StevieRox
06-29-2003, 04:10 PM
i had such a great time and i thought i would share it with you guys!! some of it may be nonsense and u may not care bout some of it but hey... enjoy! lol
My Chicago review:
Hey everyone! I attended Fleetwood Mac’s concert at the AllState arena in Chicago, IL. For all those that don’t want to read my whole review, which has the story of my day leading up to it, I will just say that the concert was phenomenal! Stevie was absolutely beautiful and Lindsey was hot on his guitar. Mick was his crazy, eccentric self and john was right on with his bass playing! Now here we go – let me just start off by saying I am only 15 years old and a young fan of Fleetwood Mac for about a month and a stevie fan for a little longer… about 4 months or so. and very proud of it :). Anyways, I was soooooooo excited to find out that they were coming to my town! Only problem was since I was a newer fan we didn’t get tickets until 3 weeks before the show. My mom told me that the seats were in a section in the far back and one of the last rows. I was crushed but she told me just to be thankful that I got to go, which I was! So Friday, the day of the show, my mom couldn’t keep it in any longer… she called me from work and said, “I have a surprise for you.” I was in a grumpy mood because I was sooo excited about the show I didn’t sleep the night before. I said grumpily, “what?” and she said what would make you happier than anything in the world?” and being really grouchy I said, “I don’t know… what are you talking about?” She thought I had a “tone” and hung up with out telling me. So I had to suffer until she got home to find out what it was. She handed me the envelope that said tickmaster on it… I opened it, looked inside and saw that they were the Fleetwood Mac tickets and that they said section 1, row 7!!! I was ecstatic! My mom had lied and said our seats were horrible when in reality they were 7th row, even with Lindsey's mic!!! She wanted to surprise me, which she did successfully. She is the best! Now onto my review~
We got to the venue about 2 hours early, so we stopped at the Steak and Shake for a bite to eat. We then headed over to Target so we could by some gum. We found a place to park and headed inside. We got in a first found our seats. 7th row and we were even with Lindsey’s mic! We were sooo close! We could actually see there facial expressions during the songs! We got up and walked around a little bit afterwards. I got a shirt and a key chain at the merchandise counter! They had really nice shirts, but I could only get one . We got lemonade and went to sit back down. We got down to our seats and I had to use the bathroom, so I went before the concert started so I wouldn’t miss anything. I got in line behind these two girls who couldn’t have been but two years younger than me and this lady got in line behind us. Needless to say, she had a little too much “juice”, if u know what I mean, lol. She tried to budge and her friend pulled her back and she said, “well, what are they gonna do… yell at me.” lol yea she was a lil wasted and the concert hadn’t even begun. I went back to sit down and we met a few really nice people who sat next to us. Fleetwood Mac fans are the nicest people, aren’t we?!? lol anyways, there was a hippie in the row behind us. Hehe he was cracking me up with his dance moves. He was a really cool guy though! Anyway, sorry if I bored you guys with my day leading up to it, but onto the concert. Lindsey and Stevie walked out hand in hand… so cute. All the songs rocked. I was the 7th row rebel, I am telling ya. I did not let my mom pay $280 to sit. During a few songs, people sat down but I refused to!! lol. Lindsey let people strum on his guitar twice. I wish I was up there. Someone gave Stevie a rose and she put it on her mic along with the Mardi Gra beads she had hanging on it! She was blowing kisses right and left at people and holding her arms out and saying I love you, too to people who were saying that to her. They got so many roses. I wish I was close enough to give her one, or him for that matter.
Setlist~ (not necessarily in order)
1. The chain- great opener!!! Everyone was on their feet singing along! They looked strong and confident! We all knew the show would be great!
2. Dreams- beautiful song. Stevies voice was amazing.
3. Eyes of the world- loved it! They rocked the venue with this song!
4. Peacekeeper- beautifully done… Lindsey and Stevie’s voices blend so well with each others.
5. Come- I absolutely love this song and was sooooo upset when everyone decided it was already time to take a bathroom break or to sit! I stood. 7th row rebel here, man! I refused to sit! Lindsey is a guitar king!
