Fleetwood-Mac saddling up for 2018 Tour

[edwardofhuncote]

Just saw where plans for at least one more World Tour are in the works...

http://www.planetrock.com/news/rock-news/christine-mcvie-confirms-fleetwood-mac-are-planning-a-farewell-tour-in-2018/

http://www.skynews.com.au/culture/showbiz/music/2017/03/23/fleetwood-mac-announce-2018--farewell-tour-.html

Only way I could be more excited is if McVie was going to pull out old #73-27 and the continuously-fretted Omega Series. 

[cozmik_cowboy]

I'd be more excited if it were Fleetwod, McVie, Green, & Kirwan................

Peter

[StephenR]

Hey Gregory, hope you manage to score some killer seats!

Fleetwood Mac has certainly had its share of lineup changes but the one constant beyond the excellent rhythm section has always been the quality of the music. I got to see them four times in the "formative" years with the three guitar front line. One three night stand at the Boston Tea Party around the time that "English Rose" was released (with the J Geils Band opening). Next show was a killer late night at the Fillmore East in fall of 1969 in support of "Then Play On".  It was a multi-act bill headlined by Joe Cocker and the Grease Band with Fleetwood Mac, King Crimson (first US tour) and the Voices of East Harlem. We left during Joe Cocker's first encore and the sun was up and shining bright when we emerged onto Second Avenue though the entire night was illuminated by some orange sunshine... My fifth and last Fleetwood Mac show was in August of 1970 after Peter had left the band, Christine McVie had joined and they were touring behind "Kiln House". Other acts on the bill were Fairport Convention, my first exposure to Richard Thompson and I believe his only US tour with the band, and Savoy Brown. At this point Savoy Brown had devolved from a more diverse blues band to embracing the "endless boogie" that would bring them more fame. Last time I would see them, too, and luckily Chris Youlden was still the lead vocalist.

Kind of interesting that most of these acts are still out touring in some form or other so many years later... something nobody could have envisioned at the time.

[edwardofhuncote]

I would love to have seen the earlier bands, particularly the circa "Bare Trees" band with Bob Welch. Alas, I am a child of the 80's, so I came to Fleetwood-Mac by way of "Mirage" and "Tango in the Night", and tracked my way back to the earlier days. (I was only 5 years old when Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks joined the band) I remained a fan through the 90's when they were all but written off... more for a fascination with John's playing than anything else. He and Mick have really always been the constant... 

I have read in interviews that Mick stays in touch with former band members... and that Peter Green is a regular guest of the band when they are in the U.K. I think it would be awesome to organize a Fleetwood-Mac Alumni jam for all living and able members.

I had great seats last tour... and I got there early enough to talk to John's bass tech, Mark (Scaggs) about what he was playing. There are several extras, but he spent most of the night on two Godin 'Shifter' P/J basses, one of them de-tuned a full step. There's also his old Tobias Classic, a Carvin, and a couple Laklands, and one (Rick) Turner bass in stand-by mode.

They were fantastic... a full 2 hours and 40 minutes. Here's a picture of the band in action, taken from my seat, and a look at John's road case I snapped before the show.

[edwardofhuncote]

Come to think of it, I'd just as soon those old Alembics not be bouncing around the world in that road rack!     

[CaseyVancouver]

This recalls fond memories of seeing them in 1971 at the Gardens in Vancouver. Tickets $4.50!

I remember two things strongly. Jeremy Spencer jumping out part way through the set and grand standing with his V slide guitar. The volume was full tilt for his guitar. He had a full head of brown hair then. Hey, my hair was blonde. (Now it's Arctic blonde.)

The other memory is this guy named Mick Fleetwood playing a really good blues groove on drums. He had hair too. The band in those days were totally a British 'Blues Band'. I believe John McVie was on bass.