Oberhausen....12 October 2009

[WizNicks]

YIPPIE!!!!!!!

Eventim (http://www.eventim.de/cgi-bin/tickets.html?fun=evdetail&doc=evdetailb&key=337546$699923&jumpIn=yTix&from=erdetailb&affiliate=eta&DCMP=EMC-Ticketalarm2009e&attr=H_fleetwoodmac_2409)

Anyone going?

AND.....general admission!!!!!

[SorcererJP]

Tempting tempting.....planning on going to Antwerp, Oberhausen would be cool too

[Gypsycat999]

Great!! Two German dates officiall :blob2: Will there be any more???

[Sanne2]

AWESOME!!! But lol, they are advertising it with a Rick Vito pic?
Also, whoa @ general admission? I'm wondering why but it's freaking cool!

[Sanne2]

My German is a bit rusty and that site is a bit confusing to me, did the sale already start? And how can you pay (since I'm in Holland)?

EDIT: Nevermind, I bought the tickets, general admission! Yay! I'm so friggin excited!!!

[AncientQueen]

YESSSSSSSSSSS!
Oberhausen for me, Alex and Andrea. Yippeee!

[GypsyGirl15]

If their highnesses decide not to come to Hamburg - I'm still hoping for some more Germany dates to be added and come on, Hamburg and Munich would be perfect - I'll probably go to Oberhausen to see them. I'm so excited about the general admission. Means you just have to be there really early to get close to the stage. :thumbsup:

@Sanne2: I e-mailed them about the Rick Vito pic and the apologised and changed it! :lol:

[Maccafan5000]

So I've seen the Mac a couple times this tour already, but I'm taking the bar exam this July and was looking for a way to reward myself after all this studying. I'm honestly pondering flying out to Germany to see them as well, maybe spend a couple days romping around the country if I have some extra cash (seems unlikely tho).

My German is VERY rusty, what is Oberhausen like? The General Admission thing seems awesome, but I'm not sure I would want to spend a day waiting in line when I'm in another country!!

[SorcererJP]

So I've seen the Mac a couple times this tour already, but I'm taking the bar exam this July and was looking for a way to reward myself after all this studying. I'm honestly pondering flying out to Germany to see them as well, maybe spend a couple days romping around the country if I have some extra cash (seems unlikely tho).

My German is VERY rusty, what is Oberhausen like? The General Admission thing seems awesome, but I'm not sure I would want to spend a day waiting in line when I'm in another country!!

One of the largest indoor shopping malls of Europe is across the street. You can spend hours there....Back in 2004, I came approx. 1 hour before the opening of the doors at the Arena and, although I didn't had floortickets (due to a leginjurie back then), There were less then 100 people (most of them dutchies) waiting in line. I was pretty sure that I got up to the stage if I wanted to..

[WizNicks]

YESSSSSSSSSSS!
Oberhausen for me, Alex and Andrea. Yippeee!

I am so looking forward to meet you and Alex! (been a while......IF you two still remember me! :shrug:)

[shackin'up]

I just bought my tickets for Oberhausen. Seats. Because I'm taking my girl and our 9 year old son and our new, 13 - year-old, soon to be fosterson with me.

Can't wait.

Michelle,

When I scream "Great Day", will you wave at me?
Because: exactly one year after Atlantic City we'll see eachother again. Weird huh?

[Gypsycat999]

If their highnesses decide not to come to Hamburg - I'm still hoping for some more Germany dates to be added and come on, Hamburg and Munich would be perfect - I'll probably go to Oberhausen to see them. I'm so excited about the general admission. Means you just have to be there really early to get close to the stage. :thumbsup:

I'm hoping for more dates too and I really can't wait:( Something in the south west would be perfect because I have to go with my dad (not that I hate that or something) and he won't take a day off for driving all over our lovely country to see Fleetwood Mac...But they always did more than two German concerts, didn't they???

[shackin'up]

But they always did more than two German concerts, didn't they???


Yes but im 2003 they did NOT do Denmark-Sweden-Belgium. So if the germans have to travel a bit more this time....no sweat.

[Gypsycat999]

^ I know and I'm truely glad for all the people in Denmark, Sweden and Belgium. I just want to see Fleetwood Mac, too. So I'm still hoping for more German dates.

[vivfox]

^ I know and I'm truely glad for all the people in Denmark, Sweden and Belgium. I just want to see Fleetwood Mac, too. So I'm still hoping for more German dates.
I know the glee that you feel. I am soo glad they are going to many European countries this time around. I'm soo glad for danax6 and Sanne2 that they are playing in Holland as well. You folks have been wishing for this for so long and its finally coming true. Your reviews will be the ones I'm most looking forward to reading!

[shackin'up]

I know the glee that you feel. I am soo glad they are going to many European countries this time around. I'm soo glad for danax6 and Sanne2 that they are playing in Holland as well. You folks have been wishing for this for so long and its finally coming true. Your reviews will be the ones I'm most looking forward to reading!

Thanks vivfox, for being happy for me too :angel:

The last time Buckingham and Nicks shared a stage in the Netherlands was june 13 1980.
I was 14 years old and had saved money for the better part of a year to go to a Mac-concert. At last the date was there. I could pay for a ticket, a twoway-trainticket to Rotterdam and a night in a youthhostel. But my parents didn't let me go.

