View Full Version : Borgata Atlantic City 7/15/2012 show roll call
Macfanforever
07-13-2012, 11:30 PM
Whos going to the Borgata show this sunday night.I will be there.
eric51078
07-14-2012, 09:33 AM
I'll be there! On my way now!
Macfanforever
07-14-2012, 09:37 AM
I'll will get my a$$ in gear later today.Since I 'm slow getting ready.
eric51078
07-14-2012, 10:13 AM
I'm making a mini vaca out of it
Macfanforever
07-14-2012, 10:24 AM
I'm making a mini vaca out of it
I agree.That what I'll be doing.I probably will come home monday night or tuesday sometime.I guess they said there is a chance of rain tomorrow.That might hamper my boardwalk walk.We will see.
nailatixela
07-14-2012, 12:57 PM
I'll be going!
tothegypsy
07-14-2012, 03:00 PM
I'll be there if a cheap ticket pops up on StubHub, eBay, or craigslist...otherwise I'll have to be satifisfied with having seen the Beacon and Hershey shows :)
Macfanforever
07-14-2012, 06:58 PM
I will be going now.I dont want to deal with the heat and traffic tomorrow.I will have a stay over tonight which it will be worth it.Since I dont have any of the newfangled cell phones that will do the internet.So I will unable to update you all from the road.
I probable be home around monday night or tuesday some time.Depends how I feel.
Have fun I hope I see you all there.
AbbiJoy78
07-14-2012, 08:34 PM
Me and my friend will be there. Is anyone meeting up for a drink beforehand? Would be cool to meet other Ledgies! Might I suggest GYPSY BAR?:D I think that is fitting, no?!;)
kirst1126
07-15-2012, 12:23 PM
I'm looking for 1 ticket for tonight if anyone is trying to get rid of one! Thanks!!
Kirsten
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KDelongpre
07-15-2012, 05:05 PM
Me and my friend will be there. Is anyone meeting up for a drink beforehand? Would be cool to meet other Ledgies! Might I suggest GYPSY BAR?:D I think that is fitting, no?!;)
I'm down! Just got here. This place is a circus!! And I swear to god there is a blackjack dealer (or something) Walking around who totally looks like a dancer-era short hair Christine
Edgeof27
07-15-2012, 07:00 PM
Me and my friend will be there. Is anyone meeting up for a drink beforehand? Would be cool to meet other Ledgies! Might I suggest GYPSY BAR?:D I think that is fitting, no?!;)
GB is usually jammed
Suggest; Bobby Flay .....
Unfortunately the show starts at 20:15 ......
eric51078
07-15-2012, 10:40 PM
Show was great. She sounded a little hoarse. Edge was shortened, ghosts are gone and love is was dropped. She looked amazing and sounded fantastic, just a little hoarse. Love the borgata! The sound is always amazing. Ran into Skip nice chatting again.
Have a safe trip home!
tothegypsy
07-15-2012, 10:44 PM
Love Is was dropped? So the show ended with the shortened Edge?
KDelongpre
07-15-2012, 11:48 PM
Yeah, and as well as ghosts are gone. Landslide for encore. Same Exact set as VA Beach last night.
I thought the heat was to thank for the altered set but maybe shes taking care of her voice. At VA she joked with Steve about going easy on her during L&L, saying her voice still wasn't 100 percent
rhiannondontgo
07-16-2012, 12:15 AM
She was incredible! Definitely a better show than the one I saw in Holmdel, though yes it did lack Love Is and Ghosts are Gone. We had no idea how small the venue would be and when we decided on the riser seats (Thanks, Eric! They were awesome. You're the best!) , we were picturing like the Wachovia Center-ish going up steps to get to another high level, being super far from her thing. But we were the second row (technically the first row as the first was a bunch of chairs on the ground) on the riser which was just like a bleacher set. Very good seats, didn't even need tv screens to see her up close.
Anyway she was fabulous. Very cute and quirky. She suggested an awesome idea; a super long concert where she did requests from us and there would be "intermissions with cake and cookies and beer"! lol She is too cute! She was throwing out some pretty cool ideas like Angel and Sisters of The Moon. And it was too cute when she took the girls flower-halo thing and wore it all through Landslide and the end of Edge, then she gave it back to her to put on her wall. So sweet!
