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!