So this is a special gig.

[AncientQueen]

In 2003 Mick told some fans in front of his hotel in Frankfurt/Germany that the concert in Nürnberg/Germany was cancelled because noone bought tickets. So my guess is that they now only do two concerts in germany. Half of the people in Oberhausen wwere from the Netherland back then, so going there this time makes alot of sense, expecially since they have such a loyal fan community there, people who were basically ignored for a long long time.

[Sanne2]

In 2003 Mick told some fans in front of his hotel in Frankfurt/Germany that the concert in Nürnberg/Germany was cancelled because noone bought tickets.

Sounds unlikely to me. I thought that concert got cancelled because Stevie was ill?

[WizNicks]

Sounds unlikely to me. I thought that concert got cancelled because Stevie was ill?

They would never admit slow pre-sales to be reason for cancelling a concert. The word of the cancellation was already out on the previous night in Oberhausen and she seemed just fine that night.
And why would they play Nürnberg at all? If they played Munich, they might have been able to attract more concert goers. But it is sad that Oberhausen, at the moment, might be the most nothern city they play in Europe.

[Alexandra]

I remember you !!! Do u remember me ?

And I can´t wait to met ya all and see Mac again ....
YAY !!!

I am so looking forward to meet you and Alex! (been a while......IF you two still remember me! :shrug:)

[WizNicks]

I remember you !!! Do u remember me ?

And I can´t wait to met ya all and see Mac again ....
YAY !!!

Of course I remember you and Anke. New screen name? How has it been?

[Gypsycat999]

Hey you all,
I just want to tell everyone that I WILL BE AT THE SHOW AS WELL:] :] I finally persuaded my Dad to go there with me although I will miss school and we have to drive through nearly the whole country. My Lord I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO happy!!!! :blob2::blob2::blob2: Our seats are not the very best I guess but I really don't care!!! I'm sooo excited and booking late has the amazing advantage that I don't have to wait so long...but I'm not sure if I will survive. Probably I will go insane until October 12. But yeah, I suppose it's the same with you so I'm gonna stop annoying you know (that's wrong English, is it?). Today is the best day of my life :]

[AncientQueen]

I am so looking forward to meet you and Alex! (been a while......IF you two still remember me! :shrug:)

David? Dang, I would LOVE to meet you. Sorry for seing this so late.

[GypsyGirl15]

I'm going to go with a friend of mine and would love to meet some German - or whoever of you guys might be attending - ledgies after meeting so many nice peeps in Phoenix! :nod:

[Sanne2]

Whoohoo I can't believe that tomorrow I'm FINALLY going to see them!
Who else is excited?
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[vivfox]

Whoohoo I can't believe that tomorrow I'm FINALLY going to see them!
Who else is excited?
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[Bumperke]

Whoohoo I can't believe that tomorrow I'm FINALLY going to see them!
Who else is excited?
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Seen them already in 1980, 1990 and 2003 and will be seeying them oct15th.
Enjoy, they 'll hit it off after Sweden.
And excited,.... every single time, Enjoy it Sanne.

Will:]

[Musicman408]

Hope all of you all have the time of your lives!!! Let us know everything!:D

[ChristianM]

Hi there,

this is my first post here and also I am very excited. Tomorrow in Oberhausen I will see my first Fleetwood Mac Concert. I missed the Say you will tour, so I am very happy to have them back here in the "Ruhrgebiet". The show isn t sold out, so if any one doesn t have a ticket, it s not a pitty. U can buy tickets at the Arena, there are many good seats free, also Innenraum-Tickets ( standing ). I don t know, why the german shows doesn t sell well, but I assume it has to do with the high prices for concerts here in germany. I have paid 90 Euros for the concert, only The Eagles this year were more expensive ( and that was it worth ! ). I will write my concert review after the show here. Does any one know, at which hotel they are ?

Greetings from Germany

Christian

[Sanne2]

Hi there,

this is my first post here and also I am very excited. Tomorrow in Oberhausen I will see my first Fleetwood Mac Concert. I missed the Say you will tour, so I am very happy to have them back here in the "Ruhrgebiet". The show isn t sold out, so if any one doesn t have a ticket, it s not a pitty. U can buy tickets at the Arena, there are many good seats free, also Innenraum-Tickets ( standing ). I don t know, why the german shows doesn t sell well, but I assume it has to do with the high prices for concerts here in germany. I have paid 90 Euros for the concert, only The Eagles this year were more expensive ( and that was it worth ! ). I will write my concert review after the show here. Does any one know, at which hotel they are ?

Greetings from Germany

Christian

According to Livenation it's sold out?

[ChristianM]

Hi,

that is wrong. The concert is never sold out. In the last two weeks I looked at the Saalplan at www.eventim.de every day and there were many many seats free. In the last days you could buy also tickets in the blocks near the stage, they were blocked before I assume. So there were over 50 tickets from the most expensive ones in the "Unterrang" and over perhaps 200 tickets of the seats in der "Oberrang" free. Since thursday u can t buy tickets at eventim for the concert, because they send the tickets by post, not enough time for that. Perhaps this is the fact, why they call it sold out.

Make the example: Look at www.eventim.de the concert for Berlin. Click at the Saalplan-Button. U will see, many seats free, also good ones, at Berlin !

