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Originally Posted by nicepace
And wouldn't it be more interesting for the musicians, too? They must get really bored playing the same show night after night.
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My experience of being on a tour is that the show is just another part of the day. Granted, the tours I've been on are small beer by comparison, but there are so many other things going on during the day, like traveling, being on the phone for interviews, checking into hotels, soundchecks, finding a place for dinner, getting mentally prepared to play a show, actually getting ready (i.e. a shower and getting into stage clothes), figuring out if there are guests for the guest list, getting to the venue, discussing what they need to pay close attention to, last minute preparations, and finally the show.
If anything, playing the same setlist night after night is one less thing they have to think about. Going on autopilot when you're feeling half-fried from just being on the road can be a blessing, especially with the level of machinery involved in putting on a Fleetwood Mac show.