How Many Will See or Not See Stevie Live in 2011?
 

I am curious on how many from the board are planning on Seeing Stevie's Concert Tour next Summer? I want to say my Foxwoods Show was my last show, I just can't spend the money anymore on concerts so my concert days are over for now. I will be buying her new cd but won't be able to go to the concert. I had a wonderful time at The Foxwoods show in Aug. it was awesome.

If she comes to the UK, I'll go see her. If not I can't. I just don't have the money (or the inclination) to fly over to America D:

IF the new material is good...and after i read a review or 2..IF she switches the 30+ year old setlist up...MAYBEEEeeee i will go...the lasttime isaw her and she was "good" was 1998 "Enchanted" tour...she played alot of stuff she had not played b4..."after the glitter fades," "garbo," "twisted," not to mention a few others...i kno "dreams" was their only #1 hit and she should b very proud of that song...but i can no longer take it live unless it is cancelled out by a fresher, not often heard song..PLEASE STEVIE...REVIEW THAT ANCIENT SET LIST

I will go if she heads this way- I always do. :woohoo:

I probably wount see her, like jrpjr, i don't think the set list is great. but maybe lets see. If someone goes and says it was awsome then maybe i'll let myself be convinced and i'll go see it. but if the feedback isn't all that great then i woun't. Don't have enough money to go watch a bad show. sorry.

At this point I'm going to say probably not for quite a few reasons:

1) Money. This is the biggest one.
2) She never comes to Austin... and I really don't like going into Houston or Dallas.
3) I'm chiefly a Fleetwood Mac fan, and Stevie focuses too much on her solo career for my tastes during her solo shows (yes, I know that's because it's her solo career).
4) Stevie's voice has been deteriorating for so long... it's just hard to stomach live these days. Especially since she doesn't really move around much on the stage anymore either, there's not much of a reason for me to go.
5) It sounds like she's going to perform relatively little of her new album. I'm just so sick of Rhiannon, Edge, and Dreams. :(

There are some factors which could change my mind, tho and I think they'd have to be in tandem:

1) Most importantly... if I come into some money.
2) If Stevie's new album is fantastic, and reviews of her first few shows are off the charts.
3) If Stevie thoroughly mixes up her setlist, including the addition of several songs from the new album.

I will definitely go see Stevie every chance I get. It's always a memorable experience. :thumbsup:

I have to agree with most of your reasons for not going but I'm going regardless. No going to see Stevie live when she's within a reasonable distance from me just feels wrong. I donno why, I just feel like I should be there. I will admit though that because of her deteriorating voice and just overall lack of passion (my opinion guys- that's all) I sometimes find myself covering my eyes and being kind of nervous for her when she's performing. Last year at the New Orleans show I could tell she was struggling and I didn't like it one bit. I think the biggest reason I will go see her and go see FM the following year would be because it may be the last tours....so I better go.

I definitely want to! Probably mean another 6 hour drive to 'Casino-Rama' in Ontario (where Stevie usually plays when she's in Canada).

It's about time we get to hear some new material on stage, plus get to see/buy some new merch at the booths.

If she comes anywhere close to here I will go in a heartbeat!

I'll go if Jannie goes.
I haven't seen Madame Nicks since ... 2003, I think.

In other words, Louie, you're not going.
;)

Hmmm...The excitement of a brand new record & possible documentary screenings at art house theaters a week before her tour dates w. Dave Stewart as opening act, it's a no brainer for me... Of course I will go!

Plus if you add in the fact that this may be the last big solo tour. It wouldn't feel right to miss it. I don't think Stevie would ever bill it as her last tour, But I suspect aside from FM's obligatory farewell tour in 2012 or so, Stevie will only tour sporadically afterwards before retiring from the road outright in the next 4-5 yrs.

I haven't decided yet.

I skipped the Crystal Visions gig, but have seen every show prior to that going back to Enchanted, and even went to Vegas for the much-hyped but totally underwhelming shows there in May 2005.

