Vanessa Carlton To Open For Stevie Nicks - 4 Dates

Vanessa Carlton announced last night that she will be opening for Stevie on the following dates:

July 6th – Fox Theatre, Detroit
July 12th – Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT
July 14th – Farm Bureau Live, Virginia Beach, VA
July 15th – Borgata Event Center, Atlantic City, NJ

Vanessa is out on the road in support of her fourth album Rabbits on the Run which was released in July, 2011. Amazon

Here's what she said on Facebook

"Sometimes music is a purely spiritual experience.  That's how I feel when I watch Stevie Nicks.  Miss Nicks is her own breed of shaman, and I'm psyched to announce that while she is on tour next month I will open a few shows.  I'm totally honored and excited to see my friends again.  I highly recommend coming out and getting a glimpse.  It’s always inspiring to see a pure artist like Stevie.  As for moi?  I’ll play a little set...mostly stuff from Rabbits, a few ear worms and will test out some new ideas (all with the violinist Skye Steele)."

Vanessa and Stevie have a long history of friendship and musicianship... Vanessa has opened for Stevie a number of times in the US and in Australia in 2005 and 2006.  Stevie appeared on Vanessa's album Heroes & Thieves where she added background vocals to "The One". Vanessa appeared with Stevie on 2009's "Live in Chicago" DVD where they performed "The One".  Most recently, Stevie lent her support to Vanessa in Carlsbad, CA in February, 2011 during The Sunset Sessions, which is a music industry event.

Nice to see her back!

Lindsey Buckingham & Stevie Nicks couldn't be further apart!

Lindsey was spotted today in Hawaii at the Grand Hyatt by Cale Ramaker news achor for KLAS-TV 8 in Las vegas - he ran into Lindsey today.

Stevie just finished up her sold out show at The Beacon in New York City were from all accounts, she owned it!

To quote Sandra Bernhard who attended tonight

"Stevie the shamaness alabaster beauty blew us all away tonight at the Beacon thank you goddess"

No changes to the set list... Tons of pics from the night were sent out by a lot of really generous Tweeters.... Big thanks to you for the live Tweets!! If you follow me on Twitter you were probably overwhelmed by the volume (again) in your own feed... If not, check my feed for all that I RT'd HERE.

Lindsey Photo by: Cale Ramaker | Stevie Photo by: Katie McNamara

UPDATE: Stevie Nicks In Your Dreams Documentary...

IN YOUR DREAMS DOCUMENTARY UPDATE: 

Stevie says filming was from February to December, 2010 which we knew... She also says they edited it down from 100 hours down to 3 hours, then in the last four months, they edited it down from 3 hours to 1 1/2 hours.  She says it's like an old fashioned Rock & Roll Film.  She didn't announce a release date... But reports last week indicate that it should be out by the end of this year.  Interview was during the Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in New York City June 14th

Listen to the interview... Skip ahead to the 1:43 mark.  The Eagle 92.9


"We filmed it. And we filmed it from February to December. And it took them all year to actually edit it from 100 hours to three hours and in the last four months we've edited it down to an hour-and-a-half. Um, it's really a magical little film, because it really shows you -- it's like and old fashioned rock n' roll film about how, y'know, you go. . . My idea and Dave's idea was Led Zeppelin recording at the Grange. So we said. 'We have. . . I have a big old house, so let's record the record there' -- and that's what we did."

For What It's Worth... Love Is... Stevie Nicks and a pretty intense Moonlight

STEVIE NICKS LIVE 

PNC BANK CENTER, HOLMDEL, NJ JUNE 30TH

Not the greatest visual of Stevie on this video below, but it sounds really great!... Stevie, and the band execute this number live near perfectly! 

SOLDIERS ANGEL | MOONLIGHT (A Vampires Dream) 
Both pretty intense songs.. Love the ending of Moonlight!

