The Other Side Of The Mirror Tour Stories

[nailatixela]

Ladies and gentleman...from the other side of the mirror....Ms. Stevie Nicks!

Here's the next tour stories thread. This one is for TOSOTM tour. If you went to this tour, please tell us your story! Anything you remember from that day.

This was the first (and last) time Stevie went to Europe for a solo tour. Where did you get to see her? How was she compared to previous tours? Anything you want to share please do.

[fleetwoodtrick]

Originally Posted by nailatixela

Ladies and gentleman...from the other side of the mirror....Ms. Stevie Nicks!

Here's the next tour stories thread. This one is for TOSOTM tour. If you went to this tour, please tell us your story! Anything you remember from that day.

This was the first (and last) time Stevie went overseas for a solo tour, Where did you get to see her? How was she compared to previous tours? Anything you want to share please do.

I thought she went to Australia on the Crystal Visions tour or something close to that?

[EnchantedKiwi]

Originally Posted by fleetwoodtrick

I thought she went to Australia on the Crystal Visions tour or something close to that?

She came in 2006 to Aus and Nz for her Gold Dust tour

[trackaghost]

The first concert I ever went to was Stevie at Wembley Arena on TOSOTM tour. At the time it was hugely exciting and enjoyable. Hearing the bootlegs years on it's pretty apparent that tour wasn't Stevie's greatest moment but I had nothing to compare it to at the time. I think I must have been the first person in my class at school to go to a rock concert though because, even though no one was a fan of FM or Stevie (a lot didn't even know who they were), I remember everyone being hugely interested in the fact I had gone to a concert.

[Dodfather]

I'm still waiting for Stevie to come to Europe on a solo tour again. I think we were really short changed over here with the Gold Dust/Crystal Visions tour...

[nailatixela]

Yes you are right, sorry about that. I meant to say this was the first and last time solo Stevie went to Europe.

[michelej1]

Here are a batch of interviews from that tour, including one where she talks about the earthquake.
http://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showthread.php?t=39868

[michelej1]

Albany Times Union (NY), August 31, 1989


OPENING ACT LIVELIER THAN STEVIE NICKS

Martin Moynihan Staff writer

SARATOGA SPRINGS

If it's red, this must be "Rooms on Fire." Turquoise with mutton sleeves and black lace, it's "Two Kinds of Love." Black with silver applique, it's the famous "Stand Back."

With two drummers, two keyboardists, two guitarists, two backup singers and a truckload of fashion shawls, singer Stevie Nicks brought her show into town Tuesday night.

Blessed with an intriguing voice despite a not-notably great range, the former Fleetwood Mac lead singer steered her concert, which included a costume change between virtually every song, away from her impressive list of hits.

Instead, the 41-year-old Nicks worked her husky voice around the aforementioned cuts from her "Other Side of the Mirror" album. She did not perform such Fleetwood Mac hits as "Rhiannon" or "Sara," nor some of her solo hits such as "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around."

The amphitheater of the Saratoga Performing Arts Center was less than filled, and a fickle rain kept the lawn crowd thin. But crowds rose to the occasional rousing song in what otherwise was as much a fashion parade as a rock music show. "Stand Back" drew a standing ovation, as did "The Edge of 17."

Opening act the Hooters from Philadelphia offered a livelier set than the headliner. Their act showed off the band's musical versatility and willingness to do different things.

Songs about love dominated, of course, with blues and Cajun blending with driving rock.

The band's 45-minute set included hits "And We Danced" and "All You Zombies," probably the highlight of the set.

It was the Philadelphia band's debut at SPAC. They ended the set with a keyboardist Rob Hyman shouting, "Thank you Syracuse. I mean Saratoga." Doesn't matter. They'll be welcome the next time.

[michelej1]

Worcester Telegram & Gazette (MA), August 20, 1989

STEVIE NICKS' FANS SHOW LOVE FOR SINGER
John J. O'Connor; Staff Reporter

MANSFIELD MANSFIELD - There was a lot of love at the Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts last night, and it was all aimed at Stevie Nicks.

The blonde performer, whose career hit the bigtime with legendary rock group Fleetwood Mac, knew how to entertain last night's sold out audience of 15,000.

Much of the audience was on its feet before Stevie walked out on stage and many remained standing, dancing or rocking with the performer through her 1:45 show.

The rock star last night performed many songs from her first album in more that three years, "The Other Side of the Mirror." They included "Alice," "Two Kinds of Love," and "Rooms on Fire."

She also performed many of her rock hits such as her Fleetwood Mac "Dreams."

Stevie moved very slowly around the stage while performing and did not seem to have the energy and pep of her backup singers and band.

Between songs, she would disappear behind the stage to put on a new hat or a new top to her basic black dress.

The performer has been known for her love of gauze and lace. Many women in the audience arrived at the show imitating Stevie's outfits.

