A concert tour (or simply tour ) is a series of concerts by an artist or group of artists in different cities, countries or locations. Often, concert tours are named to differentiate different tours by the same artist and to associate a specific tour with a particular album or product. Especially in the popular music world, such tours can become large-scale enterprises that last for several months or even years, are seen by hundreds of thousands or millions of people, and bring in millions of dollars in ticket revenues. A performer who embarks on a concert tour is called a touring artist .
96-516: The Get Loose Tour was the third concert tour by Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado . The tour showcased material from her third studio album , Loose (2006). A live album , Loose: The Concert , originated from the April 4, 2007, concert in Toronto . After Loose garnered considerable sales and attention, Nelly Furtado announced a tour of Europe and North America. Nelly stated: For
192-514: A British-American rock band formed in London in 1967 by guitarist and singer Peter Green . Green named the band by combining the surnames of drummer Mick Fleetwood and bassist John McVie , who have remained with the band throughout its many lineup changes. Fleetwood Mac have sold more than 120 million records worldwide, making them one of the world's best-selling bands . Primarily a British blues band in their early years, Fleetwood Mac achieved
288-658: A Peter Green admirer, had played with many artists from Bonnie Raitt to John Mayall, to Roger McGuinn in Thunderbyrd and worked with John McVie on two Mayall albums. The 1987–88 "Shake the Cage" tour was the first outing for this line-up. It was successful enough to warrant the release of a concert video, also titled Tango in the Night , which was filmed at San Francisco's Cow Palace arena in December 1987. Capitalising on
384-610: A UK number-one single in 1968 with the instrumental " Albatross " and had other UK top ten hits with " Man of the World ", " Oh Well " (both 1969), and " The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown) " (1970). Green left the band in May 1970, with McVie's wife Christine McVie (who had previously contributed to the band as a session musician) joining as an official member on vocals and keyboards two months later. Other key members during
480-591: A US tour in February 1971, Jeremy Spencer said he was going out to "get a magazine" but never returned. After several days of frantic searching, the band discovered that Spencer had joined a religious group, the Children of God . The band were liable for the remaining shows on the tour and asked Peter Green to step in as a replacement. Green brought along his friend Nigel Watson , who played the congas (twenty-five years later Green and Watson collaborated again to form
576-448: A US tour. His devastation led to the band firing Weston and cancelling the remaining 26 dates of the tour. The last date played was Lincoln, Nebraska , on 20 October 1973. In a late-night meeting after that show, the band told their sound engineer that the tour was over and Fleetwood Mac was splitting up. In late 1973, after the collapse of the US tour, the band's manager, Clifford Davis ,
672-466: A breakdown. Following Kirwan's departure, the band recruited guitarist Bob Weston and vocalist Dave Walker , the latter formerly of Savoy Brown and Idle Race . Bob Weston was well known as a slide guitarist and had known the band from his touring period with Long John Baldry . Fleetwood Mac also hired Savoy Brown's road manager, John Courage. Fleetwood, the McVies, Welch, Weston and Walker recorded
768-591: A famous French designer. Concert tour Different segments of longer concert tours are known as "legs". The different legs of a tour are denoted in different ways, dependent on the artist and type of tour, but the most common means of separating legs are dates (especially if there is a long break at some point), countries and/or continents, or different opening acts. In the largest concert tours, it has become more common for different legs to employ separate touring production crews and equipment, local to each geographical region. Concert tours are often administered on
864-573: A few gigs with Fleetwood Mac. Within a few weeks of their first show, John McVie agreed to join the band as permanent bassist. Fleetwood Mac's self-titled debut album was released by the Blue Horizon label in February 1968. The song "Long Grey Mare" was recorded earlier with Brunning on bass, while the rest of the album was recorded with McVie. The album was successful in the UK and reached no. 4, although no tracks were released as singles. Later in
960-737: A five-piece band with three guitarists. Kirwan was in the South London blues trio Boilerhouse with Trevor Stevens (bass) and Dave Terrey (drums). Green and Fleetwood had watched Boilerhouse rehearse in a basement boiler-room, and Green had been so impressed that he invited the band to play support slots for Fleetwood Mac. Green wanted Boilerhouse to become a professional band, but Stevens and Terrey were not prepared to turn professional, so Green tried to find another rhythm section for Kirwan by placing an ad in Melody Maker . There were over 300 applicants, but when Green and Fleetwood ran auditions at
1056-426: A gift, which Fleetwood, McVie and Green used to record five songs. The fifth song was an instrumental that Green named after the rhythm section, "Fleetwood Mac" ("Mac" being short for McVie). Soon after this, Green suggested to Fleetwood that they form a new band. The pair wanted McVie on bass guitar and named the band "Fleetwood Mac" to entice him, but McVie opted to keep his steady income with Mayall rather than take
