Stevie News: She's Touring With...

[mikebise]

... Rod Stewart this Summer!

A friend of mine who is very close with some of Stevie's friends and hangers-on just sent me a snail mail (with some cool Stevie goodies, including Tusk on vinyl that he personally had every member in Fleetwood Mac sign for him in 1979!), in which he said he was told Stevie will be touring with Rod this Summer.

He was also told by his friends who are Stevie friends who've heard the new album that it is "fantastic" and just about her best album ever!

This guy is the most genuine, real, truly nice person I've met, so I believe him. Exciting!!!!

[LukeA]

That'll do well in the sheds.

I'll pass, though, thanks.

[RockALittle250]

Well now it all makes sense!

I do hope this is after her album has been released, however.

[BombaySapphire3]

So I guess this means that her set will be truncated with less of a chance to play new material.

[LukeA]

Originally Posted by BombaySapphire3

So I guess this means that her set will be truncated with less of a chance to play new material.

Eh, I think its more of a double bill situation.. I don't think the set will be truncated. The tickets will be priced (accordingly) higher; everyone be prepared to pay over $100 for anything in the first 30 rows.

Just like Stevie, Rod hasn't released an album of "new" recordings (just albums of well known covers/standards) since 2001. If you were hoping that Stevie was going to load up the setlist the new songs, this is just about the worst possible scenario you could have feared.

[RockALittle250]

Something else that's interesting, Rod has a "Best Of" being released on Feb 1st which is a retrospective of all of his "Songbook" cover albums, so obviously he will be promoting that.

As far as Stevie goes, let's hope she uses this Ellen appearance to at least announce the title of her upcoming album while they're on the topic of who's releasing what and when.

[BombaySapphire3]

Originally Posted by LukeA

Just like Stevie, Rod hasn't released an album of "new" recordings (just albums of well known covers/standards) since 2001. If you were hoping that Stevie was going to load up the setlist the new songs, this is just about the worst possible scenario you could have feared.

Yeah ..I can see that .A double bill for mass boomer consumption ala what the Mac and Eagles would have been ..just smaller in scope.

[louielouie2000]

Yikes... this is going to make for some pricey tickets . I guess this keeps Stevie playing big venues, though. She's gotten to the point where she can't fill out 12-15,000 seat amphitheaters by herself any longer. I can just hear all the snarky geezer-rocker comments from the press regarding this touring union... yuck

[BombaySapphire3]

Yet another predictably mercenary move likely done to offset the cost of the new album which barring a fluke she now knows will not sell in the quantities of the past.I'd gladly have paid the same to see her in a smaller venue but performing more new material.The most we'll get is probably a couple of songs now.

[RockALittle250]

Originally Posted by BombaySapphire3

Yet another predictably mercenary move likely done to offset the cost of the new album which barring a fluke she now knows will not sell in the quantities of the past.I'd gladly have paid the same to see her in a smaller venue but performing more new material.The most we'll get is probably a couple of songs now.

In an interview over the summer where Stevie was talking about the album, she said she'd only be doing about 3 songs from the new album anyway, so i don't think there was ever hope for more new material to be included in her upcoming setlist(s).

I'm gonna find the interview and post it...i'm sure it's somewhere on Nickslive.

[Christopher]

Wow, this hit me out of left field. Poor Dave, gets shoved aside. You can practically smell that promotors were probably still eyeing the success of the James Taylor/Carol King double bill when they put this idea together, but this time more in the rock n' roll vein. I only hope there is no duet with Rod on the new record. I've never seen Rod in concert, I'm sort of indifferent to him so this could be interesting. At least she's going on the road with another Rock Legend! And the chances of her tour outing being successful are more guaranteed.

[BombaySapphire3]

Originally Posted by RockALittle250

In an interview over the summer where Stevie was talking about the album, she said she'd only be doing about 3 songs from the new album anyway, so i don't think there was ever hope for more new material to be included in her upcoming setlist(s).

I'm gonna find the interview and post it...i'm sure it's somewhere on Nickslive.

I do remember that .I had a slim hope she might change her mind particularly if the album does well with critics and fans.She has compared it to Bella Donna which she performed more than half of on that tour.This announcement really puts the kibosh on that .

[camchristo]

Gross. I can't stand Rod Stewart. So, if I want to see Stevie, I'm going to be paying out the asss to see half a concert.

[jellyman10]

Holy hell, this is a depressing thought to go to bed on. Maybe I'll wake up tomorrow.

[RockALittle250]

Found it! The interview is from the end of August:

""...Don't expect Nicks to preview any of the spectacular songs in Atlantic City. "I never do songs I'm working on. Otherwise they'll be on YouTube the next day."

Nicks also believes playing new songs short changes the audience.

"If I go see my favorite band and they take out "Rhiannon" and "Stand Back" to put new ones in I would be disappointed. You can't make people listen to a bunch of new material no matter how good it is. I learned that a long time ago. We did that with (Fleetwood Mac's) "Rumours" tour and we almost got booed off stage."

Next year when the album comes out, she'll do up to three new numbers on stage.""


http://nickslive.blogspot.com/2010/0...-debut-30.html