Stevie fell on stage? - Page 2

David · #16 06-22-2009, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by nailatixela

I don't have it on me right now, and I can't remember the part of the show. However there is some Stevie babbling about falling, on that bootleg, if I recall. I haven't listened to the show in a long time but it sounded like she fell into a hole that was in the stage...

I'll have to dig up that recording & give it a listen.

I love when the unexpected happens at a Stevie Nicks concert!

JazmenFlowers · #17 06-22-2009, 05:10 PM

I know Stevie fell here during the WH concert in 1983. I've heard lots of stories about that concert.

David · #18 06-22-2009, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

I know Stevie fell here during the WH concert in 1983. I've heard lots of stories about that concert.

Fell ... where?

pwyll · #19 06-22-2009, 05:47 PM

She fell flat on her but (well kinda slid down the drum riser) on the Street Angel tour in Richmond, VA. She was so upset she screwed up the words to the next song. She fell at the end of Talk To Me and I believe the next song was Blue Denim.

I hope there is NO video of that. It was horrifying enough to see it live.

Supernaut · #20 06-22-2009, 07:14 PM

I'm sure there were plenty of accidental stumbles on-stage over the past 35-40 years. But in terms of so-****ed-up-she-couldn't-stand-type falls, I always thought the big one happened during one of the Petty/Dylan shows in Australia? I have nothing to back this up.

Nixxxed · #21 06-22-2009, 07:29 PM

Here's the Houston incident, opening night of the RAL tour, at the end of Edge of 17:

http://www.mediafire.com/?4wm1cyn2mmz

She falls at about 8:15, and you can hear the audience react. It sounds like they're cheering because she did an extended twirl or something, but it was really a lot of gasping and cries of shock. Her explanation starts about 9:50 - a little under 2 minutes later, but it seemed like 10 at the time.

Stevie fell stage left, as she was completing the Edge walk. She was leaning over the aforementioned hole, reaching out toward the fans in the section beside the stage, and she lost her balance. People were also throwing flowers and stuffed animals onto the stage since she was too far away to reach them. When she disappeared I first thought she had bent down to pick something up, until the Keystone Cops rushed over and attempted to pull her back onstage.

After the show, I heard someone say the hole was an audio pit that was part of the standard Summit stage setup. Stevie's audio team was in the middle of the arena floor, so the other pit was unused and supposed to have been covered up. I never got confirmation of that - just arena gossip at the time.

And here's the whole show:

Disc 1: http://www.mediafire.com/?jt0hm5mwmzj
Disc 2: http://www.mediafire.com/?z5jyj4fnidm

vivfox · #22 06-22-2009, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by David

Did anyone here actually see Stevie fall off the stage in 1983 or 1986? Or perhaps you could point us to the appropriate point on an audio tape, if that's in circulation (Houston '86 is in circulation). Thankee.

Have YOU read this??

Here's the Houston incident, opening night of the RAL tour, at the end of Edge of 17:

http://www.mediafire.com/?4wm1cyn2mmz

She falls at about 8:15, and you can hear the audience react. It sounds like they're cheering because she did an extended twirl or something, but it was really a lot of gasping and cries of shock. Her explanation starts about 9:50 - a little under 2 minutes later, but it seemed like 10 at the time.

Stevie fell stage left, as she was completing the Edge walk

Moz · #23 06-22-2009, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Nixxxed

Here's the Houston incident, opening night of the RAL tour, at the end of Edge of 17:

http://www.mediafire.com/?4wm1cyn2mmz

She falls at about 8:15, and you can hear the audience react. It sounds like they're cheering because she did an extended twirl or something, but it was really a lot of gasping and cries of shock. Her explanation starts about 9:50 - a little under 2 minutes later, but it seemed like 10 at the time.

Stevie fell stage left, as she was completing the Edge walk. She was leaning over the aforementioned hole, reaching out toward the fans in the section beside the stage, and she lost her balance. People were also throwing flowers and stuffed animals onto the stage since she was too far away to reach them. When she disappeared I first thought she had bent down to pick something up, until the Keystone Cops rushed over and attempted to pull her back onstage.

After the show, I heard someone say the hole was an audio pit that was part of the standard Summit stage setup. Stevie's audio team was in the middle of the arena floor, so the other pit was unused and supposed to have been covered up. I never got confirmation of that - just arena gossip at the time.