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#17327987658661152-461: A large LED screen, and a white stage curtain. The show is inspired by Miami. There's palm trees on the set, white palm trees and a white stage, and it's got a little bit of drama to it. I think the show's a little more sensual or sophisticated, but I keep the primary focus on the songs. Furtado was backed by four dancers and her six-piece band, including Toronto rapper Saukrates on percussion who also fills in for Loose producer Timbaland on some of
1248-645: A live album marking the 20th anniversary of Rumours and the band's 30th anniversary. Christine McVie left in 1998 after the completion of The Dance tour. Fleetwood Mac released their final studio album, Say You Will , in 2003. Christine McVie rejoined in 2014 for their On With the Show Tour . In 2018, Buckingham was fired and replaced by Mike Campbell , formerly of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers , and Neil Finn of Split Enz and Crowded House . After Christine McVie's death in 2022, Nicks said in 2024 that
1344-462: A more budget production. The LED screen was replaced by a light-up disco ball , the white curtains were replaced by a large LED sheet, and most notably the palm trees vanished. Furtado also wore her hair differently for these shows and changed her costumes. The third leg consisted of a number of open air festivals during the summer season in Europe. Costumes for this leg of the tour were provided by
1440-454: A much bigger hit for Welch five years later when he re-recorded it for his solo album French Kiss , backed by Mick Fleetwood and Christine McVie. Bare Trees also featured "Spare Me a Little of Your Love", a Christine McVie song that became a staple of the band's live act throughout the early to mid-1970s. While the band was doing well in the studio, their tours started to be problematic. By 1972, Kirwan had developed an alcohol dependency and
1536-773: A new form of theatrical entertainment, a fusion of song, performance art, innovative stage craft, and state-of-the-art technology. She managed to popularize the Las Vegas residency as a desirable way for top artists to essentially tour in place, letting their fans come to them. American singer Lady Gaga , who cancelled the 2018 European leg of her Joanne World Tour , signed for a Las Vegas residency to help manage her fibromyalgia illness, which can be exacerbated by touring. The 2015 study by charity Help Musicians found that over 60% of musicians suffered from depression or other psychological issues, with touring an issue for 71% of respondents. Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac are
1632-483: A party. I knew there were going to be a lot of drugs around and I suggested that he didn't go. But he went anyway and I understand from him that he took what turned out to be very bad, impure LSD. He was never the same again." German author and filmmaker Rainer Langhans stated in his autobiography that he and his then-girlfriend, model Uschi Obermaier , met Green in Munich and invited him to their Highfisch-Kommune, where
1728-556: A replacement guitarist at their large country home, "Benifold", which they had jointly bought with their manager Davis for £23,000 (equivalent to £449,400 in 2023 ) prior to the Kiln House tour. A friend of the band, Judy Wong, recommended her high school friend Bob Welch , who was living in Paris, France, at the time. The band held a few meetings with Welch and decided to hire him, without actually playing with him, after they heard
1824-577: A risk with a new band. In the meantime, Green and Fleetwood teamed up with slide guitarist Jeremy Spencer and bassist Bob Brunning . Brunning was in the band on the understanding that he would leave if McVie agreed to join. The band made its debut on Sunday 13 August 1967 at the National Jazz and Blues Festival (a forerunner of the Reading Festival ), billed as "Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac featuring Jeremy Spencer". Brunning played only
1920-486: A solo career. Buckingham and Nicks joined the band on New Year's Eve 1974. In 1975, the new line-up released their first album together, the self-titled Fleetwood Mac , the band's tenth studio album overall. The album was a breakthrough for the band and became a huge hit, reaching No. 1 in the US and selling over 7 million copies. Among the hit singles from this album were Christine McVie's " Over My Head " and " Say You Love Me " and Stevie Nicks' " Rhiannon ", as well as
2016-459: A successful follow-up album, combined with their new-found wealth, led to creative and personal tensions which were allegedly fuelled by high consumption of drugs and alcohol. The band's eleventh studio album, Rumours (the band's first release on the main Warner label after Reprise was retired and all of its acts were reassigned to the parent label), was released in February 1977. In this album,
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#17327987658662112-403: A tape of his songs. In September 1971, the band released their fifth studio album, Future Games . As a result of Welch's arrival and Spencer's departure, the album was different from anything they had done previously, with the band moving further away from their blues rock roots towards a more melodic rock style, and vocal harmonies starting to become a key part of their sound. While it became
