Last night's dress rehearsal

[SlvrSprgs]

Hmm....This is my first post in a looong time. Hopefully, it will show up.

I was lucky enough to be front row center for last night's show and I am happy to say it was AWESOME!! The band was in great form. They sounded and looked FANTASTIC!!

I think you've all seen the set list. I would just add that the new songs were terrific. Some of the older songs were a little boring.
Never Going Back Again was a real treat, as Stevie joined for harmonies. Eyes of the World was a highlight for me in that I've never seen Stevie so happy during a song.

I'd be happy to give more details about last night, but let me see if this even shows up in the right place.

[Les]

Hey!

Your post showed up loud and clear..er, you know what I mean. ;)Fantastic you got to see the preview performance!

[dissention]

Thanks!

Did Stevie ever let loose during one of the songs? If so, which one(s)?

What song of the new ones came off best live?

Very curious about RTTG, too! :laugh:

[SlvrSprgs]

Well, I see my post showed up, although it did that funny line break in the middle of my paragraph.

Here are a few more details.....

Mick was driven to the show,looking very dapper in his vest and dark blue jeans. He stopped to sign a couple of autographs and chatted happily with fans. He is really friendly and outgoing.

Lindsey drove himself. He came dressed in his stage clothes--a white shirt and black pants. He is soooo thin. A strong gust will blow him away. He stopped to sign one autograph, even though he was late. (He made a comment about that.) He seemed very soft-spoken and gentle.

Didn't see the others arrive.

The atmosphere was very relaxed and low-key. It was catered with free drinks (!).

I ran into another Ledgie who recognized me from a meeting years ago (!). A night of surprises, indeed.

The band came out after a brief introduction by a man I didn't recognize.

Maybe I should stop here--do messages still get cut off if they are too long?

[Gazza]

What was Come like?

[Rainman]

This is great news. :nod:

Thanks for letting us know, SlvrSprgs.

[SlvrSprgs]

Stevie wore her usual layered black dress with black platform boots. She looked as thin as I've ever seen her. The dress it pretty up close, even if I've seen it before. She changed tops and shawls throughout the show.

John wore his usual Hawaiian shirt. Mick was in breeches and vest, Lindsey in white shirt (unbuttoned to naval) and black jeans.

They did not speak much during the show. Lindsey made a puzzling speech about circles at one point, but that was it for substantive conversation.

The band was on key and in fine voice. I thought Stevie and Lindsey both sounded wonderful. With all this talk about them being off-key and screaming lyrics, I was expecting something terrible. Stevie's voice was rich and she seemed to be hitting more of those higher notes than ever. Lindsey did not sound rough at all--he was great.

Stevie smiled a lot during the show--particulary during Eyes of the World, which included the most dancing by her. Lindsey was rocking hard on the guitar. During "Come," he broke a guitar string. (That song earned a standing ovation, btw.)

The audience stood for most of the classic songs and sat for most of the new songs. As I mentioned, "Come" got a standing ovation. "Peacekeeper" and "Say You Will" also seemed to get a good reception. It was quieter during "What's the...," "Say Goodbye," "RTTG," and "Destiny Rules." I thought the new songs were GREAT and I hope they are given a chance on tour.

I was surprised to not hear "Thrown Down" and "Everybody Finds Out."

"Goodbye Baby" was a lovely song--it seemed to make Stevie sad, though. She did smile a little at the very end. BTW, when she came out for this last encore, she looked EXHAUSTED. It was very obvious. Mick came over and gave her a word of encouragement. At the end of the song, Lindsey came and gave her a hug and kiss on the cheek. (Sweet moment.)

[Les]

Thank you for sharing your night's experiences!

[rhiannon1119]

You were truly lucky! Thanks for sharing your experience! I enjoyed reading it very much.

:) Michelle

[Gazza]

Lindsey was rocking hard on the guitar. During "Come," he broke a guitar string. (That song earned a standing ovation, btw.)


Yeah~!

[misterbug]

what was the audience size?

and how was RTTG live? i'm hoping they keep this one--it's one of my faves on the album, and it seems like it would rock live.

[nae]

Thank you so much for sharing!

Nae

[Gazza]

Has RTTG lost the 80s sound for the live performance? It's a good song with Stevie sounding great, but that has started to bother me a bit.

[BlueGrass]

Here is the setlist someone posted who was @ the show from Mick's board...there is no Come or Red Rover though!!!!!

Here is the set list for the dress rehearsal that was tonight!

