Explore The White Album Tour Then Play On
The Touring Band
Concert Review (Billboard)
One Fan's Story
1976 "Rosebud" Film
The Itinerary
The Touring Band:
Mick Fleetwood: Drums and Percussion
John McVie: Bass Guitar
Christine McVie: Keyboards and Vocals
Stevie Nicks: Vocals
Lindsey Buckingham: Guitars and Vocals
Concert Review:
(Universal Amphitheatre, August 27, 1976)
published in Billboard, September 11, 1976
(by Ed Harrison)
Appearing as headliners in its hometown, Fleetwood Mac gave an
energetic performance before an adulating capacity crowd. The timing
was right as its Warner Bros. LP hit the top of the charts that week.
The group performed songs from the past, present & future.
The set opened with Christine McVie serenading "Say You Love Me,"
which registered a favorable response with the crowd. McVie then went
into "Spare Me a Little," a moderate hit from a few years back.
Besides a clear & sultry voice, she demonstrated her strength as a
fine keyboard player.
Probably the most impressive number was "Rhiannon," with vocalist
Stevie Nicks dressed in a black flowing gown that further enhanced
this chilling visual tale of an ancient witch. Her striking poses &
powerful voice were complemented nicely by Lindsey Buckingham's
precise guitar riffs & Mick Fleetwood's background drum rolls.
Another Nicks vocal, "Landslide," which she dedicated to the audience,
displayed the depth of her voice. Other favorites included "Over My
Head" & a 15-minute rendition of "World Turning." The group previewed
a song from its forthcoming LP called "You Make Loving Fun," a McVie
vocal with the same commercial appeal found in its current successes.
Peter Ivers made his concert debut opening the show. This physically
small man with a lot of energy gave an amusing performance of
lighthearted comedic tunes. Gyrating up & down, relying on feminine
hand gestures, he pacified an expectant audience waiting for the
headliners.
Among his wacky tunes were "I'm Sorry Alice," "Peter," which he said
was a love song to himself, & "Gilbert & Sylvia."
The most impressive number was "Eighteen & Dreaming," a rocking
fifties tune with a credible falsetto. Ivers, who plays harmonica,
shows great potential.
One Fan's Story:
by Tim Roberts, San Antonio, Texas
To the right you'll see a ticket stub to probably the best concert, definitely the best Fleetwood Mac show
I've had the pleasure to experience in my 47 years. It was held at the San Antonio Municipal Auditorium on Monday, May 19, 1975 in San Antonio, Texas.
First it rained so hard that night it was extremely difficult to get
to the venue. Once I got there, there were only about 500 people showed up to see the show.
The opening act
was to be Kansas but their plane couldn't land at the airport so they were no shows.
The promoter came out and asked if everyone wanted the show to go on or get refunds,
of course no one there wanted to go back out in the rain and we were stoked to see
Fleetwood Mac. Then he told everyone in the balcony to come down to the floor seats.
We were already on the floor so we moved to the 4th row, right in the center.
Once everyone was down FM came out and played every single song on the White Album!
Then they started to take requests and talking with the audience! They played every
request we asked for! From Bare Trees to Future Games. They were on stage over three plus hours.
Joking, talking,singing and carrying on like the audience were old friends. Incredible!
I still can't believe I was so fortunate to have been there that magical evening.
The Tour Itinerary:
(If you have any correction or additions to this itinerary, our fleetnotes, or to this page at all, please send them here. As always, you will receive full credit for your submission.)
| Date |
Venue |
City (Fleetnotes are highlighted in blue) |
| April 12, 1975 |
Balboa Bowl |
San Diego, CA
|
| May 5, 1975 |
Northlands Coliseum |
Edmonton, AB
|
| May 15, 1975 |
. |
El Paso, TX
|
| May 1975 |
Civic Center |
Amarillo, TX
|
| May 1975 |
Taylor County Expo Center |
Abilene, TX
|
| May 19, 1975 |
Municipal Auditorium |
San Antonio, TX
|
| May 20, 1975 |
Auditorium |
Austin, TX
|
| May 22, 1975 |
Michigan Theatre |
Detroit, MI
|
| May 23, 1975 |
Civic Theatre |
Akron, OH
|
| May 24, 1975 |
Veteran's Memorial |
Ft. Wayne, IN
|
| May 25, 1975 |
Morris Civic Auditorium |
South Bend, IN
|
| May 27, 1975 |
Miami University |
Oxford, OH
|
| May 29, 1975 |
Tower Theatre |
Upper Darby, PA
|
| May 30, 1975 |
Capitol Theatre |
Portchester, NY
|
| May 31, 1975 |
Richmond Mosque |
Richmond, VA
|
| June 1, 1975 |
Constitution Hall |
Washington D.C.
