Fleetwood Mac in Australia 2009???

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Undercover.com.au, August 13, 2009

http://undercover.com.au/News-Story....Coming_To_Town

Fleetwood Mac Is Coming To Town
by Paul Cashmere - August 13 2009
photo by Ros O'Gorman


You better watch out. You better not cry. You better not pout, I’ll tell you why. Fleetwood Mac is coming to town.


The Australian and New Zealand leg of the Fleetwood Mac Unleashed tour is expected to kick off in New Zealand in late December with Australian dates early January..

Ticketmaster New Zealand has announced the tour and has added a waitlist for tickets to the site. “Fleetwood Mac, one of the most popular rock bands in history, are coming to New Zealand as part of their upcoming tour,” the statement reads.

This will be Fleetwood Mac’s first tour of Australia in 5 years. It will feature Stevie Nicks, Lindsay Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood and John McVie but not Christine McVie. Christine retired from the band a decade ago and is happily living back in the UK.

Sheryl Crow also won’t be in the band although there was a rumour that she was going to replace Christine at one stage. In a telephone hook-up with Undercover to announce the World Tour, Stevie Nicks confirmed that was true. “We were ready to go in and called her and needed her to come for two or three days to just play. It was Mother’s Day and she had invited 300 people in her family there. It was her first Mother’s Day as a mom and she could not do it. At that point she said “I am going to have to pass”. I said “I think you are making the right decision. You have a new baby, you have survived breast cancer and Lance Armstrong. I don’t think this is the right thing for you”. That is what happened with Sheryl Crow. She is still our friend and I still adore her. She is one fm my dearest friends,” she said.

An announcement is expected next week.

Here is what Michele left out of this article. I found it interesting how they identify where each song originates from.

Here is the setlist for the Unleashed tour:

Monday Morning (from Fleetwood Mac, 1975)
The Chain (from Rumours, 1977)
Dreams (from Rumours, 1977)
I Know I'm Not Wrong (from Tusk, 1979)
Gypsy (from Mirage, 1982)
Go Insane (from Lindsay’s Go Insane, 1984)
Rhiannon (from Fleetwood Mac, 1975)
Second Hand News (from Rumours, 1977)
Tusk (from Tusk, 1979)
Sara (from Tusk, 1979)
Big Love (from Tango In The Night, 1987)
Landslide (from Fleetwood Mac, 1975)
Never Going Back Again (from Rumours, 1977)
Second Hand News (from Rumours, 1977)
Storms (from Tusk, 1979)
Say You Love Me (from Fleetwood Mac, 1975)
Gold Dust Woman (from Rumours, 1977)
Oh Well (from Then Play On , 1969)
I'm So Afraid (from Fleetwood Mac, 1975)
Stand Back (from Stevie’s The Wild Heart, 1983)
Go Your Own Way (from Rumours, 1977)

World Turning (from Fleetwood Mac, 1975)
Don't Stop (from Rumours, 1977)
Silver Springs (Rumours outtake)


http://undercover.com.au/News-Story....Coming_To_Town

[mylittledemon]

How about they shake it up a bit and add some "Sisters of the Moon" and maybe some "Tango in the Night" tracks?

[carrie721]

i think they should take out "storms" and "i know i'm not wrong" and do 2 more versions of landslide in their place.

[StreetAngel86]

Originally Posted by mylittledemon

How about they shake it up a bit and add some "Sisters of the Moon" and maybe some "Tango in the Night" tracks?

HELLA YAH

or

scrap the WHOLE setlist
and just do SOTM and EFO and Tango

[daniellaaarisen]

Originally Posted by StreetAngel86

HELLA YAH

or

scrap the WHOLE setlist
and just do SOTM and EFO and Tango

Oooh, good thread idea-- dream set lists.

[StreetAngel86]

Originally Posted by daniellaaarisen

Oooh, good thread idea-- dream set lists.

im gonna keep harping on about SOTM
coz the last time they performed it...i wasn't yet born
and EFO is just my fave Mac song EVER besides Rhiannon
and i neeeeeeeeed to hear that live dammit

[Erin]

Originally Posted by carrie721

i think they should take out "storms" and "i know i'm not wrong" and do 2 more versions of landslide in their place.

You're wrong, it should obviously be two more versions of Rhiannon.

To the people who want SOTM, I don't think you would like what you got. That ship has sailed. Now Thrown Down or Destiny Rules would be great additions.

[DoubtfulMiracle]

More winery talk....

Fleetwood Mac To Play Australian Wineries

by Paul Cashmere - August 15 2009
photo by Ros O'Gorman

Expect an announcement any day now for Fleetwood Mac playing the Australian wineries as part of their Unleashed tour.

The Australian and New Zealand tour is set for December and will include the winery shows, Undercover hears.

Current published dates for Fleetwood Mac’s Unleashed tour go through to the European tour in November. Australasia is next.

