The individual members of Fleetwood Mac have to find something to do when they’re not touring their collective back catalogue to packed arenas at eye-watering prices; for Stevie Nicks, that’s usually involved focusing on her solo career. Back in 2011, she turned out her first solo record in a decade, In Your Dreams, to a generally positive critical response; like most of her solo work, it focused more directly on a rock sound than much of her Fleetwood Mac material has, and the live show that accompanied it, when she hit the road in support of it, leant in a similar direction. After a joint tour in the U.S. with fellow cocaine enthusiast Rod Stewart, she played in front of 60,000 people at the Hard Rock Calling festival in London - the first time she’d stepped out on her own in Europe since 1989. In keeping with the tone of the new record, the Fleetwood Mac songs that she did perform were the heavier numbers, with an extended, jam-laden version of ‘Gold Dust Woman’ amongst the highlights. Solo standout ‘Edge of Seventeen’, too, received the full rock treatment, running over twelve minutes with a scintillating guitar intro. Nicks was flanked by backing singers, but frankly didn’t need them; her voice has stood up astonishingly well to years of well-documented drug abuse. Fleetwood Mac tours are so lucrative that it’s difficult to see Nicks throwing herself back into the solo arena all that whole-heartedly any time soon; should she surprise us, though, she’s already got the live side of things down pat.
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Superstar singer-songwriter STEVIE NICKS announced her return to Australia for an exclusive run of her 24 Karat Gold shows this November. Tickets will go on sale on Friday, August 18 at 11am.
Joining Stevie for these special concerts are the legendary PRETENDERS, fronted by Chrissie Hynde.
Fans will be treated to full, individual sets by Stevie Nicks and Pretenders who will both be performing their greatest classic hits and much much more.
The 24 Karat Gold Tour will include a show in the stunning Botanic Park in Adelaide as well as three A Day On The Green winery shows at Bimbadgen in the Hunter Valley, Sirromet Wines at Queensland’s Mt Cotton and Rochford Wines in Victoria’s Yarra Valley.
Stevie Nicks, a multi-platinum selling artist - dubbed “the reigning queen of rock and roll” by Rolling Stone Magazine has had six Top Ten albums and eight Grammy nominations. Her timeless classics include the iconic Nicks penned Landslide, Gold Dust Woman, Rhiannon, Edge of 17, Gypsy and scores of others...
Her 2014 album 24 Karat Gold – Songs From The Vault debuted at No. 7 on Billboard’s Top 200 Charts. As a member of Fleetwood Mac, Nicks most recently performed 122 sold-out shows around the world during 2014-2015. Nicks most recently completed a sold out solo tour of the US with Pretenders which received rave reviews (see below).
As a solo artist and a Fleetwood Mac band member, Nicks has sold more than 140 million albums and won several Grammys.
“It’s been thrilling to get on stage each night and sing some of my early gems from early in my career along with getting the chance to sing the material from my last two albums, In Your Dreams and 24 Karat Gold – Songs From The Vault”, says Stevie Nicks.
The Pretenders cross the bridge between punk, new wave and Top 40 pop music with unparalleled style, and with hit songs like Brass In Pocket, I’ll Stand By You, Back On The Chain Gang and Don’t Get Me Wrong.
The band has sold in excess of 25 million albums and founder and leader Chrissie Hynde is one of contemporary music’s greatest songwriters. Chrissie most recently released the album Stockholm and a 2015 memoir, Reckless: My Life As a Pretender, hailed by the New York Times upon its release as “honest and distinctive… first and foremost, a love letter to rock and roll.”
“Stevie cast a spell over Houston... Women danced. Men sang along. And Nicks in all her witchy allure proved she still reigns supreme.” – Houston Chronicle
“Let’s face it, there’s something downright magical to Stevie Nicks… The sexiest voice on the planet.” – Phoenix New Times
“As women rock stars go, there aren’t much cooler than Stevie Nicks and Chrissie Hynde... A whopping injection of female fused musical power – a love letter to the faithful.” – Atlanta Journal Constitution
The 24 Karat Gold Tour brings together two of music’s most compelling women - a unique pairing that is not to be missed!
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Stevie Nicks confirmed that fan-favorite Fleetwood Mac tracks would “never” be taken out of her setlist — even if she’s tired of playing and hearing them. Here’s what the “Edge of Seventeen” artist said about her live performances.
Stevie Nicks appeared as a singer and songwriter in Fleetwood Mac
This songwriter is known as the “White Witch,” releasing “Edge of Seventeen” and “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around.” Along with Lindsey Buckingham, Christine McVie, John McVie, and Mick Fleetwood, Nicks wrote “The Chain,” in addition to contributing to other Rumours originals.
She performed on Tusk and later earned recognition as a solo artist. Even today, Nicks continues to tour, performing “Gypsy,” “Dreams,” “Gold Dust Woman,” and other Fleetwood Mac tracks live.
Stevie Nicks says there are some songs she can ‘never’ take out of her setlist
After decades of performing Nicks shared that even if she gets tired of the fan-favorite Fleetwood Mac songs, she would “never” take them out of her setlist.
“Well, that’s where you want to be when you sing that,” Nicks said during an interview with The New Yorker. “You want to be in the story, because, once you’re not in the story anymore, that song goes. I mean, there’s certain songs that can never go out of the set even if you’re terribly tired of them.”
“But there’s a reason they made it on those records,” she added. “There’s a reason why that one was chosen. I have a really good memory of all that. I can just put myself right back in our first apartment.”
Even decades after releasing songs like “Dreams” and “Gold Dust Woman” with Fleetwood Mac, Nicks includes them in her solo setlist. That includes her 2022 performances at Asbury Park’s Sea.Hear.Now Festival and Connecticut’s Sound on Sound Festival.
As one of her most popular solo songs, Nicks performs “Edge of Seventeen” at most live concerts. As a proud exception, the “24 Karat Gold” tour featured Nicks’ hits, as well as some songs that were “not good enough” to be included on full-length albums. Now, a concert recording is available on Spotify.
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‘Dreams’ by Fleetwood Mac became a trend on TikTok
Thanks to social media, some Fleetwood Mac songs got a second life from a new generation. That includes “Dreams,” which became a TikTok trend thanks to one person sipping cranberry juice and riding a skateboard.
Nicks even joined in on the fun, appearing in one video lacing up roller skates and singing along to the Rumours original.
Now, “Dreams” holds over a billion Spotify plays, making it one of Fleetwood Mac’s most popular releases on the streaming platform. “Go Your Own Way” has over 690 million Spotify plays as of October 2022, while “Rhiannon” has over 280 million streams.