First Fleetwood Mac Concert

holidayroad · #1 10-01-2009, 07:12 AM

12 years ago today, I went to my first Fleetwood Mac concert

It was in Columbus, OH at Polaris Ampitheater. I was thrilled senseless! I'd been waiting to see them for SO long! Everything about it was perfect (at least it was to me!). I was wondering if anyone else here had attended that concert or if not, what was your first concert?

MacMan · #3 10-01-2009, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by vivfox

You were very lucky because you saw the only live performance of Running Through The Garden and also Destiny Rules which was only performed at a handful of shows.

12 years ago would have been The Dance Tour.

Mine was 19 years ago - Behind The Mask... Only thing I remember was the very beginning when the stage lifted up during the intro (Behind The Mask) revealing the band members on stage. Still think that was a great intro.

vivfox · #4 10-01-2009, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by MacMan

12 years ago would have been The Dance Tour.

Mine was 19 years ago - Behind The Mask... Only thing I remember was the very beginning when the stage lifted up during the intro (Behind The Mask) revealing the band members on stage. Still think that was a great intro.

Oops you are correct and I feel like a fool. I saw Columbus and flew on top of that.

Fleetwoodmark · #5 10-01-2009, 09:47 AM

My first FM concert is in 3 weeks exactly

Dodfather · #6 10-01-2009, 10:19 AM

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My first FM concert is in 3 weeks exactly

you going to Glasgow too? Cool! It will also be my first one. I Can't Wait, I Can't Wait!

Aussie W/Heart · #7 10-01-2009, 08:03 AM

I still remember just about every detail of my first F/Mac concert back in 1977,Melbourne Aust Rockarena, outdoors with many other bands like Santana played, but I just wanted to see F/Mac I was lucky to see them all hanging together sitting around drinking, in a smoke filled circus tent & having a great time before going on stage, I made my way to the front row, right in front of Lindsay & Stevie, it was unreal!!!!!

Villavic · #8 10-01-2009, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by holidayroad

12 years ago today, I went to my first Fleetwood Mac concert

It was in Columbus, OH at Polaris Ampitheater.

My first one was the same tour as you, the Reunion tour 1997. But at NYC, MSG. I was upstair and a bit far, but great. Specially because the whole 5 gang was there.
My 2nd and last was this year at Dallas, great cause I was stuck to the stage, just near Lindsey. It was so exciting!!

Those were my only 2 FM concerts

daniellaaarisen · #9 10-01-2009, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by holidayroad

12 years ago today, I went to my first Fleetwood Mac concert

It was in Columbus, OH at Polaris Ampitheater. I was thrilled senseless! I'd been waiting to see them for SO long! Everything about it was perfect (at least it was to me!). I was wondering if anyone else here had attended that concert or if not, what was your first concert?

That's so funny-- today is the 8th year anniversary of my first Fleetwood Mac related show. It was Stevie at the Concord Pavillion. I met her at that show. October 1st must be a good day all the way around

My first FM show, however, was May 20th, 2009. Front row seats and the chance to meet Mick. When it comes to this band, apparently I have a trend of going big or going home....

**mylittledemon** · #10 10-01-2009, 11:33 PM

Wow! That reminded me daniellaaarisen, I saw Stevie solo in Atlanta... Mustve been July '01? Great show. Hot as though.

Musicman408 · #11 10-03-2009, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by daniellaaarisen

That's so funny-- today is the 8th year anniversary of my first Fleetwood Mac related show. It was Stevie at the Concord Pavillion. I met her at that show. October 1st must be a good day all the way around

My first FM show, however, was May 20th, 2009. Front row seats and the chance to meet Mick. When it comes to this band, apparently I have a trend of going big or going home....

Girl, why is it that I didn't know you'd met Stevie?!?!?!?!? Am I just having a brain fart?

daniellaaarisen · #12 10-03-2009, 12:38 PM

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Girl, why is it that I didn't know you'd met Stevie?!?!?!?!? Am I just having a brain fart?

I kinda met her... it's a long story but basically, Dave Young (her pre-Lindsey boyfriend) taught me 4th grade math

Glittermoondust · #13 10-04-2009, 08:07 PM

Here is the newspaper advertisement for the first FM show I went to:

Musicman408 · #14 10-02-2009, 07:36 AM

My first show was the Saavis Center, St. Louis, Missouri- 2003 (or maybe '04). We traveled all the way from Louisville for our not so stellar seats- we didn't know all the secrets back then- but we LOOOOOVED the show. I was a brand new FM fan, and still there were only 4 or so songs that I didn't know. It was an incredible evening. I remember my mom and sister went to the bathroom during Beautiful Child- one of the songs I didn't know. My dad and I got to tell them about how awesome it was!!

We also went to Nashville at the Startwood Ampitheater, and this was my first experience with floor seats. It was, at that point, the most exciting evening of my life musically!!!!

Then came 3rd row in Columbus, Ohio- 2009!!!!!!

momst1 · #15 10-02-2009, 09:31 AM

I’ve been lurking, but this thread makes me giddy and I had to share. July of 1978, Fleetwood Mac sold out 2 shows at Alpine Valley, Wisconsin. They added a third show, I MADE my first husband and his friend, drive from Clinton, Iowa to Rockford, IL, in the middle of the night, to get to the nearest ticket box office to be the first in line. They did, they were and we had 10th row, center

. We got to the venue early, partied in the parking lot, and saw the helicopter bring the group in. I was 18 years old (yeah, it wasn’t unusual to marry young back then)

, and we were blown away by the music. First, Walter Egan opened. Nice. My husband, God rest his soul

, swore that when Stevie sang Rhiannon, she floated through the air…LOL...yeah, she did the crouch down thing and stood up very slowly, with the wind blowing her “wings” and hair. It was beautiful, I was hooked. Lindsay’s big curly “fro” bouncing back and forth with the scream of his guitar…..Crazy Mick and quiet John…..Christine ending the show with Songbird….God, I love going back to that place and time.

Thanks everyone for sharing your stories.