1975 - 1976 Fleetnotes via FMLegacy ! April 12, 1975 – San Diego, CA !The Mac appeared in a bill with Rod Stewart & Faces, Loggins & Messina and Lynrd Skynrd May 19, 1975 – San Antonio, TX The opening act was supposed to be Kansas but their plane could not land at the airport so they !were no shows May 22, 1975 – Detroit, MI The Mac played this old movie palace on Bagley Avenue in Detroit. Part of Eminem movie ‘8 Mile’ !was shot at this venue. Admission for the Mac show was $5. Ambrosia opened the show. May 27, 1975 – Oxford, OH !Climax Blues Band opened June 1, 1975 – Washington, DC !Henry Gross was the supporPng act. AQendance was 3,359 June 3, 1975 – PiNsburgh, PA Ace and Henry Gross were the supporPng acts. Ace had a hit at the Pme called ‘How Long’. !AQendance was 3766 (sold out). June 6, 1975 – Hempstead, NY !Ace and Henry Gross were the supporPng acts. June 7, 1975 – Passaic, NJ !Golden Earring and Henry Gross were the supporPng acts. July 26, 1975 – New Orleans, LA Appeared on a bill with headliner ZZTop and supporPng acts J Boy Adams, Trooper, Jeff Beck and a !liQle band called Aerosmith. August 1, 1975 – San Bernardino, CA !Also appearing on the bill were Robin Trower, Ruby Star, and Grey Ghost August 2, 1975 – Oakland, CA !Dave Mason and Peter Frampton were the supporPng acts August 3, 1975 – Oakland, CA !Billed as ‘A Day on the Green’, Robin Trower, Dave Mason, and Peter Frampton opened. August 1975 – Anchorage, AK !Canned Heat opened. Fleetwood Mac opened with ‘Monday Morning’. August 1975 – Wichita, KA !‘Say You Love Me’ was recorded for ‘Live 80’. August 1975 – Tucson, AZ The Mac appeared on a bill with Marshall Tucker Band. The band had not hit it big yet so it was just a stage set up in a stark, open room. Fans do not remember there being any seats. The next Pme they came to Tucson, they played before approx. 70,000 people in the U of Arizona Football Stadium in 1977. Aaer the Pckets were sold for this Community Center show, they moved the !concert start to an earlier Pme so that both Marshall Tucker and The Mac could play longer sets. August 30, 1975 – Los Angeles, CA Billed as the Sunshine FesPval. The Mac opened for Loggins & Messina and Rod Stewart with !Faces. Tower of People also performed. 54,000 fans aQended. August 31, 1975 – San Diego, CA The Mac appeared on a bill with Rod Stewart & Faces, Loggins & Messina and Lynrd Skynrd. 35,000 !fans aQended and this gig was a sellout. Sept. 1, 1975 – Fresco, CA Rod Stewart & The Face and Starcastle were the supporPng acts. Sold out show. AQendance was !10,000. Sept. 1975 – Oakland, CA It was at this gig that word got out that ChrisPne and John McVie were no longer sharing the same hotel room“. Headliner was Procol Harum. The Mac was second on the bill and Davis Blue was !third. Sept. 3, 1975 – Wallingford, CT This tour rehearsal gig is circulaPng amongst fans and is known as both the ‘Smiling Ears’ and ‘Trod !Nossel’ bootleg. Sept. 12, 1975 – Denver, CO !Appeared on a bill with Rod Stewart with Faces. Sept. 14, 1975 – Casper, WY !Johnny Rivers and Sugarloaf opened. Sept. 21, 1975 – Cincinna[, OH The Mac appeared on a bill with the Eagles, Marshall Tucker Band, Charlie Daniels, and New Riders !of the Purple Sage. Sept. 24, 1975 – Davenport, IA !Head East opened. Sept. 27, 1975 – Detroit, MI The Mac played this old movie palace on Bagley Avenue in Detroit. Part of the Eminem movie ‘8 !Mile’ was shot at this venue. Admission for the Mac show was $5. Ambrosia opened the show. October 5, 1975 – Largo, MD !Loggins & Mossina headlined this show and the Mac was the supporPng act. October 8, 1975 – Rochester, NY Loggins & Messina headlined this show and the Mac was actually the supporPng act. Most of the White Album was played and Mick did his drum solo during ‘World Turning’. Older tunes played included StaPon Man, Oh Well, The Way I Feel, HypnoPzed and Don’t Let Me Down Again (from !Buckingham Nicks) October 10, 1975 – Hempstead, NY Loggins & Messina headlined this show and the Mac was the supporPng act along with John SebasPan. Approximately 14,000 fans aQended and the concert gross was said to be about !