2208-450: A ten-week tour scheduled, Buckingham held back at the last minute, saying he felt his creativity was being stifled. A group meeting at Christine McVie's house on 7 August 1987 resulted in turmoil. Tensions were coming to a head. Fleetwood said in his autobiography that there was a physical altercation between Buckingham and Nicks. Buckingham left the band the following day. After Buckingham's departure, Fleetwood Mac added two new guitarists to
2304-485: Is Taylor Swift 's Eras Tour , with $ 2.089 billion earned from 125 shows. In 2024, Coldplay 's Music of the Spheres World Tour became the second tour to gross $ 1 billion in revenue. In third place is Elton John 's Farewell Yellow Brick Road , with a total gross of $ 939 million from 2018–2023. On fourth place is Ed Sheeran 's ÷ Tour , with a gross of $ 776.2 million. On fifth place
2400-400: Is U2 's 360° Tour , with $ 736.4 million. Global touring revenue reported to Billboard Boxscore exceeded $ 5.5 billion in 2016. Due to the collapse of record sales in the 21st century, concert tours have become a major source of income for recording artists. Besides the tickets, touring also generates money from the sales of merchandise and meet-and-greet packages. However,
2496-443: Is a concert tour intended to signal the retirement of a singer, the disbanding of a band, or the end of a show's run. Many of the tours end up not being the last tour, with frequent regroupings, or revivals of shows. Luciano Pavarotti 's 2004 tour and Kenny Rogers 's 2015–2017 tour are examples of farewell tours which were the last to be staged before their deaths. As of October 2024, the highest-grossing concert tour of all time
2592-439: Is a peculiar thing, it doesn't suit me particularly well. I'm a real homebody and I get so much joy in the small things." A concert residency concept is offered as an alternative to performers who just need to stay in one venue and the fans come to see them. The concept has been revitalized in the 21st century by Canadian superstar Céline Dion with the success of her A New Day... residency (2003–2007). Her residency introduced
2688-437: Is a retrospective of her career to that point, where each act of the concert represents one of her albums . In another case, artists embark on a concert tour to celebrate the anniversary of their past albums, such as U2 's 2017 tour to mark the 30th anniversary of The Joshua Tree (1987) and Janet Jackson 's 2019 tour to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989). A farewell tour
2784-465: The Downliners Sect : bass), John Wilkinson (also known as Dave Wilkinson: keyboards) and Australian drummer Craig Collinge (formerly of Manfred Mann Chapter Three , The Librettos , Procession and Third World War ). The members of this group were told that Mick Fleetwood would join them on the tour to validate the use of the name. Fleetwood said later that he had not agreed to be part of
2880-550: The Peter Green Splinter Group ), and insisted on playing only new material and none he had written. Green and Watson played the last week of the tour, with a show in San Bernardino on 20 February 1971 being recorded. Green did not want to re-join the band permanently and a search for a guitarist to replace Spencer began after the tour was completed. In the summer of 1971, the band held auditions for
2976-610: The music industry and dedication to philanthropy . Fleetwood Mac were formed in July 1967 in London, England, by Peter Green after he left the British blues band John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers . Green had previously replaced guitarist Eric Clapton in the Bluesbreakers and had received critical acclaim for his work on their album A Hard Road . Green had been in two bands with Mick Fleetwood , Peter B's Looners and
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3072-511: The B-side, Spencer fronted Fleetwood Mac as "Earl Vince and the Valiants" and recorded " Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonite ", typifying the more raucous rock 'n' roll side of the band. Immediate Records was in bad shape however, so the band shopped around for a new deal. The Beatles wanted the band on Apple Records (Mick Fleetwood and George Harrison were brothers-in-law), but
3168-635: The Nag's Head in Battersea (home of the Mike Vernon 's Blue Horizon Club) the hard-to-please Green could not find anyone good enough. Instead, Fleetwood invited Kirwan to join Fleetwood Mac as a third guitarist. Green was frustrated that Jeremy Spencer did not contribute to his songs. Kirwan, a talented self-taught guitarist, had a signature vibrato and a unique style that added a new dimension to
3264-590: The Top 10 in the UK. A minor hit was also scored by Buckingham's " Can't Go Back ". In contrast to the Tusk Tour , the band embarked on only a short tour of 18 American cities, with the Los Angeles show being recorded and released on video. They also headlined the first US Festival , on 5 September 1982, for which the band was paid $ 500,000 (equivalent to $ 1,579,000 in 2024). Mirage was certified double platinum in
3360-533: The UK, although it reached No.1 on the US Adult Contemporary charts. The Greatest Hits album, which peaked at No. 3 in the UK and No. 14 in the US (though it has since sold over 8 million copies there) was dedicated by the band to Buckingham, with whom they were now reconciled. In 1990, Fleetwood Mac released their fifteenth studio album, Behind the Mask . With this album, the band veered away from
