Was there a support act at your concert??

grace_face · #1 11-10-2009, 09:33 PM

Apparently there is going to be a support act at the Brisbane concerts...Killing Heidi is the band, and while I don't mind them, I want ONLY Fleetwood Mac to play!!!!

Are they having support bands at any other concerts in the US or Europe/England??? I hope so, cause otherwise I'm scared.

What if the support band's on for an HOUR or something, and then Fleetwood Mac's only on for another hour?!!?!?!?!?!

I am mildly reassured by the fact Stevie had Vanessa Carlton as her special guest / support act for her 2006 solo tour, and that didn't detract at all from the amazing concert Stevie did...and I honestly really enjoyed watching Vanessa too.

So...yeah.

LikeAMagnet · #2 11-10-2009, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by grace_face

Apparently there is going to be a support act at the Brisbane concerts...Killing Heidi is the band, and while I don't mind them, I want ONLY Fleetwood Mac to play!!!!

Are they having support bands at any other concerts in the US or Europe/England??? I hope so, cause otherwise I'm scared.

What if the support band's on for an HOUR or something, and then Fleetwood Mac's only on for another hour?!!?!?!?!?!

I am mildly reassured by the fact Stevie had Vanessa Carlton as her special guest / support act for her 2006 solo tour, and that didn't detract at all from the amazing concert Stevie did...and I honestly really enjoyed watching Vanessa too.

So...yeah.

Dublin gig was supposed to have The Riptide Movement.. (sorry, who?

) as a support act but a few days before the concert O2 sent out a text to say there'd be no support.. thought as much.. the set is 2 hours and 45 minutes! Sans interval!

grace_face · #3 11-10-2009, 10:25 PM

WOW, 2 hours and 45 mins with NO interval!? God I HOPE it's exactly like that for my show too...why would they need a support act then!? Maybe Killing Heidi won't be on after all. Good. *whispering* Sorry Killing Heidi. lol

justcrazylove · #4 11-10-2009, 11:45 PM

It is not Killing Heidi it's Ella hoopers new band with her brother "the verses" http://www.myspace.com/theverses

There is nothing wrong with a support slot, it will not cut into the main set, end of story!
don't forget Fleetwood Mac used to play support slots!

looking forward to the tour i'm seeing 5 shows!

Moz · #5 11-10-2009, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by grace_face

WOW, 2 hours and 45 mins with NO interval!? God I HOPE it's exactly like that for my show too...why would they need a support act then!? Maybe Killing Heidi won't be on after all. Good. *whispering* Sorry Killing Heidi. lol

It was like that at the show I went to. No opening act, and it went on for just about three hours.

grace_face · #6 11-11-2009, 12:00 AM

Oh, Ella's new band, eh? Cool.

I don't care if there's a support act or what. Just as long as FM's time is the FULL time! WOO! lol

PutTheBlameOnMe · #7 11-11-2009, 12:01 PM

At the last Wembley show and the Birmingham show they didn't have any support.

I can't stand support acts, I get really bored and I find that half the time the support bands are (in my opinion) rubbish.

Sahara · #8 11-13-2009, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by LikeAMagnet

Dublin gig was supposed to have The Riptide Movement.. (sorry, who?

) as a support act but a few days before the concert O2 sent out a text to say there'd be no support.. thought as much.. the set is 2 hours and 45 minutes! Sans interval!

They were a little late coming on (lucky for us

), is that included in the 2 hours 45 minutes?
Even if it is, it's still well over 2 hours. That's brilliant

LikeAMagnet · #9 11-13-2009, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Sahara

They were a little late coming on (lucky for us

), is that included in the 2 hours 45 minutes?
Even if it is, it's still well over 2 hours. That's brilliant

Well, the time my GYOW video was created on my phone was 22.25 and it was mid way through.. (OCD much?

) and then we had World Turning, Don't Stop and Silver Springs, which is at least another 20 minutes I reckon?

Sahara · #10 11-13-2009, 02:46 PM

I'd put it at around 20 minutes more, yep.
That's really impressive. Imagine how long they would have played if they'd HAD an interval!

chiliD · #11 11-13-2009, 07:45 PM

Hmmmm...some of the acts I've seen open for Fleetwood Mac:

Blue Swede (1974)
Climax Blues Band (1974)
Little Feat (1975/76)
Mistress (1975)
UFO (1976)
Stephen Bishop (1977)
Sanford-Townsend Band (1977)
Danny Douma (1979)
Dave Mason (1982)
The Cruzados (1987)
No opening act in 1990
Roger McGuinn (ex-Byrds) (1994)
No opening act in 1997 or 2003

Acts that I've seen Fleetwood Mac open FOR:

Loggins & Messina (1975)
Rod Stewart & Faces (1975)
Dave Mason Band (1976)

If there is an opening act, PLEASE get there early and support them. Of all the concerts I've been to, I've discovered some great music by being there early to watch the opening band(s). There've been LESS than a handful of concerts where the opening act has been just terrible. Of the over 200 concerts I've seen, maybe less than FIVE have had an opening act that I didn't like.

BellaDonna93 · #12 11-12-2009, 02:14 PM

There weren't a support act at the Sweden show I went to eaither! Thank God for that! lol