FLEETWOOD MAC
CURRENT TOURING WINDOW:
June 16-July 11
KEY CITIES: Irvine, California (June 20); San Jose, California
(June 29); Auburn, Washington (July 1); Englewood, Colorado (July
11)
CHECK:
www.fleetwoodmac.com
What's the difference between Fleetwood Mac and The Young and the
Restless? A better soundtrack. The '70s band who made betrayal an
art form returned this spring with digital remasters of their
milestone albums - Fleetwood Mac, Rumours, Tusk - and now keep the
party rolling into summer (though, bummer, without keyboardist
Christine McVie). If there's any secret left from this band, it's
that, judged on talent alone, Lindsey Buckingham is a
classic-guitar god on the same level as Clapton and Santana. For
some fans, seeing Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, and company might
actually be worth the $400-plus top-ticket price (pinchpennies
should be able to slide in for around $115). "When a concert is
special, people will pay a premium to see it," says Bongiovanni.
"They might not like it, but they'll pay it."
JIMMY BUFFETT
CURRENT TOURING WINDOW: June 29-August 31
(more dates will likely be added)
KEY CITIES: Camden, New Jersey (June 29); Bristow, Virginia (July
3); Indianapolis, Indiana (July 6, 8); Cincinnati, Ohio (August
31)
CHECK:
www.margaritaville.com
We might not normally be so quick to point out Jimmy Buffett tour
dates - like Dave Matthews, Buffett's as obvious a part of summer
as softball knee sprains and warm beers in the trunk. But team-
ing with Alan Jackson for last year's surprise "It's 5 O'Clock
Somewhere" ode to happy hour means Buffett has new material to add
to his collection of book-the-condo-and-pour-me-another
standards.