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so according to Stevie, it's the "universal consciousness" of Fleetwood Mac fans that brought "our girl" Christine back to the band. Gotta love Stevie and thanks fans. :nod:

Thanks for posting
That was a great Halloween speech by Stevie. You can tell they are really loving this tour and having a good time.

I never leave either, for the restroom, refreshments or anything else.

Yes, I think Mick's drum solo is shorter and he doesn't talk as much "are you with me. Sometime in the middle of the night ..." I think it's the right length now.

I love that Stevie's mom obliged when she said she didn't want to be Martha Washington.

Michele

I'll love Stevie again if the "univeral consciousness" gets her *ss in the studio again with the whole band and NOBODY else.

I'm very happy you were able to get tickets! I ended up going to the D.C show as well. I was in the 433 section on the side of the stage, but it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.

The show was truly fantastic last night. I've been a fan of the band for 10 years, but it never seemed to work out for me when it came to attending a concert. I either had to work, I couldn't afford it or something came up. I finally was able to fulfill a dream and it was amazing. At times I couldn't believe I was actually watching them in person.

I was hoping to be in section 120, but I didn't purchase my tickets on stubhub fast enough. I ended up section 433, which is right above 121/299 (Stevie and Christine's side). It wasn't a bad view at all. I was running a bit late because I had taken a wrong turn to the parking garage. So I was worried I would miss the first song. Thankfully the band came out the very second I sat in my seat. :thumbsup:

I took my mother who is more of a casual fan of the band. She loves Stevie and does like some of the Mac songs, but I am the bigger fan of the two. However, not only did she become a huge Mac fan, she developed a huge crush on Lindsey :D. The way she was swooning over him was hilarious.

The crowd in my area were sitters, but many danced in their seats (like me and my mom). I would have wanted to stand up, but I didn't want to block the people behind me. At one point, standing caused an issue during GDW (a performance I absolutely loved and enjoyed). Unfortunately, my attention was irrupted by an argument. During Stevie's crackhead dance, a fight almost broke out with a group of people in the row/seats directly above me. A girl got up to dance and a man behind her became angry. Then the girl's boyfriend jumped in and started arguing with the guy. After some threats and f-bombs were thrown around, they finally calmed down. However, they still continued to throw insults at each other every now and then until the end.

I think the highlights (judging by the crowd) was Landslide, ISA, BL, YMLF, Songbird and Don't Stop. The only songs that got people to their feet ,among the sitters in my area, was Don't Stop and ISA. Everyone was dancing to DS and Lindsey received a standing ovation for ISA. For me personally, my highlights were Little Lies, SOTM, SYLM, Tusk, ISA, GDW, Songbird, Gypsy, and The Chain. My only wish is that I could have heard Sara. Overall, I had a fantastic time and I hope I can see them again soon.

they are in this video -

Wow!! Will they be returning to the Verizon Center? I didn't think I'd be seeing them twice on this tour, but if they are really coming back, I might have to think about it!

I completely agree! I was up on the fourth level, and I felt like the whole arena was going to explode at the end of his solo. Even though he has done the song countless times, it was indescribably powerful to see it live.

I had made it a point to not look at any Fleetwood Mac sites or youtube videos in the past 2 months, because I wanted to be completely surprised by the set list. I was beyond surprised that they actually played "Little Lies" and "Seven Wonders" -- my reaction to both songs was to keep yelling out "Wow! I can't believe it!" I really didn't think this band would ever perform anything from Tango except the acoustic "Big Love" and possibly "Everywhere," so I was very pleasantly surprised.

The absolute high point for me was "Songbird"-- it's the classic Fleetwood Mac closing song, and I never thought I'd get to see it live. It was really as if Christine had never left. The grand piano was a nice touch, as well as her playing the accordion during "Tusk".

I also liked the colorful backdrops and lighting. "Gold Dust Woman" was especially psychedelic-- and it was another one of the highlights of the night.

I had expected "Brown Eyes" to be performed, and was a little disappointed that it didn't make the cut, as well as "Hold Me." I sort of wish they had put one more Christine song in the set for good measure, since most of the Stevie/Lindsey songs have already been done verbatim on every tour from 2003 to 2013. From GDW up to the end of the show, I knew exactly which songs were coming, but part of me kept hoping they would throw one more surprise in there (Actually, I felt the same way towards the end of the 2013 show). But my disappointments are minor compared to what a great experience it was to be there and finally see the Rumours Five together again.

Return of the Mac, Washington Post, November 2, 2014

http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainme...-mac-1.1406240

Though they began as a blues band of some note in England in 1967 and became better known through a succession of pop-minded leaders from Danny Kirwan to Bob Welch in subsequent years, Fleetwood Mac became a superstar band in the mid-1970s with the addition of Californians Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks.


After a couple of blockbuster albums and some other very popular ones, they began to splinter. Now, with singer-songwriter Christine McVie’s return, the band’s current tour is its first since 1998 to feature the full, most popular line-up.


Here’s a Fleetwood Mac refresher by the numbers:


8 — Years Fleetwood Mac existed before Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham joined in 1975.


