What if Lindsey stuck around for the Tango tour...

[Wdm6789]

I actually kind of resent the fact that Lindsey quit between the album release and the tour for Tango In The Night. He should have completed his tenure with the band and not left prematurely. He should have waited until after the tour to quit. Anyway, which songs of Lindsey's from Tango do you think they would have played? Perhaps a full band version of Big Love all 80sed up. Family Man? My favorite of his from Tango. They could work harmonies into his songs as well. I would also like to think that if he didn't quit then they would not have added all the back up musicians on the tour. The videos on YouTube would be so much better if it was just the five of them and none of the editing in the reshot close ups of everyone. Pretty much like the Mirage Tour videos but in 1987.

I was quite bummed and shocked when that happened. I was already a fan for several years at that point (BIG fan) and was getting stoked for the tour. I even recall hearing at some point before he left that places were getting booked and the djs and mtv were talking about the coming tour that summer.

And then the news broke.

I believe that with Lindsey still in the band and going on tour that they were already talking about adding a few extra musicians. This has been recalled by members of the band in recent years. So, it wasn't necessarily because of Lindsey leaving that they added all the musicians.

Question is, would Stevie's backup singers have been there? Who knows...

[SteveMacD]

Mick said Billy Burnette was going to be on the tour even if Lindsey had stayed.

[sanders8323]

Which songs of Lindsey's? Most definitely "Big Love," but it would've been full band. They would have done the title track as well I'm sure, slight chance of "Family Man," but I'm not sure how that would have come across on stage, same goes for "Caroline" and "You and I Pt. II."

[BLY]

If Lindsey would have stayed for the tour I think these would have been the Songs performed.

Big Love
Seven Wonders
Everywhere
Little Lies
Tango in the Night instead of Isnt it Midnight unless they did 6 "new songs"

[Macfanforever]

For the first FM tour to see .The tour would of been Blanking awesome If Lindsey was onboard.I did enjoy Billy's and Rick's input but It would been awesome if Lindsey was there.