Greeting

Christian

[Sanne2]

I don't think the Saalplan is a good indication for tickets, when I look for tickets on eventim.de I get this:
http://i37.tinypic.com/14ufeb6.jpg
Looks like there aren't tickets anymore available to me.

[WizNicks]

Oh, "nicht mehr zustellbar" just means that if you ordered the tickets now, they wouldn't be able to deliver them in time anymore. That is what they always do about 2 working days before every concert. Be prepared for a few blank spots.

[Bumperke]

Oh, "nicht mehr zustellbar" just means that if you ordered the tickets now, they wouldn't be able to deliver them in time anymore. That is what they always do about 2 working days before every concert. Be prepared for a few blank spots.

Ahh what, at my age i have some blind spots aswell.
Sanne, enjoy the concert, actually that means 4 everyone who'll be there.
wE WANT all info by tommorow,
Will:blob2:

[ChristianM]

Yeah that s right. "Nicht mehr zustellbar" means, that they can t be deliverd in time now. But there were many seats free, so u could buy the tickets at the Arena today, if u don t have one.

All of us a great concert today !

Greetings

Christian

[The dance]

Want to hear all about it when you get back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:wavey:

[ChristianM]

just 5 minutes back from concert....and here is my review.......just for you !!

First of all: It was great. Second: I am not the Fleetwood Mac Hardcore Fan, I say that, because I m knowing, that I am writing in a Fleetwood Mac Fan Forum. I am a Hardcore Fan of Pink Floyd, Genesis and The Who. Third: My english isn t that good, so i apologize ....

The Arena in Oberhausen is next to the greatest shopping mall of europe, the Centro. So I assumed, that Stevie perhaps went on a shopping trip before the concert, but I didn t see her anywhere there. I arrived 90 Minutes before doors open and a long waiting row has been established. I have a seat ticket and it s raining, so I decided to drink an beer and look to the people. Wow, many young people there, much younger than me ( I m 36 ), I was impressed. Also many people searching for cheaper tickets and also many people from the Netherlands.

The concert began 15 Minutes after eight, the setlist was the same as in USA, including silver springs at the end. My personal highlight since this concert: I m so afraid. Wow, wooowwww , what a solo ! This was my first Fleetwood Mac concert, are they playing this rocking version always or is that new ? I have mentioned, I m a Pink Flyod Fan, this song is my new Comfortably Numb !!! What a great guitar player !!

My second highlight: The speach after the concert of Mick. This touches everyones heart, but many people were leaving the concert before the end, because they didn t recognized that after Don t stop it doesn t stop ! What a pity !

The ordiance was great, due to the fact, that there was no seating in the interior. But many people were missing much hits. That is a problem: Here in Europe not so many people knowing, that Christine isn t in the band anymore. So they expected all the hits from the 80s, like Little Lies or Everywhere. Thats a problem: The band says they are playing the hits ! And yes they are playing the hits mostly from the 70s with Stevie and Lindsey. But the eighties are missing and here in europe Fleetwood Mac has had big charthits in the 80s and none of them they have played ! Many people were a little dissapointed about that.

Also why is nothing played from the last album say you will, Peacekeeper would work great, why are they ignoring their last work ?

The concert was a little loud, but it was a rockconcert ! The voices of Stevie and Lindsey were great, in the Arena is the sound not so good, but it is every time acceptable. They have done their best.

This year I have seen yet: Australian Pink Floyd, The Eagles and Roger Hodgson ( Supertramp ). I will see next Steve Hackett ( Genesis), The Musical Box ( Genesis-Coverband, great ) and Nokia Night of the proms
( Roxette, John Miles, Heaven 17 and Alan Parsons ) and Mark Knopfler ( Dire Straits ) . So how good was now Fleetwood Mac ? This question I can t answer, because The Eagles were breathtaking this year ! But in my personal top 10 is Fleetwood Mac following on second place !

Greetings from germany

Christian

[AncientQueen]

I'm the next one who is back!
In short:
Great concert, everyone onstage had fun
Stevie was in good voice and spirit
The concert was even better than the 2 we saw in 2003
Tusk was my favorite, and OH Well did suprisingly well

Thanks to David, Maria, Alexandra and Andrea!

Detailed review and maybe videos tomorrow.
Have a good evening

AncientQueen

[michelej1]

My personal highlight since this concert: I m so afraid. Wow, wooowwww , what a solo ! This was my first Fleetwood Mac concert, are they playing this rocking version always or is that new ? I have mentioned, I m a Pink Flyod Fan, this song is my new Comfortably Numb !!! What a great guitar player !!

My second highlight: The speach after the concert of Mick. This touches everyones heart, but many people were leaving the concert before the end, because they didn t recognized that after Don t stop it doesn t stop ! What a pity !
Christian

Thanks for the wonderful review Christian.

I am one of those people who take I'm So Afraid for granted, but when you describe it like this, you make me think about it all over again, with new eager ears.

Very interesting that you liked Mick's speech so much. I don't know what he said to you. Here, he usually says "take care of yourselves and take care of each other." That last can be touching, especially when he references the world's woes. Then, he concludes by declaring that "The Mac is Back." I am sorry that people left. Even if they'd known an encore was coming, a lot of them would still have exited early. They start thinking about getting out of the parking lot, rather than savoring the moment.

I'm glad you stayed and thank you for posting.

