It has remained in the set: a friend gone but his music alive. 3, 2018 - a year and a day after Petty’s death - the group encored with one of his more iconic tunes, “Free Fallin’. ”
When Fleetwood Mac launched this tour in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Oct. When she left Fleetwood Mac to launch her solo career in the early ’80s, she did so by recruiting the Heartbreakers to back her, with her first single being the Petty-penned hit “Stop Dragging My Heart Around.” Petty would later return the favor, to Stevie Nicks in particular.
Tom Petty and Fleetwood Mac had plenty in common aside from the fact that Campbell is now in the band.Īs he recounts in the recent documentary “Echo in the Canyon,” which examines the impact of L.A.’s Laurel Canyon music scene of the 1960s and ’70s, Petty was enamored by that rich artistic community, which Fleetwood Mac eventually became a part of. Their connections are as deep as their respective discographies. Initially released as the B-side to “For Your Love,” it’s every bit as entrancing as its title suggests. Then there’s “Hypnotized,” a beatific gem from 1973’s “Mystery to Me.” It’s one of the best tunes penned by former Fleetwood Mac singer Bob Welch, who passed away in 2012. Speaking of Finn, the Mac is making sure he has plenty of dirt beneath his fingernails by digging deep into the band’s past and giving voice to a pair of album cuts that Fleetwood Mac hadn’t played on tour in 42 years.īoth could be seen as homages of sorts to a pair of late, former Fleetwood Mac band members.įirst up is “Tell Me All the Things You Do,” a brick-hard blues rocker from 1970’s “Kiln House.” Featuring some wrist-spraining guitar peacockery, the song was written and originally sung by Danny Kirwan, who played with the band from 1968 to ’72 and died in June 2018. ‘Tell Me All the Things You Do/Hypnotized’ Turns out that dream isn’t over just yet. Meanwhile, Crowded House gets its due with sweeping ballad “Don’t Dream It’s Over,” the band’s biggest hit, which reached No. 1 single, the brooding yet buoyant “I Got You,” a Neil Finn-penned tune that topped the charts in New Zealand and Australia. Mac’s current set list gives a nod to both groups, acknowledging Split Enz with the band’s lone No. When that group broke up about a decade later, Finn launched jangle-pop mainstays Crowded House. In addition to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers six-stringer Mike Campbell, Fleetwood Mac recruited New Zealander Neil Finn on guitar and vocals.įinn first made a name for himself with New Wavers Split Enz, who were founded by his brother Tim Finn in 1973. You know Lindsey Buckingham’s shoes are big to fill when it takes two pairs of feet to do so. ( Spoiler alert: Read no farther if you don’t want to be tipped off to a number of the songs the band will probably be playing).
Let’s take a look at the five biggest set-list twists of Fleetwood Mac’s “An Evening With” tour. on Saturday at T-Mobile.īefore they go their own way, though, you’ve got one more chance to catch the show, which features more than a few surprises in terms of song selection. Now the trek is coming to an end in Las Vegas, a year after Fleetwood Mac drew more than 15,000 fans to T-Mobile Arena for $2.3 million in ticket sales. Yet Fleetwood Mac continues to do blockbuster business: Its current four-leg, 88-date tour is expected to gross well over $100 million. The faces are different, the box office the same.įor the first time since 1994, Rock & Roll Hall of Famers have hit the road without singer-guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, who was ousted by the rest of the band in April 2018. Christine McVie with Fleetwood Mac performs at State Farm Arena on Sunday, March 3, 2019, in Atlanta.
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