FM's life on the road 2013

[gypsy-sara]

I was just noticing that there seems to be no information about the bands life on the road yet.

Where are / were they staying?
How do they travel?
Has anyone met them besides Mick's meet and greets?
Did anything noteworthy happen besides the concerts?
etc...

This would be the place for sharing information about that matter. ;)

[Josh2003]

I miss Cory Buckingham's blogs from the SYW tour :-(

[DashingDan]

Mick files for legal marital separation on the road. Now that's making good use of your non-show days!

[Syrah]

Stevie said they fly around in a G4!

[gypsy333]

I remember reading Corey Buckingham's blogs from the Say You Will Tour...I am wondering if she is touring with them now...she had some great insights/stories to share with the fanz....:]

[RavenOfRhiannon]

I remember reading Corey Buckingham's blogs from the Say You Will Tour...I am wondering if she is touring with them now...she had some great insights/stories to share with the fanz....:]

Get Karen to blog. I bet she's got some great stories.

[elle]

well, we've seen pics of Lindsey in downtown DC yesterday sitting on the steps of the monuments browsing through his iphone. :xoxo:

[jenniferuk]

Sightings seem a bit quiet!

In Columbus LB was spotted at a downtown restaurant, Due Amici, the night before the show. I saw a photo of him and a fan in central park and the pics Elle mentioned in DC.

I'm another missing the Cory blog...

[elle]

Sightings seem a bit quiet!

In Columbus LB was spotted at a downtown restaurant, Due Amici, the night before the show. I saw a photo of him and a fan in central park and the pics Elle mentioned in DC.

I'm another missing the Cory blog...

i read Cory's blog years after that tour and that was highly entertaining read!

LB was also spotted in a pic with a fan in downtown Philly - so taken with what you listed above, he was spotted in every single town they've been in so far, in the last week or so. that seems not so rare to me. :shrug: were there more sightings during previous tours?

[jenniferuk]

i read Cory's blog years after that tour and that was highly entertaining read!

LB was also spotted in a pic with a fan in downtown Philly - so taken with what you listed above, he was spotted in every single town they've been in so far, in the last week or so. that seems not so rare to me. :shrug: were there more sightings during previous tours?

Probably not...I think I expect/ hope for more randomness with twitter, FB, etc as I enjoy the 'guess who I just met' stories. I am sure there will be some random hotel lobby pics and such. Nice to see LB out and about and enjoying the good weather!

[gypsy-sara]

well, we've seen pics of Lindsey in downtown DC yesterday sitting on the steps of the monuments browsing through his iphone. :xoxo:

Do you have the link to those pictures? I would love to see them! :nod:

[elle]

Do you have the link to those pictures? I would love to see them! :nod:

they are not mine, i will ask a friend who posted them and share the one of LB if she's ok with it. she might be a ledgie actually, i'm not sure.

[gypsy-sara]

they are not mine, i will ask a friend who posted them and share the one of LB if she's ok with it. she might be a ledgie actually, i'm not sure.

Thank you in advance, Elle. It would be really great to see it. ;)

[The Catdancer]

i read Cory's blog years after that tour and that was highly entertaining read!

LB was also spotted in a pic with a fan in downtown Philly - so taken with what you listed above, he was spotted in every single town they've been in so far, in the last week or so. that seems not so rare to me. :shrug: were there more sightings during previous tours?

So where's Kristen??

[Fireflies]

So where's Kristen??

at the office!

http://kristenbuckingham.com/contact.php

[elle]

i read Cory's blog years after that tour and that was highly entertaining read!

LB was also spotted in a pic with a fan in downtown Philly - so taken with what you listed above, he was spotted in every single town they've been in so far, in the last week or so. that seems not so rare to me. :shrug: were there more sightings during previous tours?

add to that list another one - tweets say LB was seen wondering around Georgetown earlier today.

[CADreaming]

i read Cory's blog years after that tour and that was highly entertaining read!

LB was also spotted in a pic with a fan in downtown Philly - so taken with what you listed above, he was spotted in every single town they've been in so far, in the last week or so. that seems not so rare to me. :shrug: were there more sightings during previous tours?

Yeah, some. I think it's just more known now with social media.

[michelej1]

LB was seen wondering around Georgetown earlier today.

Lost and confused.

Michele

[The Catdancer]

at the office!

http://kristenbuckingham.com/contact.php

Seriously??? She didn't come with him?

