The Tusk Tour was a world concert tour by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac. The tour began on October 26, 1979, in Pocatello, Idaho and ended on September 1, 1980, in Hollywood, California. The band's 1980 Live album contains many of the live recordings of songs from the Tusk Tour.
History In 1979, Fleetwood Mac embarked on their 112 show-long world tour promoting their new album, Tusk. The tour began in Pocatello, Idaho on October 26, 1979 at the ASISU Minidome and ended September 1, 1980 at the Hollywood Bowl, both of which were sold-out shows. Every one of their shows performed were filmed and recorded for their Live album.
The band adjusted the setlist throughout the tour: "Say You Love Me" served as the first song of the opening night in Pocatello and "Monday Morning" opened the set for their final tour in Los Angeles. Kate Bush declined an offer to open for Fleetwood Mac on this tour, so Danny Douma and Christopher Cross served as the opening act instead depending on the performance.
Starting with the Tusk Tour, Buckingham began to use a Model 1 guitar developed by Rick Turner. The instrument was equipped with a mahogany body, a rosewood fingerboard, and a single pickup with semi-parametric EQ. After playing the Model 1 during a rehearsal, Buckingham decided to make the instrument his primary guitar onstage, supplanting his Gibson Les Paul and Fender Stratocaster in the process.
Setbacks Christine McVie mentioned that "somebody once said that with the money we spent on champagne on one night they could have made an entire album. I used to go onstage and drink a bottle of Dom Pérignon, and drink one offstage afterwards . It's not the kind of party I’d like to go to now. There was a lot of booze being drunk and there was blood floating around in the alcohol, which doesn’t make for a stable environment." The band members indulged in heavy amounts of cocaine and marijuana during the tour. McVie joked that the strength of the marijuana was so strong that the actual act of smoking was not needed to feel the effects of the drug.
As the tour progressed, the band members became less fond of each other. As a result of this tension and the financial setbacks endured, the band members were "barely able to stand the sight of each other". While in Auckland, New Zealand in 1980, Stevie Nicks said that Buckingham began to mimic her by pulling his jacket up over his head to mirror what she did stylistically with her shawl during this performance.
Set lists
North American leg 1979 #1
"Say You Love Me" "The Chain" "Dreams" "Not That Funny" "Rhiannon" "Over & Over" "Oh Well" "Sara" "What Makes You Think You're the One" "Oh Daddy" "Save Me a Place" "Landslide" "Tusk" "Angel" "You Make Loving Fun" "I'm So Afraid" "World Turning" "Go Your Own Way" "Sisters of the Moon" "Blue Letter" "Songbird"
North American leg 1979 #2
"Say You Love Me" "The Chain" "Dreams" "Not That Funny" "Rhiannon" "Don't Stop" "Oh Well" "Sara" "What Makes You Think You're the One" "Oh Daddy" "Save Me a Place" "Landslide" "Tusk" "Angel" "You Make Loving Fun" "I'm So Afraid" "World Turning" "Go Your Own Way" "Sisters of the Moon" "Blue Letter" "Songbird"
North American leg 1979 #3
"Say You Love Me" "The Chain" "Don't Stop" "Dreams" "Oh Well" "Rhiannon" "Oh Daddy" "What Makes You Think You're the One" "Sara" "Not That Funny" "Save Me a Place" "Landslide" "Tusk" "Angel" "You Make Loving Fun" "I'm So Afraid" "World Turning" "Blue Letter" "Go Your Own Way" "Sisters of the Moon" "Second Hand News" "Songbird"
Japan, Oceania, second North American leg
"Say You Love Me" "The Chain" "Don't Stop" "Dreams" "Oh Well" "Rhiannon" "Oh Daddy" "What Makes You Think You're the One" "Sara" "Not That Funny" "Never Going Back Again" "Landslide" "Tusk" "Angel" "You Make Loving Fun" "I'm So Afraid" "World Turning" "Go Your Own Way" "Sisters of the Moon" "Songbird"
European leg
"Say You Love Me" "The Chain" "Don't Stop" "Dreams" "Oh Well" "Rhiannon" "Oh Daddy" "That's Enough for Me" "Sara" "Not That Funny" "Never Going Back Again" "Landslide" "Tusk" "Angel" "You Make Loving Fun" "I'm So Afraid" "World Turning" "Go Your Own Way" "Sisters of the Moon" "Songbird"
North American leg 1980
"Monday Morning" "The Chain" "Don't Stop" "Dreams" "Oh Well" "Rhiannon" "Over and Over" "What Makes You Think You're the One" "Sara" "Not That Funny" "Never Going Back Again" "Landslide" "Tusk" "Think About Me" "I'm So Afraid" "Angel" "You Make Loving Fun" "World Turning" "Go Your Own Way" "Sisters of the Moon" "Songbird"
"The Ledge" and "I Know I'm Not Wrong" were rehearsed before this tour, but it is unknown if they were performed.