Anyway it was a great concert. I loved it. And I won $60 after the show with the penny machine... Even though I'm 17. Eventually I got carded, I think because all the guys around me were getting all excited that my mom and I made it to $60 having started with $5. But by the time I was carded, I was $55 richer so it all worked out. ;)
If anyone has any pictures or video, please post! I'd love to see them.
Thanks again for the great tix Eric.
Phoenix
07-16-2012, 02:03 AM
She was incredible! Definitely a better show than the one I saw in Holmdel, though yes it did lack Love Is and Ghosts are Gone. We had no idea how small the venue would be and when we decided on the riser seats (Thanks, Eric! They were awesome. You're the best!) , we were picturing like the Wachovia Center-ish going up steps to get to another high level, being super far from her thing. But we were the second row (technically the first row as the first was a bunch of chairs on the ground) on the riser which was just like a bleacher set. Very good seats, didn't even need tv screens to see her up close.
Anyway she was fabulous. Very cute and quirky. She suggested an awesome idea; a super long concert where she did requests from us and there would be "intermissions with cake and cookies and beer"! lol She is too cute! She was throwing out some pretty cool ideas like Angel and Sisters of The Moon. And it was too cute when she took the girls flower-halo thing and wore it all through Landslide and the end of Edge, then she gave it back to her to put on her wall. So sweet!
Anyway it was a great concert. I loved it. And I won $60 after the show with the penny machine... Even though I'm 17. Eventually I got carded, I think because all the guys around me were getting all excited that my mom and I made it to $60 having started with $5. But by the time I was carded, I was $55 richer so it all worked out. ;)
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If anyone has any pictures or video, please post! I'd love to see them.
Thanks again for the great tix Eric.
wait wait wait, so she actually mentioned angel and sisters of the moon by name?, suddenly I might be excited for a new fleetwood mac tour.
She did mention both these songs,I would have died if she played sisters
eric51078
07-16-2012, 07:05 AM
She was incredible! Definitely a better show than the one I saw in Holmdel, though yes it did lack Love Is and Ghosts are Gone. We had no idea how small the venue would be and when we decided on the riser seats (Thanks, Eric! They were awesome. You're the best!) , we were picturing like the Wachovia Center-ish going up steps to get to another high level, being super far from her thing. But we were the second row (technically the first row as the first was a bunch of chairs on the ground) on the riser which was just like a bleacher set. Very good seats, didn't even need tv screens to see her up close.
Anyway she was fabulous. Very cute and quirky. She suggested an awesome idea; a super long concert where she did requests from us and there would be "intermissions with cake and cookies and beer"! lol She is too cute! She was throwing out some pretty cool ideas like Angel and Sisters of The Moon. And it was too cute when she took the girls flower-halo thing and wore it all through Landslide and the end of Edge, then she gave it back to her to put on her wall. So sweet!
Anyway it was a great concert. I loved it. And I won $60 after the show with the penny machine... Even though I'm 17. Eventually I got carded, I think because all the guys around me were getting all excited that my mom and I made it to $60 having started with $5. But by the time I was carded, I was $55 richer so it all worked out. ;)
If anyone has any pictures or video, please post! I'd love to see them.
Thanks again for the great tix Eric.
Your so welcome!! It was a great time!
nailatixela
07-16-2012, 11:21 AM
Awesome night! I really should post my pic here more so people can recognize me at concerts and I can go up to them without being creepy. I had my off white Rumours shirt on and got some compliments. :) I noticed some ledgies, but....since not everyone knows me really I don't wanna be weird and yell out your names to say hi, even though I recognize your faces. Anyway! Before the show, I saw Al and Jimmy about 20 feet away from the merchandise stand. That was cool. I got the soldier's angel t-shirt.
The show was great! I had dead center section, row 15. Stevie was fun and talkative all night. Just to get it out of the way: biggest disappointment was no Love Is....she came out before Landslide and said it was the last song and I'm like....wah? I wanted to hear Love Is sooo badly.
Besides that, it was awesome! Stevie teased us with her five hour show where she will take requests and answer questions. She raised her hand and impersonated us: "Play Angel! Play Sisters of the Moon!" and she said she'd be like, "okay!" Angel got applause, and Sisters got lots of applause when she mentioned that one. She looked at Waddy and gave him a grin. She said it's in her head, so it will happen sometime.
