The Unleashed Tour was a concert tour by the rock band Fleetwood Mac. The tour ran from March 1, to December 20, 2009 in the United States, Canada, Germany, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, 2009 Tour Dates Fleetwood Mac 'Unleashed' Retrieved 3 June 2014. and was the band's first tour in five years, Fleetwood Mac To Get Unleashed On 2009 Tour Retrieved 7 June 2014 the group featured tracks within the setlist that spanned "all the Mac's many greatest hits" and pulled two rarely played live tracks "Storms" and "I Know I'm Not Wrong" that were taken from the Tusk album. They also resurrected the Peter Green track 'Oh Well' for the first time live since 1995. The tour ranked number 13 in the Worldwide Concert Tours data that is maintained by Pollstar and grossed a total of $84.9 million with a total attendance of 832,597. Fleetwood Mac Rank No.13 on Pollstar Year End Top 20 Worldwide Tours. Retrieved 4 June 2014
Background This was the first tour that the Rumours-era lineup undertook without a new album to promote. The group were planning to rerelease Rumours as a CD/DVD combo with unreleased songs, demos and footage from that era. However, this was delayed until 2013's deluxe and super-deluxe editions. Rumours 35th Anniversary Special Edition Press Release. Retrieved 5 June 2014
Christine McVie did not participate, having retired from the group in 1998. Total Projection – Fleetwood Mac, December 2009, Issue 124 Retrieved 5 June 2014 Stevie Nicks mooted Sheryl Crow joining the band to add a female to the group dynamic in McVie's absence. Billboard – Fleetwood Mac Tuning Up For Spring Tour Retrieved 5 June 2014.
Of the onstage atmosphere, Nicks remarked: "My cousin John has known Lindsey [Buckingham] and I since 1968. He told me, 'When I saw you and Lindsey play with Fleetwood Mac in 2009, there was nothing between you. It was as if you were thinking, What shall I get from room service tonight? Grilled cheese? Tomato soup?' Hammy wasn't the word for Lindsey and I in 2009 – it was totally fake."
Set list "Monday Morning" "The Chain" "Dreams" "I Know I'm Not Wrong" "Gypsy" "Go Insane" "Rhiannon" "Second Hand News" "Tusk" "Sara" "Big Love" "Landslide" "Never Going Back Again" "Storms" "Say You Love Me" "Gold Dust Woman" "Oh Well" "I'm So Afraid" "Stand Back" "Go Your Own Way" First encore "World Turning" "Drum solo" "Don't Stop" Second encore "Silver Springs", Billboard – Fleetwood Mac/ March 8, 2009/ Auburn Hills, Mich. (The Palace) Retrieved 5 June 2014.
Tour dates Date City Country Venue Tickets sold / available Revenue North America March 1, 2009 PittsburghUnited States Mellon Arena11,854 / 13,075$1,148,633 March 3, 2009 Saint Paul Xcel Energy Center12,046 / 18,341$1,241,491 March 5, 2009Rosemont, Illinois (Chicago)Allstate Arena24,796 / 28,044$2,382,027 March 6, 2009 March 8, 2009 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills11,338 / 12,515$808,994 March 10, 2009 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center14,468 / 14,468$1,605,006 March 11, 2009 Boston TD Banknorth Garden13,005 / 17,388$1,292,161 March 13, 2009 Uniondale Nassau Coliseum11,210 / 11,210$1,027,022 March 14, 2009 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena8,155 / 8,183$904,625 March 16, 2009 Rochester Blue Cross Arena8,183 / 10,891$717,450 March 19, 2009 New York City Madison Square Garden14,955 / 15,258$1,708,005 March 21, 2009 East Rutherford Izod Center13,306 / 15,003$1,277,892 March 23, 2009 OttawaCanada Scotiabank Place 12,122 / 14,285 $1,091,999 March 25, 2009 Montreal Bell Centre9,042 / 11,300$841,407 March 26, 2009 Toronto Air Canada Centre April 15, 2009 PhiladelphiaUnited States Wachovia Center12,355 / 14,617$1,156,685 April 17, 2009 Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena9,351 / 13,507$797,926 April 18, 2009 Columbus Nationwide Arena11,820 / 16,167$1,088,276 April 20, 2009 Orlando Amway Arena7,668 / 10,688$756,311 April 22, 2009 Tampa St. Pete Times Forum7,542 / 23,722$713,643 