Oklahoma City Show
It started out that I decided to take the drive to Oklahoma City, instead of seeing this show in my home state of Texas. Seeing shows in Dallas, isn't my favorite thing in the world, for various reasons.
SO glad we decided to take a road trip! My boyfriend and I went to Mick's Meet and Greet (1st and only one). The ads in the arena showed various acts coming to the Chesapeake Energy Arena and Mick went on about how he didn't realize some of them were still playing....like New Boys on the Block. LMAO!! He said they love what they are doing and love the feedback and it didn't matter how many people showed up, it's just...what they do. Mick is friends with one of the Doobie Brothers who has a house in Hawaii and they jam sometimes. Got our pics taken, got some goodies and then the Q&A came. Some of the questions included: 1. What was the most memorable part of doing The Visitor? The young kids from Ghana were as young as 5-6. Mick was going to do 2-4 beat and he wasn't going to change his ways and the young kids could adapt to him. The older drummers had a problem going to the 2-4 beat. He talked about that experience and he mentioned going back to see those kids and where they are today. He mentioned starting a union for the musicians and blackmailing the politicians to make sure the unions stay in tact (kidding, of course). He has a bunch of stuff recorded from the hotel and would like to mix it and release it someday. 2. Someone did ask about a new album. He hemmed and hawed but did say that Christine and Lindsey will get that music out SOMEWAY, SOMEHOW. It may not be under the FM name, but it will certainly come out. He didn't mention Stevie at all. Just said that Christine had some amazing music that she brought to them. That music they made won't fade away, but it will be a year or so, since they are touring and tied up. 3. Glastonbury was mentioned and he said people think they chose Isle of Wight Festival over it, they did NOT. It was a scheduling thing, more than anything else. He also mentioned them recording the music at Glastonbury and selling it, or something of that nature and they weren't too keen on that. 4. Someone asked if Mick played golf and what was his favorite course...which was Bay Course(?) in Maui, but it's closed now, he said. 5. He was asked what his fave FM song was. He didn't have a favorite really, but GYOW was one of them. He loves it. Random thoughts: During Big Love, one of the strings broke on Lindsey's guitar, so he had to swap guitars and start all over again. He said "That is the first time that has happened on this tour." Carey...Leggett?? Not sure....was the Landslide dedication. Sorry, blanking on the name right now. A friend of Stevie's. When Stevie was talking about Christine's return and how it was a boy's club and they were both happy, yada yada, well, some guy took off his blue shirt and threw it towards her onstage. It flew by her and she barely looked over. LOL At the end of the show, when the lights went up, he went to the stage hand and they gave him a tiny red shirt that said Nobody's Perfekt on it. WTH? Shirt Exchange Program? Someone threw a rose on stage at Stevie at one point and towards the end of the night, she handed it to some tall guy in the front row. OKC was VERY much into the show and our section, for the most part, stood all night long. People were going down to the stage to take pics, but the ushers would ask them to please return to their seats after getting a few pics. Stay tuned for some of my pics.... We were in the middle section, 12th row back...pretty good sound and I wore some tall boots so I could see over people. Then, right before World Turning, we went further up front. Then, everyone started coming up. Show started at 8:05PM and NO Songbird or Seven Wonders. Last song was Silver Springs. Stevie talked for a little bit, then Mick with his Mac is Back thing. |
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I am exhausted and it's 1AM (I am an old lady and need my sleep. LOL). Will post more later!! More to come!!!
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Great review and photos - thanks very much Christy! Glad you finally got your show and you enjoyed it.
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Thanks for the review!
I guess Chris's hand is bothering her again? |
That's a great shot of Mick!
I know John has the penguin tattoo, but I never noticed the star on his hand. Unless that's a stamp from a club! :laugh: |
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This link has an older pic of both tats--the one of his hand is also a bird or perguin (now faded but sometimes it's barely visible it seems). http://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showthread.php?t=17877 Excellent photos--thank you! |
So one more night of the U.S. tour? What a run it's been!