34 — Highest chart rank for the band before 1975.


5 — Millions of copies sold of the No. 1 1975 album Fleetwood Mac.


20 — Millions of copies sold to date of the 1977 follow-up, Rumours.


6 — Rank of Rumours on list of all-time best-selling albums.


1 — No. 1 singles in Fleetwood Mac’s history. It was 1976’s Dreams.


1987 — Buckingham quits the band, replaced on tour by Billy Burnette and Rick Vito.


16 — Total Fleetwood Mac members over the years.


2 — Members of Fleetwood Mac who have been in every incarnation (luckily, the two who lent their names to the band: drummer Mick Fleetwood and bassist John McVie).


16 — Years since Christine McVie was part of Fleetwood Mac before returning this year.


71 — Age of Christine McVie.


7 — Number of McVie-led songs in the current tour.


8 — Songs reportedly finished for the reunited band’s upcoming new album, due out next year.


0 — New songs being played on the current tour.


9 — Songs on current tour from the Rumours album.


24 — Total songs typically played in the current tour.


27 — Age, in years, of the newest songs played on current Fleetwood Mac tour.


$10,998.98 (Dh40,388) — Highest price listed for a single resale ticket for the October 31 show in Washington, D.C., for a seat in the second row.

Yes!!
 

Just saw the ad on channel 4 - Fleetwood Mac is returning to DC on January 30th! Tickets go on sale tomorrow - - Awesome!! :]

Still drifting on fumes from Friday's night show - now I want tickets in the front row! Good luck to all those trying to get tickets tomorrow!

Fleetwood Mac takes the Verizon Center back to 1975

The John Hopkins Newsletter

http://www.jhunewsletter.com/2014/11...-to-1975-1975/

By AMANDA AUBLE Published: November 6th, 2014

Legendary rock group Fleetwood Mac proved its timelessness and endurance as the band’s Halloween performance transported its Washington D.C. audience back to 1975.

After spending 16 years apart, this latest tour reunites the entire classic lineup, which consists of drummer Mick Fleetwood, bassist John McVie, guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, ethereal vocalist Stevie Nicks and keyboardist Christine McVie. Titled “On with the Show,” the band’s tour began on Sept. 30 and will hit 33 North American cities.

Although the Washington D.C. performance fell on Halloween, the only costume discernable in the packed Verizon Center was Nicks’s signature stage attire: Black, flowing dresses, lace shawls, tambourines and top hats.

The varying ages of the concert attendees stood as a testament to the band’s cross-generational appeal. A majority of those present had most likely grown up with Fleetwood Mac, witnessing the release of eponymous Fleetwood Mac (1975) and smash album Rumours (1977), which won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1978.

Now one of the best selling albums of all time, with over 45 million copies sold, Rumours is also accepted and respected by younger generations. The notable number of twenty- and thirty-somethings in attendance most likely heard the band’s classic songs on the radio and possibly even saw Nicks’s image revived on the last season of popular television show American Horror Story: Coven.

Arriving on stage to thunderous applause, Fleetwood Mac began their performance with “The Chain,” the only song on Rumours with writing credits given to all five band members.

When the song began, Buckingham’s legendary, plucking guitar work, Fleetwood and McVie’s steady rhythm section and Nicks’s flawless harmonies instantly felt untouched by time. The song’s lyrics “I can still hear you saying you would never break the chain,” and the repeated final refrain, “Chain, keep us together,” set the tone for the evening as the band recreated their turbulent yet persistent relationship.

Fleetwood Mac is no stranger to a constantly shifting lineup and internal turmoil. Originally starting in London, Fleetwood and John McVie — whose names give the band its title — formed the group in 1967. Christine McVie joined the group in 1970 while married to John. Buckingham and Nicks, a package deal after recording their own self-titled album, joined in 1975.

The members’ dynamic produced a straining but also highly inspirational tension. In fact, most of the acclaimed tracks on Rumours resulted from the complicated feelings generated by the band’s various deteriorating relationships: the McVies’ divorce as well as Nicks and Buckingham’s romantic split.

However, despite an emotional past, the band’s new tour has a reconciled, rejuvenated feel. Instead of past performances during the height of its career that provided a soap opera-esque dramatic element, the band radiates a much calmer and more settled energy.

“With [Christine McVie’s] return, we begin a profound, beautiful and prolific new chapter in the history of this band called Fleetwood Mac,” Buckingham announced to roaring applause.

The band highlighted her return, as the second song was her hit single “Say You Love Me.” In 1998, McVie peacefully retired from the band and sat out for its 2009 and 2013 tours.

Despite this long departure, Christine McVie’s songs, like “You Make Loving Fun” and “Over My Head,” remain upbeat, lighter additions to the group’s sound, and her voice shows little wear. Nicks commented on the return by asking McVie where she’d been, but she mainly focused on the fact that McVie’s energy returned to the group.