3456-663: The US alone (certified as a diamond album by the RIAA ) and a total of 40 million copies worldwide, bringing it to eighth on the list of best-selling albums . Fleetwood Mac supported the album with a lucrative tour. On 10 October 1979, Fleetwood Mac were honoured for their contributions to the music industry with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6608 Hollywood Boulevard . Buckingham convinced Fleetwood to let his work on their next album be more experimental and to be allowed to work on tracks at home before bringing them to
3552-456: The US. Following Mirage the band went on hiatus, which allowed members to pursue solo careers. Nicks released two more solo albums (1983's The Wild Heart and 1985's Rock a Little ). Buckingham issued Go Insane in 1984, the same year that Christine McVie made an eponymous album (yielding the Top 10 hit " Got a Hold on Me " and the Top 40 hit " Love Will Show Us How "). All three became successful in their solo efforts, with Nicks being
3648-513: The album cover. After Kiln House , Fleetwood Mac were progressing and developing a new sound, and she was invited to join the band to help fill in the rhythm section. The first time she had played live with the band had been a guest appearance at Bristol University , England, in May 1969, just as she was leaving Chicken Shack, while her first gig as an official member of the band was on 1 August 1970 in New Orleans , Louisiana. In early 1971,
3744-418: The album moved the band in a melodic rock direction, while Spencer's contributions focused on re-creating the country-tinged "Sun Sound" of the late 1950s. Christine Perfect , now Christine McVie following her marriage to John McVie, had retired from the music business after one unsuccessful solo album, though she contributed (uncredited) to Kiln House , singing backup vocals and playing keyboards. She also drew
3840-534: The album. In an interview in 2019, Fleetwood described Tusk as his "personal favourite" and said, "Kudos to Lindsey … for us not doing a replica of Rumours ." Tusk sold four million copies worldwide. Fleetwood blamed the album's relative lack of commercial success on the RKO radio chain having played the album in its entirety prior to release, thereby allowing mass home taping. The band embarked on an 11-month tour to support and promote Tusk . They travelled around
3936-526: The autumn of 1974, the house engineer, Keith Olsen , played him a track he had recorded, "Frozen Love", from the album Buckingham Nicks (1973). Fleetwood liked it and was introduced to the guitarist from the band, Lindsey Buckingham , who was at Sound City that day recording demos. Fleetwood asked him to join Fleetwood Mac, and Buckingham agreed, on the condition that his music partner and girlfriend, Stevie Nicks , be included. Welch considered remaining as part of this extended lineup but opted to depart for
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4032-683: The band members laid bare the emotional turmoil they were experiencing at the time. Rumours was critically acclaimed and won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1977. The album generated four top-ten singles: Buckingham's " Go Your Own Way ", Nicks' US No. 1 " Dreams ", and Christine McVie's " Don't Stop " and " You Make Loving Fun ". Buckingham's " Second Hand News ", Nicks' " Gold Dust Woman ", and " The Chain " (the only song written by all five band members) also received significant radio airplay. By 2003, Rumours had sold over 19 million copies in
4128-473: The band moving more towards rock. Along with the change of style, the band was also going through label changes. Until that point, they had been on the Blue Horizon label, but with Kirwan in the band the musical possibilities had become too diverse for a blues-only label. The band signed with Immediate Records and released the single " Man of the World ", which became another British and European hit. For
4224-483: The band onstage. The two women of the band, McVie and Nicks, had decided that the tour would be their last (McVie's father had died during the tour), although both stated that they would still record with the band. In 1991, however, Nicks and Rick Vito left Fleetwood Mac altogether. In 1992, Fleetwood arranged a 4-CD box set, spanning highlights from the band's 25-year history, entitled 25 Years – The Chain (a cut-down 2-CD box set, Selections from 25 Years – The Chain ,
4320-523: The band released a non-album single, Danny Kirwan's " Dragonfly " b/w "The Purple Dancer" in the UK and certain European countries, but despite good notices in the press, it was not a success. In 1971, CBS Records , which now owned Fleetwood Mac's original record company Blue Horizon (except in the US and Canada), released the band's third compilation album, The Original Fleetwood Mac , containing previously unreleased material from 1967 and 1968. While on
4416-705: The band would not continue without her. In 1979, they were honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . In 1998, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music . In 2018, Fleetwood Mac received the MusiCares Person of the Year award from the Recording Academy in recognition of their artistic achievement in
4512-475: The band's early years were Jeremy Spencer , Danny Kirwan , and Bob Welch . By the end of 1974, the band lacked a guitarist and a male vocalist. While Fleetwood was scouting studios in Los Angeles, he heard the American folk-rock duo Buckingham Nicks, consisting of guitarist and singer Lindsey Buckingham and singer Stevie Nicks . In December 1974, he asked Buckingham to join Fleetwood Mac. Buckingham agreed on
