Quick Tampa Review... Great Show!

[diamondsnake]

Stevie was bundled up for a cold winter's night in scarves and gloves and rocked the Tampa Ford Amp! She was energetic and having a great time. She played the Vegas setlist (including If Anyone Falls In Love). And, I got to shake her hand!!!! Sadly, since she was wearing gloves, I didn't actually touch her bare skin, but I still touched her!!!!

The concert was being held in the same place as the State Fair, so I got there at about six with my Dad. We walked around and got some yummy carnival food before the show. I even got to see the prize pigs, chickens, and goats (insert Stevie Nicks goat joke here). It was redneck-city! LOL You'll never guess who I saw at the prize-pig tent!!!! Stevie's drummer!!! I forget his name, but he is the one with the crazy hair. I thought it was odd that he was looking at the pigs and chickens just a few hours before show started, but I guess there was nothing better to do! I thought that was funny!

The show got started kind of late, but Stevie looked gorgeous, and she was really bundled up, considering it wasn't very cold out at all. She wore her long black dress/skirt for the whole show. I don't think she wore anything but that and the Beauty and the Beast outfit all night. She wore gloves for the entire show too. She wore platforms heels all night long. No sneakers at all!!!! Obviously, her injury (foot/back problems) are behind her.

She did the usual songs, of course, but she also did If Anyone Falls In Love. I thought her intro was funny: "This song was written, as most of them were, a long time ago"

Stand Back, as usual was my favorite song of the night. She did the twirls (in beautiful platform boots, the same ones she wore at Superbowl) and a semi-high kick. Then the audience went wild after the song and she said that Standback went over way better tonight, than at the Superbowl. She said something along the lines of "Superbowl was really bad, we had technical problems, but the only thing that made me feel better was that it rained way worse when Prince performed! Heeeheeeheeee!!!!" I get the feeling she doesn't like Prince!

We all rushed the stage during Edge, and Waddy was throwing guitar picks into the crowd. He threw out like ten guitar ppicks during that song. Sadly, I didn't get one! :( But I was close! He seemed to love the audience. He kept winking and talking to the crowd.

Stevie came out and the song rocked. My Dad and I both got to shake her silk-gloved hand! She looked me right in the eye and smiled at me. This was my third time shaking her hand! I was so excited!!! I love how genuine her smiles are. You can tell she loves her fans.

She then did Rock and Roll and a haunting version of Beauty and the Beast. It was a great show!!!! Stevie only gets better with age. And, I know we complain about the setlist a lot, but I still had a great time. I hadn't seen her live since the Gold Dust Tour, so it really didn't bother me that it was the same setlist.

The worst part about the evening was the traffic trying to get out of the parking lot. We were seriously in the parking lot for over an hour and a half in traffic. It sucked!!!! It took 90 minutes, just to move a few hundred feet.

To sum it all up... the show was amazing, as usual! Stevie is still the Queen of Rock and Roll. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[JazmenFlowers]

awww. that's great. I'm so happy for you!

[SandyMac]

Fantastic review!! Thank you.

Just curious, what was the temperature that evening? Stevie I am sure is used to LA/Arizona heat, so anything less than 60 degrees, she might be bundled up. ;) :laugh:

Anyway, I am glad it seems that Stevie is in better spirits and got the technical difficulty stuff fixed. Sad though that during the Super Bowl pre-game show is when all of this technical stuff happened. :(

I am glad that IAF is back in.. now we have to get HSML back in there. :nod:

[Musicman408]

That sounds awesome!!! Congrats on the hand shake, that is terrific:blob1: :blob2: :nod:

[wheart]

Thanks for the review. Sounds a lot better than the Hard Rock show. It must have been really frustrating for her to have technical problems at the SB and then again at the Hard Rock. That probably explains her lackluster performance. At least the boots are back. I never thought I'd see her wear them again for a few songs, let alone the ENTIRE show. Let the frankenbocks rest in peace!

[nightbird89]

thats awsum! i was kinda worried after da hard rock show but she really got it bak 2gether. im sure she was nervous 2! and with the set, even tho its the same, we should be SO glad we still hav stevie around after wat shez been thru. glad 2 here edge was great!

[diamondsnake]

Fantastic review!! Thank you.

