Paula, on the TM website it said that you might still be able to get tickets by calling the box office. Good luck!

Tickets can still be purchased after the event has gone offsale thru Ticketmaster
by calling 1-888-836-8118 or in person at the box office.

[QUOTE=Billy and Rick have way, way too much talent of their own to have to do Lindsey stuff. Know what I'm sayin'? .[/QUOTE]

Boy do I know! :nod: AMEN to THAT one! :thumbsup:

I'm looking forward to when a Chicago date is posted - that will be a show I'll try like heck not to miss!!! :blob2: :blob1:

Michele :wavey:

Yeah, but when I saw him, he also did "Somebody To Love," which was a bit of a stretch. Although, I guess it's not too different from Billy, Rick, and Bob doing Peter Green tunes on their solo albums.

Fleetwood fires up fans with old hits
http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial...13/1041210.asp
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NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - Mick Fleetwood, half of the namesake for one of the most successful rock bands in history, Fleetwood Mac, doesn't need to tour to support himself any longer.
The Mac's success has made him quite comfortable, financially, and though the group is on hiatus more than it is working these days, Fleetwood could be enjoying peace, quiet and prosperity at home.

Instead, he has gathered a few of his oldest friends and hit the road under his own imprimatur. Clearly, the Mick Fleetwood Band is a labor of love for all involved.

On Friday, during the first of two evenings of sold-out shows inside the Avalon Ballroom, Fleetwood and pals Billy Burnette, Rick Vito and George Hawkins Jr. dug deep for Fleetwood Mac tunes covering three decades, and threw in some surprising, and delightful, cover tunes.

The show commenced with Fleetwood striding straight to the front-of-stage microphone and introducing his band mates in a relaxed, conversational manner.

This was an unusual move, but fit the loose, laid-back atmosphere of the entire show. Guitarists Burnette and Vito are seasoned players, and have long histories with Fleetwood. Most notably, the pair joined Fleetwood Mac following guitarist and principal songwriter Lindsey Buckingham's departure from the band, in the mid-'80s. Bassist Hawkins has performed with Fleetwood intermittently over the years, as well.

With the introductions out of the way, the band got down to business, and it was immediately clear that this outfit had much more in common with the first version of Fleetwood Mac - when original guitarist Peter Green led the band through a visceral fusion of blues and rock in the late '60s, launching the future careers of an untold number of guitarists in the process - than it did with the more popular hit-making machine led by Buckingham and Stevie Nicks in the '70s.

"Monday Morning" is, in fact, a Buckingham song, but when this band opened with it on Friday, it came across like a Green-era bluesy romp. Burnette handled the vocals beautifully, and Vito's slide guitar playing was jaw-dropping.

The Green tunes came quickly, with Vito handling the vocals on the evergreen, "Oh Well," and then leading the group through a torrid take of Green's "Black Magic Woman," a tune made famous by Santana.

The Fleetwood Band's version was heavier and bluesier, and during the song's coda, which Santana used as an opportunity to interpolate Gabor Szabo's "Gypsy Queen," the group kicked into swampy blues shuffle.

More than any other guitarist this writer has experienced in the live setting, Vito can channel Green - from the legendary guitarist's shimmering, sweeping vibrato, to his achingly restrained blues phrases. The crowd responded appropriately with a loud roar at the tune's conclusion.

"Rattlesnake Shake," another early Mac classic, got a serious workout, Vito again bringing down the house with his vibrant soloing. Burnette's "My Love Will Not Change," a tune he wrote for the bluegrass outfit, the Del McCoury Band, was granted a hopping rockabilly treatment, much like the approach taken on "When the Sun Goes Down," a Burnette/Vito tune from Fleetwood Mac's undervalued "Behind the Mask" album.

Throughout all of this, Fleetwood simply beamed from behind his kit, his pure locomotive force as a drummer balanced by his taste, restraint, and ability to move fluidly between straight four-on-the-floor rock beats, swing-blues, rockabilly, and even a jazzy country ballad.

The band returns to the Avalon Ballroom this evening for a second sold-out show.


e-mail: jmiers@buffnews.com

^^^^ It's nice to hear that the band is tight and sounding great, but I'm a bit annoyed that they are (or at least so this article makes it seem) nothing but a Fleetwood Mac cover band. I mean, what the hell is the point? Both Vito and Burnette have considerable solo catalogues from which to pull songs, so why not do something more original?