|
| June 3, 1975 |
Stanley Theatre |
Pittsburgh, PA
|
| June 4, 1975 |
War Memorial Hall |
Trenton, NJ
|
| June 5, 1975 |
New Century Theatre |
Buffalo, NY
|
| June 6, 1975 |
Calderone Theatre |
Hempstead, NY
|
| June 7, 1975 |
Capitol Theatre |
Passaic, NJ
|
| June 8, 1975 |
Palace Theatre |
Waterbury, CT
|
| July 1975 |
Houston Music Hall |
Houston, TX
|
| July 26, 1975 |
City Park Stadium |
New Orleans, LA
|
| August 1, 1975 |
Swing Auditorium |
San Bernardino, CA
|
| August 2, 1975 |
Oakland Coliseum |
Oakland, CA
|
| August 3, 1975 |
Oakland Stadium |
Oakland, CA
|
| August 1975 |
Sports Arena |
Anchorage, AK
|
| August 7, 1975 |
P&E Gardens |
Vancouver, British Columbia
|
| August 8, 1975 |
Paramount Theatre |
Seattle, WA
|
| August 9, 1975 |
Paramount Theatre |
Portland, OR
|
| August 10, 1975 |
University Of Montana |
Missoula, Montana
|
| August 11, 1975 |
Sportsplex |
Lethbridge, Alberta
|
| August 12, 1975 |
. |
Edmonton, Alberta
|
| August 13, 1975 |
Calgary Stampede |
Calgary, Alberta
|
| August 15, 1975 |
Milwaukee Arena |
Milwaukee, WI
|
| August 16, 1975 |
. |
Minneapolis, MN
|
| August 17, 1975 |
At The Grove |
Kansas City, MO
|
| August 18, 1975 |
. |
St. Louis, MO
|
| August 19, 1975 |
. |
St. Louis, MO
|
| August 20, 1975 |
Terrace Ballroom |
Salt Lake City, UT
|
| August 1975 |
Century Theatre |
Wichita, KS
|
| August 22, 1975 |
Civic Auditorium |
Albuquerque, NM
|
| August 23, 1975 |
University Of Northern Arizona |
Flagstaff, AZ
|
| August 24, 1975 |
Celebrity Theatre |
Phoenix, AZ
|
| August 1975 |
Tucson Community Center |
Tucson, AZ
|
| August 26, 1975 |
. |
Las Vegas, NV
|
| August 30, 1975 |
Anaheim Stadium |
Los Angeles, CA
|
| August 31, 1975 |
Balboa Stadium |
San Diego, CA
|
| Sept. 1, 1975 |
Madera Speedway |
Fresno, CA
|
| Sept. 1975 |
Oakland Coliseum |
Oakland, CA
|
| Sept. 3, 1975 |
Trod Nossel Studios |
Wallingford, CT
|
| Sept. 12, 1975 |
McNichol's Arena |
Denver, CO
|
| Sept. 14, 1975 |
Fairgrounds Arena |
Casper, WY
|
| Sept. 16, 1975 |
Pershing Auditorium |
Lincoln, NE
|
| Sept. 17, 1975 |
Dane County Coliseum |
Madison, WI
|
| Sept. 18, 1975 |
Auditorium Theatre |
Chicago, IL
|
| Sept. 19, 1975 |
University of Illinois |
Urbana, IL
|
| Sept. 20, 1975 |
Edward C. Elliot Hall of Music |
West Lafayette, IN
|
| Sept. 23, 1975 |
Mary Sawyer Auditorium |
LaCrosse, WI
|
| Sept. 24, 1975 |
RKO Orpheum Theatre |
Davenport, IA
|
| Sept. 25, 1975 |
University Of Illinois |
Champaign, IL
|
| Sept. 26, 1975 |
Kent State University |
Kent, OH
|
| Sept. 27, 1975 |
Michigan Palace |
Detroit, MI
|
| Sept. 28, 1975 |
. |
Indianapolis, IN
|
| Sept. 29, 1975 |
Veteran's Memorial Coliseum |
Columbus, OH
|
| October 3, 1975 |
Hampton Roads Coliseum |
Hampton, VA
|
| October 4, 1975 |
Richmond Coliseum |
Richmond, VA
|
| October 5, 1975 |
Capital Centre |
Largo, MD
|
| October 8, 1975 |
War Memorial Auditorium |
Rochester, NY
|
| October 9, 1975 |
New Century Theatre |
Buffalo, NY
|
| October 10, 1975 |
Nassau Coliseum |
Hempstead, NY
|
| October 11, 1975 |
The Spectrum |
Philadelphia, PA
|
| October 12, 1975 |
Slippery Rock University |
Slippery Rock, PA
|
| October 1975 |
Student Union Gym |
Johnstown, PA
|
| October 15, 1975 |
Civic Arena |
Pittsburgh, PA
|
| October 17, 1975 |
Capitol Theatre |
Passaic, NJ
|
| October 18, 1975 |
Boston Gardens |
Boston, MA
|
| October 20, 1975 |
Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
New Haven, CT
|
| October 25, 1975 |
University Of Connecticut |
Storrs, CT
|
| October 26, 1975 |
The Beacon Theatre |
New York, NY
|
| Nov. 1975 |
McFarlin Auditorium |
Dallas, TX
|
| Nov. 12, 1975 |
. |
Birmingham, AL
|
| Nov. 15, 1975 |