Michele

[shackin'up]

They were in good shape tonight. They burnt Go Your Own Way into another dimension...what an ending! I like this setup: less extra players on stage, less drama, more vulnerable, but way too shticky. Stevie was in good voice. She looked a bit spooky, but seemed to have a good time, although she had no idea where she was. (she didn't mention Oberhausen nor Germany:D.) Linds rocked the house. And Mick and John and the backupband too.

The audience was braindead, BTW.

[danax6]

What a lousy audience. They didn't wake up until GYOW. :rolleyes: Aside from that, I had a wonderful time. There was one other guy next to me who was really into it, and so we just shared our enthusiasm with eachother.

I hadn't listened to any bootlegs, because I knew there weren't going to be many surprises and I wanted to savor the few things that were 'new'. Like Oh Well, for instance. I *loved* it. Lindsey's new intro to NGBA, never heard that before. Stevie and Lindsey harmonizing a capella, *twice*, that was nice as well.

I thought Rhiannon was a dud, but I thoroughly enjoyed GDW, she threw in some mean screams. Mick's drum solo is always the one point in the set where you have nothing better to do than realize your feet are really killing you. I liked Go Insane, but I still prefer the acoustic version.

I found it funny that Stevie had no clue where the F she was, so she left it up to Lindsey to thank 'Oberhausen'. She did say she found Europe to be "romantic". :shrug:

All in all it was a good show and I'm looking forward to Antwerpen in two days. :D

[CADreaming]

Stevie and Lindsey harmonizing a capella, *twice*, that was nice as well.

SWEET. :thumbsup:



I found it funny that Stevie had no clue where the F she was, so she left it up to Lindsey to thank 'Oberhausen'.

Guess the teleprompter folks can't spell Oberhausen...

[michelej1]

Lindsey's new intro to NGBA, never heard that before. Stevie and Lindsey harmonizing a capella, *twice*, that was nice as well.



That sounds new. I know he had an intro to SHN, but NGBA . . .he used to do dedications with that song, but I don't even think he did that for the first leg this time around. Sounds like he's pulling out the stops for Europe.

Michele

[macpai]

Thanks for taking so much time and posting your review for us. I found it really interesting and it was easy to read.

Re: the tour, it has been billed as a "hits" tour by the people who sell tickets, but the band called it more of playing the songs they just wanted to play. I think they didn't want to go too far into Christine territory, because it's impossible to recreate her sound.

It's always rough though when people come to shows expecting to hear certain songs and then don't. I hope they still managed to have fun. And then that they ran home and put on their records or CDs so they could hear the ones they missed.

I'm really glad you enjoyed it so much, even though they weren't previously one of your very favorites. I hope they are now!

But many people were missing much hits. That is a problem: Here in Europe not so many people knowing, that Christine isn t in the band anymore. So they expected all the hits from the 80s, like Little Lies or Everywhere. Thats a problem: The band says they are playing the hits ! And yes they are playing the hits mostly from the 70s with Stevie and Lindsey. But the eighties are missing and here in europe Fleetwood Mac has had big charthits in the 80s and none of them they have played ! Many people were a little dissapointed about that.

Also why is nothing played from the last album say you will, Peacekeeper would work great, why are they ignoring their last work ?

[Kena]

I just found this on youtube. If it belongs to a fellow ledgie I hope you don't mind me posting it... I just couldn't resist! Had to share ASAP! Thank you thank thank you thank you for this!

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I think Stevie's voice sounds amazing!

[AliceLover]

I just found this on youtube. If it belongs to a fellow ledgie I hope you don't mind me posting it... I just couldn't resist! Had to share ASAP! Thank you thank thank you thank you for this!

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I think Stevie's voice sounds amazing!

Stiff Europeans......hah kidding. Seriously though, have a beer.

[AliceLover]

Tusk:

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[daniellaaarisen]

Wow, she does sound really good in that Rhiannon video. Thanks for sharing!

[WizNicks]

My wife made some great pictures. I am going to upload them once I get home from work!

[ChristianM]

Great to have videos, thank you for that !

But didn t she mentionend "Oberhausen" at the beginning of the show ? "Welcome Oberhausen" ! Or ?

In Europe the people at a concert are often not so enthusiastic and they getting older together with the band ! But in Germany there are not so many people going out of the concert getting some beer or food or something like that. There is more disciplin at such concerts, in US it s different, isn t it ?

I allways loved Fleetwood Mac and I would like to see them. Now I have and they are now one of my favourite bands..sure..

Greetings

Christian

[Sanne2]

Wow, it was great! Even better then I expected! The arena was inly 75% filled but since I was down in front of the stage it didn't bother me too much. The sound during the first couple of songs was quite bad, it got a little bit better during the second half of the show. Stevie was every bit the pocket-sized gypsy queen I imagined her to be, it was just amazing to see her so close ( I cried, but only a little bit :rolleyes:) Favourites Stevie-wise were GDW, she did a couple of great wails, and Storms, I really liked that one. Lindsey faves were I'm So Afraid and Big Love but I liked everything he did on stage, he was just a great ball of energy! I dragged my bf along and because I didn't wanted to miss a second of the show he took the pictures, if any of them turned out decent I will share them.
I loved it when Stevie went "Let's get this party started!"with her Darth Vader voice lol

[AncientQueen]

As a middleaged person I am offended by some comments about the so-called-braindead audience, we were good enough for the band, they had fun, so why is it necessary to make snide comments about an audience of middle aged people who payed alot of money to see the band?