6. Second hand news- everyone went nuts during this song and I was so happy when Stevie was doing the ba ba ba ba part lol!!!
7. Say you will- I loved the way Stevie introduced this song. I thought it was cute and she got a bit of a laugh out of it. She said, “this is another song from the new album ‘say you will’, except it is the song say you will.” Hehe…
8. Never going back again- did I mention that Lindsey rocked out on his guitar?!? ;) Everyone was up and singing along with this song!
9. Rhiannon- perhaps, the best song of the night! I was kind of hoping she would sing the added part like in the dance dvd but she didn’t…
10. Gypsy- beautifully done!!! Stevie rocks!! She is just amazing!
11. Big love- again everyone chose to sit done during this one- but not me!!!!! Lindsey is awesome!
12. Landslide- oh my gosh! This song gave me chills!! You could hear everyone singing right along with Stevie! Including me!!! At the end of the song everyone was cheering soo loud Stevie couldn’t get the last line in and her and Lindsey just stared at each other until we settled down so she could sing hehe. During the song, Stevie went behind Lindsey and put her hands on his shoulders and tapped along with the guitar strings. At the end, Lindsey put his arm around her, but no little kiss this time, that I saw anyways. Someone correct me if I am wrong.
13. Say goodbye- very powerful song! It seemed as though Stevie and Lindsey were singing it to each other – very emotional.
14. What’s the world coming to- very good performance… not my fave song though.
15. Beautiful child- people sat during this, too!!!! Now no one sits during Stevie!!!! ……. I stood!! Hehe but this song is absolutely beautiful… so touching! I love it!
16. Gold dust woman- next to stand back, this is the song I was anticipating the most! She rocked out on this!!!! Cape and all. She was stunning escpecially when she did the pose in front of Micks drums!
17. Stand back- OMG OMG OMG! She blew the roof of the place with this song!!! Everyone was on their feet dancing along! She spun with her cape on soooooo many times and pretty fast to! Beautiful….. Everyone went nuts! Stevie got really into the show after this song!
18. I’m so afraid- another one where people decided time to take a bathroom breaks or sit… not me! Lindsey and that guitar….!!!!!!!
19. Silver springs- beautifully done! Seemed as though Stevie was singing right to Lindsey the whole time! Very emotional, very powerful!!
20. Tusk- had to be one of the best songs of the night!!!!!! So playful and fun! Lindsey went over to john and pulled him back while he kept playing, very funny! Then he and Stevie did their whole “shark circling” thing and then he got her. Great fun!!!!! Stevie and Lindsey had such great chemistry during this song; it was giving me chills! lol
21. Go your own way- very high energy in this song. Even at the end of the show they had sooo much energy! This song was awesome!
22. Don’t stop- beautifully done!!! I love this song sooo much. It was great to see it live!
23. World turning- ok let me just say… rock on Mick!!!!!!!!!! His drum solo was sooo great!!!!!!!! I love the vest and the “balls”… hehe he had everyone cheering!!
24. Goodbye baby- this song was sooo great and very powerful. It is such an emotional song and I have to admit that I was misty eyed!!!
The end was incredible. It was funny when they were leaving, Stevie wanted to get that rose off of her mic, but for the life of her could not get it untangled. Hehe it was funny but she finally got it. She made her little good bye speech by saying, “I just want to let you guys know that we have been here for three weeks and I have fallen in love with Chicago! You guys have a great city!” we do don’t we? The best expression that came out of the night was Stevies emphasized wink. It was so funny. While they were walking off, someone I would assume kept winking at her and she kept winking back… like 10 times and she made sure to make it obvious that she was winking back by pointing to her eye. It is kinda hard to describe, one of those u had to be there things but we all got a laugh out of it! You could tell Stevie didn’t want to leave the stage; she just kept waving and waving and we didn’t want her to go either! It was an incredible show, my first Mac concert, and one I will never forget! I had the best time and I am looking forward to the second leg of the tour!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They were all incredible! GO IF YOU GET THE CHANCE!!!!!!!! You will not regret it!
p.s. I think I was successful in making my mom a fan that night! She was not one going into it, but was one going out. That was my goal!!