Soldier's Angel isn't one of my favorites, but I was impressed by long the note she held at the end. I don't think there was a GDW growl, or if there was, it wasn't one of the longer ones she was holding onto the last couple years. The transition from Moonlight to GDW, btw, was awesome. She held out the note well at the end of Moonlight and it transitions right into the creepy noises (violin, right?) at the beginning of GDW.
I love that Stevie's wearing the ankle boots! Her outfit looks good. She introduced her Stand Back shawl after the song. She took it off and showed it off to us, saying it was the original from 1983. (Which made me think, does she not remember she had that cape before stand back in 83, or is this one really different from the one on the tusk tour?) Either way, it was cute the way she held it out to display it. She said this cape is older than some of you! (guilty...)
Speaking of introductions, although the cape got one, there were no band introductions tonight.
Her Annabelle Lee story was my favorite - in part because it's one of the new stories. It was so cute. She spoke about Edgar as if they were living in the same time period - he thought the idea to do the song was great, loved the song, etc, etc. All of her IYD songs sounded great. She told us that this was not a "stevie nicks greatest hits" tour, but a tour where she's "trying" to do some of her new songs.
Before Leather and Lace, she introduced her vocal coach who sings, and said something to the effect that "you can tell I need him tonight" - she was saying she didn't sound well. People reacted with "noooo!" telling her she sounded fine.
She got a lot of stuff for the Edge walk, compared to what I've seen her get at the borgata before. She got several letters, jewelry (both looked like silver necklaces), a bear, a sweater looking thing and a flower headband. The girl who made it (who was probably a ledgie) had it on before the show and gave it to her. Stevie sang with it, and afterwards, she said to take it back and bring it home. So cool! The headband looked great and fit her well.
Landslide being last was strange. I was like, oh yeah! I forgot all about it. But it was a nice ending...if Love Is played, I probably would have cried anyway.
CADreaming
07-16-2012, 12:00 PM
^Great review!! Thanks for sharing!
wheart
07-16-2012, 01:22 PM
Awesome night! I really should post my pic here more so people can recognize me at concerts and I can go up to them without being creepy. I had my off white Rumours shirt on and got some compliments. :) I noticed some ledgies, but....since not everyone knows me really I don't wanna be weird and yell out your names to say hi, even though I recognize your faces. Anyway! Before the show, I saw Al and Jimmy about 20 feet away from the merchandise stand. That was cool. I got the soldier's angel t-shirt.
The show was great! I had dead center section, row 15. Stevie was fun and talkative all night. Just to get it out of the way: biggest disappointment was no Love Is....she came out before Landslide and said it was the last song and I'm like....wah? I wanted to hear Love Is sooo badly.
Besides that, it was awesome! Stevie teased us with her five hour show where she will take requests and answer questions. She raised her hand and impersonated us: "Play Angel! Play Sisters of the Moon!" and she said she'd be like, "okay!" Angel got applause, and Sisters got lots of applause when she mentioned that one. She looked at Waddy and gave him a grin. She said it's in her head, so it will happen sometime.
Soldier's Angel isn't one of my favorites, but I was impressed by long the note she held at the end. I don't think there was a GDW growl, or if there was, it wasn't one of the longer ones she was holding onto the last couple years. The transition from Moonlight to GDW, btw, was awesome. She held out the note well at the end of Moonlight and it transitions right into the creepy noises (violin, right?) at the beginning of GDW.
I love that Stevie's wearing the ankle boots! Her outfit looks good. She introduced her Stand Back shawl after the song. She took it off and showed it off to us, saying it was the original from 1983. (Which made me think, does she not remember she had that cape before stand back in 83, or is this one really different from the one on the tusk tour?) Either way, it was cute the way she held it out to display it. She said this cape is older than some of you! (guilty...)
Speaking of introductions, although the cape got one, there were no band introductions tonight.
Her Annabelle Lee story was my favorite - in part because it's one of the new stories. It was so cute. She spoke about Edgar as if they were living in the same time period - he thought the idea to do the song was great, loved the song, etc, etc. All of her IYD songs sounded great. She told us that this was not a "stevie nicks greatest hits" tour, but a tour where she's "trying" to do some of her new songs.
Before Leather and Lace, she introduced her vocal coach who sings, and said something to the effect that "you can tell I need him tonight" - she was saying she didn't sound well. People reacted with "noooo!" telling her she sounded fine.
