After May 27th 2015 - I'm never going to try and see this band again.

[Macfanforever]

Originally Posted by PenguinHead

The prospect of a new Fleetwood Mac seems to be in jeopardy. Aside from this ever expanding and never ending tour of greed, Stevie's ambivalence is a stunning insult to the band and fans. And time, inevitably, is not on their side.

Even if they manage to make and tour with a new album, the set list won't change much. They are so tentative with new material; maybe four new songs will be performed, and at least one will be dropped before the tour ends.

I'll save my rant on how restrictive, rote, stagnant and uninspired their set lists. Other bands I love create unique set lists for each of their tours, featuring deep cuts, a healthy amount of new material, and a handful of their hits.

Fleetwood Mac is just doesn't have that kind of nimbleness. Because they have three singer/songwriters, they have to achieve a balance between them. Aside from that, they have a lot of hits and standards they feel they required to play. This mindset leaves little wiggle room. It's like they are performing the same play every time they tour, with very minor changes to the scenes.

Look at a band like Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. They have a lot of signature hits, but they don't glut their sets with the same songs in the same sequence over and over. They'll play inspired covers, deep tracks, and some select hit songs. No one leaves their shows bitching about the set. "I paid a lot of money and they didn't play the songs I wanted to hear! No "Free Fall" I'm so pissed off."

I realize this is a somewhat unfair comparison, because dynamics vary vastly among bands and their fans.

I never could understand why they cant mix up the setlist.As long as the band and sound and lighting crew are on the same page and knows what tune is next and they should be OK.

As long as Songbird ends the show .I dont see whats the big issue.

I must of missed the interview of Stevie or anybody else in the band explained why they dont change the order of the setlist every night or every week.

I agree and add my gripes and rants to the same order stale setlist.

I've been saying this for years .Whats the excuse for not changing it.

This is a good question for Mick at his meet and greets.
Or maybe he already answered it already.I dont know.

Knock on "my head" wood.The tunes are still in tacked and no dropsy's yet.As far as I know.