It was not a Tokio Hotel concert!

[danax6]

As a middleaged person I am offended by some comments about the so-called-braindead audience, we were good enough for the band, they had fun, so why is it necessary to make snide comments about an audience of middle aged people who payed alot of money to see the band? No offense, really.

I've only seen Stevie and Lindsey shows in the US and I've discovered those audiences are just very different from European audiences. There's even a difference between Stevie and Lindsey shows, where at the Stevie shows there are lot more teeny boppers and chiffon heads that make as much noise as the kids at a Jonas Brothers show. Lindsey shows are a bit more demure, but still the audience is a lot more involved than what I experienced yesterday in Oberhausen.

It wasn't so much the floor crowd, more the 1st and 2nd ring of people sitting down. They acted like they were at an opera, and only clapped at the appropriate times. :shrug:

[GODDESS6]

No offense, really.

I've only seen Stevie and Lindsey shows in the US and I've discovered those audiences are just very different from European audiences. There's even a difference between Stevie and Lindsey shows, where at the Stevie shows there are lot more teeny boppers and chiffon heads that make as much noise as the kids at a Jonas Brothers show. Lindsey shows are a bit more demure, but still the audience is a lot more involved than what I experienced yesterday in Oberhausen.

It wasn't so much the floor crowd, more the 1st and 2nd ring of people sitting down. They acted like they were at an opera, and only clapped at the appropriate times. :shrug:

i have sooo done this:o~

so were there tourbooks at these shows?~

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[Gypsycat999]

Ok people, here's my review:
First let me mention that we arrived at Oberhausen 2 hours before the concert started and went in the restaurant of our hotel to have dinner. Can you imagine that we waited more than an hour for the meal??? I was almost going crazy. And that stupid waitress was like "Why are you complaining, you've got half an hour left" Urgh, I could have killed her!
Then my Dad and me went to the concert. Our seats were in the 2nd ring and there it was pretty empty. I'd say the arena was maximum 60% filled if not less. We sat on the end of a row and on the other end there were two other people and in between there was nobody. In the other rows it wasn't better. And the people who were there sat with arms crossed and it was a wonder they clapped hands after every song. Behind me there was one guy who had like 6 rows to himself and he made a mien like he sat in a Math lesson all the time. I started rocking out at the first seconds of Monday Morning and didn't stop until Silver Springs was over. I don't pay 80€ for a concert of my favourite band and then sit there with arms crossed and deadpan just because everyone else does. I was by far the youngest in that part of the hall and the only one who rocked out so everyone looked at me like I was from Mars especially the guy who walked around and sold beer (I caught my dad buying a beer during Rhiannon! I was so angry I can tell you. Just during my favourite song!:mad:)The whole time I felt like Fleetwood Mac weren't getting enough applause at all so I screamed all the time like I was completely crazy in order to show the band that they were still beloved in Germany. It might have felt differently in front of the stage but upstairs there was no real atmosphere. During GDW my father went to get me a drink and I rocked out all alone in my lonely row. I tried not to let it affect me but it was not cool at all.
Stevie started in the black dress then later put on the red one and during GDW she wore a very beautiful shawl. And for Stand Back she had her hat on and looked soooo gorgeous! And she wore her high boots all the time :). As far as I can tell she looked pretty good and also had some fun. But I must admit I didn't look at her often because of Lindsey. Hell, can anyone make such a great performance than he?! He was on fire all the time, I was scared he would burn. He jumped over the stage with 2 steps while he was strumming his guitar with both hands and screamed like somebody wanted to kill him. He rocked the house and finally made the show for me despite the boring audience (no offence to anyone). Since yesterday I'm eventually turned in a huge Lindsey Buckingham fan. And I have never heard my father (who is no FM fan) screaming as loud as he did after ISA. This one was really great. I thought Lindsey could definitely work at the fire brigadge as a siren. His red shirt would fit perfectly as well :D. NGBA was also big, it was always one of my favourite Lindsey songs but I would have never thought it would work so great live. Lindsey nearly killed himself. And I thought it was cute that Stevie joined him at the end. BTW there was quite a lot Stevie/Lindsey interaction at the show as far as I've noticed during all the headbanging :] Big Love was also fantastic. I had never liked this one much but it was simply amazing yesterday. I was blown away. Okay, I was blown away by everything Lindsey did and I really don't know how he can do this every 2nd night. Every part of my body aches and I don't really have my voice back yet and I only was at one show. GYOW must have been superb as well but I was totally headbanging and screaming during it so I didn't recognize much. I can only say that it felt great :thumbsup:.
I should mention that Storms and Landslide were very beautiful either. I wasn't sure if Storms would work live but it definitely did! And Stevie didn't even say "I'd like to call it 'I've always been a Storm'", she said "It is called 'I've always been a Storm'". Maybe she thought this audience here in "this place" (which was very "neat" though she obviously had no idea were she was:D) wouldn't know the titles of her songs. What was most likely true for the people around me. Stevie dedicated Landslide to all of us and sang it very beautifully.
She was on fire during GDW and Stand Back (she even twirled!). Those songs were very fun to sing along as well as IKINW and SYLM what wasn't as terrible as I thought it would be without Chris.
When after Don't Stop a lot of people left the hall I was scared they wouldn't do Silver Springs but they did in the end and it was just wonderful. Stevies voice was in a really good shape. Even my Dad was blown away. (He left the concert in a state I only can describe with enchanted...)
I loved Micks speech at the very end as well. He said something like "Take care of yourself as we live in such a crazy world. We love you." So nothing really new but I had never heard it before so it was really lovely.
All in all I had a great time and I hope that all of you who'll go to a(nother) show will have as much fun as I had!!!