She got a lot of stuff for the Edge walk, compared to what I've seen her get at the borgata before. She got several letters, jewelry (both looked like silver necklaces), a bear, a sweater looking thing and a flower headband. The girl who made it (who was probably a ledgie) had it on before the show and gave it to her. Stevie sang with it, and afterwards, she said to take it back and bring it home. So cool! The headband looked great and fit her well.
Landslide being last was strange. I was like, oh yeah! I forgot all about it. But it was a nice ending...if Love Is played, I probably would have cried anyway.
great recap! The fact that she's talking about Sisters of the Moon makes me absolutely giddy!! I love how she' s now introducing her capes. Someone should tell her to wear more of them!!!! Two capes per show isn't nearly enough...Sorry she didn't play Love Is. I thought about going to this show but I would have been really disappointed had I been there and she didn't sing Love Is.
michelej1
07-16-2012, 01:26 PM
Besides that, it was awesome! Stevie teased us with her five hour show where she will take requests and answer questions. She raised her hand and impersonated us: "Play Angel! Play Sisters of the Moon!" and she said she'd be like, "okay!" Angel got applause, and Sisters got lots of applause when she mentioned that one. She looked at Waddy and gave him a grin. She said it's in her head, so it will happen sometime.
Ha ha. Stevie imitating her fans is great. Michele
AbbiJoy78
07-16-2012, 01:27 PM
Great time last night. Being no one responded about meeting up until it was much to late, I didn't get to meet anybody, but that was just as well, because I am not sure my friend who came with would've cared to. I wondered how Stevie's energy and "excitement" factor would register being The Borgata Event Center is just a big room with a stage, rather than a venue with an outdoor feel or half in/half out scenario. I was afraid things might be a bit more subdued, with people in their seats for most of it --ha, luckily not at all! I did see her at The Borgata in 2005, but I don't remember much of what the vibe was like.
I loved her stories, and everything cute that she said. She talks sooooo much more than I ever recall in any other tour! Others have already relayed all the funny things she said -- by far the best was the "5 hour long concert with requests, and cake, cookies, and beer"....with 'Angel' and 'Sisters of The Moon'. She made it almost seem like a promise....alluding to how one day it will happen!
I was definitely disappointed with the fact that 2 songs were cut. I love "Love Is" and for some reason it does bring on tears...but with "Landslide" as the closer, and seeing all those old pictures flashing behind her on the big screen of her family and of herself when she was young and in the prime of her career, ughhhh....there I was welling up over those!
I liked how at the beginning of the show, Stevie addressed "I was told I cancelled on you last year." And the crowd acknowledge this. She went on to say she could not even remember doing that or what the reason was. But that she was there now:)
What was the reason the songs were cut? Her voice? The curfew thing???
I believe I recorded the show (audio), including Vanessa Carlton, and if it came out ok, then maybe I can get it up somewhere accessible. :thumbsup:
michelej1
07-16-2012, 02:18 PM
NJ.com, 13 photos
http://www.nj.com/atlantic-city-entertainment/index.ssf/2012/07/stevie_nicks_plays_a_sold_out.html
Photos: Stevie Nicks plays a sold-out Borgata event center Sunday night
Published: Monday, July 16, 2012, 6:28 AM Updated: Monday, July 16, 2012, 10:43 AM
By Marc Berman / NJ.com blogger
Stevie Nicks played to a sold-out Borgata event center last night.
Aside from her stellar solo career, the singer is known for also being a member of Fleetwood Mac.
Upon taking the stage, the 61-year-old Nicks apologized for having to cancel a show last year in Atlantic City due to illness, and then went on to explain that this wasn’t a greatest hits tour, but a showcase of her newer material from her last album, "In Your Dreams." The faithful responded with thunderous applause of approval.
The set was laced with hits including Fleetwood Mac’s only top 10 recording, "Dreams," which Nicks wrote.
nailatixela
07-16-2012, 04:30 PM
Thanks for the kind words about my recap.
I believe I recorded the show (audio), including Vanessa Carlton, and if it came out ok, then maybe I can get it up somewhere accessible. :thumbsup:
This would be much appreciated!
Regina
07-16-2012, 04:52 PM
It was a great show. I love Chatty Stevie. As much as I love Lindsey, the canned speeches annoy the hell out of me. Stevie can tell the "same" story, but it always sounds new--warm and funny, or touching and heartbreaking. I like the storytelling almost as much as the singing.
