The Tour Threads Edition #3: The Rock A Little Tour

[Musicman408]

So, just like the rest of them, talk about it all!!! Would love to relive this era. :nod:

[David]

I campfollowed this one in California. Mick showed up at a lot of the shows playing congas with Bobbye. Joking around, Stevie introduced Rick, her drummer, as the 2nd best drummer in the world (because Mick was always standing right there). I liked the previous tour better, but this one was excellent too. The band was not cleanly mixed on some nights, & it was sometimes hard to hear Stevie above the near-industrial din. This was the last year I campfollowed Fleetwood shows. I think I was burning out.
Here's a cool photo someone (not me) is selling on eBay:
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Favorite tour songs: Outside the Rain, Edge of Seventeen

[gypsywoman]

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[jannieC]

This was my first tour. I feel like I've posted about this in so many threads, though. :shrug:

Anyway, we wrote "Stevie or Bust" on the back window o my camaro (in lipstick) and made our way to Jones Beach. I was 17 and in my Stevie glory. We had crapola seats and knew nothing about the Edge rush. When we saw what was happening, we vowed to be up there one day (and we did, 20 years later on the Gold Dust tour).

She went backstage between every song for many minutes and even during instrumental parts.

When she did HAEWAFY for the encore, she gave a lovely speech about how much she wished she could sit down with us individually and hang out and talk. And that she loved us all very, very much. I was sobbing.

All in all, I thought she was incredible, and that tour made me the Stevie freak that I am today. I've been to every tour since then (except for Vegas and this most recent one).

[michaelD]

Saw this show at Red Rocks... which later became the DVD. Tickets were $8.50 (still have the stub), and it was great.

I went with my sister and 2 of her friends, and we had "good joints" and "bad joints" to smoke. I was only 16 at the time, so I really couldn't tell the difference.

We rushed the stage, and had great seats throughout the show...
Mick was there, Frampton was there, and the dove never left her hand!!!

[kathy1]

great pictures. i have never seen this tour but i have it on dvd. and i watch it from time to time.

[Highwayman]

This was the first time I saw Stevie live. It was at Darien Lake Amphitheater near Rochester, NY. The sound system SUCKED! All I really remember: her talking in tongues every chance she got; loooong song intros by the band while she was offstage; rushing the stage for EO17; there was a big barrier up, so she couldn't get to us, but she did the walk while indicating that she couldn't get to us and wished she could; an amazing HAWAFY closer.

[darla]

My first one was Rock a little at Jones beach.
I don't remember it much, but I had a great time. Had great seat,
bought them at A & S store.(Clothing store). Ran up front
for Edge, Stevie did say some sweet things at the end.
18 concerts later still going last one Cyrstal vision-jones beach.
Darla

[DashingDan]

Hartford (early in the tour. Late april, early may?) - Gold Dust Woman blew me away. Can't remember much other than that. Lot's o' shawls.

Worcester (first of two nights. End of May?) - Band was really great (although they were loud and played all over each other). Stevie was excellent. The tour hadn't quite taken it's toll. Both the Globe and the Herald gave her good reviews.

Mansfield (End of July?) - She was in good spirits, but the road had taken its toll. She sounded VERY tired. On I can't wait, the "how do I love you"s were sung the OCTAVE down (so they were essentially spoken). And, I would love it if anyone had a picture of this, her eyemakeup was out of CONTROL. I can't explain to you folks how out of control it was..it was huge, it was blue, it was brown...it looked crazy. I do remember her saying that the rain was following her around on this tour "like the plague", which is a funny way to phrase it.

[wolfontherun]

This was my first concert ever and i was very excited but a bit dissapointed. She alternatly " spoke " then "yelled" most every song. When she did attempt to sing she sounded very tired and hoarse.

She looked great though with her top coat on and top hat. People threw alot of stuff on stage and one fan gave her a lette that was in a sealed envelope and on it said for stevie's eyes only which she read out load and laughed.

I still have my tour book which I love. So many great photos and getting this pre internet days was a real treat indeed as it was so hard at the time to get pictures or know which magazines and at what times had interview/photos.

I did not see her again until the enchanted tour. But I have seen every tour solo and mac since. The best has been Dance and this current tour. And both Vegas stints were pretty awesome.

[darla]

Yes,
when I went to see her again that year at madison square garden,
her make up was dripping down her face. I had first seen her in June,
then in I think it was August or Sept, and she had gained weight,
she was talking about dying which the audience started to boo her, and
she appologized for that comment(no one wanted to hear about stevie
dying). She was tired, stoned....very different from the beginning of
her tour...My friend and I were so depressed seeing her like that.
We the audience still loved the show, because we all still loved her.
Also a girl jumb onto the stage from the side seats, Stevie just glance
not really knowing what was going on.