She did not seem to realize she had such an adoring audience in front ofher until after several songs, stopping to say "thank you."

However at the end of her performance, she moved to the front of the stage and worked her way across the entire platform, smiling shaking hands and accepting flowers and stuffed animals from her fans.

Although her fans were with her all the way, they seemed to respond to "Whole Lotta Trouble" and "Two Kinds of Love," which she performed toward the end of her show.

At this point of show, Stevie also seemed to respond to the audience and looked as if she were enjoying herself.

[michelej1]

St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MO), September 16, 1989

STEVIE NICKS' SPACEY GYPSY SHTICK IS GETTING OLD

Doug Carroll
Of the Post-Dispatch Staff

WHAT DO YOU get when you cross late-period Elvis with Mae West?

You get someone who looks like Stevie Nicks - and, one hopes, is capable of putting on a better show than she did Thursday evening in the Muny's last concert of the summer.

The fact that Nicks drew a capacity crowd to the outdoor Forest Park theater was an attendance stunner matched only by the Cardinals-Pirates game that sold only 1,500 tickets earlier in the day.

Who were these people? Old Fleetwood Mac fans? Folks who couldn't get decent Stones or circus tickets? Gentlemen who prefer blondes? It's hard to say, but Nicks gave them a sappy, lackluster 90 minutes that was long on costume changes and short on just about everything else. Her voice still sounds like someone singing into an electric fan, but that isn't the half of it.

Nicks won't give up her spacey gypsy shtick and has become almost a self-parody at 41. She still dresses much like Yvonne DeCarlo in "The Munsters," and she changed her flowing cape after almost every song, in the grand Liberace tradition. If you're keeping score at home, the colors were red, yellow, blue, white, lavender, white (with sequins), black (with gold dots), aqua and ivory. And don't forget the top hat and tails or the monk-like thing she wore while doing her encore, "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?"

How's this for profound? Before calling it a night, Nicks told the crowd: "On this, the 20th anniversary of Woodstock, I'd like you to remember the ones who are no longer with us. They were poets, priests and legends." Earth to Stevie, Earth to Stevie.

Nicks' band of eight was decent enough. Robert Martin did some nice work on saxophone, French horn and keyboards and sang on the duet "Two Kinds of Love," from Nicks' current album "The Other Side of the Mirror." Peter Michael, Sheila E's brother, contributed a clever percussion solo in which he played drumstick pitch-and-catch with a stagehand. And backing vocalists Sharon Celani and Lori Perry Nicks (a sister-in-law) sinned only on "Rooms on Fire," when they donned red capes to match their leader.

The song list was a curious one, leaving off such solo hits as "Talk to Me," "I Can't Wait" and "If Anyone Falls," yet including Fleetwood Mac standards "Dreams" and "Gold Dust Woman." Nicks' duet hits "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" (recorded with Tom Petty) and "Leather and Lace" (with Don Henley) also weren't heard. A 13-song set is a little on the skimpy side from such an artist.

"Edge of Seventeen," from Nicks' 1981 solo debut "Bella Donna," dragged on interminably when she decided to work the front row, shaking hands and accepting a satin Cardinals jacket, among other things.

The Hooters, a Philadelphia band that hasn't been heard from in a while, opened the show with a 45-minute set that included material from their forthcoming album, "Zig Zag." The group, which has had a few medium hits, is led by a couple of versatile musicians in Rob Hyman and Eric Bazilian but had some difficulty overcoming bad sound.

Readers Respond , September 22, 1989:

It's a real shame that Doug Carroll, as evidenced in his Sept. 16 review, didn't enjoy the Stevie Nicks concert. I think it's more of a shame that he chose to slam the entire audience by saying we must all have been people who couldn't get decent "Stones or circus tickets." He asked, "Who were all these people?" The answer: devoted Stevie Nicks fans.

We all expected to see her and her unusual, ethereal style of appearance and performing that Carroll chose to call "spacey gypsy shtick." I wish I knew what Carroll expected - a gritty, down-to-earth rock show stamped out of the same mold as all the others? If so, I can see why he was disappointed, because Nicks is a creative songwriter and performer with her own style. The gowns, capes and hats that she wore are her signature. A Stevie Nicks show without that would be like Mick Jagger without tight pants.

As for the drawn-out version of "Edge of 17," this is also something expected by her audience. She has carried on this tradition beginning with the "Bella Donna" tour. It's a very giving artist who will take time out from a show to let her fans know how important they are to her. The many people who bring gifts for this rock legend would be very disappointed if they never got the chance to present them to her.

On one point I must agree with Carroll. I would have liked to hear a few more songs. I am aware, however, that Nicks is a perfectionist, and if songs weren't performed, I'm sure she had her reasons.

On behalf of all her fans at the show, I would like to thank Nicks for a fine evening filled with magic and fantasy, and to Carroll, may I say I'm sorry you didn't join us on the other side of the mirror.