Tour dates DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceRevenueNorth AmericaOctober 26, 1979PocatelloUnited StatesMinidome rowspan="3" rowspan="3" October 27, 1979OgdenDee Events CenterOctober 28, 1979Salt Lake CitySalt PalaceOctober 31, 1979DenverMcNichols Arena20,978 / 25,000$299,714November 1, 1979November 2, 1979AlbuquerqueTingley Coliseum10,700 / 10,700$107,000November 5, 1979St. LouisCheckerdome25,200 / 25,200$303,353November 6, 1979November 7, 1979CincinnatiRiverfront Coliseum12,639 / 17,000$174,348November 10, 1979New HavenNew Haven Coliseum9,635 / 9,635$135,647November 11, 1979UniondaleNassau Coliseum rowspan="2" rowspan="2" November 12, 1979November 15, 1979New York CityMadison Square Garden34,958 / 34,958$438,254November 16, 1979November 17, 1979BostonBoston Garden12,491 / 15,000$183,333November 20, 1979RochesterRochester Community War MemorialNovember 21, 1979PhiladelphiaThe Spectrum15,109 / 18,000$194,504November 22, 1979ProvidenceProvidence Civic Center10,699 / 12,000$127,319November 25, 1979LandoverCapital Centre rowspan="2" rowspan="2" November 26, 1979PittsburghCivic ArenaNovember 29, 1979Ann ArborCrisler Arena10,212$123,843November 30, 1979ChampaignAssembly HallDecember 1, 1979Cedar FallsUNI-Dome25,556$255,560December 4, 1979InglewoodThe Forum69,017 / 69,017$916,668December 5, 1979December 6, 1979December 9, 1979San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena11,748 / 11,748$143,278December 10, 1979InglewoodThe ForumDecember 11, 1979December 14, 1979Daly CityCow Palace33,858 / 33,858$384,779December 15, 1979December 16, 1979AsiaFebruary 3, 1980TokyoJapanNippon Budokan rowspan="10" rowspan="10" February 4, 1980February 5, 1980February 8, 1980KyotoKyoto KaikanFebruary 9, 1980GifuShimin KaikanFebruary 11, 1980SapporoKuseinenkin HallFebruary 13, 1980YokohamaKenmin HallFebruary 14, 1980SendaiKenmin HallFebruary 16, 1980OsakaOsaka Festival HallFebruary 17, 1980OceaniaFebruary 21, 1980PerthAustraliaPerth Entertainment Centre rowspan="17" rowspan="17" February 22, 1980February 25, 1980AdelaideTennis StadiumFebruary 27, 1980SydneyHordern PavilionFebruary 28, 1980March 1, 1980MelbourneMelbourne Festival HallMarch 2, 1980March 3, 1980March 7, 1980BrisbaneBrisbane Festival HallMarch 8, 1980March 11, 1980MelbourneFestival HallMarch 12, 1980March 15, 1980SydneyHordern PavilionMarch 16, 1980March 17, 1980March 20, 1980WellingtonNew ZealandAthletic ParkMarch 22, 1980AucklandWestern Springs StadiumNorth America March 27, 1980HonoluluUnited StatesNeal S. Blaisdell Center22,500 / 22,500$287,225 March 28, 1980 March 29, 1980 April 30, 1980 Portland Portland Memorial Coliseum11,000 / 11,000$137,238 May 1, 1980 Seattle Hec Edmundson Pavilion9,215 / 9,215$114,188 May 2, 1980 VancouverCanada