FM's life on the road 2013

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Originally Posted by gypsy-sara

I was just noticing that there seems to be no information about the bands life on the road yet.

Where are / were they staying?
How do they travel?
Has anyone met them besides Mick's meet and greets?
Did anything noteworthy happen besides the concerts?
etc...

This would be the place for sharing information about that matter.

I wonder how similar to the Tusk tour is this (and the Unleashed). Probably not that fancy extravaganza and excesses, but sure enough luxury to be comfort on their "style" but also make good revenue anyway. Mick's book about Tusk:

Each band member had his/her own limo. Even Dashut and Grant had their own limo on this tour, as befitted their exalted responsibilities of son et lumiere. Our contracts with promoters carried an exhaustive refreshment rider, specifying in minute detail what kind of food and drink we required backstage. It was on this tour that Fleetwood Mac acquired its image of being a de lure organisation; yet it was a reputation we cultivated without apology, and it was true that whenever possible, we went first-class all the way.

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We spent a fortune on the road, running a fat ship. We decided to be comfortable, and we lost control. If Stevie wanted a hotel suite painted pink with a white piano in it, what are you gonna do? Say no? You can't do that in a Holiday Inn! Pink rooms and pianos cost real money. These were my decisions, because they had to be. There was no management company as a buffer between me and the band. To complain about anything, as musicians love to do, they had to address a band member me. People were honest with their feelings under this system, but they didn't like complaining about money. Even so, early in the tour I tried to change to cheaper hotels. All the others complained and I said the hell with it. From then on we went first-notch. We had everything.