Behind the Mask Tour

{{Short description|1990 concert tour by Fleetwood Mac}}

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{{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

Tour dates

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

! 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

| Brisbane Entertainment Centre

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

|Adelaide

|Memorial Drive Park

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
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

|Vancouver

|Canada

|Pacific Coliseum

May 26, 1990

| rowspan="2" |George

| rowspan="39" |United States

| rowspan="2" |Champs de Brionne Music Theater

May 27, 1990
May 30, 1990

|Portland

|Portland Memorial Coliseum

June 1, 1990

|Sacramento

|Cal Expo Amphitheatre

June 2, 1990

|Mountain View

|Shoreline Amphitheatre

June 3, 1990

|Concord

|Concord Pavilion

June 6, 1990

|Phoenix

|Compton Terrace Amphitheatre

June 8, 1990

|Irvine

|Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre

June 9, 1990

|San Diego

|SDSU Open Air Theatre

June 10, 1990

|Las Vegas

|Aladdin Theatre

June 13, 1990

| rowspan="2" |Morrison

| rowspan="2" |Red Rocks Amphitheatre

June 14, 1990
June 16, 1990

|Bonner Springs

|Sandstone Amphitheater

June 17, 1990

|St. Louis

|St. Louis Arena

June 19, 1990

|Dallas

|Reunion Arena

June 20, 1990

|Houston

|The Summit

June 23, 1990

|Atlanta

|Lakewood Amphitheatre

June 26, 1990

|Grove City

|Capital Music Center

June 27, 1990

|Tinley Park

|World Music Theatre

June 29, 1990

|Milwaukee

|Marcus Amphitheater

(Summerfest '90)

June 30, 1990

|Bloomington

|Met Center

July 3, 1990

|Richfield

|Richfield Coliseum

July 5, 1990

|Auburn Hills

|The Palace of Auburn Hills

July 6, 1990

|Noblesville

|Deer Creek Music Center

July 9, 1990

|Holmdel Township

|Garden State Arts Center

July 12, 1990

|Hartford

|Hartford Civic Center

July 14, 1990

|Old Orchard Beach

|Seashore Performing Arts Center

July 15, 1990

|Saratoga Springs

|Saratoga Performing Arts Center

July 17, 1990

|Burgettstown

|Star Lake Amphitheater

July 18, 1990

|Landover

|Capital Centre

July 20, 1990

|Philadelphia

|The Spectrum

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

|Ghent

|Belgium

|Flanders Expo

August 23, 1990

|Utrecht

|Netherlands

|Galgenwaard Stadion

August 25, 1990

|Manchester

|England

|Maine Road

August 29, 1990

|Dublin

|Ireland

|The Point Depot

August 30, 1990

|Ghent

|Belgium

|Flanders Expo

September 1, 1990

|London

|England

|Wembley Stadium

September 5, 1990

|Stockholm

|Sweden

|Globe Annexet

September 7, 1990

|Essen

| rowspan="4" |West Germany

|Grugahalle

September 8, 1990

|Hamburg

|Alsterdorfer Sporthalle

September 9, 1990

|Frankfurt

|Festhalle Frankfurt

September 12, 1990

|Munich

|Olympiahalle

September 13, 1990

|Vienna

|Austria

|Wiener Stadthalle

September 15, 1990

|Locarno

|Switzerland

|Piazza Grande

September 16, 1990

|Modena

| rowspan="3" |Italy

|Festa de'l Unità

September 18, 1990

|Milan

|Palatrussardi

September 19, 1990

|Rome

|Palazzetto dello Sport

colspan="4" |North America, Leg 2
October 17, 1990

|Gainesville

| rowspan="7" |United States

|Stephen C. O'Connell Center

October 19, 1990

|Chapel Hill

|Dean Smith Center

October 21, 1990

|Charlotte

|Charlotte Coliseum

October 24, 1990

|Miami

|Miami Arena

October 25, 1990

|Tampa

|USF Sun Dome

October 27, 1990

|Knoxville

|Thompson-Boling Arena

October 28, 1990

|Auburn Hills

|The Palace of Auburn Hills

October 30, 1990

|Toronto

|Canada

|SkyDome

November 1, 1990

|New York City

| rowspan="15" |United States

|Madison Square Garden

November 2, 1990

|Philadelphia

|The Spectrum

November 3, 1990

|West Point

|Eisenhower Hall

November 6, 1990

|Bethlehem

|Stabler Arena

November 7, 1990

|Landover

|Capital Centre

November 9, 1990

|Hartford

|Hartford Civic Center

November 11, 1990

|Portland

|Cumberland County Civic Center

November 13, 1990

|Boston

|Boston Garden

November 14, 1990

|Providence

|Providence Civic Center

November 16, 1990

|Atlantic City

|Etess Arena

November 17, 1990

|Albany

|Knickerbocker Arena

November 19, 1990

|Pittsburgh

|Civic Arena

November 20, 1990

|Richfield

|Richfield Coliseum

November 23, 1990

|Cincinnati

|Riverfront Coliseum

November 24, 1990

|Indianapolis

|Market Square Arena

November 27, 1990

|Winnipeg

| rowspan="4" |Canada

|Winnipeg Arena

November 29, 1990

|Saskatoon

|Saskatchewan Place

November 30, 1990

|Calgary

|Olympic Saddledome

December 2, 1990

|Edmonton

|Northlands Coliseum

December 4, 1990

|Seattle

| rowspan="3" |United States

|Seattle Center Coliseum

December 6, 1990

|Oakland

|Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

December 7, 1990

|Inglewood

|The Forum

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Personnel

;Additional musicians

  • Dan Garfield – keyboards
  • Isaac Asanté – percussion
  • Lynn Mabry – backing vocals
  • Liza Jane Likins – backing vocals
  • Sharon Celani – backing vocals

References