4608-556: The band's first studio album to miss the charts in the UK, it helped to expand the band's appeal in the United States. In Europe, CBS released Fleetwood Mac's first Greatest Hits album in late 1971. In 1972, six months after the release of Future Games , the band released their sixth studio album, Bare Trees . Mostly composed by Kirwan, Bare Trees featured the Welch-penned single " Sentimental Lady ", which would be
4704-399: The band's last effort. The lineup featuring Fleetwood, the McVies, Buckingham, and Nicks recorded one more album, their fourteenth studio album, Tango in the Night , in 1987. The recording started off as a Buckingham solo album before becoming a full group project. The album went on to become their best-selling release since Rumours , especially in the UK where it hit No. 1 three times in
4800-520: The band's manager Clifford Davis decided to go with Warner Bros. Records (through Reprise Records , a Frank Sinatra -founded label), the label they have stayed with ever since. Under the wing of Reprise, Fleetwood Mac released their third studio album, Then Play On , in September 1969. Although the initial pressing of the American release of this album was the same as the British version, it
4896-477: The band's seventh studio album, Penguin , which was released in January 1973. After the subsequent tour the band fired Walker because they felt his vocal and performance style did not fit well with the rest of the band. The remaining five members carried on and recorded the band's eighth studio album, Mystery to Me , six months later. This album contained Welch's song " Hypnotized ", which received airplay on
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#17327987658664992-564: The band's sound. In November 1968, with Kirwan in the band, they released their first number-one single in Europe, " Albatross ", an instrumental with lead guitar by both Green and Kirwan. Green said later that the success of "Albatross" was thanks to Kirwan: "If it wasn't for Danny, I would never have had a number one hit record." In January 1969, they released their first compilation album English Rose , which contained half of Mr. Wonderful plus new songs from Kirwan. Their next and more successful compilation album The Pious Bird of Good Omen
5088-634: The band's third US tour in April 1970, a few weeks before Green left the band. Released as a single the following month, it made No. 10 in the UK. Prior to its studio recording, the band had played the song live at the Boston Tea Party in February 1970. Some recordings of the three Boston Tea Party gigs (5–7 February 1970) were eventually released in the 1980s as the Live in Boston album. A more complete remastered three-volume compilation of these shows
5184-488: The band, Billy Burnette and Rick Vito , again without auditions. Burnette was the son of Dorsey Burnette and nephew of Johnny Burnette , both of The Rock and Roll Trio . He had already worked with Fleetwood in Zoo, with Christine McVie as part of her solo band, had done some session work with Nicks, and backed Buckingham on Saturday Night Live . Fleetwood and Christine McVie had played on his Try Me album in 1985. Vito,
5280-477: The band, Christine Perfect of Chicken Shack , on keyboards. Later that year, Chicken Shack would score a British hit with a cover of the Etta James classic "I'd Rather Go Blind", with Perfect on lead vocal. Perfect was voted female artist of the year by Melody Maker in 1969 and 1970. Shortly after the release of Mr. Wonderful , 18-year-old guitarist Danny Kirwan joined the band, making Fleetwood Mac
5376-492: The condition that Nicks could also join. The addition of Buckingham and Nicks gave the band a more pop rock sound, and their 1975 album Fleetwood Mac topped the Billboard 200 chart in the United States. Their next album, Rumours (1977) reached number one in multiple countries around the world and won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1978. The line-up remained stable through three more studio albums, but by
5472-634: The drinks were spiked with acid. Langhans and Obermaier were planning to organise an open-air "Bavarian Woodstock", for which they wanted Jimi Hendrix and The Rolling Stones to be the main acts. Already in contact with Hendrix, they hoped Green would help them to get in contact with The Rolling Stones. Green's last studio recording with Fleetwood Mac was " The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown) " and its B-side, "World in Harmony". The tracks were recorded at Warner-Reprise's studios in Hollywood on
5568-404: The first two or three concerts it was decided that she was better off without him: "The band wanted me to expand my role and have a little more freedom, but he didn't play the same way I did." Keyboard player Robert ("Bobby") Hunt, who had been in the band Head West with Bob Welch in 1970, replaced Graves for the remaining dates on the tour but was not invited to join the band full time. By the time
5664-421: The following year. The album sold three million copies in the US and contained four hits: Christine McVie's " Little Lies " and " Everywhere " ("Little Lies" being co-written with her new husband, Eddy Quintela), Sandy Stewart and Nicks' " Seven Wonders ", and Buckingham's " Big Love ". " Family Man " (Buckingham and Richard Dashut ) and " Isn't It Midnight " (Christine McVie) were also released as singles. With
5760-436: The last eight years I’ve never really traveled with a full production of lights, visuals and dancers – and this tour I’ve got all of it. I’ve spent eight years building my musicality so that now I can rely on that, but then I also have a great backup up there with all the production, which is a treat for me. The set consisted of a white stage, a multi-leveled band setup with LCD screens, two parallel multi-story white palm trees,
