Did they really play at the super bowl???

[Hawkeye]

I've heard that in 1992 Mick, John, Billy and Rick played at the Super Bowl. First of all is that true, cause if it is I'm SHOCKED. How did this line up get to play the Superbowl while not once while they were superstars were they asked. And what did they play. It's one thing that this post BTM pre Time line up has over all over line ups, they playe din the super bowl.

[wetcamelfood]

It was for the pre game show, not half time. Christine was there too, the only thing they showed them playing was "Say you love me" but during the next segment I could hear them playing "World turning" underneath whoever it was they were interviewing. Hope that helps. :)

John

[macfan 57]

I have that video. Christine dedicated the song to Dennis & Angela Byrd. Does anyone know who that is? I've always wondered.

[David]

It was for the pre game show, not half time. Christine was there too, the only thing they showed them playing was "Say you love me" but during the next segment I could hear them playing "World turning" underneath whoever it was they were interviewing. Hope that helps. :)christine looked great in shades, but the broadcast cut away from the performance to an ad for the new box set, thus providing that ubiquitous element of Fleetwood Mac marketing itself in all conditions!

[ThePenguin]

christine looked great in shades, but the broadcast cut away from the performance to an ad for the new box set, thus providing that ubiquitous element of Fleetwood Mac marketing itself in all conditions!


yeah, I saw that and got a bit of it on tape as well. They all looked great.... Chris in those shades, she was stunningly hot. :nod: I wonder if I even know where my tape of that is?? I haven't seen that in ages.

-Lis

[wetcamelfood]

I have that video. Christine dedicated the song to Dennis & Angela Byrd. Does anyone know who that is? I've always wondered.

I'm not big on football so I don't know if this is right or not but it might've been a player for one of the teams that was in the bowl that year that was injured and couldn't play in the game and the clips showed him with his wife I think in the corner for a second during the performance. I doubt Christine follows it either so I assume that was something she was told to say but who knows? :)

John

[macfan 57]

I'm not big on football so I don't know if this is right or not but it might've been a player for one of the teams that was in the bowl that year that was injured and couldn't play in the game and the clips showed him with his wife I think in the corner for a second during the performance. I doubt Christine follows it either so I assume that was something she was told to say but who knows? :)

John

I think I may remember now. I believe there was a Jets player who had been injured & had been temporarily paralyzed, don't remember exactly when. I think his name was Dennis Byrd. That could be who Chris was referring to. I highly doubt that Christine McVie is an NFL fan. :laugh: She did look very cool in shades though. :cool:

[chiliD]

I've heard that in 1992 Mick, John, Billy and Rick played at the Super Bowl. First of all is that true, cause if it is I'm SHOCKED. How did this line up get to play the Superbowl while not once while they were superstars were they asked. And what did they play. It's one thing that this post BTM pre Time line up has over all over line ups, they playe din the super bowl.

And, it was just a matter of DAYS after the "fireflies" played Clinton's Inauguration.

[Villavic]

It was for the pre game show, not half time. Christine was there too, the only thing they showed them playing was "Say you love me" but during the next segment I could hear them playing "World turning" underneath whoever it was they were interviewing. Hope that helps. :)

John

I think this was the show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2ipz8n7sfA

[bombaysaffires]

Why no Stevie??

[HomerMcvie]

Why no Stevie??

Weren't they DEAD after BTM tour, up until The Dance(Time tour and album not included)?
And this wasn't like they were the halftime show.

[Macfan4life]

Why no Stevie??
She had left the band. This was post Siver Springs fight where Stevie officially quit the band As others mentioned it was pre-game and the network cut away. Lindsey was not there either. I wonder how Rick and Billy felt. They were probably honored to play at the Super Bowl but just months earlier did not perform with the band for the inauguration in January. "Oh you need us again Mick?"

[bwboy]

I'm not big on football so I don't know if this is right or not but it might've been a player for one of the teams that was in the bowl that year that was injured and couldn't play in the game and the clips showed him with his wife I think in the corner for a second during the performance. I doubt Christine follows it either so I assume that was something she was told to say but who knows? :)


The injured football player and his wife were interviewed immediately prior to the performance of Say You Love Me, and yes, Christine was informed of that, which was why she made that dedication to them. The two were even shown watching FM during the performance, so clearly it was all pre-planned.