But yes I remember the make up....Oh my gosh...:eek:

[David]

Yes,
when I went to see her again that year at madison square garden,
her make up was dripping down her face. I had first seen her in June,
then in I think it was August or Sept, and she had gained weight,
she was talking about dying which the audience started to boo her, and
she appologized for that comment(no one wanted to hear about stevie
dying). She was tired, stoned....very different from the beginning of
her tour...My friend and I were so depressed seeing her like that.
We the audience still loved the show, because we all still loved her.
Also a girl jumb onto the stage from the side seats, Stevie just glance
not really knowing what was going on.That was always one of my absolute favorite concert bootlegs, the Garden show in August (Aug. 5 I think?). I used to listen to that tape working out on the bike. I thought she was powerful that gig, along with Los Angeles in July & Jones Beach in June.

But yes I remember the make up....Oh my gosh...:eek: Yes, Stevie had that kohl thing going on that year. Huge shadows around the eyes. Made her look like a Nefertiti on a pyramid tomb. I thought she looked bitchin.

[baboles]

I'm a Rock A Little junkie! I love that whole era...Anyone have bootlegs?

[Matthew]

Here are some RAL photos.

[Matthew]

Here are some other photos.

[Matthew]

Why can I post only five photos in one message...

[mirror69]

Here the tourdate I've on cds I think all are right:

ROCK A LITTLE TOUR

#Houston,TX The Summit Apr/11/1986 90min 2cd vers#1(lossless recording) B
#Houston,TX The Summit Apr/11/1986 75min 1cd vers#2 MASTER B+
#Houston,TX The Summit Apr/11/1986 110min 2cd (complete show) B
#Austin,TX Frank Irwin Center Apr/12/1986 105min 2cd A-
#Dallas,TX Reunion Arena Apr/15/1986 105min 2cd A-
#Oklahoma City,OK The Myriad Apr/16/1986 105min 2cd (lossless recording) A-
#Iowa city,IO Carver-Hawkeye Arena Apr/19/1986 90min 2cd B+
#Lexington,KY Rupp Arena Apr/22/1986 96min 2cd (lossless recording) B+
#Baton Rouge,LA Maravick Assembly Center Apr/25/1986 90min 2cd (lossless recording) B+
#Biloxi,MS Gulfport Coliseum Apr/26/1986 90min 2cd (lossless recording) C/D
#Hartford,CT Civic Center May/2/1986 100min 2cd (lossless recording) B/B-
#Providence,RI Civic Center May/3/1986 105min 2cd (lossless recording) A-
#Philadelphia,PA The Spectrum May/6/1986 75min 1cd (lossless recording) B+
#Baltimore,MD Civic Center May/7/1986 90min 2cd (lossless recording) B
-Indianapolis,IN Market Square Arena May/30/1986 110min 2tapes A-
#Indianapolis,IN Market Square Arena May/30/1986 100min 2cd B+
#East Troy,WI Alpine Valley May/31/1986 100min 2cd A-
#Worchester,MA Centrum June/3/1986 90min 2cd (lossless recording) B/B+
#Worchester,MA Centrum June/4/1986 90min 2cd (lossless recording) B/B+
#Wantagh,NY Jones Beach June/8/1986 90min 2cd vers#1 (lossless recording) C
#Wantagh,NY Jones Beach June/8/1986 90min 2cd vers#2 (lossless recording) B+
#Wantagh,NY Jones Beach June/9/1986 80min 2cd (lossless recording) A-
#Pittsburgh,PA Civic Arena June/11/1986 90min 2cd (lossless recording) B
#Cleveland,OH Blossom Music Center June/13/1986 80min 2cd (lossless recording) B/B-
#Cleveland,OH Blossom Music Center June/14/1986 82min 2cd (lossless recording) B/B-
#Holmdel,NJ Garden State Arts Center June/17/1986 90min 2cd B+
#Holmdel,NJ Garden State Arts Center June/18/1986 90min 2cd B-
#Weedsport,NY Cuyahoga Fairgrounds radioshow June/20/86 70min (lossless) A+
#Weedsport,NY Cuyahoga Fairgrounds radioshow June/20/86 80min A
(uncut version)
#Chicago,IL Poplar Creek June/21/1986 75min 1cd B+
note:original bootleg cd
#Chicago,IL Poplar Creek June/21/1986 90min 2cd version#2 A
#Clarkston,MI Pine Knob Amphitheatre June/22/1986 90min 2cd (lossless recording) C+
#Denver,CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre June/25/1986 85min 2cd (lossless recording) B/B+
#Tempe,AZ Compton Terrance June/28/1986 90min 2cd (lossless recording) B+/A-
#Costa Mesa,CA Pacific Amphitheatre June/29/1986 105min 2cd (lossless recording) C
-Mountain View,CA Shoreline Amphitheatre July/14/1986 90min 1tape B
#Mountain View,CA Shoreline Amph. July/14/86 60min 1cd MASTER A-
#Mountain View,CA Shoreline Amphitheatre July/14/1986 85min vers#2 2cd B+
#Sacramento,CA California Expo July/17/1986 90min 2cd (lossless recording) B/B+
#Los Angeles,CA The Forum July/18/1986 80min 1cd (lossless recording) B
#Kansas City,KS Bonner Springs July/21/1986 95min 2CD (lossless recording) B+
#Philadelphia,PA The Spectrum July/23/1986 90min 2cd (low level) C
#New Haven,CT New Haven Coliseum July/29/1986 90min 2cd (lossless recording) A-
#Mansfield,MA Great Woods July/30/1986 90min 2cd (lossless recording) B
#Landover,MD Capitol Center Aug/2/1986 90min 2cd (lossless recording) B/B+
#New York City,NY Madison Square Garden Aug/5/86 100min 2cd B/B+
#New York City,NY Madison Square Garden Aug/5/86 100min 2cd VERS#2 A-
#Atlanta,GA Aug/7/1986 90min 2cd B-
#Middletown,NY Orange County Raceway Aug/17/1986 85min 2cd (lossless recording) B
#Denver,CO Red Rocks Aug/20/1986 90min 2cd (lossless recording) B/B+
note: Unedited version of “Live at Red Rocks”
#Denver,CO Red Rocks Aug/20/1986 80min 1cd (uncut) B
#Denver,CO Red Rocks (same as video) Aug/20/1986 55min A
#Sydney,Australia Entertainment Centre Sept/24/1986 90min 2cd (lossless recording) A
#Melbourne,Australia Festival Hall Sept/29/1986 90min 2cd (lossless recording) A-
#Melbourne,Australia Festival Hall Sept/30/1986 100min 2cd (lossless recording) A-
-Melbourne,Australia Festival Hall Oct/4/1986 45min A-

