Monday, January 12, 2015

Christine McVie "the chain of the band will never be broken. Not by me, anyways. Not again by me"

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BY RACHEL SYME
The New Yorker - January 19, 2015 issue
Christine McVie Illustration by Tom Bachtell

By the time Christine McVie arrived at the Morrison Hotel Gallery, in SoHo, she had been up for sixteen hours and was dying to remove her false eyelashes. “They’re so heavy,” she said, as she tilted her head onto her clasped hands for the benefit of her manager, who had promised her an early exit. McVie, who had recently decided to reunite with her old bandmates in Fleetwood Mac for a tour, was in a makeshift V.I.P. room in back. Out in the gallery, a throng of Fleetwood Mac fans were looking at an exhibition of Polaroid self-portraits taken by the band’s Stevie Nicks. (“These are, like, the original selfies,” one woman, dressed in witchy layers, in homage to Nicks and McVie, said.)

“I’m only here for Stevie,” McVie said. At seventy-one, she was dressed like an off-duty rock star: narrow jeans, pointy boots, a gauzy scarf. Shaggy blond bangs nearly covered her eyes. “Everyone thinks this is quite the glamorous life, but it’s axe-grinding. Like this opening—I was dreading it. I’m so tired, I’m barely human. And I thought there might be old pictures of me, God forbid.” (There weren’t.) She scooped up a small white Maltese named Rodney, the property of Nicks’s manager. “Oh, I miss my pups,” she said, burying her face in the fluff.

Thursday, January 08, 2015

BIG Stevie Nicks Surprises Coming Next Week!

Mysterious post on Liz Rosenberg's Instagram today... The caption below the photo in the post indicates there are surprises coming next week from Stevie (surprises as in multiple surprises)!

In the photo she's obviously playing piano and playing solo - and it's in a studio setting with what looks like an audience.  She likely taped something... but for what?? Hmmm... Guess we'll have to wait until more info is revealed.  Exciting!!

Fleetwood Mac kick off their 2015 tour next Friday in St. Paul, MN.


"Next week is a BIG @stevienicksofficial week!!! 
Look out for surprises coming your way!"

Photo: lizrosenbergpr on Instagram


STEVIE NICKS "24 KARAT GOLD - SONGS FROM THE VAULT"
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Monday, January 05, 2015

Stevie Nicks, the front woman for Fleetwood Mac opens up about her latest project

At home with Stevie Nicks talking about "24 Karat Gold - Songs From The Vault"


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STEVIE NICKS "24 KARAT GOLD - SONGS FROM THE VAULT"
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Win Fleetwood Mac Tix: Providence, Washington, Chicago, Louisville, North Little Rock, Oklahoma.


PROVIDENCE, RI - JANUARY 28TH

PROVIDENCE, RI - 100 THE PIKE
See Fleetwood Mac LIVE in Providence! Listen to win! Fleetwood Mac is coming to the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence RI on January 28th & 100 FM The Pike has YOUR tickets ALL week long!

Keep it locked onto Cruising Bruce in the Morning each day in the 7am hour. He'll announce the times to listen for your cue-to-call. The 10th caller to (508) 799-7453, when it airs, will win a pair of tickets to the show!

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 30TH

WASHINGTON, DC - 100.3 BIG
Win Four Tickets on the Floor for Fleetwood Mac. Register here for a chance to win four tickets on the floor for Fleetwood Mac. Deadline to register for the online contest  is January 26, 2015 @ 12:00 am. 1 prize winner will be randomly chosen on January 26, 2015.

WASHINGTON, DC - TODAY'S 101.9FM
Win Tickets To Fleetwood Mac. Fleetwood Mac is making a return visit to the Verizon Center in DC, on Friday, January 30, and we still have tickets!  Listen to win yours throughout the day this Thursday - Ticket Thursday - on Today’s 101.9.

ROSEMONT, IL - FEBRUARY 14TH

CHICAGO - 93.9MYFM
Register here for your chance to win a pair of tickets to see Fleetwood Mac on February 14th at the Allstate Arena! No purchase necessary. Standard contest rules apply. Registration/Entry 10/17/14-2/6/15. Contest ends 2/6/15 at 11:59PM

LOUISVILLE, KY - FEBRUARY 17TH

LOUISVILLE - 106.1 THE RIVER
106.1 The River has teamed up with Jordan Ellison Fine Jewelers to give away our first concert tickets in the New Year! We’re giving away a pair of tickets each day from January 5-9 to see the Fleetwood Mac in concert at the KFC YUM! Center in Louisville, February 17th!

Todd Berryman will announce the Song Of The Day each morning at 6:50, beginning Monday January 5th! When you hear that song play between 9am and 6pm, call the studio line at 379-1061 or 888-262-1061. Caller 6 wins their very own pair of tickets to Fleetwood Mac!

LEXINGTON - 100.1 WKQQ
Fleetwood Mac will be at the KFC Yum! Center on February 17th and you could score FREE tickets! Just register here!

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR - MARCH 11TH

LITTLE ROCK - 97.9FM
Win tickets to Fleetwood Mac at Verizon Arena on March 11th. Register on-line here.

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - MARCH 12TH

OKLAHOMA - 94.7 THE BREW
Fleetwood Mac is coming to Oklahoma City!! Enter to win tickets for FREE here.




Sunday, January 04, 2015

UK TV ALERT: A lot of Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham on UK TV this week


UK TV ALERT: A lot of Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham on UK TV this week (Sky Arts 1).

Fleetwood Mac's "Live in Boston"... Stevie Nicks "Soundstage", Lindsey Buckingham "Talks Music" with Malcolm Gerrie. PLUS Discovering Fleetwood Mac and Video Killed The Radio Star with Mick Fleetwood. 

It all begins tonight (Sunday, Jan 4th) with "Live in Boston" on Sky Arts 1.


Saturday, January 03, 2015

Fleetwood Mac Rank 13th on Pollstar Year End Top 20 Worldwide Tours

Fleetwood Mac grossed $74.1 million from 40 shows in 34 cities in North America in 2014 coming in at No.13 on the Annual Pollstar Year End Top 20 Worldwide Tours.



The average ticket price was up this year to $131.69 and the average tickets sold per venue is up as well to 16,550. Total tickets sold were 562,685 with an average per show gross of $2,179,412.

Compared to 2013 this is a fairly substantial increase.  In 2013 they grossed $94.3 million from 67 shows in 63 cities with an average ticket price of $110.58 and 13,536 tickets sold per venue. Total tickets sold in 2013 were 852,776 and the average show gross was $1,496,825.

2014 Results (pdf)
2013 Results (pdf)

Thursday, January 01, 2015

Stevie Nicks Makes Surprise Appearance at Deer Tick NYE Show - Brooklyn, NY


Stevie Nicks made a surprise appearance last night at the Brooklyn Bowl in Brooklyn, NY at a Deer Tick New Years Eve show...

Singer-guitarist John McCauley is married to Vanessa Carlton. Stevie officiated their wedding ceremony in Phoenix a year ago in December, 2013.

Stevie closed the show performing "Rhiannon". (Sound check footage at the bottom)

"RHIANNON"

Photos Marc Millman