Not your average opening act, The Pretenders 80 minute set was a treat that showed that they too are headliner material. Returning to a joyous ovation, Nicks and Company wrapped up an outstanding overview of her musical journey by launching into “Rhiannon” before closing with “Landslide.” The strobe splashed “Edge of Seventeen” followed before the band retreated backstage for a brief encore. The cowbell led intro to the “Rumours” finale “Gold Dust Woman” signaled the beginning of the end, but what an ending it was. Stating the importance of a strong follow-up to “Bella Donna”, her solo debut, Nicks recounted how she cold called Prince for the first time after learning that they were both in Los Angeles during the summer of 1981 to tell him about a song she was working on as a response to the melody of the Purple One’s “Little Red Corvette.” The resulting “Stand Back” was the lead single from her sophomore effort “The Wild Heart” and Nicks legacy as a solo artist was solidified, as evidenced by the incredible body of work that she’s continued to craft. Stevie Nicks performs at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento Tuesday night.
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Supported by a tight six piece band featuring long time guitarist and musical director Waddy Wachtel in addition to two back up singers, images from younger days that flashed on the HD monitor above the stage capturing moments with Prince and Petty along with her fellow members of Mac were priceless.
Mixing a pleasing blend of both old and newer solo material with four Mac tunes and the rarely heard Buckingham Nicks composition “Crying In The Night”, the near sellout crowd received a pleasant early jolt when Hynde came out for a potent duet of “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around.” Dressed in her trademark flowing black dress with platform heels and clutching a tambourine thru most of the evening, Nicks voice remains powerful. Stories of collaborations with Prince and her long time desire to join Tom Petty’s band as a Heartbreaker were among those that were precious, but Nicks excessively chatty tales left many in the audience cringing. But an incalculable amount of time was wasted by a number of trivial anecdotes that both contributed to killing the energy level of what could have been a celebration while also seemingly leading to many departing long before the encore was even approaching. Musings included, her appearance lasted a generous 2 1/4 hours. Nicks told the crowd early on “It’s not gonna be the same show that you’re used to seeing.” The setlist wasn’t a problem, it was wonderful, but Nicks penchant for consistently derailing any momentum provided by her endless reservoir of quality material by punctuating nearly every song with a long-winded and rehearsed backstory about its genesis was.
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Full time home of the NBA’s Sacramento Kings, the arena can hold up to 19,000 fans for concerts and offered superb acoustics from a variety of different locations. Just over two months old, the Golden 1 Center makes a strong first impression as Northern California’s newest major entertainment venue. Nicks, the Fleetwood Mac front woman with a cult like following, is touring in support of 2014’s “24 Karat Gold: Songs From The Vault,” an excellent compilation of updated demos and other previously unreleased material from her archives stretching all the way back to 1969. The stellar concert pairing of Stevie Nicks along with Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders made it’s way to the new Golden 1 Center in Sacramento Tuesday night for a long evening of hits from the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers. Stevie Nicks performs Tuesday night at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.
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