5856-450: The late 1980s began to disintegrate. After Buckingham left in 1987, he was replaced by Billy Burnette and Rick Vito , although Vito left in 1990 along with Nicks. A 1993 one-off performance for the first inauguration of President Bill Clinton reunited the classic 1974–1987 line-up for the first time in six years. A full-scale reunion took place four years later, and Fleetwood Mac released their fourth U.S. No. 1 album, The Dance (1997),
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#17327987658665952-434: The local level by concert promoters or by performing arts presenters . Usually, small concert tours are managed by a road manager whereas large concert tours are managed by a tour manager . The main challenge in concert tours is how to move the performance's logistics from one venue to another venue, especially for a transcontinental tour. Tour logistics should be very organized and everything has to happen on time and in
6048-496: The most popular. During this period, Fleetwood had filed for bankruptcy, Nicks was admitted to the Betty Ford Clinic for addiction problems, and John McVie had suffered an addiction-related seizure – all of which were attributed to the lifestyle of excess afforded to them by their worldwide success. It was rumoured that Fleetwood Mac had disbanded, but Buckingham commented that he was unhappy at allowing Mirage to remain
6144-478: The much-played album track " Landslide ", a live rendition of which became a hit twenty years later on The Dance album. In 1976, the band was suffering from severe stress. With success came the end of John and Christine McVie's marriage, as well as Buckingham and Nicks's long-term romantic relationship. Fleetwood, meanwhile, was in the midst of divorce proceedings from his wife, Jenny, and had also begun an affair with Nicks. The pressure on Fleetwood Mac to release
6240-508: The name 'Fleetwood Mac' and the right to choose the band members. He recruited members of the band Legs, which had recently issued one single under Davis's management, to tour the US in early 1974 under the name "The New Fleetwood Mac" and perform the rescheduled dates. This band—who former vocalist Dave Walker said were "very good" —consisted of Elmer Gantry (Dave Terry, formerly of Velvet Opera : vocals, guitar), Kirby Gregory (formerly of Curved Air : guitar), Paul Martinez (formerly of
6336-591: The only major rock band managed by the artists themselves. In September 1974, Fleetwood Mac signed a new recording contract with Warner Bros, but remained on the Reprise label. In the same month, the band released their ninth studio album, Heroes Are Hard to Find . This was the first time Fleetwood Mac had only one guitarist. While on tour, they briefly added a second keyboardist, Doug Graves, who had been an engineer on Heroes Are Hard to Find . In 1980, Christine McVie said Graves had been there to back her up, but after
6432-454: The radio. While Mystery to Me eventually received a Gold certification from the RIAA , personal problems within the band emerged. The McVies' marriage was under a lot of stress, which was aggravated by their constant working with each other and by John McVie's considerable alcohol abuse . In 1973, Weston had an affair with Fleetwood's wife Jenny Boyd , sister of George Harrison 's first wife Pattie Boyd . Fleetwood found out two weeks into
6528-455: The remainder of the tour was cancelled. The lawsuit that followed regarding who owned the rights to the name "Fleetwood Mac" put the real Fleetwood Mac on hiatus for almost a year. Although the band was named after Mick Fleetwood and John McVie, they had apparently signed contracts in which they had forfeited the rights to the name. Their record company, Warner Bros. Records , when appealed to, said they did not know who owned it. The dispute
6624-427: The rest of the band agreed. The presence of a false Fleetwood Mac had also confused matters. Rock promoter Bill Graham wrote a letter to Warner Bros to convince them that the real Fleetwood Mac was Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, and Bob Welch. This did not end the legal battle, but the band was able to record as Fleetwood Mac again. Instead of hiring another manager, Fleetwood Mac, having re-formed, became
6720-586: The rest of the band except Green. By 1969, Green was using LSD . During a European tour towards the end of that year, he experienced a bad acid trip at a hippie commune in Munich. Clifford Davis, the band's manager, singled out this incident as the crucial point in Green's mental decline. He said: "The truth about Peter Green and how he ended up how he did is very simple. We were touring Europe in late 1969. When we were in Germany, Peter told me he had been invited to
6816-491: The rest of the band in the studio. The result of this, the band's twelfth studio album Tusk , was a 20-track double album released in 1979. It produced three hit singles: Buckingham's " Tusk " (US No. 8), which featured the USC Trojan Marching Band ; Christine McVie's " Think About Me " (US No. 20); and Nicks' six-and-a-half minute opus " Sara " (US No. 7). "Sara" was cut to four-and-a-half minutes for both
6912-474: The right order as planned. Autoweek magazine estimated 30 to 50 trucks were required by Taylor Swift 's The 1989 World Tour to bring all the stage, sound equipment, instruments, props, and clothes. When Beyoncé visited the United Kingdom with her 2016 The Formation World Tour , it took seven Boeing 747 air freighters and a fleet of more than 70 trucks to get her stage set and other gear to