The Unleashed tour is a greatest hits tour. There is no new music from Fleetwood Mac in the works. In a phone hook-up with Undercover, Lindsey Buckingham said that not having new music on this tour "frees you up to enjoy each other as people. Let’s have a good time and value the friendships and history. It takes the pressure off and allows more fun than we would normally be able to have."

The Fleetwood Mac line-up is Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood and John McVie. Christine McVie has been out of the band for more than a decade now and happily living the retired life in England. "I’ve been the only girl in Fleetwood Mac since 1998, so I’m used to it now,” Stevie said during the conference all. “But I miss Christine. The loss of Christine as one of my best girlfriends was horrific to me. Not a day goes by that I don’t wish she would call up and say, 'I’m back.' "

Fleetwood Mac Australian dates will be announced this week.

http://undercover.com.au/News-Story....alian_Wineries

Imminent announcement of dates - awesome. That sounds more certain than the last article.

Persistent talk of winery dates - pretty average.

If they play a couple of wineries in addition to the regular venues in the major markets, that's cool, but if they choose to do only winery shows in certain states at the expense of a regular venue, that's not so cool.

Thankfully, Qld's not overly famous for its wineries, although there is this pesky little one about five minutes down the road from me which some artists seem to be fond of playing.

Wineries just seem far too refined for the Mac. I want indoor loudness!

[StreetAngel86]

Originally Posted by Erin

You're wrong, it should obviously be two more versions of Rhiannon.

To the people who want SOTM, I don't think you would like what you got. That ship has sailed. Now Thrown Down or Destiny Rules would be great additions.

actually i would
i dont want a Mirrored version of Mirage's Sisters......
i want a reworked, reinvented version

HOWEVER

i would forgo that to hear TD once

[vivfox]

by Paul Cashmere - August 15 2009
photo by Ros O'Gorman


Expect an announcement any day now for Fleetwood Mac with an Australian winery included as part of their Unleashed tour.


The Australian and New Zealand tour is set for December and will one winery show, Undercover hears.

Current published dates for Fleetwood Mac’s Unleashed tour go through to the European tour in November. Australasia is next.

The Unleashed tour is a greatest hits tour. There is no new music from Fleetwood Mac in the works. In a phone hook-up with Undercover, Lindsey Buckingham said that not having new music on this tour "frees you up to enjoy each other as people. Let’s have a good time and value the friendships and history. It takes the pressure off and allows more fun than we would normally be able to have."

The Fleetwood Mac line-up is Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood and John McVie. Christine McVie has been out of the band for more than a decade now and happily living the retired life in England. "I’ve been the only girl in Fleetwood Mac since 1998, so I’m used to it now,” Stevie said during the conference all. “But I miss Christine. The loss of Christine as one of my best girlfriends was horrific to me. Not a day goes by that I don’t wish she would call up and say, 'I’m back.' "

An official announcement for the tour is due soon.

Fleetwood Mac expected Australian dates:

December 1 and 2, Brisbane, Entertainment Centre
December 5, Hunter Valley, Hope Estate Winery
December 7 and 8, Sydney, Acer Arena
December 11 and 12, Perth, Members Equity
December 15 and 16, Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena
December 19, New Zealand

http://undercover.com.au/News-Story....alian_Wineries

[vivfox]

Conserning the article I just posted I have one question: What in the world is Australasia?

[daniellaaarisen]

Dream of my life that will never, ever happen:

Fleetwood Mac plays a show at both the Oracle (Oakland) and HP Pavillion (San Jose), followed by an evening at the GORGEOUS winery venue up the street from me. My dad is close friends with the owner so I'd be guaranteed outstanding tickets and most likely a little backstage time.

AND the place has a total mysical atmosphere-- 180 degree view of the Bay Area; the stage is against the original old, vine-covered main building. Stevie would love it.

Sigh, to dream.

[EnchantedKiwi]

Originally Posted by vivfox

Conserning the article I just posted I have one question: What in the world is Australasia?

Australasia basically means Australia and New Zealand. That area of the Pacific.

[DoubtfulMiracle]

^Hey now, you forgot to mention PNG and some of those little Pacifc Island nations

Really, when we effectively mean Australia and NZ, why don't we just say so? It only takes two more words.

I can't wait for those dates to be confirmed so I can start planning. I think some holidays are in order.

Disappointing that Adelaide is not there in those rumoured dates though. I hope that doesn't end up being the case.

[StreetAngel86]

Originally Posted by DoubtfulMiracle

^Hey now, you forgot to mention PNG and some of those little Pacifc Island nations

Really, when we effectively mean Australia and NZ, why don't we just say so? It only takes two more words.

I can't wait for those dates to be confirmed so I can start planning. I think some holidays are in order.

Disappointing that Adelaide is not there in those rumoured dates though. I hope that doesn't end up being the case.

HULLO im PISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSEd there's no adelaide dates *hyperventilating* i need ma home show

Australasia is OZ, NZ and Asia pacific
which is crap coz we are not really in the same region and really have no similarities. Oz & NZ shouldnt even be grouped together

i hope these are only spec dates...and REAL dates will be up shortly
i need to make some $$ heheheehe