^^^I'm just happy to see the older material get some props.

We NEED a boot of one of these shows!!!!!:blob2:

I would definitely go if they came to Minneapolis!

I just found this article and was going to post it -- I should've known you'd beat me to it, MM! ;) :thumbsup:

I saw that great review in the paper Saturday & was pretty pissed I couldn't go. :( Sounds like a great show.

MF,BB,RV,GH--Niagara Falls.
 

Fleetwood fires up fans
with old hits
By JEFF MIERS
News Pop Music Critic
1/13/2007

Mick Fleetwood keeps the pace in a Mac attack of hits covering three decades.
CONCERT REVIEW
Mick Fleetwood Band
Friday night in Avalon Ballroom, Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort. Another performance at 9 tonight.
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - Mick Fleetwood, half of the namesake for one of the most successful rock bands in history, Fleetwood Mac, doesn't need to tour to support himself any longer.
The Mac's success has made him quite comfortable, financially, and though the group is on hiatus more than it is working these days, Fleetwood could be enjoying peace, quiet and prosperity at home.
Instead, he has gathered a few of his oldest friends and hit the road under his own imprimatur. Clearly, the Mick Fleetwood Band is a labor of love for all involved.
On Friday, during the first of two evenings of sold-out shows inside the Avalon Ballroom, Fleetwood and pals Billy Burnette, Rick Vito and George Hawkins Jr. dug deep for Fleetwood Mac tunes covering three decades, and threw in some surprising, and delightful, cover tunes.
The show commenced with Fleetwood striding straight to the front-of-stage microphone and introducing his band mates in a relaxed, conversational manner.
This was an unusual move, but fit the loose, laid-back atmosphere of the entire show. Guitarists Burnette and Vito are seasoned players, and have long histories with Fleetwood. Most notably, the pair joined Fleetwood Mac following guitarist and principal songwriter Lindsey Buckingham's departure from the band, in the mid-'80s. Bassist Hawkins has performed with Fleetwood intermittently over the years, as well.
With the introductions out of the way, the band got down to business, and it was immediately clear that this outfit had much more in common with the first version of Fleetwood Mac - when original guitarist Peter Green led the band through a visceral fusion of blues and rock in the late '60s, launching the future careers of an untold number of guitarists in the process - than it did with the more popular hit-making machine led by Buckingham and Stevie Nicks in the '70s.
"Monday Morning" is, in fact, a Buckingham song, but when this band opened with it on Friday, it came across like a Green-era bluesy romp. Burnette handled the vocals beautifully, and Vito's slide guitar playing was jaw-dropping.
The Green tunes came quickly, with Vito handling the vocals on the evergreen, "Oh Well," and then leading the group through a torrid take of Green's "Black Magic Woman," a tune made famous by Santana.
The Fleetwood Band's version was heavier and bluesier, and during the song's coda, which Santana used as an opportunity to interpolate Gabor Szabo's "Gypsy Queen," the group kicked into swampy blues shuffle.
More than any other guitarist this writer has experienced in the live setting, Vito can channel Green - from the legendary guitarist's shimmering, sweeping vibrato, to his achingly restrained blues phrases. The crowd responded appropriately with a loud roar at the tune's conclusion.
"Rattlesnake Shake," another early Mac classic, got a serious workout, Vito again bringing down the house with his vibrant soloing. Burnette's "My Love Will Not Change," a tune he wrote for the bluegrass outfit, the Del McCoury Band, was granted a hopping rockabilly treatment, much like the approach taken on "When the Sun Goes Down," a Burnette/Vito tune from Fleetwood Mac's undervalued "Behind the Mask" album.
Throughout all of this, Fleetwood simply beamed from behind his kit, his pure locomotive force as a drummer balanced by his taste, restraint, and ability to move fluidly between straight four-on-the-floor rock beats, swing-blues, rockabilly, and even a jazzy country ballad.
The band returns to the Avalon Ballroom this evening for a second sold-out show.

So, does anybody have the set-list???

I can't believe they did When the Sun Goes Down. I love Billy and Rick, I hope they come to Boston. I'd totally go!