April 23, 2009 Fort Lauderdale BankAtlantic Center9,509 / 11,839$980,852 April 25, 2009 Charlotte Time Warner Cable Arena11,937 / 13,866$984,558 April 26, 2009 Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum April 28, 2009 Atlanta Philips Arena10,653 / 11,910$959,973 April 30, 2009 Dallas American Airlines Center13,708 / 14,148$1,453,232 May 2, 2009 Houston Toyota Center12,762 / 13,306$1,343,855 May 3, 2009 Tulsa BOK Center12,976 / 12,976$1,286,633 May 5, 2009 St. Louis Scottrade Center12,016 / 19,080$736,300 May 7, 2009 Omaha Qwest Center10,096 / 14,253$843,569 May 8, 2009 Kansas City Sprint Center13,066 / 14,187$1,384,110 May 10, 2009 Denver Pepsi Center12,228 / 12,656$1,155,831 May 15, 2009 Vancouver Canada General Motors Place13,934 / 13,934$1,855,616 May 16, 2009 TacomaUnited States Tacoma Dome14,735 / 14,807$1,390,755 May 20, 2009 Oakland Oracle Arena10,979 / 18,000$889,320 May 21, 2009 San Jose HP Pavilion11,078 / 12,964$1,094,667 May 23, 2009 Anaheim Honda Center12,733 / 13,212$1,275,744 May 24, 2009 Glendale Jobing.com Arena12,006 / 13,175$1,026,737 May 28, 2009 Los Angeles Staples Center13,542 / 14,369$1,475,463 May 30, 2009 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena11,193 / 12,186$1,192,385 May 31, 2009 San Diego Sports Arena9,971 / 9,971$839,074 June 3, 2009 Salt Lake City EnergySolutions Arena June 5, 2009 SaskatoonCanada SaskTel Centre June 6, 2009 Winnipeg MTS Centre June 8, 2009 MilwaukeeUnited States Bradley Center June 10, 2009 Baltimore 1st Mariner Arena June 11, 2009 New York City Madison Square Garden June 13, 2009 Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall9,458 / 11,670$813,585 June 16, 2009 Manchester Verizon Wireless Arena June 17, 2009 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena June 19, 2009 Nashville Sommet Center8,895 / 13,472$688,725 June 20, 2009 New Orleans New Orleans Arena11,470 / 12,724$970,809 June 23, 2009 CalgaryCanada Pengrowth Saddledome June 24, 2009 Edmonton Rexall Place11,607 / 12,962$1,451,546 Europe October 8, 2009 Copenhagen Denmark Parken16,655 / 20,415$1,894,705 October 10, 2009 Stockholm Sweden Ericsson Globe10,515 / 11,352$962,886 October 12, 2009 Oberhausen Germany Arena October 14, 2009 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis12,589 / 12,687$1,104,080 October 15, 2009 Rotterdam Netherlands Ahoy10,811 / 10,811$923,385 October 17, 2009 Paris France Le Zénith 6,053 / 6,053 $472,628 October 19, 2009 Berlin Germany O2 World 10,988 / 11,931 $877,545 October 22, 2009 Glasgow Scotland SECC8,778 / 8,778$1,013,963 October 24, 2009DublinIrelandThe O216,026 / 16,026$2,682,390 October 25, 2009 October 27, 2009 ManchesterEngland Manchester Evening News Arena14,442 / 15,187$1,649,086 October 30, 2009LondonWembley Arena22,209 / 22,368$2,557,957 October 31, 2009 November 2, 2009 Sheffield Sheffield Arena10,277 / 11,000$1,183,332 November 3, 2009 BirminghamNational Indoor Arena11,692 / 11,692$1,342,634 November 6, 2009 London Wembley ArenaOceania December 1, 2009MelbourneAustraliaRod Laver Arena December 2, 2009 December 5, 2009 Hunter Valley Hope Estate Winery December 7, 2009SydneyAcer Arena December 8, 2009 December 11, 2009PerthMembers Equity Stadium December 12, 2009 December 15, 2009BrisbaneBrisbane Entertainment Center December 16, 2009 December 19, 2009New PlymouthNew ZealandTSB Bowl of Brooklands December 20, 2009
Cancelled shows Date City Country Venue Reason for cancellationJune 12, 2015AlbanyUnited StatesTimes Union CenterLow ticket sales
Personnel
Fleetwood Mac Lindsey Buckingham – lead guitar, vocals Stevie Nicks – vocals, tambourine John McVie – bass guitar Mick Fleetwood – drums, percussion
Additional musicians Brett Tuggle – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals, maracas on "Oh Well" Neale Heywood – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Sharon Celani – background vocals Jana Andeson – background vocals Lori Nicks – background vocals
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