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10-30-2015, 08:45 PM
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Domain Stadium, Perth 10/30/2015
Mac make loving them fun, even in the rain
Simon Collins October 30, 2015, 10:40 pm, The West Australian https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa...ns-in-the-wet/ Thunder only happens when it rains, according to Stevie Nicks, whose legendary band Fleetwood Mac turned on a dream gig in the wet last night. Playing to 25,000 adoring fans at Domain Stadium, the megastars promised a party in the rain. “My limousine driver told me it never rains in Perth,” Nicks said. “We bring the rain.” The mighty Mac also brought the hits, plus an old friend in Christine McVie, much missed on the past two Perth visits. The English singer, songwriter and pianist retreated from the spotlight after the band’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction in 1998. Fleetwood Mac were to visit in 2013 but cancelled after bassist John McVie was diagnosed with cancer. During the delay while McVie had treatment, drummer Mick Fleetwood convinced McVie’s former wife to rejoin the band. Christine McVie’s return meant Fleetwood Mac’s three great songwriters — the others being American ex-lovers Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, who joined the English blues band in 1974 —were back in the saddle for the band’s first Aussie tour since 2009. After hitting the stage with The Chain, the Rumours rocker credited to the whole band, the trio shared the songs. Other Rumours favourites — McVie’s You Make Loving Fun, Nicks’ Dreams and Buckingham’s Second Hand News — came in quick succession. Classic pop hits —Landslide, Everywhere, Little Lies — rained down on fans as the Mac clung tight to their golden era. The famous five, plus extra musicians and singers, delivered a marathon set at the fifth of 13 scheduled Australian dates for their On With the Show world tour. Classic songs, classic line-up and still plenty of drama. Truly classic. 
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10-31-2015, 07:42 PM
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Fleetwood Mac gets off the chain at Perth's Domain Stadium, despite pouring rain
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/...31-gknl4c.html Date October 31, 2015 - 1:31PM Tim Carrier Sydney Morning Herald I have never been so wet in my life. This was the thought running through my head as I walked away from Domain Stadium on Friday night completely drenched, with my water-filled shoes making an ungainly squelching sound with every step. But, it was quickly followed by another - it was worth it to see Fleetwood Mac in concert again. The last time the band came to Perth in 2009 was the first concert my wife and I watched together, not long after we had started dating. So when an opportunity arose to review Fleetwood Mac's return to Perth I jumped at the opportunity, thinking it was a chance to relive some wonderful memories. However, I wasn't prepared for the wild night which lay ahead - filled with sizzling guitar, mystical vocals, die-hard fans and never-ending rain. No sooner had we taken our seats when Fleetwood Mac's smash hit The Chain lit up the stadium, much to the crowd's delight. From there the band's three main songwriters shared the spotlight with Christine McVie welcomed back to Perth with a rendition of You Make Loving Fun, followed by Stevie Nicks' Dreams and Lindsay Buckingham's Second Hand News. As the heavens opened it also rained down hits with Rhiannon, Everywhere, Tusk, Sara and Say You Love Me enchanting the 25,000 fans who turned out for the show. Then the two McVies, Nicks and drummer Mick Fleetwood vanished from the stage while Buckingham delivered an outstanding solo, guitar-only, version of Big Love. The rest of the band returned in style and the hits continued and then the rain started to ease up as Nicks explained to fans the story behind the next song Gypsy. As the song progressed Nicks twirled on screen mesmerizingly almost in what looked like a rain dance. And, as if on cue, the rain started bucketing down heavier than before, ending any hope concert goers had of leaving Domain Stadium without being completely soaked. Although no-one in the crowd seemed to mind as they were straight up out of their seats to dance as Little Lies, another of Christine McVie's creations, resonated around the stadium. Nicks' mystical twirling continued as the band launched in to Gold Dust Woman and then the focus shifted to Buckingham who showed he has lost none of his guitar prowess with a stunning guitar solo to finish off I'm So Afraid. Buckingham received rambunctious cheers for his bewitching effort which, turned to an even bigger roar as Fleetwood Mac quickly moved into Go Your Own Way to finish off their main set. The upbeat tune lifted any remaining seated fans to their feet and when the song finished the band received a standing ovation who's enthusiasm was never dampened despite the pouring rain all night long. Christine McVie's return to the the band, after 16 years of semi-retirement, appeared seamless and her vocals added another layer to the Mac's allure, taking fans back to their golden days. The excitement was evident on the faces of fans every time one of her songs started up with some of the biggest cheers of the night reserved for the encore when Don't Stop rocked the stadium and the second encore as Songbird closed a memorable, but wet, Fleetwood Mac performance. Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/...#ixzz3qCDFFliI Follow us: @smh on Twitter | sydneymorningherald on Facebook
