(New Date) 10/14/09 - Belgium Antwerps Sportspaleis - Lotto Arena

[The dance]

Also like the concert at Ahoy there are still a few tickets left but these are better seats!! it are only a few single seats...

[suzyvermoesen]

I have been able to find better seats than the ones i already had, so once those tickets arrive ( probably tomorrow) i will have 2 tickets for sale. They are in Blok 121, row 22. If anyone is interested, plse PM me.


08.10.09 : Found a buyer for the tickets .

[Lindsey Jr.]

New tickets for not so good seating are released, but only payable with a creditcard.

[SorcererJP]

In about an hour I'll be off to Antwerp....see ya all there...

A review will be here tomorrowmorning.

[The dance]

The same for me. First time to see FM.

[SorcererJP]

So, after a quick ride (some traffic jam) and a frustrating missing of a sign to the parkinglot, I found myself on row 2 of the Antwerp Sportpaleis yesterday-evening. My spot wason the very very right side of the stage, too far from the stage to my opinion. There was a huge gap between the first rows and the stage (what do these chairs do at a rockconcert anyways?). Alas about a quarter before showtime, people from first row where invited to come upfront and that was my que. " Ik trok de stoute schoenen aan" (as we say in Dutch) and ended up glued to the stage in betweet Lindey's monitor-speakers. Stayed there for whole of the show.....took a look at the setlist (no surprises) and waited for the show to start...

The show itself was marvellous, great, fantastic, superb, wowwwwww....

Lindey is a madman, a devil on guitar. Stevie looked great, was in a good mood and didn't miss a cue :-)

John McVie was the solid bassplayer, in control of the sound of the band and Mick was driven and having a ball. Love his outfit.

While the monitor-speakers blocked my sight on Sharon, Jana and Lorri I could see them sometimes....why are the standing there like an iron-board? They should move and dance more often I believe...

Besides the few first rows having a blast, I looked behind me a couple op times and saw the rest of the audience SITTING ON THEIR CHAIRS!!!!!!
Could not believe that, but they did????????

I also noticed that a lot of people didn't know Go Insane, Stand BAck and some other songs...I was probably one of the few in my immediate environment that danced a lot during Stand Back.

The sound was goog. Alas, most of my sound came from Lindsey's monitor-speakers and sometimes I couldn't hardly hear Stevie singing in the harmonies...but I did'nt really care. I had a wonderful spot.

Have I mentioned that I think LB is a devil on guitar...wow, this men can play.
After 2 songs he was soken wet already...

Well, I had to come back on earth first before I took the ride home. After a short night of sleep I'm recharging and I'm off to Rotterdam tonite...I think I'll stay a little behind. Want to see the stage as a whole picture and maybe get a bit better sound...

Took a few pictures...below my favourite so far:

[DavidMn]

Originally Posted by SorcererJP

So, after a quick ride (some traffic jam) and a frustrating missing of a sign to the parkinglot, I found myself on row 2 of the Antwerp Sportpaleis yesterday-evening. My spot wason the very very right side of the stage, too far from the stage to my opinion. There was a huge gap between the first rows and the stage (what do these chairs do at a rockconcert anyways?). Alas about a quarter before showtime, people from first row where invited to come upfront and that was my que. " Ik trok de stoute schoenen aan" (as we say in Dutch) and ended up glued to the stage in betweet Lindey's monitor-speakers. Stayed there for whole of the show.....took a look at the setlist (no surprises) and waited for the show to start...

The show itself was marvellous, great, fantastic, superb, wowwwwww....

Lindey is a madman, a devil on guitar. Stevie looked great, was in a good mood and didn't miss a cue :-)

John McVie was the solid bassplayer, in control of the sound of the band and Mick was driven and having a ball. Love his outfit.

While the monitor-speakers blocked my sight on Sharon, Jana and Lorri I could see them sometimes....why are the standing there like an iron-board? They should move and dance more often I believe...

Besides the few first rows having a blast, I looked behind me a couple op times and saw the rest of the audience SITTING ON THEIR CHAIRS!!!!!!
Could not believe that, but they did????????

I also noticed that a lot of people didn't know Go Insane, Stand BAck and some other songs...I was probably one of the few in my immediate environment that danced a lot during Stand Back.