[jenniferuk]

Actress/singer Tichina Arnold posted/tweeted a post-concert pic posing with Mick and his family.


snapwidget.com/view/?id=431156083802588242_20194944#.UWanfjzD_GU

Or

www.tichinaarnold.com

[DeeGeMe]

I tired to book a room at the Ritz Carlton in Charlotte the night of the concert there--booked solid. I'm wondering if the two are somehow connected? Not too many rooms at that hotel to begin with but it's probably just a coincidence--pretty sure they wouldn't lay out that much on booking their entourage in such pricey digs. I wonder if they are doing the "satellite" thing like Stevie has done a couple of tours--rent a house or a suite somewhere central and just fly in/out for the show and back out again back to the base and just keep moving that base around as they tour around? Still seems costly to me though.

[seachangescolor]

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc87/lhalkias/Lindsey%20Buckingham%20Lincoln%20Memorial/2013-04-09140425.jpg (http://s212.photobucket.com/user/lhalkias/media/Lindsey%20Buckingham%20Lincoln%20Memorial/2013-04-09140425.jpg.html)


Here's a pic of Lindsey at Lincoln Memorial in DC, he was sending a pic to his son.

[seachangescolor]

And another.....

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc87/lhalkias/2013-04-09140026.jpg (http://s212.photobucket.com/user/lhalkias/media/2013-04-09140026.jpg.html)

[elle]

And another.....

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc87/lhalkias/2013-04-09140026.jpg (http://s212.photobucket.com/user/lhalkias/media/2013-04-09140026.jpg.html)

thank you thank you thank you!! :xoxo:

i love these! especially him sitting on the stairs with all those people around.

[CADreaming]

I tired to book a room at the Ritz Carlton in Charlotte the night of the concert there--booked solid. I'm wondering if the two are somehow connected? Not too many rooms at that hotel to begin with but it's probably just a coincidence--pretty sure they wouldn't lay out that much on booking their entourage in such pricey digs. I wonder if they are doing the "satellite" thing like Stevie has done a couple of tours--rent a house or a suite somewhere central and just fly in/out for the show and back out again back to the base and just keep moving that base around as they tour around? Still seems costly to me though.

I thought they always hubbed out of the closest major city.

[michelej1]

Here's a pic of Lindsey at Lincoln Memorial in DC, he was sending a pic to his son.

Oh, that's great. Thanks for sharing it. So, Lindsey's an iphone guy, eh?

Michele

[bethelblues]

Those are great pictures of Lindsey in DC. So I guess when he's been spotted in various places he's been alone? That's pretty awesome and cool he can go around without being bugged by people, especially the Lincoln Memorial of all places. And, of course, that he doesn't trek around with a giant entourage of people.

[gypsy-sara]

Here's a pic of Lindsey at Lincoln Memorial in DC, he was sending a pic to his son.

Thank you so much! :xoxo:
I love the pictures, it's great to see Lindsey in private (ok, he's in public, but you know what I mean).
I wonder if anyone there did even recognize him (except you, of course)? ;)

[bombaysaffires]

Those are great pictures of Lindsey in DC. So I guess when he's been spotted in various places he's been alone? That's pretty awesome and cool he can go around without being bugged by people, especially the Lincoln Memorial of all places. And, of course, that he doesn't trek around with a giant entourage of people.

I love, love, love that he's out and about like a "regular" person.....

[jenniferuk]

I saw a few tweets that Mick and John are at Stevie's IYD screening tonight in Toronto-

[Macfanforever]

I saw a few tweets that Mick and John are at Stevie's IYD screening tonight in Toronto-

Thats great that Mick and John will be with her.

[TerraRhiannon]

Oh, that's great. Thanks for sharing it. So, Lindsey's an iphone guy, eh?

Michele

Of course he is ;)

I like how he's just chilling in the shade with his sunglasses.

[elle]

Fleetwood Mac Ottawa Sighting: "Hys Steakhouse Ottawa was very happy to host members of #Fleetwood Mac tonight. Have a great show tom. @Scotiabank Place!"

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=559195527435359&l=5e6e074aa4

[louielouie2000]

Fleetwood Mac Ottawa Sighting: "Hys Steakhouse Ottawa was very happy to host members of #Fleetwood Mac tonight. Have a great show tom. @Scotiabank Place!"

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=559195527435359&l=5e6e074aa4

I wonder who had dinner together? I don't think I've ever heard of the band hanging out together while on tour like this.

[CADreaming]

I wonder who had dinner together? I don't think I've ever heard of the band hanging out together while on tour like this.

It was prob Mick & John again. Lol.

[FierySequences]

Those are great pictures of Lindsey in DC. That's pretty awesome and cool he can go around without being bugged by people .

I love these pics seachangescolor....it's like Can you spot Waldo? or in this case a musical Legend? It would be funny for others to post random public outings of LB during this tour.