And here's the whole show:

Disc 1: http://www.mediafire.com/?jt0hm5mwmzj
Disc 2: http://www.mediafire.com/?z5jyj4fnidm

Oh man. I don't know if I want to listen to that. It hurts just reading about it.

InDreams · #24 06-22-2009, 09:30 PM

Finally, a topic to remove me from my lurk!

I was there at the concert, and I did witness the 'Tumbling Stevie' debacle. The gory details are as follows:

THe Houston concert, which was indeed in 1986 at the Houston Summit (now known as the Compaq Center) was the location of said fall. Stevie literally fell /off/ of the stage. As in, into the throbbing masses. This was not a short fall. She was down for a few minutes and people were quite concerned. She did get back onstage and did resume the concert, so presumbaly was not terribly injured. However, Mama Nicks, she was pissed.

She proceeded to go on for a good ten minutes lecturing the audience about rushing the stage. I was not close enough to see the stage, but I assumed that had something to do with her losing her balance (or at least, she felt that it did). After the stern rebuking, she resumed the rest of the show.

What surprises me is that the fall is the focal point of the particular concert. In fact, the even more scandalous event was giving the audience a real life 'Sister of the Moon'. As in, Stevie lifted those skirts higher than PG proper.

We all got a bit of a mystical treat that night. I may not be able to tell you what Scotsmen wear beneath their kilts, but Ms. Nicks?

It involved black lace. all I'm sayin. Was anyone else there that remembers the flash?

vivfox · #25 06-22-2009, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by InDreams

I was there at the concert, and I did witness the 'Tumbling Stevie' debacle. The gory details are as follows:

THe Houston concert, which was indeed in 1986 at the Houston Summit (now known as the Compaq Center) was the location of said fall. Stevie literally fell /off/ of the stage. As in, into the throbbing masses. This was not a short fall. She was down for a few minutes and people were quite concerned. She did get back onstage and did resume the concert, so presumbaly was not terribly injured. However, Mama Nicks, she was pissed.

She proceeded to go on for a good ten minutes lecturing the audience about rushing the stage.

First of all-stop lurking. Pleast post regularly because you write very well.
The story I had heard all those years ago was that It was "that time of the month" for Stevie and her, umm breasts were a bit swelled and umm, some fan actually had grabbed at her legs and she fell off the stage. I still remember who told me that in 1986 .

InDreams · #26 06-22-2009, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by vivfox

First of all-stop lurking. Pleast post regularly because you write very well.
The story I had heard all those years ago was that It was "that time of the month" for Stevie and her, umm breasts were a bit swelled and umm, some fan actually had grabbed at her legs and she fell off the stage. I still remember who told me that in 1986 .

Why, thank you!

Perhaps I was too vague - this was a literally grabbing of skirts and lifting them up so high that we all got a shot of shangrila, if you will. Black lace panties. Only a flash, mind you. But memorable. Similar to her 'Crash' skirt hike, only with far less left to the imagination.

But you are correct - I do remember her dress was very low and it did look like she was going to really, erm, ' blossom', so perhaps that was what you were referring to.

JazmenFlowers · #27 06-23-2009, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by David

Fell ... where?

David aren't you psychic by now?

Jackson MS

Moz · #28 06-23-2009, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by InDreams

What surprises me is that the fall is the focal point of the particular concert. In fact, the even more scandalous event was giving the audience a real life 'Sister of the Moon'. As in, Stevie lifted those skirts higher than PG proper.

We all got a bit of a mystical treat that night. I may not be able to tell you what Scotsmen wear beneath their kilts, but Ms. Nicks?

It involved black lace. all I'm sayin. Was anyone else there that remembers the flash?

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Originally Posted by InDreams

Why, thank you!

Perhaps I was too vague - this was a literally grabbing of skirts and lifting them up so high that we all got a shot of shangrila, if you will. Black lace panties. Only a flash, mind you. But memorable. Similar to her 'Crash' skirt hike, only with far less left to the imagination.

But you are correct - I do remember her dress was very low and it did look like she was going to really, erm, ' blossom', so perhaps that was what you were referring to.

Yes, please stop lurking. You're hilarious.