The Unleashed Tour was a concert tour by the rock band Fleetwood Mac. The tour ran from March 1, to December 20, 2009 in the United States, Canada, Germany, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand[1] and was the band's first tour in five years,[2] the group featured tracks within the setlist that spanned "all the Mac's many greatest hits" and pulled two rarely played live tracks "Storms" and "I Know I'm Not Wrong" that were taken from the Tusk album. They also resurrected the Peter Green track 'Oh Well' for the first time live since 1995. The tour ranked number 13 in the Worldwide Concert Tours data that is maintained by Pollstar and grossed a total of $84.9 million with a total attendance of 832,597.[3]
Tour by Fleetwood Mac | |
Start date | March 1, 2009 |
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End date | December 20, 2009 |
Legs | 3 |
No. of shows | 81 |
Fleetwood Mac concert chronology |
Background
editThis was the first tour that the Rumours-era lineup undertook without a new album to promote. The group were planning to rerelease Rumours as a CD/DVD combo with unreleased songs, demos and footage from that era. However, this was delayed until 2013's deluxe and super-deluxe editions.[4]
Christine McVie did not participate, having retired from the group in 1998.[5] Stevie Nicks mooted Sheryl Crow joining the band to add a female to the group dynamic in McVie's absence.[6]
Of the onstage atmosphere, Nicks remarked: "My cousin John has known Lindsey [Buckingham] and I since 1968. He told me, 'When I saw you and Lindsey play with Fleetwood Mac in 2009, there was nothing between you. It was as if you were thinking, What shall I get from room service tonight? Grilled cheese? Tomato soup?' Hammy wasn't the word for Lindsey and I in 2009 – it was totally fake."[7]
Set list
edit- "Monday Morning"
- "The Chain"
- "Dreams"
- "I Know I'm Not Wrong"
- "Gypsy"
- "Go Insane"
- "Rhiannon"
- "Second Hand News"
- "Tusk"
- "Sara"
- "Big Love"
- "Landslide"
- "Never Going Back Again"
- "Storms"
- "Say You Love Me"
- "Gold Dust Woman"
- "Oh Well"
- "I'm So Afraid"
- "Stand Back"
- "Go Your Own Way"
- First encore
- "World Turning"
- "Drum solo"
- "Don't Stop"
- Second encore
- "Silver Springs"[8]
Tour dates
editDate | City | Country | Venue | Tickets sold / available | Revenue |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
North America | |||||
March 1, 2009 | Pittsburgh | United States | Mellon Arena | 11,854 / 13,075 | $1,148,633 |
March 3, 2009 | Saint Paul | Xcel Energy Center | 12,046 / 18,341 | $1,241,491 | |
March 5, 2009 | Rosemont, Illinois (Chicago) | Allstate Arena | 24,796 / 28,044 | $2,382,027 | |
March 6, 2009 | |||||
March 8, 2009 | Auburn Hills | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 11,338 / 12,515 | $808,994 | |
March 10, 2009 | Washington, D.C. | Verizon Center | 14,468 / 14,468 | $1,605,006 | |
March 11, 2009 | Boston | TD Banknorth Garden | 13,005 / 17,388 | $1,292,161 | |
March 13, 2009 | Uniondale | Nassau Coliseum | 11,210 / 11,210 | $1,027,022 | |
March 14, 2009 | Uncasville | Mohegan Sun Arena | 8,155 / 8,183 | $904,625 | |
March 16, 2009 | Rochester | Blue Cross Arena | 8,183 / 10,891 | $717,450 | |
March 17, 2009 | Albany | Times Union Center | |||
March 19, 2009 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | 14,955 / 15,258 | $1,708,005 | |
March 21, 2009 | East Rutherford | Izod Center | 13,306 / 15,003 | $1,277,892 | |
March 23, 2009 | Ottawa | Canada | Scotiabank Place | ||
March 25, 2009 | Montreal | Bell Centre | 9,042 / 11,300 | $841,407 | |
March 26, 2009 | Toronto | Air Canada Centre | |||
April 15, 2009 | Philadelphia | United States | Wachovia Center | 12,355 / 14,617 | $1,156,685 |
April 17, 2009 | Cleveland | Quicken Loans Arena | 9,351 / 13,507 | $797,926 | |
April 18, 2009 | Columbus | Nationwide Arena | 11,820 / 16,167 | $1,088,276 | |
April 20, 2009 | Orlando | Amway Arena | 7,668 / 10,688 | $756,311 | |
April 22, 2009 | Tampa | St. Pete Times Forum | 7,542 / 23,722 | $713,643 | |
April 23, 2009 | Fort Lauderdale | BankAtlantic Center | 9,509 / 11,839 | $980,852 | |
April 25, 2009 | Charlotte | Time Warner Cable Arena | 11,937 / 13,866 | $984,558 | |
April 26, 2009 | Greensboro | Greensboro Coliseum | |||
April 28, 2009 | Atlanta | Philips Arena | 10,653 / 11,910 | $959,973 | |
April 30, 2009 | Dallas | American Airlines Center | 13,708 / 14,148 | $1,453,232 | |
May 2, 2009 | Houston | Toyota Center | 12,762 / 13,306 | $1,343,855 | |
May 3, 2009 | Tulsa | BOK Center | 12,976 / 12,976 | $1,286,633 | |
May 5, 2009 | St. Louis | Scottrade Center | 12,016 / 19,080 | $736,300 | |
