Pittsburgh's Syria Mosque - Fleetwood Mac

[Macfan4life]

Tell me about it. I cant even begin to imagine to see them let alone in a small theater. 1974 2 dates. WOW. In 1972 I was only 2 but I would have done anything to have been tossed on stage and do the best Elaine I could do

I also imagine putting things in perspective with history. What a miserable time 1972 and peak Vietnam and Nixon. I guess they all escaped with the best music that ever was. I heard Elton John say a few months ago on Stern that the early 70s was the best music ever. I agree.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by Macfan4life

Tell me about it. I cant even begin to imagine to see them let alone in a small theater. 1974 2 dates. WOW. In 1972 I was only 2 but I would have done anything to have been tossed on stage and do the best Elaine I could do

I also imagine putting things in perspective with history. What a miserable time 1972 and peak Vietnam and Nixon. I guess they all escaped with the best music that ever was. I heard Elton John say a few months ago on Stern that the early 70s was the best music ever. I agree.

I've always said the the 1970's was the best decade of American music. I am partial to the latter half, though, since I became obsessed with some band of misfits from that era.

[dougl]

01/01/1974 must have been the “fake” Fleetwood Mac.

[Macfan4life]

Originally Posted by dougl

01/01/1974 must have been the “fake” Fleetwood Mac.

Great catch! You are correct.

From Wikipedia:

The 'New Fleetwood Mac' tour began in January 1974 at the Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,[59] and according to one of the band members, the first concert "went down a storm".[60] The promoter was dubious at first, but said later that the crowd had loved the band and they were "actually really good."[61] More successful gigs followed, but then word got around that this was not the real Fleetwood Mac and audiences became hostile. The band was turned away from several gigs and the next half-dozen were pulled by promoters. The band struggled on and played further dates in the face of increasing hostility and heckling, more dates were pulled, the keyboard player quit, and after a concert in Edmonton where bottles were thrown at the stage, the tour collapsed. The band dissolved and the remainder of the tour was cancelled.[60



I wonder if any of these fake shows were recorded.

[SteveMacD]

Originally Posted by Macfan4life

I wonder if any of these fake shows were recorded.

Not from that tour, but Stretch playing “Stop Messin’ Round” in 2012.

[dougl]

Interesting article on the bogus Mac:

https://pleasekillme.com/fakewood-mac/

Kiss opened for them, who knew...