I've got videos of Gypsy and SHN I'm gonna upload if they're not already on youtube and pics are coming as well!
I didn't see any tourbooks anywhere, I just got a tshirt (which goes down to my knees) and a poster.
And sorry if my review was a bit random I tried to order my impressions as much as I could. But it were so many...

[michelej1]

I've got videos of Gypsy and SHN I'm gonna upload if they're not already on youtube and pics are coming as well!
I didn't see any tourbooks anywhere, I just got a tshirt (which goes down to my knees) and a poster.
And sorry if my review was a bit random I tried to order my impressions as much as I could. But it were so many...

Great review and I loved your impressions of Lindsey. If people are enjoying Lindsey, he should take his little band to Europe. Mick did it, so I think Lindsey could do it too. Flying them over, shouldn't be too much more expensive than touring the States, just get his face out there.

Michele

[Gypsycat999]

^ I'm glad you liked my review and YES he should definitely do this! He needs to be more famous here. And I'm sure people would like him here. And if I have to pay all Germans to go to the concert :D. No really, I think it's time to come over for Lindsey.

[michelej1]

Here are some photos from Der Western: http://www.derwesten.de/nachrichten/staedte/oberhausen/2009/10/13/news-136793541/detail.html

I think there's a review too, but I can't read it.

Michele

[WWD88]

Right in front of the stage I couldn't complain about too many stiff people :blob2::blob1:...
I just loved the show!
What I found a little disturbing at times were all the people who seem to prefer watching the concert on their small camera displays instead of just enjoying the show.
But then again we (the ones who only had their eyes with them :o) are the ones who love to see the result of their actions...

SO, pictures anyone ??? :D:D

[HejiraNYC]

Here are some photos from Der Western: http://www.derwesten.de/nachrichten/staedte/oberhausen/2009/10/13/news-136793541/detail.html

I think there's a review too, but I can't read it.

Michele

Sex with the string part(???) :eek:


Did this man have something in the coffee? Lindsey Buckingham anyhow hopst over the stage like a jumping devil, howls now and then in the micro, creeps like a Panther around, the guitar in the attack. My God, this narrow Hüne with the high forehead is nevertheless nevertheless already 60. But thus it is still the Benjamin with Fleetwood Mac, which on Monday evening the arena Oberhausen filled out nearly.

Buckingham is at all like that something like the heart impact these volume, which turned he once for longer time the back. In the meantime however goes without it nothing more: While the other seniors occasionally transfer remains, in order to regenerate in the quiescent area, for Lindsey B. the entire time on the stage. Because also it alone and its guitar, from which it out-spins reef with large casualness, are an event. It can occur already times that the man rises up himself in such a manner in plays that it is capable of Gutturallauten at the micro only, while it in-threshes with that rights almost ohnmächtig on its instrument. Nearly one would like to mean, he had there something sexual ones with this string part.

Everything only show naturally, but a little musical insanity may along-swing there. Finally one does not read in vain its Songtitel „I Go Insane”. During Drummer Mick Fleetwood (62) back to the old Blueswurzeln strives, John McVie (64) only faithfully and good his bass pulls and Stevie Nicks (61) of the fame of its flirrenden early titles lives, is Buckingham still the most creative one in this fate community. On its solo plates it rehearses the musical minimalism, out of which it knows to form almost dramas with large force.

When Fleetwood Mac played last before five years at this place, they had a new album („Say You wants”) in the back, which provided also a new freshness for the sound. Strange to say this time nothing is to be heard, one is with „the Unleashed” from this plate - tour rather begun to deliver a Best OF concert loosened up however also a few culpably neglected pieces and a few solo titles. The first song is already a successful surprising attempt: „Monday Morning” breaks formally in here over the unprepared public, accompanied from large light circus.

It remains loud and violently mostly in this evening. Fleetwood threshes with eyes opened far zornig on its drums, as if he wanted to punish her for the fact that also one must to be become older as he. McVie, the inconspicuous one, even gets a bass-solo and must step for it briefly from covering - for it nearly an act of the self exposing.

And Mrs. Nicks, suspiciously free from creases, would like to most of all still take off dancing from the ground, which seems to hold her however more strongly than in former times. Apropos in former times: One is very talk blessed in this evening, told readily by „difficult relations in stormy times”, by one „complicated and emotional volume history”. In other words: Here already everyone had times which with everyone into the 1970ern. But however they make today together still one condemn strong music.

[ChristianM]

Dear Gypsycat,

that s a pitty, so bad seats in the upper. But there were also many free seats nearer to the stage, few days before concert. Such a hardcore fan like you, have to go nearer to the stage. The ordiance there was in much better mood.