$78,000 October 11, 1975 – Philadelphia, PA Loggins & Messina headlined this show and the Mac was the supporPng act along with The Amazing Rhythm Aces. Approximately 14,000 fans aQended and the concert gross was said to be !about $78,000. October 1975 – Johnston, PA !The Amazing Rhythm Aces opened October 15, 1975 – PiNsburgh, PA !SupporPng Jefferson Starship October 17, 1975 – Passaic, NJ !Headliner was Procol Harum. The Mac was second on the bill and David Blue was third. October 18, 1975 – Boston, MA !SupporPng Jefferson Starship October 20, 1975 – New Haven, CT ‘Don’t Let Me Down Again’ was recorded for ‘Fleetwood Mac Live’ as well as several other tracks for a fan bootleg that was mislabelled ‘Live in Passaic 1975’. SupporPng Jefferson Starship. !AQendance was 9,500. October 25, 1975 – Storrs, CT Renaissance was the supporPng act. The advance arPcle regarding the show referred to the band as being all BriPsh band. Secondly, they menPoned that Bob Welch had just lea the band and that he had been replaced by a new guitarist named Stevie Nicks! It goes on to say that the band had also added a new female vocalist named Lindsay [sic] Buckingham! The review of the concert was also laughable. The criPc stated that Fleetwood Mac’s music was disposable because it didn’t have the ability to touch people the way Bob Dylan and Pete Townshend did. The reviewer went on to !say that the band would never do anything of substance. Nov. 1975 – Dallas, TX !Aja was the supporPng act Nov. 12, 1975 – Birmingham, AL Jiva opened. Gary ‘Dream Weaver’ Wright was the lead singer of Jiva, a band that was signed to !George Harrison’s ‘Dark Horse’ label. Nov. 15, 1975 – Charleston, NC Jiva opened. Gary ‘Dream Weaver’ Wright was the lead singer of Jiva, a band that was signed to !George Harrison’s ‘Dark Horse’ label. Nov. 16, 1975 – Greenville, NC Jiva opened. Gary ‘Dream Weaver’ Wright was the lead singer of Jiva, a band that was signed to !George Harrison’s ‘Dark Horse’ label. Nov. 18, 1975 – Chapel Hill, NC Jiva opened. Gary ‘Dream Weaver’ Wright was the lead singer of Jiva, a band that was signed to !George Harrison’s ‘Dark Horse’ label. Nov. 19, 1975 – Winston Salen, NC Jiva opened. Gary ‘Dream Weaver’ Wright was the lead singer of Jiva, a band that was signed to !George Harrison’s ‘Dark Horse’ label. Nov. 21, 1975 – Morgantown, WV Jiva opened. Gary ‘Dream Weaver’ Wright was the lead singer of Jiva, a band that was signed to !George Harrison’s ‘Dark Horse’ label. Nov. 23, 1975 – Charleston, NC Jiva opened. Gary ‘Dream Weaver’ Wright was the lead singer of Jiva, a band that was signed to !George Harrison’s ‘Dark Horse’ label. Nov. 26, 1975 – Sacramento, CA Jiva opened. Gary ‘Dream Weaver’ Wright was the lead singer of Jiva, a band that was signed to !George Harrison’s ‘Dark Horse’ label. Nov. 27, 1975 – Santa Monica, CA Bob Welch was in the audience, stood in wings while band played ‘HypnoPzed’ during encore. Jiva opened. Gary ‘Dream Weaver’ Wright was the lead singer of Jiva, a band that was signed to George !Harrison’s ‘Dark Horse’ label. Nov. 28, 1975 – San Francisco, CA Brian Auger & The Oblivion Express and Jiva were the supporPng acts. Gary ‘Dream Weaver’ !Wright was the lead singer of Jiva, a band that was signed to George Harrison’s ‘Dark Horse’ label. Nov. 29, 1975 – San Francisco, CA Brian Auger & The Oblivion Express and Jiva were the supporPng acts. Gary ‘Dream Weaver’ !Wright was the lead singer of Jiva, a band that was signed to George Harrison’s ‘Dark Horse’ label. Dec. 2, 1975 – San Jose, CA Jiva opened. Gary ‘Dream Weaver’ Wright was the lead singer of Jiva, a band that was signed to !George Harrison’s ‘Dark Horse’ label. Dec. 6, 1975 – New Orleans, LA Jiva opened. Gary ‘Dream Weaver’ Wright was the lead singer of Jiva, a band that was signed to !George Harrison’s ‘Dark Horse’ label. Dec. 12, 1975 – Santa Barbara, CA !AQendance was 3,500 Dec. 19, 1975 – Inglewood, CA !LiQle Feat opened. Dave Mason headlines. Dec. 31, 1975 – Honululu, Hawaii Billed at the Diamond Head FesPval of Life. The Mac performed during this two day fesPval (12/31 and 1/1) on the same bill as the following arPsts: America, BTO, Melissa Manchester, Herbie Hancock, Seals & Croas, Tower of Power, Stampeders, Shawn Phillips, Stevie Ferguson & The Gypsy !Hollow Boys, Ratdorf & Moonfy, and Cheech and Chong April 22, 1976 – Fresco, CA !Gary Wright and Status Quo were the supporPng acts. AQendance was 5,500 in a 7,000 seat venue April 23, 1976 – Phoenix, AZ !This was a benefit for the Maricopa Division of the American Heart AssociaPon April 25, 1976 – Oakland, CA This gig was called ‘The BriPsh Are Back To Back’. Peter Frampton headlined and The Mac was !second on the bill. Other acts included Gary Wright, Status Quo, and a band called UFO. May 1, 1976 – Oakland, CA This gig was called ‘The BriPsh are Back To Back’. Peter Frampton headlined and The Mac was !second on the bill. Other acts included Gary Wright, Status Quo, and a band called UFO.