[bethelblues]

Here's a setlist I came up with that has a balance of what I'd like to hear and what we are likely to hear. I'm not factoring in any new songs this time, and bold signifies the songs that aren't going anywhere:

1. Second Hand News -- This one worked really well as an opener last year, bringing energy right at the beginning with an uptempo song. I say they'll do it again. Also, I highly doubt a Christine song will start the concert.

2. The Chain -- As much as it would be more interesting to see The Chain come late in the concert, or as an encore, I doubt they change its place in the set. Same for Dreams.

3. Dreams

4. Everywhere -- The arrangement back in 1997 was great!

5. Fireflies -- I doubt they do this, but it would make so much sense symbolically to include this song. It's one of those songs they should bring back and put on a new album in a new arrangement. Kind of hitting the old and new that would make a new album successful.

6. Bleed To Love Her/Tusk song -- I'd LOVE to hear What Makes You Think You're the One to represent Tusk (besides the title song).

7. You Make Loving Fun

8. Rhiannon


Acoustic
9. Big Love (acoustic) -- Sorry, but this isn't going anywhere.

10. Landslide -- I think this would be a very effective encore song, coming right after Don't Stop and before Songbird. But it would shock me if they moved this song from its place in the middle of the set.

11. Never Going Back Again

12. Crystal -- I was hoping Lindsey and Stevie would do this last year. Why they haven't played this song in a concert beats me? Maybe they are afraid of singing it?


13. Say You Love Me -- banjo intro this time?

14. Thrown Down -- I like this song, and would like to see Say You Will represented in the concert. I realized I probably need a Lindsey song here. Maybe Bleed to Love Her here, and a Tusk song in the earlier spot. I'd rather he picked different songs than Not That Funny and Eyes of the World, which aren't favorites of mine.

15. Oh Daddy -- Great song, would love to hear Christine perform it.

16. Gypsy/Sara -- Something has to appear from Mirage. I say Gypsy (or Sara from Tusk, not both, and more likely the former though the latter sounds better).

17. Isn't It Midnight/Hold Me/Think About Me -- I may be wrong, but I don't think Christine is going to be featured as much in the concert as Lindsey and Stevie. Kind of like The Dance if you look at the old set list. I would LOVE to hear these three songs (over Over My Head), but I definitely feel they aren't as likely as the songs Christine played for The Dance: Everywhere, Say You Love Me, You Make Loving Fun, Oh Daddy, Songbird.

18. Tusk

19. Gold Dust Woman -- Probably going to come toward the end of the concert. This was a huge success last year. Stevie was killing it!

20. Little Lies -- I'd be really excited to hear this song, as it's never been performed live with Lindsey. Probably the biggest hit from Tango in the Night. I hope they do it! And would be interested to see if they go for the opening synths or a new arrangement like Everywhere.

21. I'm So Afraid -- Set staple. Wonderfully staged last year with the red lights over Lindsey.

22. Stand Back -- This was in the set when Christine was in the lineup. Sorry folks...it's staying.

23. Go Your Own Way -- Has this ever not been the closer?


Encore
24. World Turning -- Mick's gotta have his moment.

25. Don't Stop -- This is the song Christine is most comfortable performing. Those excluding it....I'm ROFL

26. Silver Springs -- I'm guessing they will do four encores like last year. When Stevie's not feeling up to it, they'll drop this song.

27. Songbird -- How can they not do this? I'm betting it's last.


A few more comments:
- I can see 26-27 songs as realistic. They performed 26 for The Dance Tour. This makes sense when three people take their turns in the spotlight and get time to rest their vocals. Though Lindsey sure will be playing a lot of guitar.

- It would be something if they played through Rumours in order, taking the middle chunk of the setlist. But they have a concert formula (and a perception of what audiences want to hear) and I don't see them deviating from it.

- Sara will probably sit this tour out, as well as Sisters of the Moon. If Stevie does a song from Tusk, I'd love to hear Beautiful Child.

- Also, re: Stevie, I don't think she's up for singing Seven Wonders. She didn't perform that one on American Horror Story, unlike Rhiannon and Has Someone Ever Written.

- I don't think we will ever see Lindsey perform Tango in the Night live. Next time someone sees him in person (and if they really want to hear it), they should mention it to him as a suggestion. It really is too bad FM doesn't offer fan suggestions like the Rolling Stones do.

- I also think Lindsey will not perform Blue Letter because it's not a song he wrote. He probably doesn't even consider it.

- Again, Christine probably won't be singing everything we want to hear, but her presence, just being there, will be incredible!

- Lastly, I wish they would do 1-2 songs in honor of Peter Green or previous incarnations of the band. Just an instrumental, like Albatross, or Black Magic Woman? Maybe Albatross could be played before we here the crickets and the concert begins. That would make me really happy if the band acknowledges one of those fantastic songs in their catalogue, pre-Lindsey and Stevie. Maybe they're saving it for a special 50th anniversary concert??