The sound was goog. Alas, most of my sound came from Lindsey's monitor-speakers and sometimes I couldn't hardly hear Stevie singing in the harmonies...but I did'nt really care. I had a wonderful spot.

Have I mentioned that I think LB is a devil on guitar...wow, this men can play.
After 2 songs he was soken wet already...

Well, I had to come back on earth first before I took the ride home. After a short night of sleep I'm recharging and I'm off to Rotterdam tonite...I think I'll stay a little behind. Want to see the stage as a whole picture and maybe get a bit better sound...

Took a few pictures...below my favourite so far:

That's nice! I really like that one!

[The dance]

My firts FM concert and it was great. I'm not a die hard fan like the most of on this forum but i have got too say FM is one of the best bands i've seen over the years. Stevie was good ad voice perfect i must say. Lindsey is a wonderful guitarplayer and also his voice is still going strong, very good.
I loved Mick on his drums during World Turning. Nothning much too say about John, he does not move a lot on stage.
The setlist had no suprises but i wonder why they do not play songs like Seven Wonders and Oh Diane. Those songs would get the people more out of their seats, i hope..... Dont get me wrong but i think sometimes it was a little bit soft. A little bit more swing if you know what i mean. Anyway, i had a wonderful time!!!! As we walked back to the car 10 minutes after the concert there was big white limo with police escorte (front and back) driving away from the backside of the Sportpaleis. Of they were to the Hotel and next show for tonight in Rotterdam. All of you who are going, Enjoy!!!!!!!

[The dance]

Here a report from a belgium newspaper. Sorry it is in Dutch but in short they say it was good concert. Lindsey was perfect Stevie was good but not as good as she was before. All Together they say FM is a very good band who needs a bit more bluesenergy??? Anyway here is the link

http://www.nieuwsblad.be/Article/Det...MF20091015_010

Bluesy is Fleetwood Mac op zijn best
Negentien jaar na hun vorige Belgische concert is Fleetwood Mac nog alive genoeg, al hoorden we niets nieuws in het Sportpaleis en heeft Stevie Nicks wel wat allure verloren.

‘De Unleashed-tournee heeft maar één doel, zei zanger Lindsey Buckingham. ‘Er is geen nieuw album dat promotie nodig heeft, dus hebben we onze meest geliefde liedjes meegebracht ‘

Geen probleem. De band trapte af met ‘Monday Morning’, een van die springerige songs waarmee Buckingham de band in 1975 een heel nieuw élan gaf. Meteen ‘The Chain’ erachter was ook goed: een gespierde, energieke versie die er ons aan herinnerde dat deze band in 1977 een geweldige plaat maakte over de ‘thin line between love and hate’.

Fleetwood Mac anno 2009 telt vier van de vijf leden uit die gouden seventies. Christine McVie is er niet meer bij, wegens vliegangst. In haar plaats kregen we drie backing vocals en een toetsenist. Ergens achteraan stond ook nog iemand gitaar te spelen en achter Mick Fleetwood zat, haast onzichtbaar, iemand mee te drummen.

Dat was genoeg om een krachtige sound te smeden, die Stevie Nicks in ‘Dreams’ enkel moest afmaken. Nicks, het duidelijkste slachtoffer van de roesmiddelen die de band gebruikte, haalt echter de hoge noten niet meer. Het was wat vertederend te horen hoe ze haar songs daardoor in mineur zong, aldus de melancholie nog versterkend, maar het klonk meer vermoeid dan begeesterend.

De ster van de avond was Lindsey Buckingham, die er op zijn zestigste geweldig patent uitziet en het publiek meermaals in vervoering bracht met zijn gitaarsolo’s, zijn energieke zang of gewoon een oerschreeuw tussendoor. Zijn solo-spot in ‘Big Love’ zat goed, zeker nadat hij ons verklapt had dat die ‘meditatie over vervreemding’ uitgegroeid was tot een song over ‘het belang van de kracht van verandering’. Voilà!

De groep speelde op een al bij al sober, maar smaakvol ingericht podium, dat vooral de boodschap gaf dat het hier om onversneden live-muziek moest gaan. De videoschermen toonden details van het gitaarspel en het geconcentreerde gezicht van Mick Fleetwood, ook al 62, maar natuurlijk ook van Stevie Nicks, die haar mimiek niet echt mee had.

