New York, New York: December 1, 2016 Stevie Nicks

[Macfanforever]

Originally Posted by James89

So the show was sold out. The capacity for concerts at MSG is 20,000. She sold 20,000 tickets? Really? That's incredible. Did they shut some parts of the seating off? That's unbelievable.

Thats great news.She's selling out everywhere and they say on here the she cant fill them.

MSG performance by both bands was incredible. The sound was amazing. So worth it! One of the best shows. Stevie seemed so much more engaged at this one, than last week for me. Felt like Old School Stevie show; so exciting! And there were some spare seats at the Box Office still available to get at show time, but not many. So thrilled I went!

Originally Posted by James89

So the show was sold out. The capacity for concerts at MSG is 20,000. She sold 20,000 tickets? Really? That's incredible. Did they shut some parts of the seating off? That's unbelievable.

Nope, all the way up to the rafters were filled!

[Macfanforever]

[QUOTE=STEVEHEDRICK;1197231]did she add silent night yet?

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I hope she does by the end of the tour even if she axed L&L to do so.

The quote thing did not work on this one for some reason.

[Macfanforever]

I'm glad that you all had a great time last night.Stevie was lucky to get this date in MSG when all the holiday shows are starting at this time there.

[Danielle]

There are a GREAT quality videos here: https://www.youtube.com/user/aerofan2007/videos

[BlueLight]

Oh! And two more observations:

First, we were in the middle to rear of the floor, and EVERYONE around us stood for the entire show - even casual fans were totally engaged.

And second, can't stop laughing about Stevie's references to her Fitbit.

[24karatstevie]

Originally Posted by Danielle

There are a GREAT quality videos here: https://www.youtube.com/user/aerofan2007/videos

Thanks so much for the link! The quality is excellent! This user just posted Landslide and I got CHILLS! So amazing to hear the entire audience singing along!!!

[SisterNightroad]

Stevie Nicks and The Pretenders Rise Above the Fray at Madison Square Garden
The legendary rock acts paired for a night of musical perserverance during Nicks' 24 Karat Gold Tour stop in New York.

"It's a pleasure to be back in New York with a message of love!" declared Chrissie Hynde, legendary frontwoman for Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Pretenders, as her band indeed launched into the martial swing of their 1981 classic "Message of Love" on Thursday night (Dec. 1). After beginning their opening set with two riotous numbers off the group's fine new LP Alone, "Message" properly jolted the packed crowd at Manhattan's Madison Square Garden to life, and Chrissie & Co. took it from there, captivating with an expertly paced set that reminded why the group still has to be included in any discussion of the greatest active rock bands.

Despite leading with some new songs and making a couple early deep-cut detours (Hynde's 2014 solo single "Down the Wrong Way," Get Close paean to femininity "Hymn to Her"), the band mostly kept to the hits and the fan favorites afterwards -- even indulging the crowd with a singalong of 1994 power ballad "I'll Stand By You." But the now-quintet kept it tight throughout, and though Martin Chambers -- the only original member remaining besides Hynde -- may no longer quite live up to Chrissie's billing of him as "The World's Greatest Rock Drummer," the group still shredded their way through ragers new and old with typical Akron-via-U.K. muscle. (Appropriately, Hynde got some of the biggest cheers of the night when she rolled up the sleeves on her Elvis T-shirt.)

The Pretenders stayed mostly apolitical throughout their set, though perhaps inevitably for a show by a punk-bred band in the year 2016, there was a sense of desperation throughout, as songs like "My City Was Gone" took on extra significance, and even the group's more personal numbers felt as hefty as hymns. Hynde introduced their latest single "Holy Communion" as a song about "religious tolerance," but then shortened that to just "tolerance," declaring hopefully: "If you're answering to him" -- pointing skyward -- "You're probably going to be all right."

Of course, the real figure of worship for Hynde on stage was her touring partner, the iconic singer/songwriter and Fleetwood Mac frontwoman Stevie Nicks, who Hynde gushed about throughout her set ("It's like being on tour with Elizabeth Taylor!"). The Church of Stevie was definitely in session from the opening songs of her headlining set, and her lead disciple even came back on stage to serve as her Tom Petty on a stellar duet of Nicks' breakout solo hit, "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around." "I'm gonna marry her," declared an ecstatic Hynde after the performance. "So don't get any ideas."

Even with that early moment of fan wish-fulfillment, Nicks made it clear early in her set that crowd-pleasing wasn't going to be her primary goal for the evening. "It's not gonna be the same show that you're used to seeing," she warned of her gig to come, instead promising "magical gothic things from my gothic trunk of secrets and mysteries." What followed was a set full of little-heard rarities like "Starshine," a reject from 1981 solo debut Bella Donna that eventually ended up on 2014's 24 Karat Gold - Songs From the Vault and "Crying in the Night," a Buckingham-Nicks-era favorite that Nicks rarely played live before this tour.

