How long has it been?

[WildInTheWind]

I was about 15 when I really discovered Stevie. So it's been...9 years I can't believe it's been so long. I've always been into classic rock, so was always familiar with Stevie/Mac. The song that got me into her was Rhiannon though. My first concert wasn't until SYW in Moline IL. I got into FM right before the Dance but was young and didn't have enough money to go. I had tickets for Enchanted and ShangriLa and they all got cancelled. So I didn't get to see her till SYW...and have never seen her solo. I have a feeling I may never get the chance to.

[David]

Originally Posted by ragandbone

I got a floor seat for that show, but I missed a huge chunk of it: my boyfriend got me there late, and someone was in my seat. It was an intense show.

She just kept chattering. After "I Need to Know," she said, "Jim Ladd, if you're out there, this is a good time for a program for you: "Innerview -- because HE needs to know"

[David]

Originally Posted by Serendipity

First concert?

None, ever Couldnt afford to eat, let alone pay those prices to go to the SYW tour and Stevie doesnt come here for her solo shows.....*cries quietly in the corner*

That's a trend I've noticed. A lot of younger fans say they haven't been to see Fleetwood or Stevie, even when there have been shows in their area in recent times. The reason is probably the extremely high cost of concerts today. In the olden days, everybody went to concerts. They were so relatively cheap. You didn't blow your entire savings just to go to a stupid concert, & everybody went -- especially fans who lived in big cities or suburbs. (I don't know what fans in the boondocks did -- maybe they went to concerts, too.)

But now that concerts -- & especially Fleetwood Mac concerts -- cost so much money, I run into more & more fans who just can't go.

[trackaghost]

Originally Posted by David

That's a trend I've noticed. A lot of younger fans say they haven't been to see Fleetwood or Stevie, even when there have been shows in their area in recent times. The reason is probably the extremely high cost of concerts today. In the olden days, everybody went to concerts. They were so relatively cheap. You didn't blow your entire savings just to go to a stupid concert, & everybody went -- especially fans who lived in big cities or suburbs. (I don't know what fans in the boondocks did -- maybe they went to concerts, too.)

But now that concerts -- & especially Fleetwood Mac concerts -- cost so much money, I run into more & more fans who just can't go.

It depends what kind of music you're into now though David. Not every concert costs an arm and a leg. I still go to loads and it's usually only the older legendary artists who charge a fortune.

[Serendipity]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

It depends what kind of music you're into now though David. Not every concert costs an arm and a leg. I still go to loads and it's usually only the older legendary artists who charge a fortune.

Unfortunately, my musical tastes being of the classic rock/heavy metal from the 1970's and 80's it costs ALOT to go and see them. Normally I bite the bullet and go, since I might never get another chance. Not sure why I didnt for FM...but the prices were double what I paid to see Alice Cooper that year and I could barely afford that one. Guess that explains it!

[skcin]

How many years or months have u been a fan? 8 years as a huge fan, about 22 as a casual fan.

Do u remember what year it was? I remember Stand Back being on MTV all the time in 83, and I remember RAL, TITN & TOSOTM very well. But my obsessive fandom started with The Dance in 97.

Do u remember what song u first heard? Edge, but Stand Back is the one I recall better - maybe because of the video.

When was your first Stevie solo concert? Solo: TISL Cuyahoga Falls, OH 2001. I was also lucky enough to see The Dance tour in Buffalo 11/97.

[Neal]

Originally Posted by LiquidBlue5000

How many years or months have u been a fan?
Do u remember what year it was?
Do u remember what song u first heard?
When was your first Stevie solo concert?

1.) Approximately 12 years of fandom here .

2.) 1993ish. I remember hearing FM songs on the radio long before that, but it wasn't until I was 11-12 yrs old that I put 2 and 2 together.

3.) First FM song was either 'Don't Stop' or 'Say You Love Me'. First Stevie was 'Dreams'. (I think...?)

4.) 1994 Street Angel tour. I convinced my parents to take me. I recognized the FM songs and a few of solo hits. At the time I only owned FM-Greatest Hits and Timespace.

[chiliD]

How many years or months have u been a fan? ***approximately 32 years

Do u remember what year it was? ***1973

Do u remember what song u first heard? ***the first track of the Buckingham Nicks album, "Crying In The Night"

When was your first Stevie solo concert? ***Rock A Little tour 1986...Pacific Amphitheatre, Costa Mesa CA...Peter Frampton was the opening act

[dissention]

How many years or months have you been a fan? Since I was a wee lad and Tango came out, so about 18 years.

Do you remember what year it was? 1987. I specifically remember it because I got my Fisher Price record player for my birthday that year.

Do you remember what song you first heard? I remember hearing Gypsy and telling my grandmother "that person has a funny voice," but Seven Wonders drew me in. Odd, because I can't stand that song now.

