Behind the Mask Tour
{{Short description|1990 concert tour by Fleetwood Mac}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox concert
| concert_tour_name = Behind the Mask Tour
| image =
| image_caption =
| artist = Fleetwood Mac
| album = Behind the Mask
| start_date = March 23, 1990
| end_date = December 7, 1990
| number_of_legs = 4
| number_of_shows = 101
| last_tour = Shake the Cage Tour
(1987–88)
| this_tour = Behind the Mask Tour
(1990)
| next_tour = Another Link in the Chain Tour
(1994–95)
}}
The Behind the Mask Tour was a worldwide concert tour by the British-American pop rock band Fleetwood Mac. The tour began on March 23, 1990, in Brisbane, Australia, and ended on December 7, 1990, in Inglewood, California.
History
The band played 101 shows in 13 countries around the world.{{Cite web|url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/fleetwood-mac-behind-the-mask/|title=How Fleetwood Mac Moved on Without Lindsey Buckingham for 'Behind the Mask'|website=Ultimate Classic Rock|date=April 10, 2015 |language=en-US|access-date=July 21, 2017}}
This would be the last tour for Rick Vito with the band; and for Christine McVie and Stevie Nicks for seven years. Nicks and Vito would leave the group in 1991, though Nicks appeared with the band again briefly in 1993 before resuming with them again in 1997. Meanwhile, McVie retired from touring in 1990, but resumed in 1997 before leaving the group permanently in 1998. McVie would later rejoin in 2014.
The November 2 show in Philadelphia was originally scheduled for July 20, but it was postponed because Christine McVie's father had died. Before the Boston show, the band showed up at Boston's Hard Rock Cafe, signing autographs and donated a guitar to their memorabilia collection. Fleetwood Mac fans swarmed the place and it was a huge media event in the city.
On the December 6 and 7 concerts in Oakland and Inglewood, Lindsey Buckingham made a guest appearance to play "Landslide" with Nicks during the set, then made another appearance during the set closer "Go Your Own Way" and the first encore number, "Tear It Up", where he engaged in guitar duels with Rick Vito and Billy Burnette.{{Cite web|url=http://www.buckinghamnicks.info/fm-mask|title=FM – Behind The Mask|website=Buckingham Nicks Info.|language=en-AU|access-date=July 25, 2017}}
The Japanese leg of the tour was documented through a television special which was filmed primarily at the Tokyo concerts.
During the tour, a video for the single "Skies the Limit" was filmed. It was shot at the June 13 show in Morrison, Colorado.
The opening acts for the tour were Squeeze, Jethro Tull and Daryl Hall & John Oates.{{Cite web|url=http://archivevibes.blogspot.com.es/2011/04/fleetwood-mac-1990.html|title=ArchiveVibes: Fleetwood Mac 1990 Manchester|last=Sergeant|date=April 5, 2011|website=ArchiveVibes|access-date=July 21, 2017}}
Set list
- "In the Back of My Mind"
- "The Chain"
- "Dreams"
- "Isn't It Midnight"
- "Oh Well"
- "Rhiannon"
- "Stop Messin' Round"
- "Save Me"
- "Gold Dust Woman"
- "I Loved Another Woman"
- "Landslide"
- "World Turning"
- "Everywhere"
- "Stand on the Rock"
- "Little Lies"
- "Stand Back" (Stevie Nicks song)
- "You Make Loving Fun"
- "Go Your Own Way"
- ;Encore
- "Tear it Up" (Johnny Burnette cover)
- "Don't Stop"
- "Songbird"
Tour dates
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! style="width:200px;" |Date ! style="width:200px;" |City ! style="width:150px;" |Country ! style="width:275px;" |Venue |