At the postet video links u can see, the ordiance wasn t too bad. As I mentioned before, the Arena wasn t sold out. But you must know, there were standing at the ground floor. So if the ground floor would be provided also with seating the Arena would be sold out. The Arena occupies many people if the ground floor isn t provided with seatings. So of course, the upper seats wasn t sold out and so there was no good mood in the upper arena.

Next time u have better seats !

Greetings

Christian

Don t have a lunch in the hotel if the Centro-Promenade is near by the Arena with 20 restaurants to choose from ! :nod:

[The dance]

Any reviews from the newspaper(s).. I would like to know. In Sweden they were not that good.........

[SorcererJP]

I don't pay 80€ for a concert of my favourite band and then sit there with arms crossed and deadpan just because everyone else does. I was by far the youngest in that part of the hall and the only one who rocked out so everyone looked at me like I was from Mars especially the guy who walked around and sold beer ..

I remember I went to see The Mac in Oberhausen back in 2004. I had bought a ring-ticket back then, because I had some problems with my leg back then AND i believed that they would come to Holland as well back then...they didn't and I ended up in a very quiet row as well, I was the only one dancing and the people on my row hardly recognized the songs...they kept sitting on their chairs during Stand Back....????

Alas, tomorrow I'll be on row 2 in front of the stage in Antwerp (so my ticket says) and I'm pretty sure that I can be found dancing, partying, having a pretty good time in front of the stage :-)

The day after, same thing in Rotterdam.

[pinklotus]

Hello :)

I took a few Videos (username Pinklotusalex) ... enjoy !!!

I´m so afraid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCPwllstDRA

Big Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAuU8-3ZHuU

[michelej1]

Sex with the string part(???) :eek:



And how many Americans have also noted how Lindsey of the High Forehead, often has sexual ones with the strings.

I also love the line about Mick hitting the drums as if punishing them for his age (for being as old as he is). That is classic.

Michele

[michelej1]

Hello :)

I took a few Videos (username Pinklotusalex) ... enjoy !!!

I´m so afraid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCPwllstDRA

Big Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAuU8-3ZHuU

These are great and I'm glad to have the Big Love introduction on video.

Thank you for both filming and posting.

Michele

[michelej1]

Right in front of the stage I couldn't complain about too many stiff people :blob2::blob1:...
I just loved the show!
What I found a little disturbing at times were all the people who seem to prefer watching the concert on their small camera displays instead of just enjoying the show.


I agree. We benefit because people post what they video and we get it on Youtube. So, that's wonderful for those of us who were not at the concert. But when I've been in attenance and had my view obstructed by someone who was not trying to enjoy the concert, but trying to get a good camera angle -- that's maddening. Often, they're standing one place and they're holding the camera away from them -- and in front of me.

Michele

[GJK]

I couldn't find a setlist for the recent concerts, so here's what they played on October 12:

Monday morning (B)
The Chain (B/N/M/M/F)
Dreams (N)
I know I'm not wrong (B)
Gypsy (N)
Go insane (B)
Rhiannon (N)
Second hand news (B)
Tusk (B)
Sara (N)
Big love (B)
Landslide (N)
Never going back again (B)
Storms (N)
Say you love me (M)
Gold dust woman (N)
Oh well (G)
I'm so afraid (B)
Stand back (N)
Go your own way (B)
World turning (M/B)
Don't stop (M)
Silver springs (N)

Great concert! I loved Storms, which has been my favourite Tusk track since I first heard it in December 1979 (Sinterklaas gave me the album:D).

GJK

[pinklotus]

These are great and I'm glad to have the Big Love introduction on video.

Thank you for both filming and posting.

Michele

You´re welcome :)

I´m still uploading .... I recorded:
Big Love
Go Insane
Gold Dust Woman
Gypsy
I´m so Afrai
Sara
Tusk

:)

[michelej1]

You´re welcome :)

I´m still uploading .... I recorded:
Big Love
Go Insane
Gold Dust Woman
Gypsy
I´m so Afrai
Sara
Tusk

:)

Wow, you were very busy! Your work is our gain:woohoo:.

Michele

[michelej1]

Here's another translated review:
http://www.muensterschezeitung.de/nachrichten/exklusiv/awdo/art1546,699902

Konzert
Fleedwood Mac können es immer noch
Von Ingrid Wielens am 13.10.2009 17:56 Uhr


OBERHAUSEN It was the evening of the 45-plus generation. The mostly graying fans of one of the most influential rock bands of all time would not hear on Monday in the not entirely sold out König Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, their music of the 70s and 80s. Fleetwood Mac gave them a huge party.

Fleetwood Mac gave them a huge party. The band with more than 40 years of history, who stood several times before the dissolution and again and again in parts of newly formed, which came into existence on cast: Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham on "Unleashed Tour."

The title was program. The musicians were unleashed. Monday Morning, The Chain, Dreams - was already on the soft start, the original Fleetwood Mac-feeling there. Stevie Nicks' voice, incisive, yet sophisticated, yet warm and exactly the tone they lulled the audience.

Dexterity on the guitar

Then turned on: Gypsy, Rhiannon, Tusk, Sara - the party is gaining pace. Lindsey Buckingham mixes a highly unusual and guitar solos taking. He mistreated his instrument, hitting and stroking it, it can purr, ring, rattle, crack. Tango In The Night When he puts his finger dexterity to the test.

