News Coverage of Opening Night 1979 — Pocatello

[David]

Originally Posted by WatchChain

Yes, cancellations were a possibility even into the 1980s. In the pre-internet era before social media and mass information, you might not hear of the cancellation until the last minute. In the fall of 1987, we drove a short 80 miles to The Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas for the Tango in the Night Tour. As our vehicle drove into the parking lot of the venue, a large digital marquee read, "Tonight Fleetwood Mac - Canceled".

The issue was Stevie's voice. The show was later rescheduled for December 1987.

In early October 1982, Toni Graphia (Outlander, Galactica) and her roommate and I jumped in her car and drove from Santa Barbara to the LA Forum (Toni was in the screenwriting/film courses at UCSB, I was in comparative literature). Parking lot empty. Marquee said Mac show was canceled. Lady at box office said Stevie had walking pneumonia. Shows later rescheduled for October 21–22 (filmed for HBO). Men at Work was supposed to open in early October, but future Mac member Dave Mason was pulled in for the makeup shows.