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10-31-2015, 07:46 PM
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October 30, 2015 5:12pm DANIELLE LE MESSURIER PerthNow
http://www.perthnow.com.au/entertain...224f2796a583c5 Fleetwood Mac fans brave Perth downpour for legendary band A LANDSLIDE brought down Subiaco Oval when all five original members of legendary band Fleetwood Mac stormed the stage in the midst of a torrential downpour. It takes a special kind of die-hard fan to sit in a poncho for two hours on a Friday night while it’s bucketing down, but Perth fans would not be deterred from seeing the band reunited on stage for the first time in 16 years. Accomplished singer-songwriter and keyboardist Christine McVie was welcomed back with open arms after leaving the band for personal reasons back in 1998 — the missing piece in the brilliant, complex jigsaw puzzle the band was so well-known for. McVie said she was thrilled to be back with her “favourite people in the world” before dedicating Everywhere to the band. While the Mac have enjoyed a huge amount of commercial success over the years, hits from the best-selling Rumours album were stripped back to basics as the band came clean about relationship struggles and internal dynamics. “I think our professional lives and our personal lives have always been intertwined and that’s what’s part of the appeal,” vocalist Lindsey Buckingham said. “The point is we’ve been together for a long time though and we’re still here. We all broke up and we all knew we had to fulfill our destiny and somehow we stayed together. “We would bleed sometimes but I think what you have to say is that below the struggles we seem to rise with a great deal of love.” And with that, the band broke out into an emotional rendition of Bleed to Love Her. While Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks ended their relationship many years ago it’s evident some embers still burn. The pair shared lingering glances and hand-holding during Sara and after an acoustic duet of Landslide. Buckingham - whose guitar became an extension of his body on multiple occasions during the night - did not disappoint when he cut loose during a finger-prickingly good number on Big Love. Drenching rain, sold-out ponchos and chilling winds were not enough to stop fans dancing in the aisles and cheering for the encore. The show was a genuine reflection of the band’s journey over the decades: the love, the heartbreak, the turbulence, and the final reunion as friends.
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10-31-2015, 07:50 PM
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Wet Fleetwood Mac gig extra memorable
The West Australian October 31, 2015, 9:21 am https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa...tra-memorable/ CONCERT Fleetwood Mac Domain Stadium Review: Simon Collins 4 Before reality TV, there was Fleetwood Mac. Thirty-eight years ago, the legendary transatlantic band laid bare their drug-fuelled intraband bed-hopping in Rumours, one of the greatest and highest selling albums of all-time. Unlike The Bachelor or Married at First Sight, the Mac don’t need to manufacture their drama – not even on the marathon On With the Show world tour, which stopped in Perth on a wet Friday night. Rain bucketed down on 25,000 fans at Domain Stadium on an evening singer Stevie Nicks remarked was the “strangest, most dramatic, most memorable rainiest night” of the lengthy tour. The presence of English songbird Christine McVie, who reunited with the band last year after a 16-year absence, also heightened the sense of occasion. The stormy weather didn’t prevent Fleetwood Mac from revisiting their personal tempests across a 23-song, two-and-a-half hour greatest hits show, which drew heavily on Rumours. Nine songs from the 1977 opus were aired, starting with band co-write The Chain before You Make Loving Fun, Dreams and Second Hand News made for a stunning start to the show. Rhiannon from the erstwhile British blues band’s 1975 self-titled album, the first to feature then-couple Nicks and guitar god Lindsey Buckingham, was a smooth, early highlight. As the Gold Dust Woman shimmied behind her trademark shawls and sang “woman, taken by the wind”, many in the crowd could empathise with the titular Welsh witch. That was a time when cracks were seriously showing in the Mac, according to Buckingham, who said the members felt the need to stay together to “fulfil destiny” – that is, turn drama into an incredible parade of pop classics. His solo acoustic performance of Big Love was a highlight, as was the now-expected performance on Nicks’ plaintive Landslide as a duo. The ex-lovers keep their romantic history front and centre throughout the show. “Our hearts are into it,” Nicks joked as she moved her microphone back away from the rain. “In my mind, you’re dancing above the clouds.” While some of the performance echoed previous visits for similar big outdoor concerts in 2004 and 2009 – band leader Mick Fleetwood’s eccentric drum solo during World Turning tested some drenched fans – the presence of McVie added something special to Friday night. Eighties hits Everywhere and Little Lies, her verse on encore highlight Don’t Stop and solo rendition of signature piano ballad Songbird to complete the evening all made this gig extra memorable. The relentless rain also helped make Friday night unforgettable, as fans danced in ponchos to the euphoric performance of Go Your Own Way. “If I could, baby, I’d give you my world,” Buckingham sang. How about some dry clothes and hot chocolate?
