STEVIE NICKS CONCERT

A very long time ago, back in the late
seventies, when I lived in Fargo, Fleetwood Mac came to UND (University of
North Dakota) to give an outdoor concert on June 27, 1976. At the time we
didn’t have the money to spend on tickets to the concert even though we were
huge fans of Fleetwood Mac. The night of the concert we went to UND to see if
we could hear anything from outside the fenced area. The weather forecast was
for a cloudy evening with a chance of showers. We had actually hoped we could
sneak in somehow, but that just wasn’t an option when we got there. So we stood
outside the fence and listened for awhile and then the rain started. I have to
say the thing I will always remember about that concert is seeing Stevie Nicks
on stage soaking wet in her long flimsy black dress clinging to her body
singing, Rhiannon. So when Mystic Lake Casino announced Stevie Nicks
would be performing a concert on August 24, 2011 in their new outdoor
Amphitheater, I purchased tickets. Stevie Nicks is over sixty now and looks
great still. She is performing again, has a new CD out and has been appearing
on the talk shows promoting her tour. A lot of singers like to perform their
new songs at concerts and only sing a few of their old songs which tend to be
the fans favorites, but I give her a lot of credit for giving the fans what
they wanted by performing all her hit songs—Landslide, Dreams, Gold Dust
Woman, Stand Back, Leather and Lace, and Edge of Seventeen. She, also,
managed to intertwine her new songs into the concert while explaining why she
had written each one. It turned out to be a beautiful clear summer night
although it got a little cool as the night progressed. Stevie was engaging and
funny while she talked to the crowd telling stories about her singing career.
All in all it was a must see concert living up to all my expectations. To see
Stevie Nicks perform, Rhiannon, on stage in a black flowing dress at an
outdoor concert, under the Minnesota summer stars, was way over thirty years in
the waiting but well worth it and truly a night I will always remember!