The centerpiece of the performance was undoubtedly "Moonlight (A Vampire's Dream)," the dramatic power ballad whose recording reinvigorated Nicks' solo career in the early '10s, and which she now calls "my favorite song I've ever written." The singer/songwriter, cultivating a family atmosphere throughout the evening with her convivial storytelling -- even the introduction of her band, which she promised to keep brief, was deeply felt enough to take ten minutes -- explained the origins of the song as having been inspired by the doomed romance at the heart of the Twilight film franchise. "There's nothing like a tragic love affair," Nicks concluded.

For most of her set, Nicks kept Fleetwood Mac material to a minimum, only including 1982's "Gypsy" among her first 14 songs. It was enough delayed gratification that when her drummer launched into the arid, cowbell-led clomp of the Rumours closer "Gold Dust Woman," the building erupted in release. That rapture that only built through set closer "Edge of Seventeen" -- with a "When Doves Cry"-cribbed outro, paying tribute to Nicks' late friend Prince, who she'd previously talked about building early hit "Stand Back" with -- and first encore, the witchy-woman all-timer "Rhiannon."

The night closed with the Mac perennial "Landslide," and 40 years and hundreds of covers later, there's still nothing that properly prepares you for the sound of Nicks' simultaneously gravelly and feathery wisp intoning that first "Took my love, and I took it down..." In a time of national tumult and insecurity, the song can't help but take on a "Hallelujah"-like resonance, and its healing powers were on full display at MSG as the crowd belted every word along with their leader. "Rise above the fray," Nicks advised as her band exited. "Get in your car, and turn it up."

SETLIST

The Pretenders:

Alone
Gotta Wait
Message of Love
Private Life
Down the Wrong Way
Hymn to Her
Back on the Chain Gang
I'll Stand By You
Holy Communion
My City Was Gone
Stop Your Sobbing
Don't Get Me Wrong
Mystery Achievement
Middle of the Road
Brass in Pocket

Stevie Nicks:

Gold and Braid
If Anyone Falls
Stop Draggin' My Heart Around (w/ Chrissie Hynde)
Belle Fleur
Gypsy
Wild Heart
Bella Donna
Enchanted
New Orleans
Starshine
Moonlight (A Vampire's Dream)
Stand Back
Crying in the Night
If You Were My Love
Gold Dust Woman
Edge of Seventeen

Encore:
Rhiannon
Landslide




http://www.billboard.com/articles/co...rk-live-review

[BlueLight]

Originally Posted by 24karatstevie

Thanks so much for the link! The quality is excellent! This user just posted Landslide and I got CHILLS! So amazing to hear the entire audience singing along!!!

It's funny; I always skip Landslide when it comes up on an album or playlist, but live, it gets me every time. I cry each and every time I hear it in concert. And last night, it was truly magic. Thank you, Stevie, for encouraging us to not "tragedy out," and to have hope.

[SisterNightroad]

Stevie Nicks and the Pretenders
Madison Square Garden / New York City, NY

From Platinum to Gold, indeed! Music icon Stevie Nicks brought her “24 Karat Gold” Tour to NYC’s Madison Square Garden for a sold out show with special guests, the Pretenders.

Nicks performed a 122—entirely sold out—world tour with Fleetwood Mac in 2014-2015, but this 27 city US tour picks up where she left off after the release of 24 Karat Gold – Songs From The Vault in 2014. Nicks’ eight solo album, it debuted at No. 7 on Billboard’s Top 200 Charts and featured newly recorded versions of demos from the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s. This tour also coincides with the recent, early November release of expanded reissues of 1981’s Bella Donna and 1983’s The Wild Heart.

For the show, Nicks brought along Chrissie Hynde and the Pretenders, who released their 10th studio album, Alone, in October, and are joining her for all 27 dates.

Check out our photos of the rockin’ eve above, and head to Nicks’ website to see the rest of the tour dates, including stops in Seattle, Las Vegas and Los Angeles.

More nice pictures at the site:

http://www.elmoremagazine.com/2016/1...the-pretenders

[James89]

Ok. So I just watched all the videos from this show and I am completely astounded. She sounded INCREDIBLE. Her voice is so rich and she gets the notes with such accuracy. She hasn't sounded this good overall in YEARS, possibly since the 70's.

What an achievement. At 68 years old to be in one of the biggest bands ever and to be able to sell out MSG as a solo act and put on a show THAT good. It actually brings tears to my eyes.

She's clearly having the time of her life at the moment and I couldn't be happier as a Stevie Nicks fan.

[Macfanforever]

I did not watch any videos from this tour yet but these photos are superb from anybody in the audience.

[The Juggler]

I was shocked by Crying In The Night, her voice sounds so rich and pure on it and she effortlessly got those high notes.

[SisterNightroad]

Stevie Nicks, Pretenders Cast a Spell on Madison Square Garden
"This is a journey—welcome."

There was an air of mystique looming over Madison Square Garden before either Stevie Nicks or the Pretenders took the stage, one that was as thick as the leather, lace, and wide-brimmed hats that could be spotted all over the crowd. Some even went the extra-mile in emulating the Gold Dust Woman, sporting feathers, beads, and blonde tresses. If Fleetwood Mac's previous performances at The Garden were any indication, this was going to be a good night.

