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Originally Posted by PenguinHead
I've seen the Mirage concert video countless times. I even have the original video cassette. But every time I stumble on it on YouTube, I'm compelled to watch it, though I always lament the missing numbers. I'd love to hear any stories or thought from other Ledgies who saw them on that tour.
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I saw the California shows, and as I recall thought the City of Hope show was the best—the most committed and intense. The extra star power from the Eagles probably gave the evening more electricity.
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The appeal of the Mirage tour is that it was the last time the band performed without any support players -- no extra singers, musicians or technical flourishes.
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Might be more accurate to say that support players didn't spend the entire show set up onstage. But for this song or that song, they were in the mix. Jeff Sova, whose main job was keyboard tech, played Oberheim on HOLD ME and TUSK. But of course you're right—it's nothing like these days, where Fleetwood Mac is a ten-piece.
We don't often talk about it (in fact, never) but somebody put a fake clavinet on YOU MAKE LOVING FUN only for the HBO video. They didn't do that for the actual performances. But there it is in the video.