More footage from this Youtuber Granitedog can be found here

LOVE IS - JONES BEACH, JUNE 29TH

Chart Update: Fleetwood Mac "25 Years The Chain" 3rd Week UK Top 100 + Stevie Nicks Re-entry in Australia

AUSTRALIA - JULY 2, 2012
TOP 100 ALBUMS CHART
Fleetwood Mac move down two places to #37 this week with The Very Best Of on the Top 100 Albums Chart.

# 37 (35) Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of

TOP 50 CATALOGUE ALBUMS CHART
Fleetwood Mac moves back into the top 5 at #5 this week with The Very Best Of Fleetwood Mac.  Stevie Nicks Crystal Visions... The Very Best Of Stevie Nicks re-enters the Top 50 this week at #49.

# 5 (7)   Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of
#49 (R/E) Stevie Nicks - Crystal Visions... The Very Best Of

IRELAND - JUNE 28, 2012
TOP 100 ALBUMS CHART
Fleetwood Mac's Greatest Hits album drops from #44 last week to #94 this week.  Dropping off the chart this week is The Box Set "25 Years - The Chain" and Fleetwood Mac's "The Very Best Of".

# 94 (44) Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits

UK - JULY 7, 2012
TOP 100 ALBUMS CHART

Fleetwood Mac's UK Box Set "25 Years - The Chain" moves down, but only slightly this week from #17 to #24 in it's 3rd week of release pretty much guaranteeing it will stick around the Top 100 for a 4th and possibly a 5th week. This 4 CD Box Set has done really well for the band in the UK.  It was originally released worldwide in 1992 but never charted in the UK.  With new packaging for this years release including the same music and same 68 page booklet as the '92 version, but selling at a deeply discounted price at Amazon, HMV and other retailers it's pretty amazing what it's done at retail!  Nice set up for next years Fleetwood Mac tour and the likelihood that dates will happen in the UK. Rumours on the Catalogue Charts this week is sitting nicely at #9.

# 24 (17) Fleetwood Mac - 25 Years, The Chain

Buy Fleetwood Mac's 4 disc Box Set "25 Years - The Chain" 2 For £15.00 at HMV or Amazon for £9.97.

On sale now! Lindsey Buckingham Live in Saint Charles, IL (Chicago)

Tickets for Lindsey Buckingham 
Live in Saint Charles, IL (Chicago area) 
Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at The Arcada Theatre are now on sale...

Without much fanfare tickets to the Saint Charles show went on sale on Saturday.  Yesterday the link to buy tickets wasn't working, leaving me to believe the tickets weren't actually on sale!  Now - the link works!  Great seats available... Saint Charles is just on the outskirts of Chicago.

Tickets

Photos: Stevie Nicks Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center

STEVIE NICKS LIVE IN HOLMDEL, NJ
PNC BANK ARTS CENTER
JUNE 30, 2012

The show just finished in Holmdel and by all accounts, everything remained intact from opening night.  No changes to the setlist - the show opened with Rock & Roll.  From a band positioning perspective, it looks like Bass player Al Ortiz has re-positioned himself next to the piano on the piano riser right behind Carlos Rios.  Maybe someone can confirm whether or not he was there last night. From looking at some of the videos, it doesn't look like it. As for Stevie herself she only went half white for Edge of Seventeen keeping the layered black dress on with the white top.

A lot of really cool shots came through Twitter from the show most notably from uber fan Jeannie Kartis.  She kept it up all night sending a shot through for every tune until her phone battery died... But in the mean time she captured some really spectacular colourful shots.. Here's a number of them.

Check out Jeannie's feed on Twitter for more @jeannie_Kartis. Thank you Jeannie!... Taking and sending out photos to the world takes you away from your show experience, but we really appreciate you doing it!