Regarding Rick’s participation- like Stevie, he had left FM after the BTM tour wrapped. For this performance at the Super Bowl pre-game, Billy Burnette said in his autobiography that he asked Rick to return for this concert, and Rick graciously agreed to. Personally, I think Rick steals the show here!

[Villavic]

She had left the band. This was post Siver Springs fight where Stevie officially quit the band As others mentioned it was pre-game and the network cut away. Lindsey was not there either. I wonder how Rick and Billy felt. They were probably honored to play at the Super Bowl but just months earlier did not perform with the band for the inauguration in January. "Oh you need us again Mick?"

Yes. Rick explained in the interview I posted in the other thread.

“That was Billy’s deal,” he says. “He knew someone connected to the Super Bowl, and they asked him if he could get the band to do the opening show.
“It wasn’t the big lollapalooza center (halftime) show we have now. It was a pregame show held out in front of the stadium (the Rose Bowl in Pasadena). Albert Lee was a part of it. Gary Busey showed up. But Stevie (Nicks) wasn’t.”

I guess Rick accepted enthusiastically because he was asked by his friend Billy. But I don't think he would have refused if Mick had asked him either.

[FuzzyPlum]

Michael Jackson did half time.

[HomerMcvie]

Michael Jackson did half time.

He couldn't have been, because he was at Sears. They were having a sale.







Boys pants half off.

Too soon?:p

[Villavic]

Sears? I imagined him in Regis Galerie at the Venetian. Probably looking for some Capodimonte Cupids :laugh:

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT4gQG_P4TqF9Y28QvxY_6KjvS5YL3HOaHvWwNolsp_d0XBa3R4qg3g_DRU1XGoIm8ESLo&usqp=CAU

[cbBen]

She had left the band. This was post Siver Springs fight where Stevie officially quit the band As others mentioned it was pre-game and the network cut away. Lindsey was not there either. I wonder how Rick and Billy felt. They were probably honored to play at the Super Bowl but just months earlier did not perform with the band for the inauguration in January. "Oh you need us again Mick?"

A while back I read an Q&A with Rick where he says he was really uncomfortable. He had already quit the band. Billy prevailed upon him to be a guest for this appearance on a one-off basis.

[cbBen]

Michael Jackson did half time.

Amazingly, other than marching bands, Michael Jackson in 1993 was the first musical artist to do the halftime show as the sole performer. In 1988-92 Chubby Checker, Irma Thomas, New Kids On The Block, and Gloria Estefan did it, but only among a number of non-pop/rock performers. Before 1988, it was almost entirely marching bands and other non-pop/rock acts.

It wasn't until after Janet Jackson's infamous "wardrobe malfunction" in 2004 that the norm became a single halftime performer, starting with Paul McCartney in 2005. Again other than marching bands, before then it was always multiple performers – with the three exceptions of Michael Jackson (1993), Diana Ross (1996), and U2 (2002).

See here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Super_Bowl_halftime_shows

[cbBen]

In 2006 (or there around), Stevie Nicks without Fleetwood Mac performed "Stand Back" during pre-game festivities.

[Villavic]

A while back I read an Q&A with Rick where he says he was really uncomfortable. He had already quit the band. Billy prevailed upon him to be a guest for this appearance on a one-off basis.

Yes, he said I really didn't feel comfortable doing it at first since I was not in the band at the time, but Billy really wanted me to. That's the last time I played with the Mac as a group.

https://www.fleetwoodmac.net/fwm/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=158&Itemid=178

[Macfan4life]

A while back I read an Q&A with Rick where he says he was really uncomfortable. He had already quit the band. Billy prevailed upon him to be a guest for this appearance on a one-off basis.
Interesting. Thanks for sharing. I can understand his feeling. He sort of felt like a replacement guitarist/member again. They were asked to stand down for the inaugural. But when needed again, he's asked back for a performance.
I admire his teamwork because many would say "go pound sand."

[Villavic]

Interesting. Thanks for sharing. I can understand his feeling. He sort of felt like a replacement guitarist/member again. They were asked to stand down for the inaugural. But when needed again, he's asked back for a performance.
I admire his teamwork because many would say "go pound sand."

Yes, and that shows how good friends he and Billy are. Otherwise he wouldn't have accepted.

But I'm curious, artists who perform at Super Bowl, receive any remuneration? I think so, but since playing in that kind of event is a huge marketing opportunity, I'm not sure. I wonder how Rick negotiated, and with whom (Mick? a manager?).