7008-478: The single and the first CD release of the album in the 1980s, but the full version has since been restored on the 1988 Greatest Hits , the 1992 25 Years – The Chain box set, 2002's The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac , and the 2004 remaster of Tusk . Original guitarist Peter Green also took part in the sessions of Tusk , although his playing on the Christine McVie track "Brown Eyes", is not credited on
7104-566: The stylised sound that Buckingham had evolved during his tenure (which was also evident in his solo work) and developed a more adult contemporary style with producer Greg Ladanyi . The album yielded only one Top 40 hit, Christine McVie's " Save Me ". Behind the Mask only achieved Gold album status in the US, peaking at No. 18 on the Billboard album chart, though it entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 1. It received mixed reviews and
7200-470: The subsequent Shotgun Express (which featured a young Rod Stewart as vocalist), and suggested Fleetwood as a replacement for drummer Aynsley Dunbar when Dunbar left the Bluesbreakers to join the Jeff Beck Group . John Mayall agreed and Fleetwood joined the Bluesbreakers. The Bluesbreakers then consisted of Green, Fleetwood, John McVie and Mayall. Mayall gave Green free recording time as
7296-462: The success of the Tango in the Night album, the band released a Greatest Hits album in 1988. It featured singles from the 1975–1988 era and included two new compositions, " No Questions Asked " written by Nicks and Kelly Johnston, and " As Long as You Follow ", written by Christine McVie and Quintela. 'As Long as You Follow' was released as a single in 1988 but only made No. 43 in the US and No. 66 in
7392-654: The tour ended (on 5 December 1974 at Cal State University), the Heroes album had reached a higher position on the American charts than any of the band's previous records. In Bob Welch's words, following the Heroes are Hard to Find tour, "the buzz that the Mystery to Me band had started to create...[was] gone. I [was] totally exhausted by writing, singing, touring, negotiating, moving, and frankly so [were] Mick, John and Chris. We were all discouraged that Heroes [hadn't] done better. Something needs to change, but what? … There
7488-525: The tour. The "New Fleetwood Mac" tour began on 16 January 1974 at the Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, and was initially successful. One of the band members said the first concert "went down a storm". The promoter was dubious at first but said later that the crowd had loved the band and they were "actually really good". More successful gigs followed, but then word got around that this
7584-499: The touring business suffered in the early 2020s because of the COVID-19 pandemic . Pollstar estimated the total lost revenue for the industry in 2020 at more than $ 30 billion. The mobility of concert tours requires a lot of costs, time, and energy. It is very common for musicians to not see family members for over a year during their touring. British singer Adele expressed her unhappiness of concert tours, saying "Touring
7680-545: The tracks from Loose. The Get Loose Tour started in North America with seven shows, followed by Europe with 23 shows over five weeks. The Canadian leg began shortly afterward in Victoria, B.C. (Furtado's birthplace) where the mayor proclaimed March 21 as Nelly Furtado Day. After the first leg was completed plans were announced for Furtado to visit the United States. The second leg in the United States consisted of
7776-577: The venues. The logistics phase of that tour did not include transportation of the backstage staff, musicians, performers, and the singer herself. The majority of concert tours are part of a promotional campaign to support an album release. Hence, new songs from the respective album are included on its tour's setlist . Some tours are known as "greatest hits tours" or "reunion tour" without any new material or specific album release, such as Fleetwood Mac 's 2009 Unleashed tour and No Doubt 's 2009 Summer Tour . Taylor Swift 's The Eras Tour (2023–2024)
7872-567: The world, including the US, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, France, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. In Germany, they shared the bill with reggae musician Bob Marley . On this world tour, the band recorded music for their first live album , which was released at the end of 1980. The band's thirteenth studio album, Mirage , was released in 1982. Following 1981 solo albums by Nicks ( Bella Donna ), Fleetwood ( The Visitor ), and Buckingham ( Law and Order ), there
7968-484: The year, the singles " Black Magic Woman " (later a big hit when covered by Santana ) and " Need Your Love So Bad " were released, both going top-forty in the UK. The band's second studio album, Mr. Wonderful , was released in August 1968. The album was recorded live in the studio with miked amplifiers and a PA system, rather than being plugged into the board. The sessions featured a horn section as well as friend of
8064-621: Was a return to a more conventional approach. Buckingham had been chided by critics, fellow band members, and music business managers for the lesser commercial success of Tusk . Recorded at Château d'Hérouville in France and produced by Richard Dashut , Mirage was an attempt to recapture the huge success of Rumours . Its hits included Christine McVie's " Hold Me " and " Love in Store " (co-written by Robbie Patton and Jim Recor, respectively), Nicks' " Gypsy ", and Buckingham's " Oh Diane ", which made