When was your first Stevie solo concert? July 19, 1991 at Great Woods in Mansfield. I don't have fond memories of it, so I like to forget about it and just remember the opening night show of the Street Angel tour, which was marvelous.

[catinthedark]

How many years or months have u been a fan?
About 24 years.

Do u remember what year it was?
1981.

Do u remember what song u first heard?
I loved Stevie's voice from the moment I heard it and was conscious of it - which was 1981 - Stop Draggin My Heart Around. (I had heard Dreams and Rhiannon as a younger child; they were tucked away in my memory and pulled out later when I heard them again and made the connection)

I then became absolutely mesmerized with the Hold Me video - and the woman in the red dress. In my young ignorance, I had no idea they were the same person! But I was hooked. Then came Gypsy.... oh, my Lord! The rest is history.

The clincher was the release of Tango in the Night - and my first Fleetwood Mac concert ever. I don't think I took my eyes off Stevie the entire night. That's when I realized I had known and loved all her earlier songs for years, and all the pieces came together.

When was your first Stevie solo concert?
Other Side of the Mirror tour - summer 1989 - Ottawa, Ontario.

[jannieC]

How many years or months have u been a fan?

I first discovered Stevie in maybe, 1978(?). Whenever I Call You Friend was my absolute favorite song. My parents had Rumours and I think I started listening to that around the same time. My sister and I had a "routine" to The Chain.

Do u remember what year it was?

Maybe 1978- I was 10 years old!

Do u remember what song u first heard?

Other than the Kenny Loggins duo, I would have to say Dreams.

When was your first Stevie solo concert?

Rock A Little, I guess 1986. SO much fun! My girlfriends and I dressed all Stevie-ish and wrote on the back of my car "Stevie or Bust!".

[Raeven Skye]

I became a Stevie fan when I heard "Whenever I Call You Friend", but i didn't know it was Stevie at the time...I sang to it all the time when I was little.

"Dreams" and "Rhiannon" made quite an impression back then too, because I recently found a tape with those 2 songs recorded over and over from the radio (to try to get every scrap of sound, y'know!)

My first Stevie concert was "Street Angel".

Biggest overlook: "Straight Back" from Mirage...wow! what a song!

[Rickypt]

How many years or months have u been a fan? 29
Do u remember what year it was? 1976
Do u remember what song u first heard? Landslide
When was your first Stevie solo concert? Wild Heart Tour, October 1983

[SapphireSister]

Sorry this is going to be kind of long so I won't be offended if you don't read it .

I couldn't possibly remember the first time I ever heard Stevie Nicks on the radio. I'm assuming it was probably Dreams in the early 80's but at that time I was very young and didn't know who sang it. I honestly don't have a concious memory of saying "Oh this is Stevie Nicks or FM and I really like this song".

I know that the first time I saw her visually was either the Stand Back Video in 83 or I Can't Wait in 85. I wish I could remember which! All I know was I thought she was really cool.

When I was 8 I became a huge Madonna fan and was never really into any other female artists. I was completely obsessed with Madonna growing up and although I remember hearing Stevie songs as I got older and loving them (I Can't Wait, Stand Back and Rooms on Fire were the 3 songs I feel in love with Stevie over). I woulnd't say I was a big fan.

When I was in high school I saw an ad in the paper for a Stevie Nicks concert in SF (it must have been around 94) and I remember really wanting to go but couldn't find anyone to go with . I was still very into Madonna in those days.

In college I bought The Dance and FM Greatest Hits but didn't listen to them that often although I always had some fascination with Stevie. I also bought Timespace around 1997 but the only 3 songs I ever listened to were I Can't Wait, SB, and Rooms. How funny is that? I never bothered to listen to any other songs. I would say at that time I was a casual fan.

In 2001 I had a job in music and my boss gave me a promo got a copy of TISL long before it came out because he knew I liked Stevie. I don't even think I listend to the whole album at that time.

In March of 2003 I went through the worst time of my life. I lost my job and the love of my life within the same week. I heard a commercial on the radio for the SYW show coming to LA and it was like a lightbulb went off. I thought to myself, "I have to see that show, I have to see Stevie Nicks!" and the rest is history. I went out and bought every single Stevie solo album, pretty much memorized the Nicksfix, and studied her and her music like a college course for about 6 months. It worked out well because I wasn't working at the time and it distracted me from the loss I had suffered.

So I've been a hard core fan since March of 2003. I saw her for the first time w/FM around June 03' and first time solo in Vegas of this year.

P.S. I'm still a Madonna fan but she's a far #2 behind Stevie.

[WildInTheWind]

Originally Posted by Serendipity

Unfortunately, my musical tastes being of the classic rock/heavy metal from the 1970's and 80's it costs ALOT to go and see them.

I feel your pain. I can't really afford to go see anyone I REALLY want to see. And couldn't afford to travel to see Stevie this year.