. |
Charleston, NC
|
| Nov. 16, 1975 |
. |
Greenville, NC
|
| Nov. 18, 1975 |
. |
Chapel Hill, NC
|
| Nov. 19, 1975 |
Wake Forest University |
Winston Salem, NC
|
| Nov. 21, 1975 |
University of West Virginia Coliseum |
Morgantown, WV
|
| Nov. 23, 1975 |
. |
Charleston, NC
|
| Nov. 26, 1975 |
Memorial Auditorium |
Sacramento, CA
|
| Nov. 27, 1975 |
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium |
Santa Monica, CA
|
| Nov. 28, 1975 |
Winterland |
San Francisco, CA
|
| Nov. 29, 1975 |
Winterland |
San Francisco, CA
|
| Dec. 2, 1975 |
San Jose Civic Auditorium |
San Jose, CA
|
| Dec. 6. 1975 |
Warehouse |
New Orleans, LA
|
| Dec. 10, 1975 |
Convention Complex |
Denver, CO
|
| Dec. 12, 1975 |
Robertson Gym |
Santa Barbara, CA
|
Dec. 18, 1975 |
Civic Auditorium |
Bakersfield, CA
| Dec. 19, 1975 |
The Forum |
Inglewood, CA
|
| Dec. 31, 1975 |
Diamond Head Festival |
Honululu, Hawaii
|
| April 22, 1976 |
Selland Arena |
Fresno, CA
|
| April 23, 1976 |
Civic Plaza |
Phoenix, AZ
|
| April 25, 1976 |
Oakland Coliseum |
Oakland, CA
|
| May 1, 1976 |
Oakland Stadium |
Oakland, CA
|
| May 2, 1976 |
Campus Field |
Santa Barbara, CA
|
| May 1976 |
Universal Amphitheatre |
University City, CA
|
| May 28, 1976 |
Busch Stadium |
St. Louis, MO
|
| June 15, 1976 |
Universal Amphitheatre |
Los Angeles, CA
|
| June 18, 1976 |
Royals Stadium |
Kansas City, MO |
| June 19, 1976 |
Omaha Civic Center |
Omaha, NE
|
| June 20, 1976 |
Iowa State Fairgrounds |
Des Moines, IA
|
| June 21, 1976 |
Pine Knob Music Center |
Independence Township, MI
|
| June 22, 1976 |
Pine Knob Music Center |
Independence Township, MI
|
| June 24, 1976 |
Mecca Arena |
Milwaukee, WI
|
| June 25, 1976 |
Glen Oak Park Amphitheatre |
Peoria, IL
|
| June 26, 1976 |
Parade Stadium |
Minneapolis, MN
|
| June 27, 1976 |
North Dakota State University |
Fargo, ND
|
| June 29, 1976 |
Busch Stadium |
St. Louis, MO
|
| June 30, 1976 |
Riverfront Stadium |
Cincinnati, OH
|
| July 2, 1976 |
Winston Salem Speedway |
Greensboro, NC
|
| July 3, 1976 |
The Omni |
Atlanta, GA
|
| July 4, 1976 |
Tampa Stadium |
Tampa, FL
|
| July 12, 1976 |
The Spectrum |
Philadelphia, PA
|
| July 13, 1976 |
War Memorial Auditorium |
Syracuse, NY
|
| July 14, 1976 |
Colt Park |
Hartford, CT
|
| July 16, 1976 |
Brown Arena |
Green Bay, WI
|
| July 17, 1976 |
Dane County Coliseum |
Madison, WI
|
| July 18, 1976 |
Mile High Stadium |
Denver, CO
|
| July 21, 1976 |
Washington Park |
Chicago, IL
|
| July 23, 1976 |
. |
Cleveland, OH
|
| July 24, 1976 |
Three Rivers Stadium |
Pittsburgh, PA
|
| July 25, 1976 |
Schaefer Stadium |
Foxboro, MA
|
| July 27, 1976 |
Capitol Center |
Landover, MD
|
| August 1976 |
Mile High Stadium |
Denver, CO
|
| August 24, 1976 |
Swing Auditorium |
San Bernardino, CA
|
| August 26, 1976 |
San Diego Sports Arena |
San Diego, CA
|
| August 27, 1976 |
Universal Amphitheatre (see above review) |
Universal City, CA
|
| August 28, 1976 |
Universal Amphitheatre |
Universal City, CA
|
| August 29, 1976 |
Universal Amphitheatre |
Universal City, CA
|
| August 30, 1976 |
Universal Amphitheatre |
Universal City, CA
|
| Sept. 5, 1976 |
Highway 620 & Quinlan Park Road |
Austin, TX
|
| Dec. 5, 1976 |
Market Square Arena |
Indianapolis, IN
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Sources:
Tour memorabilia & ticket scans
Contributions from Al Moran, Bobmvd, Bodzum, Darlene, Eric Blumer, Joel Kolsrud, John Jenkins, Michael Collier, Michael Zadoorian, Mike Butler, Mike Whitaker, Tim Roberts, Rob Farrish, Steve Denison, Robert Cappellanti, Jake, Peter Taylor, Mark Freeman, Aurani, & Jeff Bechdel
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