8160-454: Was also a kind of fatigue, anger and bitterness that all the work we had done hadn't really paid off and we were just all sort of shaking our heads saying 'what do we do now' … Everybody knew that we had to find some new creative juice." Welch himself had grown tired of the constant struggles to keep Fleetwood Mac functioning and was openly considering leaving the band. Whilst Fleetwood was checking out Sound City Studios in Los Angeles during
8256-524: Was also released). A notable inclusion in the box set was " Silver Springs ", a Nicks composition that was recorded during the Rumours sessions but was omitted from the album and used as the B-side of "Go Your Own Way". Nicks had requested use of this track for her 1991 best-of compilation TimeSpace , but Fleetwood had refused as he had planned to include it in this collection as a rarity. The disagreement between Nicks and Fleetwood garnered press coverage and
8352-421: Was altered to contain the song " Oh Well ", which featured consistently in live performances from the time of its release through 1997 and again starting in 2009. Then Play On , which saw the band broaden their style away from straight blues, was written by Kirwan and Green, plus a track each by Fleetwood and McVie. Jeremy Spencer, meanwhile, had recorded a solo album of 1950s-style rock and roll songs, backed by
8448-400: Was becoming alienated from Welch and the McVies. In August 1972, before a concert on a US tour, Kirwan smashed his Gibson Les Paul Custom guitar and refused to go on stage. The band played the show as a quartet, after which Kirwan criticised their performance, and he was subsequently fired from the band. Fleetwood said later that the pressure had become too much for Kirwan, and he had suffered
8544-423: Was believed to have been the main reason for Nicks leaving the band in 1991. The box set also included a new Nicks/Vito composition, " Paper Doll ", which was released in the US as a single and produced by Buckingham and Richard Dashut. There were also two new Christine McVie compositions, "Heart of Stone" and "Love Shines ". "Love Shines" was released as a single in the UK and elsewhere. Buckingham also contributed
8640-594: Was eventually settled out of court, four years later, in what was described as "a reasonable settlement not unfair to either party". In later years Fleetwood said that, in the end, he was grateful to Davis because the lawsuit was the reason the band moved to California. Nobody from the alternative line-up was ever made a part of the real Fleetwood Mac, although some of them later played in Danny Kirwan's studio band. Gantry and Gregory went on to become members of Stretch , whose 1975 UK hit single " Why Did You Do It? "
8736-497: Was left with major touring commitments to fulfill and no band. Fleetwood Mac had "temporarily disbanded" in Nebraska and its members had gone their separate ways. Davis was concerned that failing to complete the tour would destroy his reputation with bookers and promoters. He sent the band a letter in which he said he "hadn't slaved for years to be brought down by the whims of irresponsible musicians". Davis claimed that he owned
8832-471: Was not the real Fleetwood Mac and audiences became hostile. The band was turned away from several gigs and the next six shows were pulled by promoters. The band struggled on and played further dates in the face of increasing hostility and heckling. More dates were pulled, the keyboard player quit, and after a concert in Edmonton where bottles were thrown at the stage, the tour collapsed. The band dissolved and
8928-612: Was released by Snapper Music in the late 1990s. "Green Manalishi" was released as Green's mental stability deteriorated. He wanted the band to give all their money to charity, but the other members of the band disagreed. In April 1970, Green decided to quit the band after the completion of their European tour. His last show with Fleetwood Mac was on 20 May 1970. The remaining four members, Fleetwood, McVie, Spencer and Kirwan, set about working on their next album. In September 1970, Fleetwood Mac released their fourth studio album, Kiln House , to generally positive reviews. Kirwan's songs on
9024-507: Was released in August and contained various singles, B-sides and tracks the band had recorded as back-up for Eddie Boyd . On tour in the US in January 1969, the band recorded Fleetwood Mac in Chicago (released in December as a double album) at the soon-to-close Chess Records Studio with some of the blues legends of Chicago, including Willie Dixon , Buddy Guy and Otis Spann . These were Fleetwood Mac's last all-blues recordings, with
9120-425: Was seen by some music critics as a low point for the band in the absence of Buckingham (who had actually made a guest appearance playing on the title track). But Rolling Stone magazine said that Vito and Burnette were "the best thing to ever happen to Fleetwood Mac". The subsequent "Behind the Mask" tour saw the band play sold-out shows at London's Wembley Stadium. In the final show in Los Angeles, Buckingham joined
9216-626: Was written about the touring debacle. Gantry later collaborated with the Alan Parsons Project . Martinez went on to play with the Deep Purple offshoot Paice Ashton Lord , as well as Robert Plant 's backing band. While the fake Fleetwood Mac were on tour, Welch stayed in Los Angeles and connected with entertainment attorneys. He realised that Fleetwood Mac was being neglected by Warner Bros and that they would need to change their base of operation from England to America, to which
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