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or did he mean FM weren't happy to record a Glastonbury performance? |
Nobody's Perfekt was a tee shirt Christine had years ago … it was a play on her maiden name Perfect. Weird that they had tee shirts at the show with that on it and that they gave him one…. wonder what that was all about
Your Chris pic… looks like she's wearing one of Stevie's gloves and Stevie's Hearbreakers badge |
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since their performances are consistently great, i can't think of it being anything else but the money issue being the reason why FM doesn't allow it. i guess Isle of Wight didn't try to make them sign-off the recording rights the the festival? |
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Sounds like OKC got a great make up show, but since it's near the end of the tour, I think it's really horrible that they aren't doing Songbird. Since they did it in Los Angeles, it looks rather cynical that they stopped doing it, with so little time left. I know Christine is wearing a compression glove and must be in pain, but she is about to get a significant amount of time off to heal.
Thanks Christy. Michele |
News OK by Brandy McDonnell [click for very nice photos]
http://newsok.com/concert-review-pho...rticle/5411569 Concert review, photos & set list: With Christine McVie's return, Fleetwood Mac electrifies Oklahoma City's Chesapeake Energy Arena 4/18/2015 "The Chain" is at last mended, and unbroken, it's as strong as ever. Fleetwood Mac made its delayed yet triumphant return to Oklahoma City Friday night with its full, five-star iconic lineup, including singer/keyboardist Christine McVie, whose significance in the band becomes even more apparent once you witness live the way she both energizes and eases her cohorts. Or as drummer and bandleader Mick Fleetwood put it, "Yet again, it's my pleasure to really acknowledge how unbelievably great it is to know this lady sharing our stage and making us all feel very complete. Our 'Songbird' has returned." An adoring sellout crowd of about 13,000 fans flocked to Chesapeake Arena Friday night to welcome the full Mac attack, even if it was a full month later than initially planned. The OKC stop on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame outfit's "On with the Show Tour" was postponed back in March due to an illness in the band. "Thank you everybody for bringing my girl back and the force of nature Stevie and Chris thing I love and she loves," Nicks said. "Thank you for staying with us for 40 years." Even with all that, it's impossible to overstate the galvanizing effect McVie's return had on Fleetwood Mac Friday night. Although she's my personal favorite, the English singer-songwriter and her ex-husband, bassist John McVie, have long been the quiet strength of Fleetwood Mac, unobtrusively carrying on while Buckingham, Nicks and Fleetwood always seemed in a three-way run-off for the title of the quirkiest, most outsized personality in the band, if not all of rock 'n' roll. But comparing Friday night's show to the Fleetwood Mac concert I reviewed in 2009 at Tulsa's BOK Center, there's no comparison - and no doubt that Christine McVie is the linchpin of Fleetwood Mac. Don't get me wrong, the band performed admirably enough as a foursome, but her absence left a hole that the band — especially fellow vocalists Buckingham and Nicks — obviously struggled to fill at times. On Friday night, though, there was no struggle, only the pure rock 'n' roll joy of a band finally back in balance: Stevie Nicks may be the one at center stage, but Christine McVie serenely centers the thunderous rhythm section of Fleetwood and John McVie and the stormy musical chemistry of ex-lovers Buckingham and Nicks. The difference was undeniable from the opening number, the rumbling anthem "The Chain," which showcases all the band members' strengths, including the trademark three-part harmonies of Buckingham, Nicks and Christine McVie. With the latter's return, the band's cavernous catalog of hits gets even deeper, and the quintet immediately linked "The Chain" to one of her biggest hits, "You Make Loving Fun," a delightful showcase for her bluesy voice and piano. From there, the 2 1/2-hour show, the band's first in the Oklahoma City arena since 2003, became just what a Fleetwood Mac concert ought to be: a round robin of Buckingham, Nicks and Christine McVie signature hits, with each eagerly backing up the other during their spotlight songs. As usual, Buckingham was a tight coil of energy springing into action when he sets his fleet fingers to an electric or acoustic guitar. Finger-picking like a demon and crooning - and more than occasionally yowling - like a wounded lover, he brought his usual dynamism to "Second Hand News," "I Know I'm Not Wrong" and "Tusk," although it was seeing Christine McVie strap on her accordion that made that