I think I've seen Stevie at the Borgata every single time she's played there. Which is like...five times, maybe? Don't remember. But, I think this was the most enthusiastic crowd. No "high rollers" who gave people the stink eye if they stood.
The only annoying thing was the woman a few rows behind me was totally drunk off her ass. But, I'm sure Stevie couldn't hear her yelling out for an autograph and/or screaming all during Stevie's recounting her experiences at Walter Reed.
Vanessa Carlton still didn't win me over as a fan. Nice voice (as the neighbor next to me said after every single song) but...I wanted a nap. And her set was quite long. She did like 8 songs or something.
I was surprised about ending the show with Landslide but it seemed fitting. It was a total sing-a-long and seemed really touching. Like the fans were sort of reaching out and helping her "handle the seasons," in our own small way. Pretty. (And, I don't think AC has a curfew of ANY kind...or I think they'd be out of business really quickly). She said she was having problems with her voice before she introduced her vocal coach.
AbbiJoy78
07-16-2012, 05:14 PM
Great reviews everyone. Regina: the reason I said it could possibly be the curfew, was because in 2009 I saw Depeche Mode there, and they cut 3 songs, and everyone said that was the reason.
Regina
07-16-2012, 08:21 PM
Great reviews everyone. Regina: the reason I said it could possibly be the curfew, was because in 2009 I saw Depeche Mode there, and they cut 3 songs, and everyone said that was the reason.
Wow. That's really surprising to me. Was that when the Borgata still had the outside venue? Because, that, I could see...since that section of town is near private housing.
I just don't get the inside thing...but, hey, I should have known anything is possible in the tri-state area. After hearing a new dumb rule or law set in NYC every other day...nothing should shock me!
I really, really enjoyed that concert last night. But, I still can't remember what I wanted to say. In the "olden days" (a few years ago), I always took a few notes and then came back to the Ledge and wrote about....oh, 40 pages or so...now, I can't remember one thing I wanted to say. But, when I was watching, I thought...oh, I have to remember that.
OH--I just remembered one thing. Her intro to Moonlight: A Vampire's Dream. That was, to me (one of those who don't "get it") hysterically funny. Just the thought of her being so "taken" with the film. And she said you either got it or you just didn't get it at all. And, all I kept thinking was...for pity's sake...don't ever let her get that obsessed with that 50 Shades of Gray thing or we will be in for some truly bizarre songs. Unfurling the chains...
Now, I remembered something else. I think. She said "duh" at one point (although I'm not really sure when) and then explained what she meant by "duh." ha!
Then, she introduced us to her cape. I believe that was the exact word she used. Said she was the only one allowed to touch it. Then she said, "I'm going to put it away now."
For What it's Worth still makes me tear up. Kind of personal but the whole "you saved my life, I won't forget it," line gets to me, every time.
I really loved the new intro to the show, too! That recording of the old song that you hear her singing? And then she walks out. LOVE that.
She has one hell of a stage presence. Maybe that's why I feel so "meh" about Vanessa Carlton. Too much contrast in styles.
britt0308
07-16-2012, 08:36 PM
great recap! The fact that she's talking about Sisters of the Moon makes me absolutely giddy!! I love how she' s now introducing her capes. Someone should tell her to wear more of them!!!! Two capes per show isn't nearly enough...Sorry she didn't play Love Is. I thought about going to this show but I would have been really disappointed had I been there and she didn't sing Love Is.
Yeah, I'm like freaking out that she actually acknowledged/suggested this. You're getting our hopes up Stevie!!!
Loving the imitations and introductions. She really is coming into her own more now than ever before. So proud..
AbbiJoy78
07-17-2012, 11:00 AM
Regina! I know when she said "duh"....it was when she said the "Leather and Lace" is a song she never really got to do live because it was a duet and not many men can sing that song, and then it hit her that her vocal coach could sing the song with her. She was like "Duh" as in "how could I not have come up with that idea years ago?!"
