What was you most memorable Stevie show/shows that you attended?

[DestinyRules]

Two shows stand out to me:

July 10, 2005: Gold Dust Tour show at Nissan Pavilion, Bristow, VA.
This was my 32nd birthday and I was so juiced that she was performing at the closest venue to me on my birthday. I had a seat close enough to rush the stage and I got to touch her hand twice. Even more important to me, she was on that night, and she did her dedication to the soldiers at Walter Reed for the first time that very night. And, she put Live in Boston to shame with her twirling during "Stand Back," doing the same frenetic pace of the LIB show both during the bridge between the second chorus and the second pre-chorus AND after the leg kick. It was also one of the few times she did both an extra vocal "stand back" AND a leg kick.

October 3, 2003: Say You Will tour show at Verizon Center (then the MCI Center), Washington D.C.
After seeing Fleetwood Mac for the first time at the same venue on the second night of the tour, I noticed that Stevie was *a lot* more into it on this leg of The Tour That Never Ends. I think she even did the high kick thing at the end of "Eyes Of The World" ala the Mirage video. The thing I remember the most about the show was the fact that while I was one of the few people standing during "Beautiful Child" she actually pointed at *ME* during the song! She also was on fiyah during the "Stand Back" twirls.

Honourable mention (sorry, had to do it)

September 19, 2001: Trouble in Shangri-la tour show at Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD.
After a July 28 show at Nissan Pavilion where Stevie mostly went through the motions and was clearly still sick, she put on a much more forceful show this time around in the figurative shadow of the Pentagon. Granted, some songs went the way of the dodo bird this time around (notably, "Bombay Sapphires" was gone by then), but Stevie was on her game on this night.

[Richard B]

Originally Posted by cliffdweller

Richard, how old are you to have gone to a WH show in '83? You posted a picture of yourself recently and you looked very young!

Cliffdweller, I was barely beginning pubescence. Besides, I was accompanied by my Dad and step-mom (she and I danced around to Gypsy all the time). Just a wide-eyed boy seeing a magic night unfold before my very eyes. Seeing everyone rush the stage for Edge of Seventeen surprised me. Everyone started to stand on their chairs, so did I. But the chairs were cheap folding metal and I stood too far back and it folded on me! Thank god for the people behind me catching my backwards fall. Helping this poor boy get his balance back. I still have and wear my concert tee from the show.

As for my age, I'm ageless and have amazing genes. I really am not aging. I should be studied. I win quite a few bar bets though. That pic was a few years ago, but it's the only pic where I'm wearing puka shells. I haven't changed much at all.

Here's a recent pic of me. I was at the beach and was attacked by a wave. I had to take my pants off and run around.

(This one's for you Niki):

[BTFLCHLD]

Originally Posted by Richard B

(This one's for you Niki):

thank you sweets...ive added to the only folder on my computer that ive labeled "ummmppphhhh'

[Richard B]

Originally Posted by BTFLCHLD

thank you sweets...ive added to the only folder on my computer that ive labeled "ummmppphhhh'

Thanks quite the honor. I'm speechless.

[BTFLCHLD]

Originally Posted by Richard B

Thanks quite the honor. I'm speechless.

oh didnt i tell you about 'ummmppphh2'

[TwistedGypsy]

For me every show I went to was memorable.

Atlanta 5-15-04-Getting to stand right under Stevie the whole night and seeing the last Silver Springs was out of this world. Not to mention the 2 am Stevie sighting at the Four Seasons and the pre-show limo tailgaiting all the way to the venue.

Jacksonville 5-23-04 Again standing right under Stevie the whole night and her taking my Happy Birthday, Stevie/Bring Back Silver Springs poster.

Las Vegas 5-10,5-11-05 The whole experience was as alot of you know magical. The 2 highlights, a Stevie handshake and the Wednesday BATB. I was still crying after the show over that one.

Las Vegas 8-7-05 Another Stevie handshake and Landslide was a big highlight for me since I had just found out a few weeks earlier that I was pregnant.

Brit

[JeannieKartis]

for me it was the 1st leg of the tour in Charlotte, lindsey threw his towel to me although I have since washed it LOL

[DavidMn]

Originally Posted by Richard B

Cliffdweller, I was barely beginning pubescence. Besides, I was accompanied by my Dad and step-mom (she and I danced around to Gypsy all the time). Just a wide-eyed boy seeing a magic night unfold before my very eyes. Seeing everyone rush the stage for Edge of Seventeen surprised me. Everyoone started to stand on their chairs, so did I. But the chairs were cheap folding metal and I stood to far back and it folded on me! Thank god for the people behind me catching my backwards fall. Helping this poor boy get his balance back. I still have and wear my concert tee from the show.

As for my age, I'm ageless and have amazing genes. I really am not aging. I should be studied. I win quite a few bar bets though. That pic was a few years ago, but it's the only pic where I'm wearing puka shells. I haven't changed much at all.

Here's a recent pic of me. I was at the beach and was attacked by a wave. I had to take my pants off and run around.

(This one's for you Niki):

Not a bad lookin guy. D

[David]

7.18.86 - Inglewood Forum:
After "Dreams," Stevie sang a cappella "I'm back out on the road again" (only it didn't sound like the Willie Nelson song), & then she said, "Let's RAWK!" & the band kicked in with "Talk to Me."

