A look back at writer Kevin Phinney’s review of the show in the American-Statesman confirms as much.
The whole night felt special, as if the band members knew it was the end of an era. (“Landslide” later helped Fleetwood Mac connect with new generations of fans when Smashing Pumpkins had a modern rock radio hit with an acoustic cover version in 1994, followed by the Dixie Chicks’ country crossover smash in 2002.) 2 on the Billboard charts at the time), as well as from their 1975 self-titled LP and 1979’s adventurous double-album “Tusk.”Ī mid-set highlight was the classic ballad “Landslide,” with former lovers Nicks and Buckingham exchanging heartfelt glances and gestures at the song’s end. “Rumours” tracks provided the bulk of the set, though they also drew from their 1982 album “Mirage” (which was No. The 22-song performance opened hot with the “Rumours” rockers “Second Hand News” and “The Chain,” Buckingham bouncing about the stage in a constant kinetic frenzy. 31 show, rescheduled for the very end of the tour, thus became a date with destiny for Austin fans. 7, but a band illness on that date forced a postponement. The 1982 Erwin Center appearance was ticketed for Oct. The band’s sold-out concert Sunday at the Erwin Center marks the classic lineup’s first show at the venue in more than 32 years. “If you want to think of there being a number of acts that can last over a number of years, this could be the beginning of a beautiful last act.” And I think she really just started to miss it. On some strange level, we all know each other in a way we’ll never know someone else who hasn’t been through all that. “Because really, for better or for worse, we as a fivesome have been through things together that no one else has been through. She started to appreciate what this particular family, dysfunctional as it may be, had to offer for her, and how much she shared with us. Speaking by phone from California this week, Buckingham said he thinks McVie’s 16-year absence from the band, which involved a move from Los Angeles back to her native England, “had a good healing effect for her, and she sort of came out the other side. Subsequent Fleetwood Mac tours were missing Christine McVie, writer of the pivotal “Don’t Stop” among other hits, until she rejoined last fall. That album sparked a tour that stopped in Dallas, San Antonio and Houston in late 1997 but not Austin.
But it wasn’t until May 1997, nearly 15 years after that night at the Erwin Center, that all five members played a full show again, recording the live album “The Dance” in Los Angeles. Replacements were hired for the tour that stopped at the Erwin Center in fall 1987, but Nicks, whose solo career had flourished in the mid-’80s, left after 1990’s “Behind the Mask.”Īll five members reunited to play one song at the January 1993 presidential inauguration of Bill Clinton, who’d adopted the band’s song “Don’t Stop” as the theme of his campaign. But when it came time for the next Fleetwood Mac tour, not everyone was on board.īuckingham was the first to depart, agreeing to record the 1987 album “Tango in the Night” with the group but not to tour behind it. They’d agreed to take a break and pursue solo projects after a four-album run from the mid-’70s to the early-’80s that included “Rumours,” one of the biggest-selling LPs of all time. Nobody realized that would be the case when it happened, least of all the band members. It was Halloween night of 1982, and 16,000 Austin concertgoers had just witnessed what turned out to be the last show that Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, Christine McVie, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood played together for a long, long time. You may notice that the layout for many Fleetwood Mac related seating area, will offer an circular layout, so only selected tickets may have an obstructed view.“And the songbirds keep singing, like they know the score.” As the final chorus of “Songbird” floated into the Erwin Center’s rafters, Fleetwood Mac reached the moment of its swan song, for what might have been forever. Once you have selected Fleetwood Mac tickets that you want, interactive venue chart will show on the following page where you can use to find seat that meet you section preferences.
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