Zo ging het concert op en neer, met explosieve stukjes van Buckingham en slaperige passages van Nicks. Die haar stembanden uiteindelijk toch opgewarmd kreeg in ‘Gold Dust Woman’, dat rauw gitaarwerk meekreeg en onverwacht tot een van de hoogtepunten uitgroeide. En daar kwam daar nog ‘Oh well’ achteraan, de enige song uit de eerste Mac-incarnatie van de band met Peter Green, en moeiteloos een topper.

Conclusie: de FM-rock die Fleetwood Mac groot maakte gedeit absoluut op de radio en in de huiskamer, maar live heeft de groep wat meer bluesenergie nodig. Buckinghams ‘Never going back again’ was een echte hartskreet omdat die song zo broos en kwetsbaar gebracht werd, en de lange gitaarsolo in ‘I’m so afraid’ raakte duidelijk een gevoelige snaar bij het al bij al vrij rustige publiek.

Op het einde kwam iedereen dan toch recht voor een disco-aangedreven ‘Stand back’, uit een solo-album van Nicks, een plichtmatig ‘Go your own way’, en – dat was lang geleden – een échte drumsolo in ‘World turning’. En ‘Don’t stop’, natuurlijk.

Leuk concert, best wel. Met als toetje het mededeling van Buckingham dat er nog geen nieuw album is. Fans kunnen hopen.

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by The dance

The setlist had no suprises but i wonder why they do not play songs like Seven Wonders and Oh Diane. Those songs would get the people more out of their seats, i hope.

Yeah Oh Diane would get them out of their seats alright. That would be everyone's que for a mass exit to go to the bathroom and get another beer. People would be trampling each other just to get out of there!

[wayner]

Originally Posted by SorcererJP

So, after a quick ride (some traffic jam) and a frustrating missing of a sign to the parkinglot, I found myself on row 2 of the Antwerp Sportpaleis yesterday-evening. My spot wason the very very right side of the stage, too far from the stage to my opinion. There was a huge gap between the first rows and the stage (what do these chairs do at a rockconcert anyways?). Alas about a quarter before showtime, people from first row where invited to come upfront and that was my que. " Ik trok de stoute schoenen aan" (as we say in Dutch) and ended up glued to the stage in betweet Lindey's monitor-speakers. Stayed there for whole of the show.....took a look at the setlist (no surprises) and waited for the show to start...

The show itself was marvellous, great, fantastic, superb, wowwwwww....

Lindey is a madman, a devil on guitar. Stevie looked great, was in a good mood and didn't miss a cue :-)

John McVie was the solid bassplayer, in control of the sound of the band and Mick was driven and having a ball. Love his outfit.

While the monitor-speakers blocked my sight on Sharon, Jana and Lorri I could see them sometimes....why are the standing there like an iron-board? They should move and dance more often I believe...

Besides the few first rows having a blast, I looked behind me a couple op times and saw the rest of the audience SITTING ON THEIR CHAIRS!!!!!!
Could not believe that, but they did????????

I also noticed that a lot of people didn't know Go Insane, Stand BAck and some other songs...I was probably one of the few in my immediate environment that danced a lot during Stand Back.

The sound was goog. Alas, most of my sound came from Lindsey's monitor-speakers and sometimes I couldn't hardly hear Stevie singing in the harmonies...but I did'nt really care. I had a wonderful spot.

Have I mentioned that I think LB is a devil on guitar...wow, this men can play.
After 2 songs he was soken wet already...

Well, I had to come back on earth first before I took the ride home. After a short night of sleep I'm recharging and I'm off to Rotterdam tonite...I think I'll stay a little behind. Want to see the stage as a whole picture and maybe get a bit better sound...

Took a few pictures...below my favourite so far:

i was back in the second tier, and also noted the entire audience was seated, we took this to be politeness rather than lack of interest, everyone around us was totally enjoying the show.... i also noticed that even amongst the crowd in front of stage a certain sort of restraint, did you not as well ?

i do think i saw you with the arms constantly in the air though!! LOL

will also be in rotterdam tonite , in somewhat better seats, so hope to have a few better pix

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by The dance

The setlist had no suprises but i wonder why they do not play songs like Seven Wonders and Oh Diane. Those songs would get the people more out of their seats, i hope.....

It would be really great if Lindsey heard someone asking for Oh Diane in concert.

Michele