We scored 5th row about 3 hours before the show, at the box office. I'm still in overjoyed shock.
This was my first show since the Say You Will Tour.
Of course, there were a pair of guys with no interest in the show who were behind me, talking loudly, constantly. Ruining it. I should have spoken up sooner, but I waited until about 8-10 songs into the set before I implored them to hush, and they were good. I was in HELL before then. (Punctuated by moments of sheer FM bliss.)
Everyone in my section was standing up pretty much throughout. So sorry to hear of others who were told to sit down, that SUCKS!
Well, my life will never be the same. I am SO wired by their performance that I can't sleep.
The Mac were fricking brilliant. They rocked MSG.
You've not lived life until you have 20,000 people around you dancing and singing "Go Your Own Way" and "Don't Stop".
The set was pretty radical for them, with four arching video screen trusses moving around overhead, a la Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
Lindsey, of course, was his usual brilliant guitar virtuoso self last night. I don't know where that man gets his energy from. He was on FIRE.
And Stevie has NEVER sounded better. She looks absolutely fabulous. She sang like a bird.
Lindsey and Stevie's harmonies were riveting. You know how certain voices just 'click' together in their harmonies, like Simon & Garfunkel? Linds' and Stevie's voices are like that. Exquisite harmonies together. Buckingham/ Nicks was alive and well!
John McVie was his usual understated monster bass player self, and Mick Fleetwood did an absolutely amazing, energizing, drum solo. The man's a manic drum genius.
They did the band's hits, as well as Stevie's and Lindsey's hits.
Very nice mix of upbeat pop, slow ballads, hard rock, and super-hard head-banger rock.
They did 'Storms', which I was not expecting, which they never played live before. I turned to someone afterwards and said, "I could get hit by a truck now, and it would be OK, because my life is now complete."
Stevie did the most tremendous performance of "Silver Springs" I have
EVER seen her give, and I've seen a number of tours.
She put her "Dance" performance to utter shame. It was 3-4 times better than that.
Her eyes got angrier, more hurt and darker with each word she sang, until they were almost black. I was almost in tears for her by the end.
It really brought to mind her line, "The timeless face of a rock and roll woman while her heart breaks." Her heart was breaking, and we were the awed witnesses.
After she sang the last word, my legs sort of gave out and I collapsed into my chair, stunned.
Wonderful, all of it. I'm in heaven.
"And on the 8th day, God created Fleetwood Mac."
Amen.