Stevie Summer Tour: Will She Perform NEW Material?

[TrueFaith77]

Thought this would make for fun speculation. Stevie is recording a new album. At least 6-7 tracks have been written and the music recorded (if not vocals). Stevie is going on tour this August, potentially waaaay before any new material is actually released (couldn't hurt to drop a single, Stevie!). So, will she use this upcoming tour to test out, and get fans familiar with, new material that is intended for the new album??? Or is she too afraid of alienating fair-weather fans and will stick to her usual greatest-hits setlist???

I'm curious to find out people's predictions.

[SapphireSister]

I could totally see her doing it. I'm sure she's just as excited about it as we are and plus, she's done this before with new songs hasn't she?

[Aussie W/Heart]

This is a good question, I really think she will change up her setlist & perhaps will add some new materiel this time around, esp after touring with F/Mac 09 she seemed almost tired to death of singing the same old songs night after night, which is totally understandable. She is near the 3/4 mark of her career as it stands now, so she's got nothing to lose & with this new CD & Movie in the making just goes to show Stevie is defiantly not done with yet

[louielouie2000]

Well, she sang (albeit just a verse) the New Orleans song last year. I could definitely see her singing ONE new song this summer... it'd be a great way to drum up interest in her new album. Probably why she's doing this brief summer tour: to let her fans know she's got a new album on the way.

[wheart]

I was leaning towards yes but I went with no. It wouldn't surprise me if she'd throw in just one song but I doubt we'll get anymore than that. We all know Stevie's views of playing "the new songs" and her perception of the audience's reaction to them. Her overall impression is that nobody wants to hear the new stuff (although she did play a lot of new songs on the TISL tour). I think her reasoning would be that nobody's even heard these songs yet so of course they're not going to know them or want to hear them. This, of course, is far from the truth but I believe it's what Stevie will probably be thinking. Then again, she may just love these new songs so much and be so proud of them that she'll be compelled to play a few and not give a **** what anyone thinks. We shall see...

[SapphireSister]

She did new stuff on the Bella Donna (White-Winged Dove) tour also that most people hadn't heard before. Keeping in mind the fact that that was 25+ years ago and she's very different now I sincerely believe there's a good chance she'll give us a taste.

[DestinyRules]

Stevie's way too much of a nervous nelly to try out new material before a record gets put out.

And frankly, too many of the casual fans sit on their hands while she sings songs they don't know. And I *know* she sees it and hears the polite applause from "fans" when that happens.

[KarmaContestant]

Originally Posted by DestinyRules

Stevie's way too much of a nervous nelly to try out new material before a record gets put out.

And frankly, too many of the casual fans sit on their hands while she sings songs they don't know. And I *know* she sees it and hears the polite applause from "fans" when that happens.

^^This. There is no way Stevie will perform new songs prior to an album release. Singing a snippet of a chorus does not count as 'performing new material'.

[Richard B]

I think she very well could try out a new song. Some of the current players are joining her on the tour, plus she is playing small venues, most are in casinos.
I do believe she premiered Stand Back at the US Festival, which wasn't quite out yet.

[Macfanforever]

I'm in the middle on this one,But I hope she surprize us.

[london]

Call it wishful thinking...I voted "Yes"!

[HejiraNYC]

Originally Posted by wheart

I was leaning towards yes but I went with no. It wouldn't surprise me if she'd throw in just one song but I doubt we'll get anymore than that. We all know Stevie's views of playing "the new songs" and her perception of the audience's reaction to them. Her overall impression is that nobody wants to hear the new stuff (although she did play a lot of new songs on the TISL tour). I think her reasoning would be that nobody's even heard these songs yet so of course they're not going to know them or want to hear them. This, of course, is far from the truth but I believe it's what Stevie will probably be thinking. Then again, she may just love these new songs so much and be so proud of them that she'll be compelled to play a few and not give a **** what anyone thinks. We shall see...

Well, then how do you explain her performing "Circle Dance" and "Face the Promise" on her recent tours? These are not exactly staples in the American songbook. If "Circle Dance" isn't a "hand-sitting" song, then I don't know what is! My feeling is that if she is feeling really excited about her new songs, and if they are really upbeat and rocking, she will do at least one. After all the hard work she just put into these songwriting and recording sessions, I think the last thing she will want to do is just pretend that nothing happened; she's a woman- she's gonna want to blab her big secret!

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

If "Circle Dance" isn't a "hand-sitting" song, then I don't know what is!

I think she'll do one or two, just to shake things up a little. A preview to test the waters. And I guess she'd probably choose not to do what she considers the best songs from the upcoming album either. She'll save those for the next tour. She'll just do one or two songs to get buzz going, since she knows Dave has already gotten curiousity whetted.

Or she might do one new song and one rarely (or never) performed one from her back catalog.

Michele

[TrueFaith77]

I voted "No" in the hopes she'll prove me wrong.

But I also think she's set in her ways.

[vivfox]

Stevie likes to rehearse for 3 months for her tours. And then she always plays the same things. With the tour starting in less than a month and there have been no tour rehearsal's, do you honestly think her songset will change at all?