The show I saw in 2009 at the Borgata with the supposed curfew was inside at the same venue: the "Event Center". I have no idea what the curfew had to do with. Or if I knew at the time, I forgot. But fans were disgruntled, and felt ripped off that 3 songs were cut when they were paying a more expensive amount to see a show at The Borgata.
michelej1
07-17-2012, 12:40 PM
The Examiner
http://www.examiner.com/review/stevie-nicks-concert-at-borgata-casino-hotel-spa-atlantic-city-nj
Stevie Nicks on The Voice, 4 Stars
July 16, 2012
By: Donald Kravitz
The Event Center at the Borgata Hotel, Casino and Spa in Atlantic City was filled Sunday evening July 15, 2012. Stevie Nicks fans were getting ready to get to their feet in anticipation of what was about to happen. Nicks has appeared in Atlantic City a number of times, both as a solo act and with the ageless group Fleetwood Mac.
The audience was comprised of fans who came as families, many as couples and a few who danced down the aisles to music that was not playing and at least a half dozen or so fans dressed like Stevie Nicks, several sporting Stevie type hairstyles or clothing.
From the opening number, “Rock N Roll” Nicks followers were somehow already on their feet, and just remained on their throughout the entire first song. The concert, which contained thirteen selections during the main portion of the show was followed by the encore, “Landslide,” had the room yelling, dancing and just having a wonderful time. Nicks appeared as confident as she looked during her Fleetwood Mac days, and her voice seemed just as vibrant and full of energy as it was during her rise to popularity even though she did tell the audience “I am having some voice issues.”
With an ever changing stage background lighting and backdrops adding to the excitement of the event and also greatly helped enhance the pulsating musical sounds that filled the entire Event Center. With a song book that include familiar selections like “Enchanted Dreams,” Rhiannon,” (which brought the audience to almost a point of frenzy), “Stand Back,” and more, Nicks showed her devotees that she was just as talented as ever.
No matter what your perceptions are of Stevie Nicks, she still has the ability to stir the emotions of an audience. Everyone present at the Sunday night show appeared to be having a great time. The sights, the sounds and the atmosphere felt charged from start to finish. The fact that she can fill a large room is a testament to her fan following. If you were not a Nicks fan when you entered the Event Center it would be hard to admit you were not now a fan as you exited.
Stephanie Lynn "Stevie" Nicks (born May 26, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac and an extensive solo career, which collectively have produced over forty Top 50 hits and sold over 140 million albums. Nicks joined Fleetwood Mac in 1974, along with her then boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham.
Fleetwood Mac's second album after the incorporation of Nicks and Buckingham, 1977's “Rumours,” produced four US Top 10 singles (including Nicks song "Dreams," which was the band's first and only US number one) and remained at No.1 on the American albums chart for 31 weeks. To date the album has sold over forty million copies worldwide, making it the 10th best selling album of all time.
Nicks began her solo career in 1981 with the 8 million selling album”Bella Donna,” and she has produced six more solo studio albums to date. Her seventh solo studio album entitled, “In Your Dreams,” and her first in ten years, was released on May 3, 2011.
Having overcome an addiction to cocaine, and dependency on tranquilizers, Nicks remains a popular solo performer. As an single artist, she has garnered eight Grammy Award nominations and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Fleetwood Mac in 1998.
Macfanforever
07-17-2012, 06:12 PM
I just got back .The show was great.I'm to beat to review the show.I will post tomorrow if I wakeup.LOL.
Edgeof27
07-17-2012, 09:24 PM
Did any one from the Ledge get to the stage for the Edgewalk, or a meet n greet afterwards ....
michelej1
07-18-2012, 01:11 AM
Philly To Philly, July 17, 2012
http://www.philly2philly.com/entertainment/entertainment_articles/2012/7/17/29111/stevie_nicks_sprinkles_her_gold_dust_over_rapt_
Stevie Nicks sprinkles her Gold Dust over rapt audience at Borgata
By Nicky Vallee
By her own acknowledgement, Stevie Nicks was late to the stage Sunday night. Eleven months late, to be exact. Due to vocal issues, the legendary singer and iconic front woman for classic rock royalty Fleetwood Mac was forced to cancel her August 2011 show at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa. She certainly made up for lost time, wowing the crowd with her trademark rasp, string of hit songs, and inimitable gypsy goddess style.
“I’ve danced across the stages of the world,” she informed the audience, filled with loyal and energized fans, many of them dressed in flowing dresses and bangles. “Let’s just have fun tonight,” she encouraged. “Let’s have a really good time.”
Nicks opened with a rousing rendition of the popular Led Zeppelin anthem “Rock and Roll,” followed by her own “Enchanted” and “Secret Love” from 2011’s In Your Dreams, her first studio album in a decade since the release of the impressive Trouble in Shangri-la. Known for being fond of conversing with her audience, Nicks went a step further this time, painstakingly introducing each song as if she were sitting in her own living room with a cup of tea in one hand, lacey tambourine in the other.