:wavey:
My Chicago review:
Hey everyone! I attended Fleetwood Mac’s concert at the AllState arena in Chicago, IL. For all those that don’t want to read my whole review, which has the story of my day leading up to it, I will just say that the concert was phenomenal! Stevie was absolutely beautiful and Lindsey was hot on his guitar. Mick was his crazy, eccentric self and john was right on with his bass playing! Now here we go – let me just start off by saying I am only 15 years old and a young fan of Fleetwood Mac for about a month and a stevie fan for a little longer… about 4 months or so. and very proud of it :). Anyways, I was soooooooo excited to find out that they were coming to my town! Only problem was since I was a newer fan we didn’t get tickets until 3 weeks before the show. My mom told me that the seats were in a section in the far back and one of the last rows. I was crushed but she told me just to be thankful that I got to go, which I was! So Friday, the day of the show, my mom couldn’t keep it in any longer… she called me from work and said, “I have a surprise for you.” I was in a grumpy mood because I was sooo excited about the show I didn’t sleep the night before. I said grumpily, “what?” and she said what would make you happier than anything in the world?” and being really grouchy I said, “I don’t know… what are you talking about?” She thought I had a “tone” and hung up with out telling me. So I had to suffer until she got home to find out what it was. She handed me the envelope that said tickmaster on it… I opened it, looked inside and saw that they were the Fleetwood Mac tickets and that they said section 1, row 7!!! I was ecstatic! My mom had lied and said our seats were horrible when in reality they were 7th row, even with Lindsey's mic!!! She wanted to surprise me, which she did successfully. She is the best! Now onto my review~
We got to the venue about 2 hours early, so we stopped at the Steak and Shake for a bite to eat. We then headed over to Target so we could by some gum. We found a place to park and headed inside. We got in a first found our seats. 7th row and we were even with Lindsey’s mic! We were sooo close! We could actually see there facial expressions during the songs! We got up and walked around a little bit afterwards. I got a shirt and a key chain at the merchandise counter! They had really nice shirts, but I could only get one . We got lemonade and went to sit back down. We got down to our seats and I had to use the bathroom, so I went before the concert started so I wouldn’t miss anything. I got in line behind these two girls who couldn’t have been but two years younger than me and this lady got in line behind us. Needless to say, she had a little too much “juice”, if u know what I mean, lol. She tried to budge and her friend pulled her back and she said, “well, what are they gonna do… yell at me.” lol yea she was a lil wasted and the concert hadn’t even begun. I went back to sit down and we met a few really nice people who sat next to us. Fleetwood Mac fans are the nicest people, aren’t we?!? lol anyways, there was a hippie in the row behind us. Hehe he was cracking me up with his dance moves. He was a really cool guy though! Anyway, sorry if I bored you guys with my day leading up to it, but onto the concert. Lindsey and Stevie walked out hand in hand… so cute. All the songs rocked. I was the 7th row rebel, I am telling ya. I did not let my mom pay $280 to sit. During a few songs, people sat down but I refused to!! lol. Lindsey let people strum on his guitar twice. I wish I was up there. Someone gave Stevie a rose and she put it on her mic along with the Mardi Gra beads she had hanging on it! She was blowing kisses right and left at people and holding her arms out and saying I love you, too to people who were saying that to her. They got so many roses. I wish I was close enough to give her one, or him for that matter.
Setlist~ (not necessarily in order)
1. The chain- great opener!!! Everyone was on their feet singing along! They looked strong and confident! We all knew the show would be great!
2. Dreams- beautiful song. Stevies voice was amazing.
3. Eyes of the world- loved it! They rocked the venue with this song!
4. Peacekeeper- beautifully done… Lindsey and Stevie’s voices blend so well with each others.
5. Come- I absolutely love this song and was sooooo upset when everyone decided it was already time to take a bathroom break or to sit! I stood. 7th row rebel here, man! I refused to sit! Lindsey is a guitar king!
6. Second hand news- everyone went nuts during this song and I was so happy when Stevie was doing the ba ba ba ba part lol!!!