[JazmenFlowers]

um. whoa.

can you, like, upload some and post links for download? there are several I'd love to have. if not, let me know, cause we need to do a trade.

[mirror69]

I'm sorry I can't upload and post the shows for download,but you can e-mail your lists at [email protected] and I'm so lucky to trade with you:)

paolo:]
um. whoa.

can you, like, upload some and post links for download? there are several I'd love to have. if not, let me know, cause we need to do a trade.

[starshine]

Here the tourdate I've on cds I think all are right:

ROCK A LITTLE TOUR

#Houston,TX The Summit Apr/11/1986 90min 2cd vers#1(lossless recording) B
#Houston,TX The Summit Apr/11/1986 75min 1cd vers#2 MASTER B+
#Houston,TX The Summit Apr/11/1986 110min 2cd (complete show) B
#Austin,TX Frank Irwin Center Apr/12/1986 105min 2cd A-
#Dallas,TX Reunion Arena Apr/15/1986 105min 2cd A-
#Oklahoma City,OK The Myriad Apr/16/1986 105min 2cd (lossless recording) A-
#Iowa city,IO Carver-Hawkeye Arena Apr/19/1986 90min 2cd B+
#Lexington,KY Rupp Arena Apr/22/1986 96min 2cd (lossless recording) B+
#Baton Rouge,LA Maravick Assembly Center Apr/25/1986 90min 2cd (lossless recording) B+
#Biloxi,MS Gulfport Coliseum Apr/26/1986 90min 2cd (lossless recording) C/D
#Hartford,CT Civic Center May/2/1986 100min 2cd (lossless recording) B/B-
#Providence,RI Civic Center May/3/1986 105min 2cd (lossless recording) A-
#Philadelphia,PA The Spectrum May/6/1986 75min 1cd (lossless recording) B+
#Baltimore,MD Civic Center May/7/1986 90min 2cd (lossless recording) B
-Indianapolis,IN Market Square Arena May/30/1986 110min 2tapes A-
#Indianapolis,IN Market Square Arena May/30/1986 100min 2cd B+
#East Troy,WI Alpine Valley May/31/1986 100min 2cd A-
#Worchester,MA Centrum June/3/1986 90min 2cd (lossless recording) B/B+
#Worchester,MA Centrum June/4/1986 90min 2cd (lossless recording) B/B+
#Wantagh,NY Jones Beach June/8/1986 90min 2cd vers#1 (lossless recording) C
#Wantagh,NY Jones Beach June/8/1986 90min 2cd vers#2 (lossless recording) B+
#Wantagh,NY Jones Beach June/9/1986 80min 2cd (lossless recording) A-
#Pittsburgh,PA Civic Arena June/11/1986 90min 2cd (lossless recording) B
#Cleveland,OH Blossom Music Center June/13/1986 80min 2cd (lossless recording) B/B-
#Cleveland,OH Blossom Music Center June/14/1986 82min 2cd (lossless recording) B/B-
#Holmdel,NJ Garden State Arts Center June/17/1986 90min 2cd B+
#Holmdel,NJ Garden State Arts Center June/18/1986 90min 2cd B-
#Weedsport,NY Cuyahoga Fairgrounds radioshow June/20/86 70min (lossless) A+
#Weedsport,NY Cuyahoga Fairgrounds radioshow June/20/86 80min A
(uncut version)
#Chicago,IL Poplar Creek June/21/1986 75min 1cd B+
note:original bootleg cd
#Chicago,IL Poplar Creek June/21/1986 90min 2cd version#2 A
#Clarkston,MI Pine Knob Amphitheatre June/22/1986 90min 2cd (lossless recording) C+