For me to pay Stevie's ticket prices again, she's going to need a setlist that is at least 75% different from the past decade.

These days I'd much rather pay $20 to see an up-and-coming artist playing new material at a small venue. I saw Kate Nash on Saturday,and thought she put on a great show - she played guitar, piano, and completely entertained the audience of about 350 people - one of the best shows I've been to in years. Adele, James Morrison, Neko Case, The Cinematics, Hockey, Eric Hutchinson - all more interesting as far as live shows go, and I could see almost all of them for the same price Stevie asks for one show.

No need to get your knickers in a knot. People on here have been calling Stevie's retirement since 2004. Every time she or FM tours, there is this broad declaration that it will be the last time, and that she/FM will never release another solo album ever again. :rolleyes: Remember, music is her life. She's not going to decide one day to do nothing but crank out sh*tty paintings like Joni Mitchell and Grace Slick. Or make sh*tty movies like Madonna. She doesn't have family obligations either. She is/was/always will be a gypsy in a traveling show. I do believe that, when her time comes, she will die onstage.

You have to come here- I can't afford to fly to California.

If she comes to the Tampa general area I will go. I'd avoid Miami if possible but it's not out of the question. I might even dress all up for a show if it's not too hot, otherwise the layers stay home.

Dito, I can't imagen Stevie being in town and not going to see her, its just a given!

I am for sure going. I have never seen her live, solo or with the Mac. And the reason for that is because for all of my life, I lived in Midland, TX, which if you know anything about Texas, you know it is a good 300+ miles from anywhere Stevie or the Mac ever play. So I just never had the funds for a ticket, gas, and a hotel. However, now that I live in Austin, I am only about three hours from Dallas and Houston and this year I have gone to concerts in both Dallas and Houston and driven there and back to Austin the same day. Long drive, but definitely doable. So yes, I am for sure going. And my fingers are crossed that she will come to Austin this year for once. Maybe if she does I can drag Louie there with me!

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I will see all the West coast shows that I can, and I'm planning on heading back East for a handful too.

I've never seen her live because she flat out refuses to play anywhere in Europe on here solo tours. If she doesn - I'm there!

I agree about Tampa, however, I'd go to Orlando to see her if she played there too. Miami is just too dang far, although it would be REALLY fun to make a mini-vacation out of it. Hmmm....already planning...

ill try and go!

I won't go to a casino show... and will not go at all if the set list is the same with 2 new songs ( by the 3 show she will have dropped at least 1 if not 2 songs )

she really need to drop the fleewood mac stuff and dig out some older Solo or Buckingham Nicks .... she could use Dreams (deep dish) like she did in Vegas Play before she walks on but add video of her career ...and hopefully christopher will have nothing to do with this tour!

and no cover songs..if her material isn't good enough for her shows then don't record it

I last saw her solo in 2007, and it was a bit flat. The detriorating voice is not such a problem, but I find her band raucous and drowning her out while she shouts lines. I'll go in 2011 if it appears she has jazzed up the setlist and ditched the cover songs. It is worth the price of admission just to hear her closing song, which is usually a tender and dramatic version of a ballad like BATB or HAEWAFY. Those are the moments I live for, when she is in full emotional mode and the background music isn't throwing her into the pit. Here's hoping the new album is full of soul and spirit.

I love my Stevie Nicks and FM but I cannot do the high prices even the cheap seats are not cheap anymore I have been seeing her live since 1986 and it felt to me personally it was her swan show for me at Foxwoods in Aug of this year it was fun and had a blast. I have to watch my money and put it torwards other things. Looking forward to hearing her new cd. I would love to go but necessities are more important right now It will be a tight year next year for me too its even tight now. I am not a big spender either so I hope everyone who goes enjoys the show. Stevie when she played in Aug. the show was a prime show and she was just on the money the whole night it was magical I don't know if it was her last show on the mini magical mystery tour she called it but it felt for me in my bones it was my last and it felt to me like it was my swan song show. Including FM last year was my last year seeing them too. No more concerts or shows for me of anyone kind. I have met her at the Barnes and Noble signing in NYC in March of 2009 and awesome and priceless moment and have shaken her hands several times at the shows and been to a taped pbs soundstage of FM I had alot of fun thru the years and won't trade it for the world just wanted to be a good show to say it was awesome and don't want to make my last show being a disappointed performance or disappointed set list.

