The Mirage Tour in Autumn 1982 was a

concert tour A concert tour (or simply tour) is a series of concerts by an artist or group of artists in different cities, countries or locations. Often concert tours are named to differentiate different tours by the same artist and to associate a specific to ...

by British-American pop rock band Fleetwood Mac. The tour only lasting a few months. Unlike the extensive

Tusk Tour The Tusk Tour was a world concert tour by the rock group, Fleetwood Mac. The tour began on October 26, 1979, in Pocatello, Idaho and ended on September 1, 1980, in Hollywood, California. The Live album contained many of the live recordings of ...

, the Mirage Tour was confined to just the U.S. in 29 cities.

History

This would be the last tour with

Lindsey Buckingham Lindsey Adams Buckingham (born October 3, 1949) is an American musician and record producer, best known as the lead guitarist and male lead vocalist of the band Fleetwood Mac from 1975 to 1987 and 1997 to 2018. In addition to his tenure with Fl ...

with the band until '' The Dance'' in 1997. Although Buckingham would perform on and produce the next album, ''

Tango in the Night ''Tango in the Night'' is the fourteenth studio album by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, released on 13 April 1987. It is the fifth and final studio album from the band's most successful lineup of Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood ...

'', he did not tour and decided to leave the band. Tragedy struck during the month of October when Nicks' best friend, Robin Anderson, died leaving Nicks in a total state of shock. As a result, she gave some of her most electrifying and heartfelt performances to date. On October 18, the band played at a

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organized by the City of Hope foundation. Nicks also played a solo set with her band and Don Henley appearing as a guest artist. The October 15 and 20 shows were originally scheduled for early October, but had to be postponed because Nicks was ill, suffering from walking pneumonia. The October 22 show at The Forum in Inglewood, was filmed and released in 1984 in VHS (and later in

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) under the title "''Fleetwood Mac In Concert - Mirage Tour '82''".

Set list

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Second Hand News "Second Hand News" is a song written by Lindsey Buckingham. The song was first performed for the British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac as the opening track of their 1977 album '' Rumours''. Background "Second Hand News" was a frontrunner for ...

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The Chain "The Chain" is a song by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, released on their 1977 album '' Rumours''. It is the only song from the album with writing credits for all five members (Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, Christine McVie, John ...

" # " Don't Stop" # "

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" # " Oh Well" # "

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" # " Brown Eyes" # "Eyes of the World" # "

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" # " Love in Store" # " Not That Funny" # "

Never Going Back Again "Never Going Back Again" is a song written by Lindsey Buckingham that was first released by the British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac on their eleventh studio album '' Rumours'' (1977). The song was also released as the B-side to the Top Ten ...

" # " Landslide" # "

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" # " Hold Me" # "

You Make Loving Fun "You Make Loving Fun" is a song written and sung by Christine McVie of British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac. The song was released as the fourth and final 45 rpm single from the band's 1977 album '' Rumours''. "You Make Loving Fun" was the a ...

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I'm So Afraid "I'm So Afraid" is a song written by Lindsey Buckingham for the British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac for their tenth album, '' Fleetwood Mac''. The song was intended for a second Buckingham Nicks album, but the album never came to fruition ...

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Go Your Own Way "Go Your Own Way" is a song by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac from their eleventh studio album, '' Rumours'' (1977). The song was released as the album's first single in December 1976 on both sides of the Atlantic. Written and sung ...

" #;Encore # " Blue Letter" # "

Sisters of the Moon "Sisters of the Moon" is a song by British-American rock group Fleetwood Mac. It was written and sung by band-member Stevie Nicks and was released in the US as the fourth single from the 1979 album '' Tusk''. It peaked at No. 86 on the ''Billboard ...

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Tour dates

Personnel

Mick Fleetwood Michael John Kells Fleetwood (born 24 June 1947) is a British musician, songwriter and occasional actor. He is best known as the drummer, co-founder, and leader of the rock band Fleetwood Mac. Fleetwood, whose surname was merged with that of t ...

– drums, percussion *

John McVie John Graham McVie (born 26 November 1945) is a British bass guitarist. He is best known as a member of the rock bands John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers from 1964 to 1967 and Fleetwood Mac since 1967. His surname, combined with that of Mick Fle ...

– bass guitar *

Christine McVie Christine Anne McVie (; née Perfect; 12 July 1943 – 30 November 2022) was an English musician and songwriter. She was best known as keyboardist and one of the vocalists of the band Fleetwood Mac. McVie was a member of several bands, nota ...

– Hammond B3 Organ, Yamaha CP-30, piano, accordion,

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, tambourine, vocals *

– guitar, vocals * Stevie Nicks – vocals, tambourine, cowbell

Certifications

References

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