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Originally Posted by HejiraNYC
They wouldn't be able to fill a gas tank, let alone the House of Blues, with that line-up.
Let's see... on the first and second legs of the SYW tour, they PACKED much, much larger arenas- for example, Corestates Center in Philly, AC Convention Center, Nassau Coliseum, Continental Airlines Arena, etc... and the list goes on. All of these venues were 14,000+ and were considered sold out. It wasn't until the third (and fourth?) legs where they weren't packing them in as much. Especially in the NY/NJ/PA area, it seems like they came back three or four times, so it was to be expected.
I don't think so. FM has always been about "Big Time Rock 'n Roll," just like the Eagles, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Van Halen, etc. They are one of the few remaining relics of the classic arena rock era, so it would be pathetic for a bunch of 60-year-olds to suddenly hit the club circuit. Let them go out with some dignity!
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Thank God somebody has some sense around here! I saw FM 3 times on the SYW tour... they filled the 15,000 seat BiLo Center in Greenville, SC in 2003; They packed the 23,000 seat Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC in 2003; and I'm certain they did sell out the 19,000 seat Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Charlotte, NC in 2004. Just because some of y'all don't care for a Fleetwood Mac that contains Stevie Nicks and/or Lindsey Buckingham doesn't mean you can discount their selling power and popularity, or expect the rest of the world to be on board with ridiculous notions of bringing in obscure past members. For the past 33 years Fleetwood Mac has been defined by Buckingham and Nicks like it or not, for better or for worse.
03-19-2008, 08:37 AM
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