I, of course(if I knew he was there) would be able to spot LB out and be one of those eager and annoying fans....but would be respectful of his privacy and sure not to draw a big crowd. From what I understand from posters on here he is warm and welcoming of fans...in moderation.

thx for posting!

[michelej1]

I wonder who had dinner together? I don't think I've ever heard of the band hanging out together while on tour like this.

We know Stevie loves a steakhouse.

Michele

[Josh2003]

We know Stevie loves a steakhouse.

Michele

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AGPrjH5BwHY/TH2NnMQoOvI/AAAAAAAAIHk/u8GYXBH4wRg/s1600/Stevie+Nicks+Boa+Steakhouse+March+2010-2.jpg

If that's not the look of a woman angry that some paparazzi are keeping her from getting to a nice filet mignon, I don't know what is.

[bethelblues]

I love these pics seachangescolor....it's like Can you spot Waldo? or in this case a musical Legend? It would be funny for others to post random public outings of LB during this tour.

I, of course(if I knew he was there) would be able to spot LB out and be one of those eager and annoying fans....but would be respectful of his privacy and sure not to draw a big crowd. From what I understand from posters on here he is warm and welcoming of fans...in moderation.

thx for posting!

I had a similar thought regarding the Lincoln Memorial picture: Which of these people is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

[CADreaming]

If that's not the look of a woman angry that some paparazzi are keeping her from getting to a nice filet mignon, I don't know what is.

:laugh::laugh::laugh:

[Macfanforever]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AGPrjH5BwHY/TH2NnMQoOvI/AAAAAAAAIHk/u8GYXBH4wRg/s1600/Stevie+Nicks+Boa+Steakhouse+March+2010-2.jpg

If that's not the look of a woman angry that some paparazzi are keeping her from getting to a nice filet mignon, I don't know what is.


Yes .She is mad or surprised . I remember that photo.I can't blame her.If that was me.I probably stick my tongue out or a finger salute.That wound not be nice.

[Josh2003]

Yes .She is mad or surprised . I remember that photo.I can't blame her.If that was me.I probably stick my tongue out or a finger salute.That wound not be nice.

From the video of this incident, she was mostly laughing about it. "You guys, this doesn't happen to me anymore...I'm too old!"

[WildHearted]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AGPrjH5BwHY/TH2NnMQoOvI/AAAAAAAAIHk/u8GYXBH4wRg/s1600/Stevie+Nicks+Boa+Steakhouse+March+2010-2.jpg

If that's not the look of a woman angry that some paparazzi are keeping her from getting to a nice filet mignon, I don't know what is.

"I'm too old for this."

[Macfanforever]

From the video of this incident, she was mostly laughing about it. "You guys, this doesn't happen to me anymore...I'm too old!"

Oh OK.She look shocked in that photo.

[MikeInNV]

From the video of this incident, she was mostly laughing about it. "You guys, this doesn't happen to me anymore...I'm too old!"

As I recall, the paparazzi was pretty cool too, saying something like, "I don't care how old you are.....you're Stevie freakin' Nicks."

[Villavic]

I was just noticing that there seems to be no information about the bands life on the road yet.

Where are / were they staying?
How do they travel?
Has anyone met them besides Mick's meet and greets?
Did anything noteworthy happen besides the concerts?
etc...

This would be the place for sharing information about that matter. ;)

I wonder how similar to the Tusk tour is this (and the Unleashed). Probably not that fancy extravaganza and excesses, but sure enough luxury to be comfort on their "style" but also make good revenue anyway. Mick's book about Tusk:

Each band member had his/her own limo. Even Dashut and Grant had their own limo on this tour, as befitted their exalted responsibilities of son et lumiere. Our contracts with promoters carried an exhaustive refreshment rider, specifying in minute detail what kind of food and drink we required backstage. It was on this tour that Fleetwood Mac acquired its image of being a de lure organisation; yet it was a reputation we cultivated without apology, and it was true that whenever possible, we went first-class all the way.

....

We spent a fortune on the road, running a fat ship. We decided to be comfortable, and we lost control. If Stevie wanted a hotel suite painted pink with a white piano in it, what are you gonna do? Say no? You can't do that in a Holiday Inn! Pink rooms and pianos cost real money. These were my decisions, because they had to be. There was no management company as a buffer between me and the band. To complain about anything, as musicians love to do, they had to address a band member me. People were honest with their feelings under this system, but they didn't like complaining about money. Even so, early in the tour I tried to change to cheaper hotels. All the others complained and I said the hell with it. From then on we went first-notch. We had everything.

