The Dance 13 years ago this week

[skuncles]

So it was 13 years ago this week that The Dance premiered on MTV and the album was released. I remember watching the premiere of the show and was blown away at finally hearing "Silver Springs" live. The song had long been a favorite of mine and to finally hear being sung again was awesome. Also seeing Stevie looking so great (the last I saw her was for her promotion of "Street Angel" and she wasn't looking too good). But she looked awesome at the show and the band sounded incredible. I couldn't wait to go see them the following month.

From the back of the promo CD:

To commemorate the 20th anniversary of Fleetwood Mac's landmark Rumours album, the classic Fleetwood Mac line-up, Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, John McVie and Stevie Nicks, have reunited for an MTV special, a national tour and a new album.

The home video, DVD and laser disc versions of The Dance were compiled from a series of three performances. These evening performances on a Warner Bros. Studios soundstage in Burbank provide an intimate visual counterpoint to the album. All of these releases will contain songs that were unable to make the single CD due to time restrictions.

STREET DATES:
Album CD: August 19
Home Video (VHS): August 26
DVD & Laser Disc: September 23

MTV AIR DATES:
Silver Springs and Tusk music clips begin airing July 28
A 90 minute version of The Dance premieres at 10pm (EST) August 12

Subsequent airings:
August 16 at 1pm, 7pm and 9pm (Eastern/Pacific)
August 17 11am and 3:30pm (Eastern/Pacific)