Nicks, rightly deemed “The Reigning Queen of Rock and Roll” by Rolling Stone, displayed the night’s most authentic performances. Although her voice does not always radiate the same youthful, powerful passion as it used to, when she performed the haunting and vigorously building “Rhiannon,” Nicks maintains an impressive vocal range. Rigid and raspy, yet romantic and harmonizing, her voice now demonstrates a mature control.

These refined vocals were highlighted on Nicks’s “Landslide,” which she wrote while feeling doubt and uncertainty after the failure of Buckingham Nicks (1973). Eliciting strong emotional responses from her various audiences, Nicks has deemed “Landslide” her “dedication song.” During her performance at the Verizon Center, Nicks chose to dedicate the piece to a fan named Michael and his cause to aid veterans.

“I want to take this moment to tell you all to donate some money to the Wounded Warriors Foundation,” Nicks said. “This is Washington, D.C., so help those guys out and send some money in. Michael, thank you for being here tonight. This is ‘Landslide.’”

Fans sang along to the relatable, vulnerable lyrics as Nicks stood in front of a sparkling light show. Throughout the night, the screen behind the band served to complement their music with mood-matching colors and visuals like an animated romance during “Gypsy.”

Nicks, famous for generating an image as a dreamy witch and a rocking frontwoman, displayed a bit of her famous enchanting presence during “Gold Dust Woman.” Emerging in a gold, glittering shawl, Nicks shook, twirled and danced across the stage during Buckingham’s guitar solo. Constrained only by her age, Nicks delivered an unparalleled stage presence.

Nicks also shared a personal story before performing “Gypsy,” taking the audience back to the ‘70s. Before gaining any recognition with Fleetwood Mac, Nicks described the powerful feelings she felt entering a downtown San Francisco store known as the Velvet Underground — which she refers to in the song’s lyric: “So I’m back to the velvet underground.”

According to Nicks, all the famous women singers and musicians bought their clothes at this store. Standing on the heavy hardwood floor, she felt like one day she would be able to afford the beautiful clothes. Using this story as an example, Nicks then encouraged the audience to follow that same feeling and devote their lives to their passion.

“Live it,” Nicks said. “Be it.”

In today’s fashion and culture, the iconic Stevie Nicks image has found new life. After her performance of “Seven Wonders,” a once lesser-known song from Tango in the Night (1987), Nicks mentioned her thanks to FX series American Horror Story: Coven for reviving the track. Nicks performed “Seven Wonders” on the show’s season finale, causing the song to reach No. 18 on Billboard’s “Digital Rock Songs” chart.

Nicks herself is already an eight-time Grammy Award nominee for her solo career, which she maintained while still a dedicated member of Fleetwood Mac. A prolific songwriter, she recently revisited her earliest 1969 writings in her newest album, 24 Karat Gold: Songs from the Vault.

In an equally passionate performance that evening, Lindsey Buckingham maintained extremely high energy levels while performing complex guitar solos. Jumping and striding across the Verizon Center stage while also nailing riffs, Buckingham seems perhaps more vigorous than before. He even ended songs with the hard stamp of his foot.

Throughout the performance, Buckingham took time to talk to the audience. There were some moments of deep reflection on the group, and his drive to share seemed to be authentic.

The band chose to end the night with a strong performance of Buckingham’s “Go Your Own Way.” Fleetwood Mac left the audience to deal with the aftermath of such fast paced, ardent energy. But, like always, the five members gravitated back to the stage, giving the audience a two-song encore.

In an astounding return to the stage, Fleetwood Mac perfectly recaptured its classic sound and image. Fleetwood Mac will be heading to Canada for its next few performances and recently announced a second leg of its tour, which has added at least 28 shows and will start on Jan. 16, 2015 in St. Paul, Minn.

The Washington Post Express

http://www.washingtonpost.com/express/%3Fp%3D74477


Fleetwood Mac welcomed Christine McVie back to Verizon Center on Halloween. The band will return to the venue in January.

By Rudi Greenberg November 6 at 5:30 am

There were few tricks during Fleetwood Mac’s Halloween show at Verizon Center, but there were plenty of treats. Chief among them was the return of singer-keyboardist Christine McVie, above, who’s back with the Mac after a 16-year hiatus, reuniting the classic “Rumors”-era lineup.

Also a treat: Stevie Nicks briefly donning a witch’s hat. But really, would you expect anything less from her on Halloween?

Over 24 songs, the British-American band sounded tight and powerful (particularly during “Tusk”) and genuinely seemed to be enjoying this pseudo-reunion. McVie was met with raucous applause throughout the night and sang lead on songs like “You Make Loving Fun” and “Over My Head.” She closed the show with a somber yet triumphant solo take on “Songbird.”

A few days after the show, the band revealed it had one more treat for D.C. fans: Fleetwood Mac will return to Verizon Center on Jan. 30. Tickets, which sold out quickly last time, are available Monday at 10 a.m. ($49.50-$175.50).

This was a great show, but I have a question: did anyone else notice that Lindsey seemed unusually disconnected from Stevie on this night? I saw them last year twice (spring and summer), and there was a lot more interaction between them. This time Lindsey seemed to ignore her completely. Is something going on?

I've heard this from a few people. I wish they'd get along enough to make some new music.