[michelej1]

We spent a fortune on the road, running a fat ship. We decided to be comfortable, and we lost control. If Stevie wanted a hotel suite painted pink with a white piano in it, what are you gonna do? Say no? You can't do that in a Holiday Inn! Pink rooms and pianos cost real money. These were my decisions, because they had to be. There was no management company as a buffer between me and the band. [/FONT]

I was reading a Christine interview and she was asked about Judy Wong. She said that that was Mick's secretary and when Mick stopped being in charge of everything then Judy no longer had a place. There was no central office. Everyone had their own separate staff after that and managers and assistants who competed with each other to protect their own person's interest.

Michele

[Villavic]

. Everyone had their own separate staff after that and managers and assistants who competed with each other to protect their own person's interest.

Michele

That's right, Mick told so in his book too.

About Judy, I don't know her latest role in the band, but they dedicated the Tango album to her (when probably she wasn't working with them anymore).

[The Catdancer]

I was reading a Christine interview and she was asked about Judy Wong. She said that that was Mick's secretary and when Mick stopped being in charge of everything then Judy no longer had a place. There was no central office. Everyone had their own separate staff after that and managers and assistants who competed with each other to protect their own person's interest.

Michele

Do you know where I could find that interview? I'd love to read it.

Stevie had an assistant as early as Mirage. When they were recording in France she had Debbie Alsbury and after her came Rebecca Alvarez. I'm not sure who it was after Rebecca. She left in the late 80's and started working for Joan Rivers. She only accompanied Stevie on the overseas tours (I have no idea why her assistant, whoever that was, couldn't travel with Stevie). I guess after her, Karen became her assistant. Chris had an assistant too back in the late 70's early 80's named Chris Kable.

[michelej1]

Do you know where I could find that interview? I'd love to read it.



http://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showthread.php?p=1052386

[Fireflies]

Do you know where I could find that interview? I'd love to read it.

Stevie had an assistant as early as Mirage. When they were recording in France she had Debbie Alsbury and after her came Rebecca Alvarez. I'm not sure who it was after Rebecca.

i'm pretty sure karen's sister (who's name i can't recall) worked for stevie after rebecca.

[Nathan]

i'm pretty sure karen's sister (who's name i can't recall) worked for stevie after rebecca.

I had to dig deep for it... but I think it's Kelly.

[CADreaming]

I had to dig deep for it... but I think it's Kelly.

Yeah, that's right. Kelly Johnston. But, something I've wondered - is Karen her sister in law? Sometimes her full name is listed as Karen Williams Johnston.

Glen was also her assistant for a while.

[The Catdancer]

http://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showthread.php?p=1052386

Thanks, Michele!

[bombaysaffires]

Robin essentially was Stevie's assistant during the Rumours era. Not sure about during Tusk. Stevie would often call Robin her "speech therapist" though I think real speech therapists would balk at that as she had no formal training or credentials in speech therapy; it was just a title Stevie gave her because she helped Stevie do her steam routine and various other routines to try and preserve her voice on the road.

Danny Goldberg referred to Robin as Stevie's aide-de-camp during that time which is a really fancy way of saying assistant/trusted confidante.

[Villavic]

Robin essentially was Stevie's assistant during the Rumours era. Not sure about during Tusk. Stevie would often call Robin her "speech therapist" though I think real speech therapists would balk at that as she had no formal training or credentials in speech therapy; it was just a title Stevie gave her because she helped Stevie do her steam routine and various other routines to try and preserve her voice on the road..

Mick mentions Robin during the 1977 tour:
There were also concerns for Stevie's instrument. Singing with her throat rather than her diaphragm, she began to have problems, and her voice changed into a lower register. Was this caused by overwork? I don't know, but we took her friend Robin Anderson, a voice therapist, on the road with us to try to train Stevie to use her voice differently. But it was like trying to tame a wild thing. Every night, at the climactic end of "Rhiannon," Stevie would rip her voice to shreds. It was a sacrifice she chose to make for her art.

And he also mentions her during Mirage days:
The U.S. Festival was also the last time I saw Robin Anderson.
Robin had been Stevie Nicks's best friend for years and years, and I had known and loved her ever since the wild days in Sausalito recording Rumours. Robin was a voice therapist, and had often accompanied Fleetwood Mac on the road to work on preserving Stevie's voice. One of the most beautiful and beloved members of our extended family, she was married to Kim Anderson, a Warner Bros. promotion guy. She had also been ill with leukemia for the past two years, beginning around the time of the Tusk tour. Although she had been in and out of hospital, and against the advice of her doctors, she became pregnant and was determined to bear her child before she left this earth. The baby boy she bore definitely shortened her young life, but that was part of the heroic nature of Robin's determination.

