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The group's stage on this tour is very simple, free of the technological trappings that accompany most arena rock shows, with the group performing in front of a single video screen.įrom their 1977 classic Rumours, 'The Chain' opened Saturday night's show. 'Here we are for our second show in one of my very favorite cities!'įleetwood Mac performed as a twelve-piece act Saturday night in Chicago with Mick Fleetwood, John and Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks, Mike Campbell and Neil Finn augmented by additional guitar and keyboard players, a second percussionist and three background vocalists. 'Welcome, Chicago!' said Stevie Nicks to open the show. New Zealand born singer and songwriter Neil Finn fronted rockers Split Enz in the late 70s and early 80s before moving on to even greater success as the voice of new wave rockers Crowded House in 1985. Always able to make a song better, Campbell rarely looks to steal the spotlight with a flashy solo (though, as he showed on stage last night in Chicago, he's more than capable of doing that too). (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)Īs Tom Petty's erstwhile sideman through projects like Mudcrutch and The Heartbreakers since 1971, Mike Campbell became one of rock's most underrated guitar players. LAS VEGAS, NV - SEPTEMBER 21: Mike Campbell of Fleetwood Mac performs onstage during the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena on Septemin Las Vegas, Nevada. While that departure has riled up fans looking to place blame, what matters as the band embarks upon a North American tour is that Mick Fleetwood made perfect picks to replace him. Christine and John McVie married and divorced and Christine left the band multiple times, rejoining most recently in 2014.Īll of which is to say that maybe it shouldn't have come as quite the shock it did when Lindsey Buckingham, amidst much acrimony, departed Fleetwood Mac again earlier this year. Over the course of the next seven years, artists like Christine McVie, Danny Kirwan, Bob Welch and Bob Weston would come and go as Green and Spencer departed.ġ975 began with the addition of Buckingham and Nicks, then an off and on item, and Lindsey would take his first sabbatical in 1987. The first change to the setlist.īeginning in 1967, the group featured founder Peter Green on guitar, Mick Fleetwood on drums, Jeremy Spencer on guitar and John McVie on bass. Fleetwood Mac Setlist at Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids According to this, Christine's song 'All Over Again' was dropped last night in Grand Rapids MI.