If she came to New Zealand or Australia again I would defiantly go, I'm just not sure if I see that happening again! Although I wonder if Fleetwood Mac would come back again, Lindsey did say it was in his top 5 shows of all time! And it was amazing!! :nod:

I don't think I'll be going at all. I paid too much the last 2 times I saw her and yeah the setlist thing amoug other things just bother me ....so no I won't pay the higher than usually ticket prices for the same setlist the same everything we've been given .....I'll watch it on YouTube etc.....I can live with that. I've enjoyed seeing other artists this yr without the high ticket prices. I think I only paid like 20.00 to see both (Heart/Peter Frampton & Steve Miller together)....thats enough for me really....if its not cheaper I'll probably not go period for anyone. I can understand the fans that haven't seen Stevie or Mac to want to go but I guess my days of being in awe of them are gone. I didn't see Mac this last tour either (last time was '03) and well I lived without it...and didn't miss alot either. It is what it is.....I guess theres more import things to save my $$ for than concerts etc....No offence but we all have to do what we have to do.....and if you do go please enjoy yourself!!! Have fun......:D
Its all good really!!

I'm guessing once I get the new album in my hands my pessimism will wane and I'll be excited to be a Stevie/Mac fan again. Who knows... I might just be up for a big ole Stevie roadtrip to Dallas or Houston, too! :p The thought of being able to listen to her music with somebody and chatter about all things chiffon is probably more exciting to me than anything! :laugh:

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Me, I will see her anywhere except the MGM Grand at Foxwoods. I have totally sworn off that casino. The Mo would be fine. (Mohegan Sun).
I know the bad experience I had at the MGM when I went to see SN had as much to do with how I was feeling (exhausted and pissy!) as it did with their 'ef you' attitude, but Foxwoods is even more of a pain to get to than the Mo Sun, which I like way better anyway, all around.
The stadium at The Mohegan Sun is very good, regardless of seating. Not so at the MGM, I think it's a sucky venue unless you're down front. The sound and vision in the 2nd row Mezzaine was awful, for me. Well, I'm a spoiled handful or three.

I was like 13th row center for the MGM Foxwoods Show awesome seats felt closer to the stage it seemed. I have to say its not I agree with you I prefer The M.S of Foxwoods MGM love the layout the workers are not welcoming at all. It seemed she loved it there she might go there next summer who knows. But regardless where she goes that show was my last show she was amazing I though that night. I just don't have the extra money to dish out for shows anymore. I had a blast loved every minute. Definetly The Mohegan Sun is easier to get too and more welcoming too than Foxwoods, Foxwoods is not welcoming at all. MGM Grand Workers there are not nice.

Meeting you was one of the highlights of that nigh for me. Also meeting Caitlin and Arlene as well.

Definetly meeting you too and everyone were the highlights wish we had more time to spend together to talk more.

I'm kinda on the fence about seeing her. I mean, I loved the Mac when i saw 'em last year, but at the same time, I have seen 2 of her vingtage concerts (Landover and the US Festival) and TBH, I felt like something was missing, even though she did give some really good performances. Let's see what's going on before I see her...

This is basically why I probably won't see her. I've never seen Stevie live (solo or w/ FM); I saw Lindsey when he came to Austin in 2007. My desire to see her live (I'm kinda the opposite of you - I have zero interest in seeing FM live; I'd much rather just see Stevie) is not as great as my dislike of Houston and Dallas.

I really don't know, I've never seen her :eek: but if she plays at only random casinos again that are a million miles away, probably not.

If Lindsey comes to Austin next year for his supposed new album, we'll have to get together. I've been dying to see him live, but it's just never synched up to my life. At this point I'd see him over Stevie or Fleetwood Mac any day!