[jenniferuk]

Mick was out shoe shopping at Halls Kansas City (pic posted on Halls twitter and FB)

https://mobile.twitter.com/HallsKC/status/329010872473223168/photo/1

[michelej1]

Mick was out shoe shopping at Halls Kansas City (pic posted on Halls twitter and FB)



Those are too traditional, Mick. Uphold your image, dude.

Michele

[SaidSomething]

Hey,
Are Sharon and Lori on tour with Fleetwood Mac 2013? I missed the Boston show and will probably see them 2nd leg in LA (working in my field again, with my best friend to boot YAY) I am a backup singer cultie...well, you know...they are so myserious but we've known sharon and lori forever. I respect Sharons privacy but, that doesn't stop me from going, hmmmmm I wonder if.....
Anyway, this was brought on by running across Jana...and the whole the band told her not Stevie that Lori was back and she was out of her temp job...and she will be Fleetwood Mac touring...is this true?
I have been knocked out by some great quality youtubes but, haven't seen or really heard them.

[michelej1]

Hey,
Are Sharon and Lori on tour with Fleetwood Mac 2013?

Yes, Sharon and Lori are with FM this tour.

Michele

[CADreaming]

From Twitter, it looks like Mick and Lindsey were having dinner in Charlotte tonight at Fleming's steakhouse:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BNe84j0CQAARb2j.jpg:large

[elle]

tweet from Dublin earlier today:

@Firefighterbex
@fleetwoodmac my dad just saw Lindsey Buckingham walkin around dublin!! #starstruck

[jenniferuk]

Yesterday a fb friend of a friend saw John watching the Arsenal v Stoke match at the Emirates. A good win for Arsenal so he was likely happy!

A friend of that friend saw John in Dublin and said his wife, daughter and other family (perhaps his sister and nephew) were with him. Sketchy details but sounds like a nice catch-up with family.

[CADreaming]

Enjoying an Italian dinner tonight.

From Twitter a couple of hours ago:

@PeteCityPrice: Fleetwood Mac have just walked in , Little Italy you have done it again

I asked if it was all of them, he wasn't sure. I sent a picture of Stevie & Lindsey and he responded, "that's them".

[jenniferuk]

Looks like Mick rented a cottage-I saw a few tweets from people who met him on the high street or down he pub. Click link to see his written guestbook msg and there is a photo of him and cottage on main page (I would save and post but tablet isnt cooperating).

http://www.braxtedcottage.co.uk/comments/4539917971

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We were very priveledged to have THE Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac come and stay at Braxted Cottage at the weekend. His surprise presence in Malmesbury caused quite a stir!
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[michelej1]

[Wiltshire.co.uk click for picture of Mick with fan]

http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/news/10700500.Stars_of_TV_drama_call_into_Malmesbury/

Stars of stage and screen have been spotted in Malmesbury this week.

Suranne Jones, who is best known for playing Karen McDonald in Coronation Street and DC Rachel Bailey in detective drama Scott and Bailey, has been seen in the town during breaks from filming at Charlton House this week.

Fleetwood Mac fan Chris White, a library assistant, was on the bus in to work in Malmesbury on Monday when she spotted band member Mick Fleetwood.

“As the bus was coming up the High Street I thought I could see Mick Fleetwood by the Market Cross,” she said.

“I got off in Cross Hayes and ran back up the high street to find him, but I realised that all I had on me was my cheque book.

“I saw him and asked him if he would sign the book. You would recognise him anywhere. It made my day.”

Mrs White has been a fan of Fleetwood Mac since the 1970s and already had tickets to see them perform at the O2 in London last night.

TV drama star Suranne Jones is currently filming alongside Oona Chaplin and Hermione Norris as a nurse on the frontline for costume drama The Ark.

[michelej1]

[from an article about riders] News.au.com 4/20/16

http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/tours/ludacris-outrageous-demands-for-15-minute-show-at-football-game/news-story/f8a4c7d3d438a8fe7dbd8f06d621952b

Our favourite story though is what Fleetwood Mac requested when they toured Australia in the 1980s.

According to promoter and writer Stuart Coupe, the band requested one item in particular which they considered to be a deal breaker: if it wasn’t supplied, they wouldn’t perform.

“For their gin and tonics, Fleetwood Mac requested a specific type of lime,” said Coupe to news.com.au last year.

“But that particular type of lime was actually not allowed in Australia. So Michael Chugg, who was the promoter, actually had to clandestinely fly in from overseas these goddamn limes for Fleetwood Mac’s gin and tonics.”