Eyes of the World
The Chain
Dreams
Peacekeeper
Say You Will
Never Going Back Again
Rhiannon
Gypsy
Go Insane
Running Through the Garden
Big Love
Landslide
Say Goodbye
What's the World Coming To
Destiny Rules
Beautiful Child
Gold Dust Woman
I'm So Afraid
Silver Springs
Tusk
Stand Back
Go Your Own Way

Encore:
World Turning/Mick solo
Don't Stop

Second Encore:
Goodbye Baby

[Karen]

Silver,

Wow! Thanks for posting your review of the dress rehearsal. It sounds like you had a wonderful time. :thumbsup:

It's great to see you back! :)

[wondergirl9847]

Broke a string AND a STANDING O!!!!!!! OMG, I cannot frickin WAIT for the concert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I pray to GOD they are going to do Red Rover!!! He SAID they were rehearsing that one!!! Maybe it's just not quite ready yet?!?!! :confused:

I am SOOOOO glad you got to go to this rehearsal and have a BLAST and let us know which songs they may be doing and stuff!!!! AWESOME!!!!!!

How did Beautiful Child sound?? ISA?? We are information whores, in case you didn't notice? LOL

"Lindsey in white shirt (unbuttoned to naval) and black jeans." - LMAO!! YAY!!!!!!!!

That part about circles...are you sure it wasn't CYCLES??! :lol:

[tamaraluvsFM]

Woohoo! Thanks for the review. I can't wait till May 7th! What a great show its going to be. And I have to say i am quite thrilled to hear "come" in the setlist. I think this song would rock live. I am with the others in saying, i am so over stand back. There are soooooo many more songs that could have gone there. Oh well.

Tamara :wavey:

[Tango]

Your review was very encouraging. Thank you for taking the time to post this. You are clearly a serious fan. It's good to hear they have managed to get the sound issues cleared up and the MAC IS BACK!

[SlvrSprgs]

*RTTG sounded a lot like the album version. Stevie sang it with a lot of energy and enthusiasm.

*Stevie left the stage for "Come," but not before whispering something to Lindsey which made both of them laugh.

*"Beautiful Child" had Lindsey on acoustic guitar with a single spotlight on Stevie. The music was quite subdued, which allowed Stevie's vocals to really shine. I think Mick and John were onstage, so it wasn't just Lindsey's guitar backing her up. I predict this song will replace "Landslide" as one of the emotional highlights. Lindsey looked very intense during this song compared to "Landslide," where he seemed to joke around a little.

*"Silver Springs" really didn't have any emotional punch for me. Stevie sang the song to the audience and there wasn't any S/L interaction. I think "Say Goodbye" will likely have more sparks and drama. It certainly did last night.

*During "Destiny Rules," S and L seemed to be sharing an inside joke. I noticed some funny smiles with the lines "When I see you again, as I always do..." and "It's not being together, it's just following the rules..." Very cute stuff.

*Stevie changed boots before the first encore. She wore ankle platform boots (!).

*Stevie sang Christine's parts on "Don't Stop" and "World Turning."

*There were screens behind the band. During the show, various images were projected on to them. For example, during "Landslide," they had images of Stevie from years ago and during "Tusk" they had video of the USC Marching Band.

*The audience size was about 500 people.

As you can see, I'm still turning over last night's concert in my mind! :-)

[stevierocks87]

thank for for all the info SlvrSprgs! Sounds like it will be a great tour- I am just hoping they do modify the setlist a little bit on the acual tour- as I said on the other tread, I am DYING to hear Sisters of the Moon, Blue Letter, Tango In the Night, and Seven Wonders- you think they could atleast do 1 of those! But I am SO excited about Beautiful Child- that is one of my mom and I's favorite Stevie songs- beats "Storms" for me anyday.

This is all so exciting!!!

June 3rd BABY!!!!!!

:wavey: adam :wavey:

[wondergirl9847]

Stevie left the stage for "Come," but not before whispering something to Lindsey which made both of them laugh.

OMG...I am thinking of things she MAY have said, such as:
"You KNOW I'm not staying on the stage for this, right?" or
"You can COME all you want, I'm outta here." or
"I'll be offstage, break a string."

:laugh:

*"Beautiful Child" had Lindsey on acoustic guitar with a single spotlight on Stevie. The music was quite subdued, which allowed Stevie's vocals to really shine. I think Mick and John were onstage, so it wasn't just Lindsey's guitar backing her up. I predict this song will replace "Landslide" as one of the emotional highlights. Lindsey looked very intense during this song compared to "Landslide," where he seemed to joke around a little.

