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Originally posted by joe
I was wondering if the date on this bootleg is a discrepancy...It seems odd that they would have played Nassau Colliseum on 2-24 and then have a full rehearsal on 2-26. Doesn't make sense to me. Did they think they sucked at Nassau and decided they needed to rehearse again??? 
Maybe it was earlier in the month and when the bootleg got circulated it was mislabeled. I do remember Mick mentioned in his book that they rehearsed in February (but we all know how questionable his "facts" are in that book...however, i think the inaccuracies relate more to the personal stories rather than the dates).
Anyway, maybe they DIDN'T play at Nassau on the 24th and that bootleg is mislabeled.
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What a boring thread, Joe! (j/k)
The date of the rehearsal is correct -- it was two nights before they opened in Berkeley on the 28th. They played Nassau on March 24. Here's a Billboard review:
FLEETWOOD MAC
FIREFALL
NASSAU COLISEUM
LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK
March 24, 1977
Billboard magazine
A capacity crowd of approximately 15,000, mostly teens, turned out to see rock's success story of the year here March 24. And from the way Fleetwood Mac is progressing, it could be the success story of the 70's. The concert was barely advertised, but strong FM support pulled fans immediately.
Stevie Nicks has moved squarely into the limelight, fronting Fleetwood Mac in concert with mesmerizing charm and graceful, haunting moves. She's a gypsy in black veils and boots, fluid and dreamy, undulating at times in silhouette as Mick Fleetwood, the quintet's founding father, hammers away on the drums, his gaze rarely straying from her path.
The group plays so well together, with the additional factor of each member being extremely talented and capable of fronting the group themselves. Christine McVie, for example, has a following of her own, but she seems perfectly content to play impeccable keyboards and step out only twice to sing a song of her own composition, which are classics from the two current Fleetwood Mac LP's on Warner Bros.
John McVie, her ex-husband, stays close to her, inventing imaginatively powerful bass lines. Lindsey Buckingham, once linked romantically to Nicks, has become one of rock's most admired guitarists, always inventive, always tasty.
The group offers the audience approximately 90 minutes of music drawn solely from these smash albums, with no reference to Mick Fleetwood's earlier bands. [David's Note: Actually, FM played a number of older hits at this show, including "Station Man," "Why," "The Green Manalishi" & "Hypnotized."] Everyone gets a turn up front during the 10 or 12 songs served, but it is Stevie Nicks who, on account of the number of contributions she has made to the band's repertoire, seems to dominate. If the others don't mind, and they don't seem to, this is fine. The audience deserves more of Christine McVie, however.
Opening act was Atlantic's Firefall, which offers a solid 45-minute set of recognizable tunes from its year-old gold LP, including "You Are The Woman" and "Livin' Ain't Livin'," about eight songs in all.
It was a well-done concert, with a little magic and a lot of melody, diligently applied.