Mickie Schwartz-Hodges, O'Fallon, Mo.

I can't remember the last time I've read a rock review as funny and acerbic as Doug Carroll's Sept. 16 review of the Stevie Nicks concert. I attended her concert with my girlfriend, and because of Nicks' many costume changes, we weren't certain whether we had attended a concert or a fashion show.

Carroll's description of Nicks as a cross between Elvis, Mae West and a Munsterish Yvonne DeCarlo was right on the mark. Also, his description of her singing style as something akin to singing into an electric fan was hilarious. Great review. Kudos to Carroll.

Larry Blandino, Florissant

After reading his Sept. 16 diatribe about her concert, I have no doubt that Doug Carroll is not and has never been a fan of Stevie Nicks. Who were these people? I'd say the rest of us in the capacity crowd were and are fans. Her voice still sounds like someone singing into an electric fan? Has Carroll been expecting her voice to change? If he doesn't like the sound of her voice, why on Earth would he go to one of her concerts?

I'd say Carroll was the one who couldn't get circus tickets, or the Post-Dispatch sent him to the concert on assignment. If the latter is true, the Post should make assignments more carefully.

Douglas Romanko, Godfrey

[daniellaaarisen]

Hmmm. This thread is interesting. I'm curious as to whether the tour started well and ended badly.... or if there was any other type of pattern? I'm guessing Klonopin has something to do with it. TOSOTM era isn't all too interesting to me but it does mark quite the transition period.

[iamnotafraid]

Stevie stood me up on this tour.
And I had some sweet seats!

[wheart]

the '89 show was my first time seeing Stevie. I remember like it was yesterday in my seat with my brother just staring at her mic stand, with all the ribbons, etc. I was mesmerized before the show even started. I also remember looking through that wonderful tourbook and I was just speechless. The show, however, was a tad bit disappointing. Not horrible but not what I had hoped for. First of all, she came out in the boks. Back then, she wore the boots and only the boots so when I saw those I was a little confused. She looked heavy, her hair was an enormous cloud of blond cotton candy and she didn't move at all, except to change clothes. I believe her foot was broken so its understandable why she didn't move but again, I was expecting something different entirely. But, it was magical nontheless for me since it was my first experience seeing her live. Her voice sounded great and she belted out the "And I thought that there was a connection" part on HAEWAFY. I remember the merchandise being really cool, too for this tour.

[amoscascott]

I rememeber that this tour was the first where Stevie didn't do the edge walk. It was on the boardwalk in Atlantic City. Very weird set-up, and I am glad that it was there for only that summer. She played at Bally's Park Place, but they had the stage set up on the actual boardwalk. The sides were covered with tarps, but anyone could at least hear the concert. I am not good with dates though, but I do rememeber that this show was after the 2 shows that I got to see at Jones Beach the previous 2 nights. I drove down from Jones Beach after the show and stayed at Bally's. I remember running into Christopher as well in the elevator. He was surprised that I had seen a few shows already on this tour. I was wearing my sweatshirt from the tour and he asked where I got it. I was also lucky enough to have been at both of the Garden State Arts Center shows in September of that year, as well as the show in Phili at the Mann Music Center.

If I am not mistaken, this was the first show on the tour where the tour books arrived. I remember waiting for them to come in and Christopher pulling them out of the box and giving me one of the first ones. I was happy. I think it was also at this show where I gave Stevie a huge painting that I did. It was also at this show that someone I was hanging in the parking lot with, let me hear the extended version of Sara. It was my first time hearing it. I wish I could remember which shows I gave Stevie a few of those dancing flowers that she had on stage with her.

[Troddew]

I too was at that Saratoga Performing Arts Center Show - I was SOOO psyched about that concert - i was supposed to go with someone that I had just met that year and Rooms on Fire was all about him (it came out at exactly the same time)
I brought my BuckinghamNicks album hoping to get it signed - I actually thought that I had a shot because i met her brother and some of the entourage - I almost had him convinced until I mentioned that I hope she wasn't wasted at this concert like she was the last time LOL - what a dork - anyway he understandable took a little offense to my comment and politely excused himself and I was left standing there with my friends and my unsigned album.

The concert was ok - Stevie had broken her foot and had her cast made to look as much like her boots as possible - She sounded a little drained but really shined on Alice and No spoken word - she even tried to do a couple of spins on her good foot so as to not disappoint her fans - a True Pro
I had brought one of those barbacue lighters to use as a lighter for the slower songs which really seem to surprise and scare a few people when I lit it off

Then at the end she closed with HAEWAFY - I had been watching the Red Rocks video a few million times so when she started talking to the audience about the men in her life I screamed out "but YOU are a legend" and lit the barbacue lighter - I mean I was LOUD and I know she couldn't see me but she looked in my direction and smiled and the crowd went nuts

Another awesome Stevie moment for me