Published 2024-09-05 06:00
In September 1982, Fleetwood Mac embarked on a 31 city US tour in support of "Mirage", the band’s 4th consecutive multi platinum album and 3rd # 1 hit in America. Both shows at The Forum in Los Angeles were recorded, and "Mirage Tour 1982" combines songs from both into a single concert experience.
Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, and Stevie Nicks were at the height of their collective power at these shows, delivering a hyper charged setlist filled with hits new and old. Standouts include “Songbird”, “Oh Well”, “Love In Store”, “Go Your Own Way” and a version of “Landside” for the ages.
This 22 track live collection features 6 unreleased recordings from the October 21st, 1982 show, including favorites like “Landslide”, “Don’t Stop” and “Never Going Back Again”.
In the set’s liner notes, music journalist and songwriter Bill DeMain calls the collection “a riveting listen” and a reminder of a time when rock shows “were platforms to expand and reinvent songs for the stage, to let them breathe, to unleash different, wilder sides of a band”.
Rhino Records and Warner Music, September 20th, 2024.