Otago Daily Times [excerpt] By Chris Morris on Wed, 16 Dec 2015

http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/36...erts-20m-bonus

It was also impressing international concert promoters across the industry, as the city and its stadium now appeared to be "the talk of the town'', he said.

Last month's sell-out show by Fleetwood Mac led the economic charge, contributing $8.9million after pulling in about 35,000 fans, of whom more than half (59%) were from outside Dunedin, the survey showed.

http://www.3news.co.nz/entertainment...#axzz3v7T0JzSg

3 News, By 3 News online staff
Monday 21 Dec 2015 6:00 p.m.


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Top Selling Albums of 2015:
1. 25 – Adele (XL/Rhythm)
2. X – Ed Sheeran (Asylum/Warner)
3. In The Lonely Hour – Sam Smith (Capitol/Universal)
4. Six60 (2) – Six60 (Massive/Universal)
5. 1989 – Taylor Swift (Big Machine/Universal)
6. On Another Note – Sol3 Mio (Universal)
7. Title – Megan Trainor (Epic/Sony Music)
8. No Sound Without Silence – The Script (Sony Music)
9. The Very Best Of: Remastered – Cilla Black (Parlophone/Warner)
10. Hozier – Hozier (Ruby Works/Universal)
11. Christmas: Deluxe Special Edition – Michael Buble (WEA/Warner)
12. Purpose – Justin Bieber (Def Jam/Universal)
13. Wanted On Voyage – George Ezra (Sony Music)
14. How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful – Florence And The Machine (Island/Universal)
15. Sol3 Mio – Sol3 Mio (Universal)
16. Lest We Forget – Dennis Marsh (Sony Music)
17. Selected Works: 1972–1999 – The Eagles (WEA/Warner)
18. Stages – John Groban (Reprise/Warner)
19. Wilder Mind – Mumford And Sons (Dew Process/Universal)
20. Fifty Shades of Grey OST – Various (Republic/Universal)
21. V – Maroon 5 (Interscope/Universal
22. Plus – Ed Sheeran (WEA/Warner)
23. Blood To Bone – Gin Wigmore (Island/Universal)
24. Chaos And The Calm – James Bay (Republic/Universal)
25. 25 Years: The Chain Box Set – Fleetwood Mac (WEA/Warner)
26. Bays – Fat Freddy's Drop (The Drop/Rhythm/DRM)
27. To Pimp A Butterfly – Kendrick Lamar (Aftermath/Interscope/Universal)
28. Made In The A.M. – One Direction (Simco/Sony Music)
29. The Quin Tikis: New Zealand's Premier Maori Showband – The Quin Tikis (Sony Music)
30. Frozen: The Songs – Various (Disney/Universal)
31. After All These Years: The Very Best Of – Foster And Allen (Sony Music)
32. Tracker – Mark Knopfler (Mercury/Universal)
33. Truth & Soul – Stan Walker (Sony Music)
34. Smoke + Mirrors – Imagine Dragons (Sony Music)
35. Compton – Dr Dre (Aftermath/Interscope/Universal)
36. Wallflower – Diana Krall (Verve/Universal)
37. Evergreen – Broods (Dryden Street/Universal)
38. All–Time Greatest Hits – Neil Diamond (Universal)
39. Rattle That Lock – David Gilmour (Columbia/Sony Music)
40. We Rise – Devilskin (Devilskin/Rhythm/DRM)
41. Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 OST – Various (Marvel Music/Universal)
42. 21 – Adele (XL/Rhythm)
43. Furious 7 OST – Various (Atlantic/Warner)
44. 1 (2015) – The Beatles (EMI/Universal)
45. Drones – Muse (WEA/Warner)
46. Beauty Behind The Madness – The Weeknd (Republic/Universal)
47. How Great Thou Art: The Very Best Of – Howard Morrison (Sony Music)
48. Immortalized – Disturbed (Reprise/Warner)
49. We Are For The Wild Places – Avalanche City (WEA/Warner)
50. Rock Or Bust – AC/DC (Leidseplein Presse/Sony Music)


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[From an article about celebrities and the NZ flag]

Stuff.Co.NZ, March 6, 2015

Madonna uses NZ flag as cape, prompts referendum speculation


http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment...eculation.html

Fleetwood Mac broadcast a giant image of the current flag on their stage backdrop during their New Zealand tour in November.

Here's some nice photos of Stevie I've never seen before from the '77 show in Auckland

https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt....leetwood%20mac

Those are nice. Thanks for sharing.