Here's Annabel Lee from last nights show at Jones Beach

Video: Rhiannon - Stevie Nicks and the wind just make sense! (Jones Beach)

RHIANNON

LEATHER AND LACE

Multiple Videos: Stevie Nicks Live at Jones Beach Theatre - June 29th

 STAND BACK
> DREAMS

LANDSLIDE

MORE FOOTAGE 

 Rock & Roll (clip) | Moonlight | Edge of 17 | Secret Love | 

NEW Stevie Nicks Merchandise.... PLUS Final Bow Photo - Jones Beach

New Merchandise!
A lot of you are interested in seeing what's new in merchandise this year... Well this kinda sums it up.  Some pretty unique looking items up for grabs... You have a choice between nine T-shirts, black Hoodies, Hats, Magnets plus the In Your Dreams CD.  I particularly like the shirts with a picture of Stevie's own drawing on the front and the one with her and the owl.

Get ready to spend!

Final Bow at Jones Beach

Noticeably absent from the band this year is Lenny Castro, so no percussion player!  Noticeably added to Stevie's band this year is Brett Tuggle (next to Waddy) taking the place of also noticeably absent Ricky Peterson who played Keyboards and has been with Stevie on her last few tours.  Brett was last seen backing up Lindsey in 2011 on his Seeds We Sow Tour... and when not on tour joins Waddy at The Joint in L.A. for some live gigs. Not shown is Al Ortiz... I'm assuming he's standing next to Darrell Smith on the far left.

The Band

Waddy Wachtel - Lead Guitar, Musical Director

Darrell Smith - Piano

Brett Tuggle - Keyboards, Guitar

Carlos Rios - Guitar

Al Ortiz - Bass

Jimmy Paxson - Drums

Lori Nicks - Background Vocals

Sharon Celani - Background Vocals

Steve Real - Vocal Coach

Photo credit: @SteviesSara

22 Front Row Photos: Stevie Nicks Live at Jones Beach Theatre 6/29/12

STEVIE NICKS IN ACTION AT JONES BEACH 
Wantagh, NY - June 29, 2012 
In Your Dreams Tour 2012 

Photos sent in by @SteviesSara (Thank you)

Recap / Setlist / Photos: Stevie Nicks Live at Jones Beach

Stevie Nicks Live in Wantagh, NY at Jones Beach Theatre June 29, 2012

Stevie kicked off her first public live performance of 2012 in Wantagh, NY at Jones Beach Theatre on Long Island. She opened the show with Rock & Roll which is a big change.  The song normally takes it's place as the second to last song in the encore set, so it's a nice change to see her open with it.  I like the fact that she comes out blasting with a rocker!  The audience is already excited to see her so a really rockin' tune or something up tempo just sends them over the top. Previous sets in the last few years have opened with either Stand Back or Fall From Grace.  Stevie came out in her typical trademark platform boots dressed in all black with a Feather Boa attached to her wrist.  She didn't appear to change from the black all night, only adding different pieces like the Gold Dust shawl, the Stand Back shawl and of course the Rhiannon top. At the end with Edge of Seventeen she pulled out the white. 

The setlist tonight didn't deviate too much from what her setlist was last year except she shuffled around the tunes and made two additions with Rock & Roll and Enchanted, which hasn't been in the set for awhile. Steve Real was back for his duet with Stevie on Leather and Lace... I read and was told that once again Stevie charmed the audience with her humour. During her intro to Annabel Lee she again eluded to her affair with Edgar Allan Poe saying she was hanging with him back in the 1800's, he was married, but that never stopped her before.  It was also said that Stevie ended the night emotionally with Love Is with tears in her eyes thankful to and grateful for the enthusiastic audience.  Jones Beach has a great stage, so the Edge Walk was intact... Photos below.

Here's a run down of the songs in the set... Big thanks to @Steviessara on Twitter for a copy of the setlist. This was @Steviessara's first front row experience at a Stevie show, and she won the tickets to boot!  All in all saw a lot of positive responses to tonights show - which is great for Stevie and her first night back.  Next stop is Holmdel, NJ Saturday night where she'll be just as great!

Thanks to everyone that tweeted or sent me messages about the show.. It was fun read

Photo on left by T. Cole Rachel

Photo on right by @theonewithally