what i originally planned for 2018:
as a LB fan, i was looking fw to 2018, after a really nice 2017 with 2 very enjoyable legs of BuckVie tour.
i was especially looking fw to the new album and a solo tour in spring - summer. that was going to be fantastic!
as far as FM tour, i didn't care that much for that one, unless they were gonna do Carnival Begin, On With the Show and maybe some new songs - or Walk A Thin Line finally! - i really couldn't care less about FM tour. i figured i'd probably go because i can't resist seeing LB live, but i really prefer him solo or just with Chris over boring stale overpriced Mac tours. i've seen Mac in 2013 and then Classic 5 in 2014/15. as far as LB songs go, there's nothing interesting for me at Mac shows. in 2013 Sad Angel was a highlight, of course, and in 2014/15 i enjoyed him on Christine's songs, and enjoyed the dynamic between him and Christine, with her letting him free-reign guitar solos on her songs - something Nicks have made sure to castrate him on her songs way before any FM shows i attended. i was looking fw to SOTM on 2013 tour, and hated that his guitar parts which make that song for me were basically not there. so yeah, i hated myself in advance, because i knew Mac really offers nothing to me, stale boring setlist, but i probably wouldn't be able to resist going if that's the only way to see LB live in the second part of 2018.
once when rumors about concurrent solo and mac tour started swirling, it became exciting for a month! i was not looking fw to a longer wait for LB solo (we've been waiting since 2013!), but i was not gonna have to go see FM at all in 2018 if he was going to tour concurrently at the same time!
i figured maybe i'd go see FM DC show, in case they actually add an interesting song or 2, but other than that, LB solo was gonna be it for me!