Pacific Coliseum May 5, 1980EdmontonNorthlands Coliseum25,851 / 25,851$322,593 May 6, 1980 May 9, 1980BloomingtonUnited StatesMetropolitan Sports Center27,404 / 27,404$319,005 May 10, 1980 May 11, 1980 Madison Dane County Coliseum10,100 / 10,100$111,000 May 14, 1980RosemontRosemont Horizon rowspan="3" rowspan="3" May 15, 1980 May 16, 1980 Indianapolis Market Square Arena May 19, 1980 Buffalo Buffalo Memorial Auditorium13,777 / 17,000$187,974 May 20, 1980RichfieldRichfield Coliseum28,037 / 28,037$308,407 May 21, 1980 May 23, 1980DetroitJoe Louis Arena23,747 / 23,747$291,455 May 24, 1980Europe June 1, 1980 MunichWest Germany Reitstadion rowspan="16" rowspan="16" June 3, 1980 Bremen Stadthalle June 4, 1980 Cologne Sporthalle June 8, 1980 Kaiserslautern Betzenbergstadion June 9, 1980 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion June 12, 1980 Brussels Belgium Vorst Nationaal June 13, 1980 Rotterdam Netherlands Rotterdam Ahoy SportpaleisJune 14, 1980ParisFrancePalais des Sports de Paris June 16, 1980StaffordEnglandBingley Hall June 17, 1980 June 20, 1980LondonWembley Arena June 21, 1980 June 22, 1980 June 25, 1980 June 26, 1980 June 27, 1980North America August 5, 1980 LakelandUnited States Lakeland Civic Center10,000 / 10,000$120,000 August 6, 1980 Pembroke Pines Hollywood Sportatorium August 8, 1980 Atlanta Omni Coliseum13,764 / 17,000$188,631 August 11, 1980 Mobile Municipal Auditorium rowspan="3" rowspan="3" August 12, 1980 Birmingham BJCC Coliseum August 13, 1980 Baton Rouge Riverside Centroplex August 16, 1980 Dallas Reunion Arena16,713 / 18,000$208,912 August 17, 1980 San Antonio HemisFair Arena10,309 / 15,000$128,862 August 18, 1980 Houston The Summit13,684 / 16,000$174,574 August 21, 1980 Omaha Omaha Civic Auditorium11,729 / 11,729$140,478 August 22, 1980 Oklahoma City The Myriad12,976 / 15,000$162,200 August 23, 1980 Valley Center Kansas Coliseum12,000 / 12,000$146,400 August 24, 1980 Kansas City Kemper Arena14,055 / 18,000$175,687 August 27, 1980 Las Cruces Pan American Center10,879 / 10,879$114,583 August 28, 1980 Tucson McKale Center11,400 / 11,400$140,372 August 29, 1980 Phoenix Compton Terrace rowspan="3" rowspan="3" August 31, 1980Los AngelesHollywood Bowl September 1, 1980
Personnel Mick Fleetwood – drums, cowbell, congas, gong, wind chimes, talking drum John McVie – bass guitar Christine McVie – Hammond organ, Yamaha CP-30, piano, accordion, acoustic guitar, maracas, vocals Lindsey Buckingham – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals Stevie Nicks – vocals, tambourine, cowbell
Additional musicians Ray Lindsey – rhythm guitar on "Go Your Own Way" & "Second Hand News" Jeffery Bova – keyboards on "Tusk" Tony Todaro – percussion
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