 1979. I have totally forgot what they sound like.

Speaking of openers, there was one time I recall where I loved the opener much more than the headliner's performance: Squeeze (one of the tastiest pop bands of its era, and I think fronted by Paul Carrack at that time) opened for Fleetwood in 1990 - and I think many of us really would have preferred that they stay onstage and Mac just stay backstage in the greenroom.

It's curious, I was just reading about C. Cross at Wikipedia and it calls the "curse of the MTV generation": After 1984, Cross's star quickly dimmed. As music television station MTV grew to dominate the mainstream music scene in the United States, Cross's style of music proved to be a bad fit for the network, and Cross' brand of adult contemporary music declined in popularity.


Reading that, now I wonder how would have been the Carpenters' future during the 80s if Karen had not died or suffered anorexia.

I'd guess the Carpenters probably would have faded as well, THEN had a resurgence a decade or so later.

I know Christopher Cross still tours, although I've never seen a date anywhere near me. I love that first album, and would go! Although I'll bet he's doing theaters, at best now.

Everytime I hear this song now, I think of you missing out wasting time at the concession stand waiting for a hot dog and popcorn. McDonald shows up for this one!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIza6AvI4MA


I think its an over statement that MTV killed Cross's career. He suffered a bit of a sophomoric jinx that came shortly. In 1981 he was top of the world. Several Grammy awards, Oscar for best song, 2 #1 songs and one #2 (ride like the wind) that really should have been #1 but I think "Physical" which was #1 for 9 weeks screwed it out of the #1 spot. His music was not as good as his first album as he embraced the synth pop of the mid 80's. Another star Paul McCartney also flopped mid 80s. He released 2 albums in the mid 80s that yielded NO hits let alone a hit video. It was because the music was crap. He embraced the synth pop which almost killed his career. This was post Say Say Say with Michael Jackson. Say what you will but Sailing and Ride Like the Wind hold up so much that they could be released today.

Popcorn anyone?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIza6AvI4MA

In Cross's case it did not help at all that he looked much more like a plumber than a member of Duran Duran.

Yeah, he was never much to look at, which certainly didn't help when MTV kicked in.

Y'all know the FM trivia on him, right?










He once drove a limo and drove members of FM one night.

And that was a complete 80s and/or MTV factor.

My point exactly.