6.29.86 - Pacific Amphitheatre:
Not a lot of people mention this show, which was Stevie's first appearance in California in 1986. I loved this show even though it wasn't the most exciting show ever. But the opening "Outside the Rain" was exciting, & Stevie walked out in her feather headdress. I originally thought that she wore that headdress only that night on the whole tour, but people have since told me that she wore it quite a few times & shown me photos. But she really wore it throughout most of the night at Pacific, from "Outside" to practically all the way through the end. Backstage, she didn't stick around because they said she was not feeling well, so she got driven back to her hotel. I actually made a recording of this show. I should transfer it to MP3 & get it up here. Again, it ain't that great, but what the hell--nobody ever talks about this show. During "Rhiannon," her microphone boom was misbehaving, so she took the mic off the boom & carried it around while the tech kid came out from the side of the stage, right during the song, & had to fix the boom (why didn't he just carry out a new boom?). so during that part, Stevie hunkered down on her haunches & pointed at this kid, who was probably a bit embarrassed at being out onstage during "Rhiannon," & she pointed at him & started singing "I'll put a spell on you" during the "Rhiannon" vamp.

My friends & I paid a good chunk of change to sit in the front at all these shows. it was an expensive summer, following Stevie Nicks around California. If I don't get around to posting the whole show, I'll at least do "rhiannon." All in all, though, it was a cool show & it was very exciting for us Macheads because as I say it was the first we saw of Stevie in 1986--we hadn't seen her since the previous September ('85) at the Jackson Browne benefit, where she wore a trench coat & sang with Petty.

[jannieC]

Originally Posted by JeannieKartis

for me it was the 1st leg of the tour in Charlotte, lindsey threw his towel to me although I have since washed it LOL

Why did you wash it?

[JeannieKartis]

LOL I wasn't really interested in keeping a sweaty towel....but I did rub his dna all over my body! just kidding.....

[cliffdweller]

Originally Posted by Richard B

Cliffdweller, I was barely beginning pubescence. Besides, I was accompanied by my Dad and step-mom (she and I danced around to Gypsy all the time). Just a wide-eyed boy seeing a magic night unfold before my very eyes. Seeing everyone rush the stage for Edge of Seventeen surprised me. Everyoone started to stand on their chairs, so did I. But the chairs were cheap folding metal and I stood to far back and it folded on me! Thank god for the people behind me catching my backwards fall. Helping this poor boy get his balance back. I still have and wear my concert tee from the show.

As for my age, I'm ageless and have amazing genes. I really am not aging. I should be studied. I win quite a few bar bets though. That pic was a few years ago, but it's the only pic where I'm wearing puka shells. I haven't changed much at all.

Here's a recent pic of me. I was at the beach and was attacked by a wave. I had to take my pants off and run around.

(This one's for you Niki):

I think I was 7 or 8 when TWH came out and of course I barely even knew who Stevie Nicks was.

Nice pic, and pantsless no less!! But yes, you do look younger than you are, not that you're old, sounds like you're close to my age and I don't consider myself to be old--not yet anyway!

[ragandbone]

I was at the Forum show in '83 (and haven't been to many others, unfortunately) and I am 40, but still holding it together, for now.

I used that Ticketmaster trick back then (it was so long ago, you ahd to hit "x1" at the C prompt over and over) and got floor seats, but then the show was about to start when we grabbed the tickets from the Ticketmaaster computer at the Music Plus, and we got there late-lame and someone was in my seat. I just stood to the side and watched in awe. She was amazing, but I still regreat missing the beginning of the show.

[David]

Originally Posted by ragandbone

I was at the Forum show in '83 (and haven't been to many others, unfortunately) and I am 40, but still holding it together, for now.

I used that Ticketmaster trick back then (it was so long ago, you ahd to hit "x1" at the C prompt over and over) and got floor seats, but then the show was about to start when we grabbed the tickets from the Ticketmaaster computer at the Music Plus, and we got there late-lame and someone was in my seat. I just stood to the side and watched in awe. She was amazing, but I still regreat missing the beginning of the show.

It was probably Ticketron back then. Remember them? They had colorful tickets. You missed Stevie twirling out to the microphone on "Gold Dust Woman" & the first thing out of her mouth was one of her trademark Dorian mode yelps, right before she started the first verse. From that point, one knew that one was in the presence of greatness.

If you missed "Outside the Rain," you can hear that from my recording which I uploaded a few days ago. When did you finally arrive?

[ragandbone]

Originally Posted by David

It was probably Ticketron back then. Remember them? They had colorful tickets. You missed Stevie twirling out to the microphone on "Gold Dust Woman" & the first thing out of her mouth was one of her trademark Dorian mode yelps, right before she started the first verse. From that point, one knew that one was in the presence of greatness.

If you missed "Outside the Rain," you can hear that from my recording which I uploaded a few days ago. When did you finally arrive?

"If Anyone Falls" while I circled the lobby, I believe, but by the time I found a good spot, and stopped angling for my seat, she was singing "Stand Back". I basically missed experiencing half (or more) of the show. And I was pissed for the hassle it took to get there. It is embarrassing to recall my lameness, but still an amazing show, what I saw. I was starstruck. I have only seen her twice. Isn't that sad?
That is why I was so thrilled to get your recordings!

I think it was Ticketmaster, but you may be right. I actually sold the tickets, I worked at the Music Plus, and I think it was a new thing to have the ticket computer in there. It was a great way to sang last-minute tickets, though.