May 7, 2009 | Omaha | Qwest Center | 10,096 / 14,253 | $843,569 | |
May 8, 2009 | Kansas City | Sprint Center | 13,066 / 14,187 | $1,384,110 | |
May 10, 2009 | Denver | Pepsi Center | 12,228 / 12,656 | $1,155,831 | |
May 15, 2009 | Vancouver | Canada | General Motors Place | 13,934 / 13,934 | $1,855,616 |
May 16, 2009 | Tacoma | United States | Tacoma Dome | 14,735 / 14,807 | $1,390,755 |
May 20, 2009 | Oakland | Oracle Arena | 10,979 / 18,000 | $889,320 | |
May 21, 2009 | San Jose | HP Pavilion | 11,078 / 12,964 | $1,094,667 | |
May 23, 2009 | Anaheim | Honda Center | 12,733 / 13,212 | $1,275,744 | |
May 24, 2009 | Glendale | Jobing.com Arena | 12,006 / 13,175 | $1,026,737 | |
May 28, 2009 | Los Angeles | Staples Center | 13,542 / 14,369 | $1,475,463 | |
May 30, 2009 | Las Vegas | MGM Grand Garden Arena | 11,193 / 12,186 | $1,192,385 | |
May 31, 2009 | San Diego | Sports Arena | 9,971 / 9,971 | $839,074 | |
June 3, 2009 | Salt Lake City | EnergySolutions Arena | |||
June 5, 2009 | Saskatoon | Canada | SaskTel Centre | ||
June 6, 2009 | Winnipeg | MTS Centre | |||
June 8, 2009 | Milwaukee | United States | Bradley Center | ||
June 10, 2009 | Baltimore | 1st Mariner Arena | |||
June 11, 2009 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | |||
June 13, 2009 | Atlantic City | Boardwalk Hall | 9,458 / 11,670 | $813,585 | |
June 16, 2009 | Manchester | Verizon Wireless Arena | |||
June 17, 2009 | Uncasville | Mohegan Sun Arena | |||
June 19, 2009 | Nashville | Sommet Center | 8,895 / 13,472 | $688,725 | |
June 20, 2009 | New Orleans | New Orleans Arena | 11,470 / 12,724 | $970,809 | |
June 23, 2009 | Calgary | Canada | Pengrowth Saddledome | ||
June 24, 2009 | Edmonton | Rexall Place | 11,607 / 12,962 | $1,451,546 | |
Europe | |||||
October 8, 2009 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Parken | 16,655 / 20,415 | $1,894,705 |
October 10, 2009 | Stockholm | Sweden | Ericsson Globe | 10,515 / 11,352 | $962,886 |
October 12, 2009 | Oberhausen | Germany | Arena | ||
October 14, 2009 | Antwerp | Belgium | Sportpaleis | 12,589 / 12,687 | $1,104,080 |
October 15, 2009 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Ahoy | 10,811 / 10,811 | $923,385 |
October 17, 2009 | Paris | France | Le Zénith | ||
October 19, 2009 | Berlin | Germany | O2 World | ||
October 22, 2009 | Glasgow | Scotland | SECC | 8,778 / 8,778 | $1,013,963 |
October 24, 2009 | Dublin | Ireland | The O2 | 16,026 / 16,026 | $2,682,390 |
October 25, 2009 | |||||
October 27, 2009 | Manchester | England | Manchester Evening News Arena | 14,442 / 15,187 | $1,649,086 |
October 30, 2009 | London | Wembley Arena | 22,209 / 22,368 | $2,557,957 | |
October 31, 2009 | |||||
November 2, 2009 | Sheffield | Sheffield Arena | 10,277 / 11,000 | $1,183,332 | |
November 3, 2009 | Birmingham | National Indoor Arena | 11,692 / 11,692 | $1,342,634 | |
November 6, 2009 | London | Wembley Arena | |||
Oceania | |||||
December 1, 2009 | Melbourne | Australia | Rod Laver Arena | ||
December 2, 2009 | |||||
December 5, 2009 | Hunter Valley | Hope Estate Winery | |||
December 7, 2009 | Sydney | Acer Arena | |||
December 8, 2009 | |||||
December 11, 2009 | Perth | Members Equity | |||
December 12, 2009 | |||||
December 15, 2009 | Brisbane | Entertainment Center | |||
December 16, 2009 | |||||
December 19, 2009 | New Plymouth | New Zealand | Bowl of Brooklands | ||
December 20, 2009 |
Personnel
editFleetwood Mac
edit- Lindsey Buckingham – lead guitar, vocals
- Stevie Nicks – vocals, tambourine
- John McVie – bass guitar
- Mick Fleetwood – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
edit- Brett Tuggle – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals, maracas on "Oh Well"
- Neale Heywood – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Sharon Celani – background vocals
- Jana Andeson – background vocals
- Lori Nicks – background vocals
References
edit- ^ [1], 2009 Tour Dates Fleetwood Mac 'Unleashed' Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ^ [2] Fleetwood Mac To Get Unleashed On 2009 Tour Retrieved 7 June 2014
- ^ [3] Fleetwood Mac Rank No.13 on Pollstar Year End Top 20 Worldwide Tours. Retrieved 4 June 2014
- ^ [4] Rumours 35th Anniversary Special Edition Press Release. Retrieved 5 June 2014
- ^ [5] Total Projection – Fleetwood Mac, December 2009, Issue 124 Retrieved 5 June 2014
- ^ [6] Billboard – Fleetwood Mac Tuning Up For Spring Tour Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ McNair, James (December 2013). "The Mojo Interview". Mojo (241): 40.
- ^ [7], Billboard – Fleetwood Mac/ March 8, 2009/ Auburn Hills, Mich. (The Palace) Retrieved 5 June 2014.