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11-01-2015, 03:14 AM
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when are you coming to a show over here Michele?
your review would be AWESOME 
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she thought she was out there...but nobody saw...
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11-01-2015, 07:10 AM
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I've seen some videos. The rain was coming down very hard.
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11-01-2015, 03:17 PM
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11-01-2015, 05:45 PM
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11-01-2015, 09:23 PM
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11-01-2015, 09:44 PM
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11-04-2015, 04:52 PM
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Fleetwood Mac make magic in Perth rain
http://www.communitynews.com.au/life...h-rain/7678058 Sarah Waters | November 02, 2015, 11:30 AM | Community News A DOWNPOUR of rain could do nothing but enhance the hippie-mystique of Fleetwood Mac’s leading lady Stevie Nicks last Friday night. The poetic and magical performer behind Fleetwood Mac had 25,000 fans at Subiaco Oval mesmerised from the moment she stepped foot on stage. Dressed in a black lace dress with her trademark ribbon-adorned tambourine in hand, she opened to a rapturous crowd with the band’s 1977 hit The Chain. Her powerful vocals were backed by the musical talents of Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie and Christine McVie, who reunited with the band after a 16-year absence. Fleetwood Mac’s classic line up had returned for their On with the Show tour and as the rain pelted down on their Perth fans, they made sure they turned on one unforgettable show. Drawing heavily on their 1970s hits from their most celebrate album Rumours, they took the start of the show up a notch with thrilling performances of You Make Loving Fun, Dreams and Second Hand News. Nicks shared the spotlight with her former lover and legendary guitarist Buckingham who captivated the crowd with a series of flawless guitar solos and his comments about the band’s past exploits. “There was a grey area between our personal and professional lives - but we have nothing left but love for one another and we’re still here,” he said before the band launched into Rhiannon. The 1975 hit had the younger generation of late 20/early 30 year olds who were raised on their parents’ Fleetwood Mac albums, like myself, wanting to jump up and dance, which clashed with the baby boomer’s desire to stay firmly in their seats. Christie McVie reminded everyone how missed her smoky vocals were as she sung Everywhere while perched behind her keyboard. Tusk, Sara and Say You Love Me followed and were delivered with an effortless perfection that could only be achieved by a band with 40 years of musical chaos and creativity under their belt. The night’s highlights included Nicks’ performance of Landslide - which showed why she was named one of the 100 greatest singers of all time - and Buckingham’s acoustic guitar solo of Big Love. Nicks then gave what sounded like a 1960s hippy-inspired speech as she revealed the meaning behind Gypsy and sang it with such emotion it was as if she was still that struggling artist living in San Francisco. The band’s original member Mick Fleetwood, who had been smashing the drums all night with the enthusiasm of a teenager, drew in the crowd with an eccentric drum solo behind his elaborate kit. The heavy rain continued to fall and created a mythical ambience as it caught the stage light while Nicks swirled around the stage setting the perfect scene for Gold Dust Woman. “This is the strangest, most beautiful rainy night ever,” she said. No one was left seated as the band finished their main set with Go Your Own Way - a song that Lindsey wrote to mark the ending of his relationship with Nicks. The drenched crowd rocked away to the elated encore Don’t Stop, before Christine McVie asked the crowd to tolerate the rain for one final stellar moment as she got behind a grand piano and finished with Songbird.
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12-23-2015, 12:44 AM
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Yahoo Australia
https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/en...-gigs-of-2015/ Best in show: the top gigs of 2015 Simon Collins and Harvey Rae, December 23, 2015, 8:01 am They came, they saw, they conquered; in the heat, in the wet, indoors, outdoors and at festivals. These are the best XI gigs of 2015, or the most memorable that Simon Collins and Harvey Rae can recall after another bumper year. 1. Fleetwood Mac at Domain Stadium, October 30 “Thunder only happens when it’s raining,” Stevie Nicks sings in Dreams, and Fleetwood Mac turned on a dream gig in the wet. What elevated this concert above their previous visits in 2004 and 2009 was the torrential downpour that forced Nicks and co. off-script and the presence of English songbird Christine McVie after a 16-year absence. The mighty Mac revisited their personal tempests across a lengthy greatest hits show drawing heavily on 1977 opus Rumours. Classic pop, classic show.
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