#Denver,CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre June/25/1986 85min 2cd (lossless recording) B/B+
#Tempe,AZ Compton Terrance June/28/1986 90min 2cd (lossless recording) B+/A-
#Costa Mesa,CA Pacific Amphitheatre June/29/1986 105min 2cd (lossless recording) C
-Mountain View,CA Shoreline Amphitheatre July/14/1986 90min 1tape B
#Mountain View,CA Shoreline Amph. July/14/86 60min 1cd MASTER A-
#Mountain View,CA Shoreline Amphitheatre July/14/1986 85min vers#2 2cd B+
#Sacramento,CA California Expo July/17/1986 90min 2cd (lossless recording) B/B+
#Los Angeles,CA The Forum July/18/1986 80min 1cd (lossless recording) B
#Kansas City,KS Bonner Springs July/21/1986 95min 2CD (lossless recording) B+
#Philadelphia,PA The Spectrum July/23/1986 90min 2cd (low level) C
#New Haven,CT New Haven Coliseum July/29/1986 90min 2cd (lossless recording) A-
#Mansfield,MA Great Woods July/30/1986 90min 2cd (lossless recording) B
#Landover,MD Capitol Center Aug/2/1986 90min 2cd (lossless recording) B/B+
#New York City,NY Madison Square Garden Aug/5/86 100min 2cd B/B+
#New York City,NY Madison Square Garden Aug/5/86 100min 2cd VERS#2 A-
#Atlanta,GA Aug/7/1986 90min 2cd B-
#Middletown,NY Orange County Raceway Aug/17/1986 85min 2cd (lossless recording) B
#Denver,CO Red Rocks Aug/20/1986 90min 2cd (lossless recording) B/B+
note: Unedited version of “Live at Red Rocks”
#Denver,CO Red Rocks Aug/20/1986 80min 1cd (uncut) B
#Denver,CO Red Rocks (same as video) Aug/20/1986 55min A
#Sydney,Australia Entertainment Centre Sept/24/1986 90min 2cd (lossless recording) A
#Melbourne,Australia Festival Hall Sept/29/1986 90min 2cd (lossless recording) A-
#Melbourne,Australia Festival Hall Sept/30/1986 100min 2cd (lossless recording) A-
-Melbourne,Australia Festival Hall Oct/4/1986 45min A-Your so lucky to have all those cds....WOW....I'm so lame....don't hit me anyone ....still have to learn how to burn cds.......I guess I don't like the computer stuff as much as some....anyway, wow, I wish I could get some cds as well.....I'd love the Michigan cd even though it's not the best graded one....probably others too.......anyway.....great list....you probably have more cds too. What about SA? any other Mich shows? seeking (Stevie) WH JLA show '83/Tango show/SA show/Enchanted show/ 2 voices show with Don/CV show with Chris......anyway, thanks for at least sharing the list.....I love to read them through.......cool!!!!!! I didn't get to see Stevie solo til SA tour....but did she her with the Mac during Mask....oh forgot that show from Mich too the Mask tour......Dance tour as well.......anyway.......thanks for the info......:]:D

[petep9000]

Yes, I think David you put it best- 'powerful'! I have to get my hands on some RAL tour CD's or DVD's, because I have only heard a Jones Beach show, Landover show, snips of the Madison Square Garden show, and an unidentified snip of a show I found on Youtube where she's singing GDW (Dallas?)