Buckingham often clenches his fists, grabs theatrically to his heart, as if to say: "We are all over 60, but we can still am. And we can still really good. "Big Love, Never Going Back Again, Say You Love Me - do not let them out catchy.

Gilt Schalgzeug

Presence in the background presence of the boss of the band: Mick Fleetwood on drums gilded lies in wait, takes his colleagues to target, pulls faces, obviously has fun. Remarkably unremarkable remains the only John McVie. A virtuoso on the bass, otherwise he keeps out of the show events.

Go Your Own Way, Do not stop dancing - the audience is still in the mood, singing, clapping, cheering. Only after three hours passed, the band: "We want that we have all the fun tonight," announced by the beginning of Macs. That has really done it.

[WizNicks]

Here is the first round of pictures:

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[WizNicks]

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http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j59/maria-and-david/DSCI0060.jpg

More to come later...

[HejiraNYC]

He mistreated his instrument, hitting and stroking it, it can purr, ring, rattle, crack.

Yep, sounds like "sex with the string part" to me! :nod:

[FMlex]

WizNicks! Fantastic pictures!
I'm lovin' Stevie's hair. :)

[michelej1]

Sensational pictures Wiznicks. I esepcially like 4 and 5 of Stevie. She's playing air guitar in #5, with that activity, her black dress against the red/orange lighting, it's really pretty.

Michele

[WWD88]

Wiznicks!! Wonderful pictures, thank you SO MUCH!!!!!! :blob2:

[AncientQueen]

David, super pics, thanks!

Alexandra, you really got Stevies tiptoeing in front of Lindseys mike during Sara on video, that is so great :)! How cute was that?

Bussi
AncientQueen

[WizNicks]

Thank you for the nice comments!

Next few ones...

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[WizNicks]

(for some reason they all seem s a little blurry)


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[GypsyGirl15]

I went with my friend from Norway - We arrived at the venue about two hours prior to the opening of the doors and there was already a looong line. - and we were lucky enough to be first row, Stevie's side. To bad about the barricades, but we were still close enough. It was her first FM concert, so she was ridiculously excited. I had already seen them in Phoenix, so I was kinda cool, but as soon as the lights went out, I freaked out. It was so great to be in the presence of that band again. Exactly the same setlist and speeches as in America, but I enjoyed the concert thoroughly. German audience seemed to dig Mick's drum solo, how funny. The highlight of the evening was however Stevie smiling and winking at me after I had tried for a while to get her attention.

Somebody mentioned something about people viewing the entire concert - everybody takes a few pictures I suppose, but through the entire thing? - through lenses or screens rather than through their eyes and I found that incredibly annoying too! Live in the moment. If just want to look at the Mac through your camera screen you might as well watch a dvd. :rolleyes: ... and then hissing at me when I "ruin" your video or picture when rocking out to the music. Whatever.

Here are the photos I took. :wavey:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/cherryorchid/ober1.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/cherryorchid/ober2.jpg

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[Sanne2]

Here are my (or my bf's) pics from the concert:


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[Sanne2]

Part 2:

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[Sanne2]

Part 3, I had some troubles uploading because the pics are huge:

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[GODDESS6]

thanx for sharing wiz & sanne, great pics!!!~ the band looks so good & seems to be having a good time too & that is wonderful!!!~

[TrueFaith77]

very creative pictures GypsyGirl15! I turned one of them into my desktop wallpaper at work. Thank you!

[GypsyGirl15]

^^^
Thanks a lot, that makes me very happy! I always like capturing things the way I see them, instead of what they actually look like. Lots of colours and energy, that's what concerts are to me.

[Gypsycat999]

Dear Gypsycat,

that s a pitty, so bad seats in the upper. But there were also many free seats nearer to the stage, few days before concert. Such a hardcore fan like you, have to go nearer to the stage. The ordiance there was in much better mood.

At the postet video links u can see, the ordiance wasn t too bad. As I mentioned before, the Arena wasn t sold out. But you must know, there were standing at the ground floor. So if the ground floor would be provided also with seating the Arena would be sold out. The Arena occupies many people if the ground floor isn t provided with seatings. So of course, the upper seats wasn t sold out and so there was no good mood in the upper arena.

Next time u have better seats !

Greetings

Christian

Don t have a lunch in the hotel if the Centro-Promenade is near by the Arena with 20 restaurants to choose from ! :nod:

Dear Christian,
Next time I'm gonna be in the very first rows, be sure. I would have been there on Monday too but my Dad was afraid of having to stay for the whole time and he kept saying "The important thing is to hear them not to see them." Urgh, but not if you can count the people around you with two hands :mad:. And I promise you I'll never have dinner in the hotel anymore!!
Right now I'm going crazy again because next Monday I'm only gonna have two lessons and I know my Dad would love to go to the Berlin concert as much as I so it would be perfect. But it's not gonna happen :(. My mum would kill us and I understand that it's way too expensive. Oh Well.
But I don't think the arena would have been sold out if there were seats on the ground floor. The rings were so empty and the hindmost floor was empty as well.

[ChristianM]

Gypsycat,

I wish that your dream come true and they do the next album. Because they will tour with a new album. And then they will come back and you can see them again.

Seeing the youtube videos are great, thank you for that. I m so afraid complete, great !

Greetings

Christian