FLEETWOOD MAC - LIVE REVIEW PERTH 2015Perth Domain Stadium, October 31 2015 |
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MUSIC REVIEW ARCHIVES
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As Stevie Nicks said very early tonight during the few seconds the rain actually stopped, last time Fleetwood Mac were in Australia they were without a very important member of the ‘Classic’ lineup of the band – Christine McVie. Indeed it has been 16 long years since Christine joined the others on stage, and it couldn’t mean more to the fans here tonight. There’s a huge warmth and energy despite the fact that Perth has chosen today of all days to do its first ‘proper’ rain in some time.
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The rain can’t dampen the spirits tonight though, with McVie on board there are some great songs back in the set again, and whilst the poncho vendors rub their hands and fill their pockets the crowd inside Domain Stadium are in for a real treat.
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To pick highlights is of course pretty damned near impossible, though you would think by the audience reaction that every song in the set was one! The opening trio is pretty impressive with ‘The Chain’ followed by ‘You Make Loving Fun’ which sees the impeccable Christine McVie song back where it belongs; and the sweet sounds of ‘Dreams’ the perfect welcome back.
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Musically the band, augmented by additional players and backing singers, sounds great; and whilst Nicks and McVie may not hit the heights of yesteryear vocally Buckingham seems to have lost nothing in voice or in his guitar playing. Any dip in the sound though is made up for by some excellent backing vocals.
Fleetwood Mac are still one of the very best in the business and live they out on an impeccable show despite the unseasonal Perth rain, which tried but failed to dampen what you could easily still describe as a magical evening with ‘Songbird’ perhaps the perfect way to close. |
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FLEETWOOD MAC SETLIST:
The Chain | You Make Loving Fun | Dreams | Second Hand News | Rhiannon | Everywhere | Bleed to Love Her | Tusk | Sara | Say You Love Me | Big Love | Landslide | Never Going Back Again | Think About Me | Gypsy | Little Lies | Gold Dust Woman | I'm So Afraid | Go Your Own Way | Encore: World Turning | Don't Stop | Silver Springs | Songbird
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by Leslii Phillips
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