OMG, I cannot WAIT to hear this song, it's my fave song on Tusk!! I'll be CRYING like a frickin baby!!!! LOL (Note to self: Take lots of tissues to the concert)

*"Silver Springs" really didn't have any emotional punch for me. Stevie sang the song to the audience and there wasn't any S/L interaction. I think "Say Goodbye" will likely have more sparks and drama. It certainly did last night.

Bummer, I love SS, and hope she gets more emotionally charged on it before they do it in concert!!

*During "Destiny Rules," S and L seemed to be sharing an inside joke. I noticed some funny smiles with the lines "When I see you again, as I always do..." and "It's not being together, it's just following the rules..." Very cute stuff.

I love this frickin song and can't wait to hear it live...especially that AWESOME country-ish guitar at the end!! GO LINDSEY!!!!!

*There were screens behind the band. During the show, various images were projected on to them. For example, during "Landslide," they had images of Stevie from years ago and during "Tusk" they had video of the USC Marching Band.

Wonder if that's what they are doing all the time? I mean, I like seeing video and stuff, but it sometimes takes focus off the performers and I don't wanna do that!! LOL

As you can see, I'm still turning over last night's concert in my mind!

Hey, I'd be on such a HIGH, I wouldn't be able to post this early!! LOL THANK YOU for sharing all this info with us!!!!!

[Nightbird_Brett]

Silver,
Glad you had a great time. What about Gypsy...was it the acoustic version or the regular? I know I am in the minority for this one, but I hope it is the regular version, although I love the acoustic version too. Also, one more quick question, then I promise I'll leave you alone...LOL. On "Beautiful Child," did they have those amazing harmonies on the parts "I bite my lip, can you send me away" and "Your hands held mine, so few hours." I just love those harmony parts. Once again, I'm so excited for you!
Brett

[MASMAC]

I went last night as well! It was awesome! I had a blast, this tour is gonna rock!

[SpyNote]

Sorry if I totally missed this (I tried to read everyone's reviews), but where exactly was the dress rehearsal?

Daniel :confused:

[tuigirl]

...Wow!!!!
Someones been reading all our posts!:D
Really glad you had a good time SS and Mmac, sounds very encouraging for a great tour..thanks for posting.

[LilyRose]

What an amazing opportunity!! I'm so jealous! :p

I suppose there aren't any pics of this shindig? I know I've read that there were video cameras there. If anybody has any to share it'd be greatly appreciated!

Susie

[estranged4life]

for the preview...Now (Unless I win MORE tickets for upcoming concerts) the wait for July 1st & 3rd begins, And I cannot wait...Brian J.

[CarneVaca]

I am happy to hear about the new arrangement for Beautiful Child. I've always thought that was a nice song, but could never listen to it, probably because of the reliance on the piano. (I like piano in small doses when it comes to pop rock.) Just imagining a guitar arrangement by Lindsey on that one makes me salivate. Almost makes me wish I'd bought tickets. Eh, I'll wait for the HBO special.

Also, I would really not expect Lindsey to do Red Rover. That song was sped up on tape. For him to play it live, it will likely sound different, which may be OK. I would guess he won't do it.

[DownOnRodeo]

Thanks so much for the review, 'silversprings'.

I really hope that they put on as much positive energy and emotion for all you guys' concerts!

So good to hear EOTW worked well and got Stevie into 'action mode' ;). What a brilliant opener - that guitar outro is one of my all time favourites - it's so rare to get a great searing outro in a major key from LB.

Say Goodbye sounds like a real highlight.

I don't know about Beautiful Child really, cause the lyrics bore me to tears - since I really don't get what it's about (interpretation, anyone?)... But for a chance at some BN harmony magic, I'm all for it!

What can I say but FLEETWOOD MAC - COME TO AUSTRALIA!

:blob2:

[Janet]

WOW thank you Silver and welcome back. It has been a long time!

I love that this tour is bringing everyone back!

[dissention]

DOR! I feel so honored to be quoted in your sig line! LOL :D Now I have to come up with a real zinger to replace the "Not Make Believe" quote! :laugh: :laugh:

[Rob67]

I love that we get to see the Mac again but I wish they would drop some songs from the last tour and give us a little more variety!! I like the "Sisters" idea for an encore....but where's Seven Wonders? Where's Frozen Love? Where's Sara? In my opinion, drop Gold Dust and Silver Springs....

It's good to see Never going back again........and Beautiful child....