last one a highlight for me. Buckingham literally took the darkened stage solo for his flamenco-style acoustic version of "Big Love," and he didn't let the snapping of a guitar string on the first solo faze him, simply starting the song over without losing any of his intensity. He and Nicks harkened back to their days of a duo when she joined him for heart-wrecking acoustic renditions of her "Landslide" and his "Never Going Back Again." The former couple provided the show's powerful one-two punch with Nicks' eerily extended version of "Gold Dust Woman," her dusky howls punctuated by her possessed-marionette dance moves and John McVie's sternum-rattling bass line, and Buckingham's expanded electric guitar lament "I'm So Afraid," the ominous overtones intensified by the lowering of the lighting rigs to right above Fleetwood's drum kit. Gliding across the massive largely unadorned stage in her black ruffled skirt and fringed shawls, with both her tambourine and microphone stand draped in fluttering streamers, Nicks throatily showed off her witchy ways and indisputable stage presence on "Rhiannon," "Sisters of the Moon" and "Dreams." An engaging storyteller, she shared the background of the autobiographical "Gypsy," a childhood favorite of mine that probably brought back as many memories for me as it did for the songstress in that magical moment when she began twirling across the stage. Still slim and elegant in her black pants and black velvet jacket, Christine McVie proved that her long retirement had not diminished her warm and precise vocals - who else could deliver the line "my friends say I'm acting peculiarly" on the effervescent "Everywhere," which she dedicated to the fans? - as she buoyed the crowd with "Say You Love Me," "Over My Head" and "Little Lies." "We're nearing the end of this tour, and it's hard to believe I'm standing on this stage," said Christine McVie midway through the penultimate show on the North American leg of the tour, which heads to England next month. Naturally, the band ended its set with the fan favorite "Go Your Own Way," which always turns into such an enthusiastic sing-along that is an undeniable highlight of any Fleetwood Mac show. Of course, no Fleetwood Mac show would be complete without one of those hallmark maniacal Mick Fleetwood drum solos, and the encore started with the bearded and ponytailed bandleader leading the audience through a pounding primal scream session in the midst of the band's bluesy classic "World Turning." He waxed eloquently about each of his bandmates as well as the group's skilled backup singers and musicians before launching the Mac attack into another crowd-pleasing sing-along number, "Don't Stop," which Christine McVie matching her barroom-style keyboard to Buckingham’s spirited guitar. The only thing that would have made Christine McVie's return better would have been her performing her signature ode, "Songbird," the band's traditional closing number. However, during her retirement years, Nicks' beautiful ballad "Silver Springs" became the group's usual closer, and so it was the Gypsy and not the Songbird that used her soulful voice to bid farewell to the Oklahoma City crowd. (Previous reviews indicate that McVie has sometimes performed “Songbird” as a second encore on this tour; alas, that’s not what happened in OKC Friday night, perhaps because the first encore didn’t end until 10:45 p.m.) Still, it was the Songbird that made Fleetwood Mac soar to its loftiest heights Friday night. |
"by her possessed-marionette dance moves "
perfect description...I was on the right of stage lower level and when Stevie came over for her gdw dance I was in complete awe. This woman has no stiff bones in her body. I had to keep reminding myself she was 66. Oklahoma City show was completely full. Even the seats in 3rd level were full. Rhiannon was absolutely amazing. Oh and videos don't do world turning justice. It was a definite showcase number of classic 70s fleetwood mac. The crowd was especially appreciative. The only thing that was odd was that burly man that threw his shirt up on stage during Stevie's speech. And him walking back to his seat shirtless. |
Christy and Mick!
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Sorry these are links. I'm old and not as tech saavy as I need to be. LOL
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Awesomeness!!
OKC show was the best ever! Stevie never sounded better and she was so happy to have Chris back! You could tell they were a very unified group and they watched out for each other. We ended up sitting by some of the FM entourage and got to hear some inside scoop! It was awesome! Well worth the price of the tickets!!
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Great review, thank you. Loved the pic of John. He's the one I would want to meet and have a drink with the most.
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