The audience appeared to be close in size to the 10,000 fans that turned up for Fleetwood Mac’s sold-out 2014 concert at Viejas Arena. Christine McVie, the band’s senior member at 75, was clearly enjoying herself, despite some periodic microphone problems. She joined him for a stripped down version of “Don’t Dream It’s Over,” and it was one of the most touching and musically intimate moments of the evening.Īs usual, drummer Fleetwood and bassist John McVie - who are 71 and 73, respectively - provided a rock-solid rhythm section and Fleetwood’s musical and visual enthusiasm were infectious. Perhaps suffering from tour fatigue, her husky voice seemed unable to hit certain notes, although she rose up and soared on the moody “Gold Dust Woman.”įinn, 60, is Fleetwood Mac’s youngest member and 10 years Nicks’ junior. Whatever the reason, it’s telling that two of Saturday’s crowd-pleasing highlights were cover versions - Crowded House’s luminous “Don’t Dream It’s Over” and Tom Petty’s “Free Fallin’,” the latter of which featured the often tired and flat-sounding Nicks’ most spirited singing of the night.Ī rock ‘n’ roll survivor, much like the band she helps anchor, Nicks earned big cheers throughout. It’s possible the two newbies were being overly respectful to the legacy of Fleetwood Mac and the songs themselves.

Of course, doing so might have been tantamount to treason - musically speaking - which made their tasks all the more defined and constricted. Finn, likewise, did his best to replicate Buckingham’s sturdy vocals, even if his higher pitch sometimes made Finn sound more like Graham Nash.Īs a result, it was difficult for either of them to inject anything new or different into the songs. Moreover, his meticulously constructed guitar parts required Campbell to play most of them note-for-note. Both performed with skill and taste, as they helped deliver such Fleetwood Mac staples as “Dreams,” “Rhiannon,” “Little Lies” and the Buckingham-penned - and newly prophetic - “Go Your Own Way.”īut neither could match the edgy, sometimes manic, energy Buckingham previously brought to the band.

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