One of the more poignant moments of the night came when Nicks shared a story of her experiences with wounded veterans at Walter Reed Hospital, a series of events that inspired the raw and emotional track “Soldier’s Angel.”
Hoarse at times, Nicks admitted she was feeling a bit off vocally, but by no means did she fail to deliver on her revered classics, offering an intense rendition of “Gold Dust Woman” and some seriously understated emotion in “Rhiannon.” At one point, she even brought her vocal coach to the stage for a duet on the elegant classic “Leather and Lace.” When longtime guitarist Waddy Wachtel launched into the iconic and often-sampled riff that kicks off “Edge of Seventeen,” the audience was electrified.
Nicks ended the show with an encore of “Landslide,” asking the audience to “be safe so we can do this again, and appreciate your families while you still have them.” She seemed in good spirits backstage after the show and is scheduled to enjoy a few days off before embarking on the next leg of her tour, which includes a handful of U.S. dates with Rod Stewart.
With a Fleetwood Mac reunion tour scheduled for 2013, and the possibility of a new album on the horizon for the band, the 64-year-old is showing no signs of slowing down, and seems to be hitting her stride, one unforgettable performance at a time.
Stevie Nicks was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Fleetwood Mac in 1998.
Set List at a Glance:
Rock and Roll
Enchanted
Secret Love
Dreams
Moonlight (A Vampire’s Dream)
Gold Dust Woman
Soldier’s Angel
Stand Back
For What It’s Worth
Rhiannon
Leather and Lace
Annabel Lee
Edge of Seventeen
Encore:
Landslide
Eugene
07-18-2012, 06:39 AM
Perhaps this truncated set list represents what she intends to sing on the upcoming tour with Roddie.
nailatixela
07-18-2012, 09:44 AM
That above review does mention something else I liked - she quoted Sweet Girl "I danced across the stages of the world" However it wasn't at the beginning of the show that she said this like the article might make you assume. I'm pretty sure she said this after Soldier's Angel - when she said what she would remember in her last days. She said she would remember the shows, remember us, and remember all of those soldiers that she visited.
Also, when I first saw her she told us to donate to the uso. Now it's fancier - she has the uso and three other website names that come up on the big screen behind her - and she reads each one off her teleprompter.
Macfanforever
07-18-2012, 11:29 AM
I had a great time at the Borgata sunday night.Stevie was great as always.Bumped into some of you ledgies and had a great time chatting about Stevie with all of you.I was alittle shaken with the song drops but had a great time.
Did any one from the Ledge get to the stage for the Edgewalk, or a meet n greet afterwards ....
Yes, I got to the Edge, pretty much front and center.
michelej1
07-18-2012, 12:28 PM
Also, when I first saw her she told us to donate to the uso. Now it's fancier - she has the uso and three other website names that come up on the big screen behind her - and she reads each one off her teleprompter.
She reads just the organization or the website url? She says "www" and dot.com? For some reason, that amuses me that Stevie does that.
Michele
AbbiJoy78
07-18-2012, 12:36 PM
Well yes it is amusing when that comes on the back of her saying she doesn't have a computer:lol:
Oh one other comment she made was how if the power went out or something, we'd all be unable to communicate with each other, but since she doesn't have a computer she'd be just fine:) (or words similar)
HejiraNYC
07-18-2012, 12:40 PM
She reads just the organization or the website url? She says "www" and dot.com? For some reason, that amuses me that Stevie does that.
Michele
I love how she is constantly peeking subtly at the teleprompter all night throughout the show, but when it comes to plugging the soldier charities, she is deliberately squinting at the teleprompter as she reads off the URLs in a forced/halting cadence, as if she has never read them aloud before; as if it was beneath her to be facile with techno-babble. She wears her luddite-ism as a badge of honor.
nailatixela
07-18-2012, 04:11 PM
She reads just the organization or the website url? She says "www" and dot.com? For some reason, that amuses me that Stevie does that.
Michele
She didn't say www. Which would be funny. I'm pretty sure she said .com, or .org. I don't recall - I think the www was omitted from the big screen behind her, and probably was on the teleprompter too. I feel like she would say www if it was on her teleprompter.
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