7. Say you will- I loved the way Stevie introduced this song. I thought it was cute and she got a bit of a laugh out of it. She said, “this is another song from the new album ‘say you will’, except it is the song say you will.” Hehe…
8. Never going back again- did I mention that Lindsey rocked out on his guitar?!? ;) Everyone was up and singing along with this song!
9. Rhiannon- perhaps, the best song of the night! I was kind of hoping she would sing the added part like in the dance dvd but she didn’t…
10. Gypsy- beautifully done!!! Stevie rocks!! She is just amazing!
11. Big love- again everyone chose to sit done during this one- but not me!!!!! Lindsey is awesome!
12. Landslide- oh my gosh! This song gave me chills!! You could hear everyone singing right along with Stevie! Including me!!! At the end of the song everyone was cheering soo loud Stevie couldn’t get the last line in and her and Lindsey just stared at each other until we settled down so she could sing hehe. During the song, Stevie went behind Lindsey and put her hands on his shoulders and tapped along with the guitar strings. At the end, Lindsey put his arm around her, but no little kiss this time, that I saw anyways. Someone correct me if I am wrong.
13. Say goodbye- very powerful song! It seemed as though Stevie and Lindsey were singing it to each other – very emotional.
14. What’s the world coming to- very good performance… not my fave song though.
15. Beautiful child- people sat during this, too!!!! Now no one sits during Stevie!!!! ……. I stood!! Hehe but this song is absolutely beautiful… so touching! I love it!
16. Gold dust woman- next to stand back, this is the song I was anticipating the most! She rocked out on this!!!! Cape and all. She was stunning escpecially when she did the pose in front of Micks drums!
17. Stand back- OMG OMG OMG! She blew the roof of the place with this song!!! Everyone was on their feet dancing along! She spun with her cape on soooooo many times and pretty fast to! Beautiful….. Everyone went nuts! Stevie got really into the show after this song!
18. I’m so afraid- another one where people decided time to take a bathroom breaks or sit… not me! Lindsey and that guitar….!!!!!!!
19. Silver springs- beautifully done! Seemed as though Stevie was singing right to Lindsey the whole time! Very emotional, very powerful!!
20. Tusk- had to be one of the best songs of the night!!!!!! So playful and fun! Lindsey went over to john and pulled him back while he kept playing, very funny! Then he and Stevie did their whole “shark circling” thing and then he got her. Great fun!!!!! Stevie and Lindsey had such great chemistry during this song; it was giving me chills! lol
21. Go your own way- very high energy in this song. Even at the end of the show they had sooo much energy! This song was awesome!
22. Don’t stop- beautifully done!!! I love this song sooo much. It was great to see it live!
23. World turning- ok let me just say… rock on Mick!!!!!!!!!! His drum solo was sooo great!!!!!!!! I love the vest and the “balls”… hehe he had everyone cheering!!
24. Goodbye baby- this song was sooo great and very powerful. It is such an emotional song and I have to admit that I was misty eyed!!!
The end was incredible. It was funny when they were leaving, Stevie wanted to get that rose off of her mic, but for the life of her could not get it untangled. Hehe it was funny but she finally got it. She made her little good bye speech by saying, “I just want to let you guys know that we have been here for three weeks and I have fallen in love with Chicago! You guys have a great city!” we do don’t we? The best expression that came out of the night was Stevies emphasized wink. It was so funny. While they were walking off, someone I would assume kept winking at her and she kept winking back… like 10 times and she made sure to make it obvious that she was winking back by pointing to her eye. It is kinda hard to describe, one of those u had to be there things but we all got a laugh out of it! You could tell Stevie didn’t want to leave the stage; she just kept waving and waving and we didn’t want her to go either! It was an incredible show, my first Mac concert, and one I will never forget! I had the best time and I am looking forward to the second leg of the tour!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They were all incredible! GO IF YOU GET THE CHANCE!!!!!!!! You will not regret it!
p.s. I think I was successful in making my mom a fan that night! She was not one going into it, but was one going out. That was my goal!!
:wavey: