2005 - 2006 Tour Stories

[Dodfather]

This was the period when I was most annoyed with Stevie for not doing any European dates. She seemed to be playing LOADS of live gigs on a lot of different tours and having a ball doing it...yet still nothing. Bah!

[Andyleo]

I'd often wondered what I would say to Stevie if I could only say one thing... I never believed I would get the chance. Well, it was Feb 25th 2006, exactly one week after the Melbourne show, in Sydney. My sister and I had 5th row in front of the middle of the stage. I couldn't have been happier with our seats. That was until Vanessa's set was nearly finished and we overheard a security guard saying they were okaying the first 5 rows to stand at the stage when Stevie came on... We HAD to be at the front. The second we were able we claimed our places at the corner of the speaker right under Stevie's ribbon-laced mic stand. The buzz was amazing.
Then from the moment Stevie walked out onstage the Entertainment Center erupted and I was in awe as I stood before her and sang along to every word of every song. She didn't do Enchanted in Sydney and I wonder where else it may've been dropped.
I won't go on about each song tho Stand Back totally proved Stevie could rock fierce and Waddy let loose on those soaring guitar howls. My fave of the concert.
When Stevie came out for Edge in the white dress I Whoo-hoo'd and screamed Yes! She knocked the whole thing up a gear with the opening lines. I couldn't believe I was right there hearing this, watching her mouth sing the words, "Just like the white winged dove ... sings a song sounds like she's singin' ";being so close, maybe it was her perfume I could smell suddenly. There was such power in her vocals and her eyes had that same look in them I'd seen in Rhiannon and SOTM on the Mirage Concert (a thousand times on repeat).
However, it was only when Stevie started doing the edge walk, I realised, now was probably the only chance I'd get to say anything to this lady who had affected my life so profoundly. I waited for my turn and watched her shake hands, nod and smile alot as she came closer to me. Her left hand was tucked up under her shawl, as was her hair, and I wondered if anyone had actually pulled her hair.
My God! She was stooped in front of me, I was holding her hand, she was smiling, I was looking into her eyes. I said, "Thank you SO MUCH for all the music!" I figured my intensity might explain how much. Then she took her other hand out from under the shawl and now held both my hands and she said, "No, thank you!" And she nodded, smiled and squeezed my hands tighter, "really."
I can't remember what I said or did right then. Needless to say that moment is always going to be a highlight of my life.
Sorry that was long, but that's how I remember it.

[DavidMn]

Well, as in many other years, 2005 was quite a year for yours truly. I had a chance to see the following shows that year:


5-10, Las Vegas
5-11, Las Vegas
5-13, Las Vegas
7-4, Milwaukee
7-6, Minneapolis
7-13, Tampa
7-14, Fort Lauderdale
7-16, Houston
7-17, Dallas
7-20, Denver(Red Rocks)
7-23, San Diego
7-24, Anaheim
7-26, Los Angeles


Highlights were many, but specifically my first show at Red Rocks which I will never forget, as well as the (literally) cross country from Florida to California trip which from Minneapolis and back put 11,500 miles on my car! I got a chance to see places I'd never thought Id ever see(Key West, Four Corners, Grand Canyon, Hollywood Bowl etc.) This out of all the rodatrips Ive taken over the years was probably mt favorite simply because it was so long anad I got too see so many things. I have to tell you all that there is NOTHING in the world like the feeling of being on an open road just doing what I love.

[Andyleo]

Here's some photos my sister took, from Sydney, Gold Dust Tour 25 Feb 2006.

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[Andyleo]

And this short video of Stevie kicking at the end of Stand Back., that's me you hear whooing...



Some Waddy...


Rhiannon...

[Nathan]

Originally Posted by Andyleo

I'd often wondered what I would say to Stevie if I could only say one thing... I never believed I would get the chance. Well, it was Feb 25th 2006, exactly one week after the Melbourne show, in Sydney. My sister and I had 5th row in front of the middle of the stage. I couldn't have been happier with our seats. That was until Vanessa's set was nearly finished and we overheard a security guard saying they were okaying the first 5 rows to stand at the stage when Stevie came on... We HAD to be at the front. The second we were able we claimed our places at the corner of the speaker right under Stevie's ribbon-laced mic stand. The buzz was amazing.
Then from the moment Stevie walked out onstage the Entertainment Center erupted and I was in awe as I stood before her and sang along to every word of every song. She didn't do Enchanted in Sydney and I wonder where else it may've been dropped.
I won't go on about each song tho Stand Back totally proved Stevie could rock fierce and Waddy let loose on those soaring guitar howls. My fave of the concert.
When Stevie came out for Edge in the white dress I Whoo-hoo'd and screamed Yes! She knocked the whole thing up a gear with the opening lines. I couldn't believe I was right there hearing this, watching her mouth sing the words, "Just like the white winged dove ... sings a song sounds like she's singin' ";being so close, maybe it was her perfume I could smell suddenly. There was such power in her vocals and her eyes had that same look in them I'd seen in Rhiannon and SOTM on the Mirage Concert (a thousand times on repeat).
However, it was only when Stevie started doing the edge walk, I realised, now was probably the only chance I'd get to say anything to this lady who had affected my life so profoundly. I waited for my turn and watched her shake hands, nod and smile alot as she came closer to me. Her left hand was tucked up under her shawl, as was her hair, and I wondered if anyone had actually pulled her hair.
My God! She was stooped in front of me, I was holding her hand, she was smiling, I was looking into her eyes. I said, "Thank you SO MUCH for all the music!" I figured my intensity might explain how much. Then she took her other hand out from under the shawl and now held both my hands and she said, "No, thank you!" And she nodded, smiled and squeezed my hands tighter, "really."
I can't remember what I said or did right then. Needless to say that moment is always going to be a highlight of my life.
Sorry that was long, but that's how I remember it.

Thank you for posting - pleasure to read.

[StreetAngel86]

Originally Posted by Andyleo

My God! She was stooped in front of me, I was holding her hand, she was smiling, I was looking into her eyes. I said, "Thank you SO MUCH for all the music!" I figured my intensity might explain how much. Then she took her other hand out from under the shawl and now held both my hands and she said, "No, thank you!" And she nodded, smiled and squeezed my hands tighter, "really."
I can't remember what I said or did right then. Needless to say that moment is always going to be a highlight of my life.
Sorry that was long, but that's how I remember it.

im sitting here reading this and smiling like an idiot haha
memories...
although my memory is heavily clouded with tequila and sweet Stevieness
i believe she grabbed my hand with both of her's too.
i had given her a gift bag which she took and i remember vowing to never wash any of my rings from that day forth, now that she had blessed them though as for saying something to her...i believe my sole reaction to her was ... there was no way words were coming out of my mouth. i am seriously envious of those, like yourself who are able to form coherent words in front of her, and that she acknowledges them i would loved to have gone to sydney. were u in melbourne too?