The lights go down on the legendary venue, and frontwoman Chrissie Hynde comes out guns blazing, blasting straight into "Alone." The high-energy beginning got everyone dancing in the aisles, and Hynde would cut each song with little quips to the audience—"Anyone up for a movie? I am!"—that kept the audience engaged. Their excitement was palpable, and for good reason; Pretenders haven't toured together since 2012, and were announced as a part of the last leg of Nicks' tour just last September.

Hynde and drummer Martin Chambers—are the only founding members of Pretenders left in the band, but their starpower is rivaled by guitarist James Walbourne, who joined back in 2007, whose guitar ripped through hits "Back on the Chain Gang," playing off of Hynde's own guitar playing with all the finesse of a seasoned performer. The high-energy songs got the crowd pumped, but it was the slower songs that really stole the show—"I'll Stand By You," in particular, cut a jangly and nostalgic set in half with a quiet moment of reflection, and reflected well on the band's capacity for tenderness.

Of course, Hynde didn't mince words about how excited she was to be touring with Nicks: "It's like being on tour with Elizabeth Taylor!"

Near the end of the set, a Martin drum solo segued neatly into "Middle of the Road," where Walbourne and Hynde really showed their chemistry, playing at each other at one point in a tight, rhythmic near-battle. She ended the set with the song's roaring harmonica solo, and just like that they were gone.

About 25 minutes later, the lights went down once more, the crowd more fidgety than ever, tight balls of energy rocking knock-off Stevie moon necklaces and wide-brimmed black hats, even shawls. And then she came out, and The Garden absolutely lost it.

Stevie Nicks, in her iconic, witchy ensemble, spoke to the crowd more than any musician I've ever seen live.

"This is not the Stevie Nicks show you're used to seeing," she said near the beginning, promising a set that would span her entire catalogue, from her greatest hits with The Mac to recently-unearthed songs from her "Gothic trunk of mystical things."

Before diving in, she stretched out her arms. "This is a journey—welcome."

And what a journey it turned out to be; not three songs in, she was talking about her collaborations with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers before launching into her Bella Donna hit, "Stop Dragging My Heart Around." In a much-welcomed twist, Chissie Hynde returned to the stage, duking it out with Nicks onstage, at one point even clasping hands. The combined stage presence was, in a word, mesmerizing.

As promised, Nicks curated her night with both classics and songs for the die-hards—"Belle Fleur," from her latest effort, 24 Karat Gold: Songs From the Vault, weaving seamlessly into Gypsy, a huge hit from Fleetwood Mac's Mirage. Her stories and conversations with the crowd made even an arena like MSG feel intimate—she transitioned into "New Orleans," a song from In Your Dreams, by talking about Hurricane Katrina, her hope in the city she named the song after, and recording it on several cassette players—"Way better than digital."

In typical Nicks fashion, sometimes the dramatics and the sage advice were never lacking; she brought a shawl onstage that she later pointed out was made by her mother, and was the very same one she wore on the Bella Donna album cover.

She talked about her "frugal mother," and the perfect condition of an accessory that was "always with [her]." Caught in a small moment of nostalgia, she turned to the crowd before singing "Enchanted," with a twinkle in here eye and a one-liner at the ready: "If you're gonna invest in something in this crazy life: silk chiffon."

The set continued, with moments of high-energy ("Starshine") meshing into reflective stories (Twilight-inspired "Moonlight," which brought her back from the long hiatus after 2001's Trouble in Shangri-La.) The set design reflected the individual strengths of each song, with the latter showing a full moon on a blue screen, interspersed with snow and a white wolf walking to the beat of the grand piano.

Nicks also left room for friends, relaying a fun story about Prince helping her record Stand Back; "He was over in 15 minutes, recorded the song, was happy, and was gone...in a purple haze." Roaring applause.

She plowed on through the set, even including "Crying in the Night," a song from her Buckingham / Nicks era—"This song hasn't been done for 43 years, and now we're at Madison Square Garden. Dreams do come true." After the upbeat, guitar-heavy track, she disappeared, the lights dimming to their lowest.

Then, a cowbell, a drumbeat, and then the beginning of "Gold Dust Woman," the closing track of Rumours that would go on to become her veritable signature song. The woman herself rose out of the shadows, her shoulders emblazoned with the gold shawl she wears to perform the track, glittering as she did her "Crackhead Dance" during the breakdown.

After taking what was seemingly her final bow, Nicks' musical director and the night's guitar player, Waddy Watchel, gets on center stage and starts ripping into the guitar. Nicks comes back out, and "Edge of Seventeen" blares through The Garden.

Starting the encore with her iconic hit, she segued into "Rhiannon," and, in a touching moment, called out the child stars of Broadway's School of Rock, which she was involved in the production of. "These kids are the future of rock n' roll—"if I close my eyes, it's Fleetwood Mac."

She closed with "Landslide," a song that she usually performs with Lindsay Buckingham by her side, the line "I'm getting older, too" never losing its resonance the more she performs it live. Standing on stage, an ethereal queen reigning over a large venue, she sang over Watchel's guitar with raw honesty, and the crowd, under her thrall, swayed both iPhones and lighters in the air.

http://www.popdust.com/stevie-nicks-...124270121.html