Monday, January 18, 2010

CHART ROUNDUP: FLEETWOOD MAC'S THE VERY BEST OF (UK & AU)

UK TOP 75 - Week of January 18th:
"The Very Best Of" is up 11 positions to #31 in the UK.

UK TOP 75 CHART RUN (2009 Best Of Version):
Week 1 #6 Debut
Week 2 #10
Week 3 #12
Week 4 #15
Week 5 #26
Week 6 #29
Week 7 #31
Week 8 #25
Week 9 #21
Week 10 #23
Week 11 #37
Week 12 #42
Week 13 #31

AUSTRALIA:

ARIA TOP 50 CATALOGUE ALBUMS CHART - Week of January 18th:
"The Very Best Of" drops to No. 2 on the Australian Top 50 Catalogue Charts. Total weeks on the Catalogue Chart = 10.

ARIA TOP 50 ALBUMS CHART - Week of January 18th:
Fleetwood Mac's "The Very Best Of" drops to #45 from #36 on the chart. Total weeks it's placed non-consecutively on the chart = 106

ARIA TOP 50 PHYSICAL ALBUMS CHART - Week of January 18th:
"The Very Best Of" drops down to #38 from #33 on the Physical Albums Chart. Total weeks it's placed non-consecutively on the chart = 111

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

FLEETWOOD MAC AND THE EAGLES NOT HAPPENING

Timothy B. Schmidt of the Eagles was interviewed on Simon Mayo Drivetime today in the UK and said that he emailed his Manager today to find out what the Eagles were doing this summer.  His Manager told him about the Eagles and Fleetwood Mac Stadium Tour rumours and that it was being pursued, but confirmed to Timothy that it isn't going to be happening.

You can catch the full Timothy B. Schmidt interview on Simon Mayo Drivetime on the BBC Radio 2 site, or click the player below for the section of the interview regarding the tour.



Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Eagles and Fleetwood Mac - together

Eagles og Fleetwood Mac - sammen

De har haft gigantisk turné-succes hver for sig. Nu slår de to supergrupper pjalterne sammen.

Både The Eagles og Fleetwood Mac har inden for det sidste årstid begejstret deres danske publikum ved forrygende koncerter.

Tilsammen scorede Mac og ørnene over en trekvart milliard kroner på deres turnéer alene i 2009.

Læs også: Ørnen flyver endnu

Og nu kommer chancen for at se giganterne - sammen.


Det er Billy Joels gamle bookingagent Dennis Arfa, der har fået den geniale idé. Og selvom de specifikke datoer endnu ikke er afsløret, så skulle der også være en god chance for at se Mac-Eagles i Danmark.

Translation:

Eagles and Fleetwood Mac - together

They have had huge success touring separately. Now proposing the two supergroups rags together.

Both The Eagles and Fleetwood Mac has within the last year or enthusiastic their Danish audience terrific concerts.

Subtotal scored Mac and eagles over three quarters one billion dollars on their own tours in 2009.


And now comes the chance to see giants - together.


It's Billy Joel old booking agent, Dennis Arfa, who has been the brilliant idea. And although the specific dates have not yet been revealed, so there should be a good chance to see Mac Eagles in Denmark.

BT.DK

Monday, January 11, 2010

FLEETWOOD MAC RANK #13 ON TOP 50 WORLDWIDE CONCERT TOURS OF '09

POLLSTAR The Concert World View
Big shows by big names dominated the 2009 global concert scene with, tried-and-true audience favorites making up the planet’s Top 5 tours and dominating the Top 10 in our first Top 50 global concert touring chart … ever!

Fleetwood Mac placed #13 on the Top 50 Worldwide
Concert Tours grossing $84.9 million

Average Ticket Price: $101.97
Average Attendance: 11,564
Total Tickets: 832,597
Average Gross: 1,179,167
Cities / Shows: 72/79

Criteria: The annual POLLSTAR ranking of the concert industry’s top performing artists is tabulated for all shows worked between January 1 and December 31, 2009.
All ticket sales figures are calculated in U.S. dollars and are based on reported information and extensive research by POLLSTAR. Copyright 2010.™


GRAMMY NOMINATED MICK FLEETWOOD READIES DVD RELEASE

PRESS RELEASE: THE MICK FLEETWOOD BLUES BAND'S 'Blue Again' Live DVD Set for Release January 26 on 429 Records

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan 11, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ ---- Grammy-nominated Mick Fleetwood (his first ever nomination outside of Fleetwood Mac!) is set to see the release of his Mick Fleetwood Blues Band's "BLUE AGAIN," the companion DVD to their 'Best Traditional Blues' category nominated CD. "Blue Again" contains explosive live performances of the iconic rock drummer and Mac co-founder Mick and his Mick Fleetwood Blues Band featuring guitarist Rick Vito performing classic early Fleetwood Mac songs such as "Albatross," "Oh Well" and "Black Magic Woman" ( a hit for Fleetwood Mac prior to Carlos Santana's version ). The DVD will be released January 26th on 429 Records which is distributed by Fontana/Universal in the U.S. and E1 Entertainment in Canada.


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CHART ROUND-UP: FLEETWOOD MAC "THE VERY BEST OF"

UK TOP 75 - Week of January 11th:
"The Very Best Of" is down 5 positions to #42 in the UK.

UK TOP 75 CHART RUN (2009 Best Of Version):
Week 1 #6 Debut
Week 2 #10
Week 3 #12
Week 4 #15
Week 5 #26
Week 6 #29
Week 7 #31
Week 8 #25
Week 9 #21
Week 10 #23
Week 11 #37
Week 12 #42

AUSTRALIA:

ARIA TOP 50 CATALOGUE ALBUMS CHART - Week of January 11th:
"The Very Best Of" notches another week at No. 1 on the Australian Top 50 Catalogue Charts. Total weeks on the Catalogue Chart = 9.

ARIA TOP 50 ALBUMS CHART - Week of January 11th:
Fleetwood Mac's "The Very Best Of" drops to #36 from #34 on the chart. Total weeks it's placed non-consecutively on the chart = 105

ARIA TOP 50 PHYSICAL ALBUMS CHART - Week of January 11th:
"The Very Best Of" drops down to #33 from #30 on the Physical Albums Chart. Total weeks it's placed non-consecutively on the chart = 110

FLEETWOOD MAC LIVE IN 1976 PHOTOS BY KEN REGAN

FLEETWOOD MAC LIVE IN OAKLAND, CA
APRIL, 1976

A FEW MORE REALLY COOLS SHOTS OF THE BAND
BY PHOTOGRAPHER KEN REGAN UP ON EBAY...