style="background:#ddd;"
| colspan="4" |Oceania |
March 23, 1990
| Brisbane | rowspan="13" | Australia |
March 26, 1990
| rowspan="5" |Melbourne | rowspan="5" |National Tennis Centre |
March 28, 1990 |
March 29, 1990 |
March 31, 1990 |
April 1, 1990 |
April 4, 1990 |
April 8, 1990
| rowspan="2" |Perth | rowspan="2" |Perth Entertainment Centre |
April 9, 1990 |
April 12, 1990
| rowspan="4" |Sydney | rowspan="4" |Sydney Entertainment Centre |
April 15, 1990 |
April 17, 1990 |
April 18, 1990 |
colspan="4" |Asia |
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April 23, 1990
| rowspan="2" |Tokyo | rowspan="2" |Japan | rowspan="2" |Kousei Nenkin Kaikan |
April 24, 1990 |
colspan="4" |North America, Leg 1 |
May 25, 1990
|Canada |
May 26, 1990
| rowspan="2" |George | rowspan="39" |United States | rowspan="2" |Champs de Brionne Music Theater |
May 27, 1990 |
May 30, 1990 |
June 1, 1990 |
June 2, 1990 |
June 3, 1990 |
June 6, 1990 |
June 8, 1990 |
June 9, 1990 |
June 10, 1990 |
June 13, 1990
| rowspan="2" |Morrison | rowspan="2" |Red Rocks Amphitheatre |
June 14, 1990 |
June 16, 1990 |
June 17, 1990 |
June 19, 1990 |
June 20, 1990 |
June 23, 1990 |
June 26, 1990
|Capital Music Center |
June 27, 1990 |
June 29, 1990
(Summerfest '90) |
June 30, 1990 |
July 3, 1990 |
July 5, 1990 |
July 6, 1990 |
July 9, 1990 |
July 12, 1990 |
July 14, 1990 |
July 15, 1990 |
July 17, 1990 |
July 18, 1990 |
July 20, 1990 |
July 23, 1990
| rowspan="2" |East Rutherford | rowspan="2" |Meadowlands Arena |
July 24, 1990 |
July 26, 1990
| rowspan="3" |Mansfield | rowspan="3" |Great Woods Amphitheater |
July 27, 1990 |
July 28, 1990 |
July 31, 1990
| rowspan="3" |Wantagh | rowspan="3" |Jones Beach Marine Theater |
August 1, 1990 |
August 2, 1990 |
colspan="4" |Europe |
August 21, 1990 |
August 23, 1990 |
August 25, 1990
|England |
August 29, 1990
|Ireland |
August 30, 1990 |
September 1, 1990
|London |England |
September 5, 1990
|Sweden |Globe Annexet |
September 7, 1990
| rowspan="4" |West Germany |
September 8, 1990 |
September 9, 1990 |
September 12, 1990 |
September 13, 1990 |
September 15, 1990
|Piazza Grande |
September 16, 1990
| rowspan="3" |Italy |
September 18, 1990 |
September 19, 1990
|Rome |
colspan="4" |North America, Leg 2 |
October 17, 1990
| rowspan="7" |United States |
October 19, 1990 |
October 21, 1990 |
October 24, 1990
|Miami |
October 25, 1990 |
October 27, 1990 |
October 28, 1990 |
October 30, 1990
|Canada |
November 1, 1990
|New York City | rowspan="15" |United States |
November 2, 1990 |
November 3, 1990
|Eisenhower Hall |
November 6, 1990 |
November 7, 1990 |
November 9, 1990 |
November 11, 1990 |
November 13, 1990 |
November 14, 1990 |
November 16, 1990 |
November 17, 1990 |
November 19, 1990 |
November 20, 1990 |
November 23, 1990 |
November 24, 1990 |
November 27, 1990
| rowspan="4" |Canada |
November 29, 1990 |
November 30, 1990 |
December 2, 1990 |
December 4, 1990
| rowspan="3" |United States |
December 6, 1990 |
December 7, 1990 |
Personnel
- Mick Fleetwood – drums, percussion
- John McVie – bass guitar
- Christine McVie – Hammond organ, Yamaha DX7, piano, maracas, vocals
- Rick Vito – lead guitar, vocals
- Billy Burnette – rhythm guitar, vocals
- Stevie Nicks – vocals, tambourine
;Additional musicians
- Dan Garfield – keyboards
- Isaac Asanté – percussion
- Lynn Mabry – backing vocals
- Liza Jane Likins – backing vocals
- Sharon Celani – backing vocals