Just curious, what was the temperature that evening? Stevie I am sure is used to LA/Arizona heat, so anything less than 60 degrees, she might be bundled up. ;) :laugh:

Anyway, I am glad it seems that Stevie is in better spirits and got the technical difficulty stuff fixed. Sad though that during the Super Bowl pre-game show is when all of this technical stuff happened. :(

I am glad that IAF is back in.. now we have to get HSML back in there. :nod:
It was maybe 60 degrees. No colder than that. I was wearing a light jacket, but I started getting hot during Edge of Seventeen when everyone was all squished together! LOL! Gloves would have been overboard for anyone, but this is Stevie we are talking about! LOL! She looked great though.

I was so excited when she introduced If Anyone Falls In Love. I didn't think she was going to do it, but it was one of the best songs of the night. I love the acapella part where it is just Stevie and the girls singing at the end, with no music.

[GODDESS6]

sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet, glad you had a great time!!!~

[enchanted]

Was the concert sold out? Was the crowd into it? Sounds like Stevie was more relaxed and into it herself than Hardrock. Pictures or videos you can put on you tube or wwww.veoh.com......Thanks it would be appreciated.

[Standback383]

I thought Stevie liked prince......wasn't she at one of his concerts last year (or maybe it was '05)?

[danax6]

She said something along the lines of "Superbowl was really bad, we had technical problems, but the only thing that made me feel better was that it rained way worse when Prince performed! Heeeheeeheeee!!!!"Lovely. :D

[michaelD]

Nice review... Thank you.
Glad you had a good time!

[Rickypt]

Great review...glad you had such a good time.:woohoo:

[gldstwmn]

I thought Stevie liked prince......wasn't she at one of his concerts last year (or maybe it was '05)?

She does. She was just probably giving him a hard time.

[diamondsnake]

Sorry, I didn't get any pics. :(

The crowd was pretty into it. Most everyone stood the whole time and danced along to the music. Of course there were the usual drunk idiots who screamed "Take it off!" during Beauty and the Beast, but other than that the audience was pretty good.

[diamondsnake]

She does. She was just probably giving him a hard time.
That is the impression I got too...

[bikerchic]

I thought Stevie liked prince......

She was probably just making fun of him because he's such a prima donna.

[nightbird89]

Of course there were the usual drunk idiots who screamed "Take it off!" during Beauty and the Beast, but other than that the audience was pretty good.
LMFAO thats hilarioius!

[ontheEdgeof17]

Thanks for the review:thumbsup:

[TpaDavid]

I enjoyed the show last night ...no one mentioned that Lori Nicks was singing background last night ...so good to hear "If Anyone Falls' ..great harmonies ...
The Merch booth was having a Gold Dust tour sale ...tour books for $10.00 , mugs for $10.00, I picked up a 'Leather & Lace ' shirt ...they were sold out of them when Stevie last played Tampa in 2005 ...needless to say almost every bit of merch was sold out at the end of the night ....Tampa loves Stevie !

Total unorganization on behalf of the State fair folks ...the entrance to the venue was closed and you had to enter via the fairgrounds...would have been nice if that info was told to us prior to the show, that is not how things work for regular shows at the Ford Amp....

[SpyNote]

Stevie was bundled up for a cold winter's night in scarves and gloves and rocked the Tampa Ford Amp! She was energetic and having a great time. She played the Vegas setlist (including If Anyone Falls In Love). And, I got to shake her hand!!!! Sadly, since she was wearing gloves, I didn't actually touch her bare skin, but I still touched her!!!!

The concert was being held in the same place as the State Fair, so I got there at about six with my Dad. We walked around and got some yummy carnival food before the show. I even got to see the prize pigs, chickens, and goats (insert Stevie Nicks goat joke here). It was redneck-city! LOL You'll never guess who I saw at the prize-pig tent!!!! Stevie's drummer!!! I forget his name, but he is the one with the crazy hair. I thought it was odd that he was looking at the pigs and chickens just a few hours before show started, but I guess there was nothing better to do! I thought that was funny!

The show got started kind of late, but Stevie looked gorgeous, and she was really bundled up, considering it wasn't very cold out at all. She wore her long black dress/skirt for the whole show. I don't think she wore anything but that and the Beauty and the Beast outfit all night. She wore gloves for the entire show too. She wore platforms heels all night long. No sneakers at all!!!! Obviously, her injury (foot/back problems) are behind her.

She did the usual songs, of course, but she also did If Anyone Falls In Love. I thought her intro was funny: "This song was written, as most of them were, a long time ago"

Stand Back, as usual was my favorite song of the night. She did the twirls (in beautiful platform boots, the same ones she wore at Superbowl) and a semi-high kick. Then the audience went wild after the song and she said that Standback went over way better tonight, than at the Superbowl. She said something along the lines of "Superbowl was really bad, we had technical problems, but the only thing that made me feel better was that it rained way worse when Prince performed! Heeeheeeheeee!!!!" I get the feeling she doesn't like Prince!

We all rushed the stage during Edge, and Waddy was throwing guitar picks into the crowd. He threw out like ten guitar ppicks during that song. Sadly, I didn't get one! :( But I was close! He seemed to love the audience. He kept winking and talking to the crowd.

Stevie came out and the song rocked. My Dad and I both got to shake her silk-gloved hand! She looked me right in the eye and smiled at me. This was my third time shaking her hand! I was so excited!!! I love how genuine her smiles are. You can tell she loves her fans.

She then did Rock and Roll and a haunting version of Beauty and the Beast. It was a great show!!!! Stevie only gets better with age. And, I know we complain about the setlist a lot, but I still had a great time. I hadn't seen her live since the Gold Dust Tour, so it really didn't bother me that it was the same setlist.

The worst part about the evening was the traffic trying to get out of the parking lot. We were seriously in the parking lot for over an hour and a half in traffic. It sucked!!!! It took 90 minutes, just to move a few hundred feet.

To sum it all up... the show was amazing, as usual! Stevie is still the Queen of Rock and Roll. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:


Thanks for your review. Where in the set was If Anyone Falls performed?

[Sahara]

Fantastic review, great to hear our lady's in such good spirits! :nod:

[FrozenLove7]

It was a good show. It wasn't the best time that I have seen her, and as I have always said.. She comes soo alive when she is on stage with The Mac.
It was awesome to hear/see her do "Rock and Roll," she and the band really had it down in their own way.

She wasn't so active at this show, it was clear that she was preserving herself for "the tour." (I still can't believe that I saw her at the state fair! You couldn't pay me to go there otherwise!) It was cool to watch her on stage with all the bright lights of the rides beyond the stage.

No tour merch yet, it was funny to hear all the people bitching at the merch tents because most of the shirts were from '05, but I was happy to have a second chance at the stuff I couldn't afford back then! :p

[FrozenLove7]

One more thing, for those who care to know, Stevie had her shots recently and it was easy to hear in her voice. Her pitch is high again, most easy to tell when she sang Stand Back and you compare it to hearing it at the Super Bowl.

... She also said that we were a better audience then the one at the game. (Duh! But of course!) She also made a comment about how unkind the audience was to Prince... I didn't see his performance, perhaps someone knows more about that one. :rolleyes:

[ragandbone]

One more thing, for those who care to know, Stevie had her shots recently and it was easy to hear in her voice. Her pitch is high again, most easy to tell when she sang Stand Back and you compare it to hearing it at the Super Bowl.
What shots? Steroids?

[enchanted]

There was no Stevie merchandise at Hardrock concert....I would have liked to buy a t shirt.....cheaper than what Chris sells them...that's for sure.

[jwd]

She said something along the lines of "Superbowl was really bad, we had technical problems, but the only thing that made me feel better was that it rained way worse when Prince performed! Heeeheeeheeee!!!!" I get the feeling she doesn't like Prince!

I KNEW IT! :D That just wasn't the same Stevie I had been hearing as of late!! Glad we got that out of the way.

She likes Prince. I think that was said in the same vein as the 'misery loves company' sentiment. Stevie's not a malicious person. :)

Glad you had a great time at the concert!

[TpaDavid]

By the way ....Stevie really shouldn't sing 'Stop Dragging My Heart Around' without Tom ....Waddy just doesn't cut it ....

[JazmenFlowers]

What shots? Steroids?
that's what I was thinking/wondering...

[FrozenLove7]

What shots? Steroids?


Yeah, whatever they get shot into their chords. Her pitch was pretty high.
I remember seeing her on the SYW tour a couple of months apart and I thought they were synthesizing her voice!

[GavinBrown]

cortizone shots will work....lol

[strandinthewind]

I am fairly sure La Nicks would not risk the shots again.