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The Touring Band
One Fan's Story
The Itinerary

The Touring Band:
Mick Fleetwood - Percussion
Peter Green - Lead Vocals/Guitar/Harmonica (fills in for Jeremy starting in March)
Bob Welch - Guitar, Vocals (starting in June)
John McVie - Bass Guitar
Christine McVie - Lead Vocals and Keyboard (first tour with the band)
Danny Kirwan - Vocals, Guitar
Jeremy Spencer - Lead Vocals/Guitar (leaves band Mid-February)
Nigel Watson - Percussion, Vocals (briefly, never an official member of the band)


One Fan's Story:
by Randy Foley

April 10th 1971, Sports Arena, Toledo.

The Mac headlined; Catfish Hodge opened.

Catfish, a local Detroit boogie band, opened the show to a small crowd (perhaps 500 people, or fewer--less than 10% of the arena's capacity). The band was enthusiastic, and the modest crowd enjoyed the performance, which ran long.

Towards the end of Catfish's show, frontman and guitarist Bob "Catfish" Hodge said he wasn't going to leave the stage until Peter Green came out and jammed with his group, and Catfish launched into a lengthy Canned Heat-like boogie. This went on for some time, with Hodge making every effort to get Green to take the stage with his group, but to no avail. Finally, Catfish ended a nearly 90-minute set, allowing Mac to finally take the stage.

Fleetwood Mac took the stage with little fanfare, and played a few familiar older tunes but in a jam-like fashion, with Green meandering all over the place on most tunes they played. After about 35 minutes, the group started the opening riffs of "Oh Well," when the plug was pulled by the arena's management, and the show came to an abrupt and anti-climatic end, no apologies.

Though it was interesting to see Green back with Mac, the performance was so-so, and none of the band members seemed to really be into it. Line-up: Fleetwood, McVie, Christine, Kirwan, and Green.

The Tour Itinerary:
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Date	Venue	City (Fleetnotes are highlighted in blue)
February 11, 1971	Fillmore West	San Francisco, CA
February 12, 1971	Fillmore West	San Francisco, CA
February 13, 1971	Fillmore West	San Francisco, CA
February 14, 1971	Fillmore West	San Francisco, CA
February 19, 1971	Swing Auditorium	San Bernardino, CA
February 26, 1971	Fillmore East	New York, NY
February 27, 1971	Fillmore East	New York, NY
March 2, 1971	University Of North Carolina	Chapel Hill, NC
March 4, 1971	Bayfront Stadium	St. Petersburg, FL
March 5, 1971	Sports Stadium	Orlando, FL
March 6, 1971	Pirates World	Dania, FL
March 7, 1971	Painters Mill Music Fair	Owings Mills, MD
March 12, 1971	East Town Theatre	Detroit, MI
March 13, 1971	East Town Theatre	Detroit, MI
March 19, 1971	Palladium	Detroit, MI
March 24, 1971	Swing Auditorium	San Bernardino, CA
March 27, 1971	Rock Pile	Island Park, NY
April 10, 1971	Sports Arena (see above fan review)	Toledo,OH
May 31, 1971	Damensportpark	Geleen, Netherlands
June 3, 1971	Kinetic Circus	Birmingham, England
June 4, 1971	Technical College	Waltham Forest, England
June 5, 1971	Imperial Hall	Nelson, England
June 6, 1971	Row Club	Nottingham, England
June 7, 1971	Glen Club	Llanelli, England
June 11, 1971	Town Hall	Kensington, England
June 12, 1971	Friars	Aylesbury, England
June 12, 1971	Assembly Rooms	Aylesbury, England
June 17, 1971	Bath Pavillion	Bath, England
June 18, 1971	Up The Junction	Crewe, England
June 19, 1971	Belfry Hotel	Sutton Coldfield, England
June 20, 1971	Chesford Grange Hotel	Kenilworth, England
June 25, 1971	Chez Club	Leytonstone, England
June 26, 1971	Pier Pavillion	Felixstowe, England
June 27, 1971	Floral Hall	Stockport, England
June 30, 1971	Big Brother	Greenford, England
July 2, 1971	Queen Anne's Hall	Barnstaple, England
July 5, 1971	King George V Hall	Blackburn, England
July 6, 1971	Lowther Pavillion	Lytham St. Annes, England
July 9, 1971	The Penthouse	Scarborough, England
July 10, 1971	Resurrection Club	Hitchin, England
July 14, 1971	Town Hall	Torquay, England
July 15, 1971	Winter Gardens	Penzance, England
July 16, 1971	Poperama	Devizes, England
July 17, 1971	The Swan	Yardley, England
July 22, 1971	Orchid Ballroom	Purley, England
July 23, 1971	Mistrale Club	Beckenham, England
July 24, 1971	Small Heath Park	Birmingham , England
July 29, 1971	Royal Ballroom	Bournemouth , England
July 30, 1971	Town Hall	Tenby, England
July 31, 1971	Memorial Hall Theatre	Barry, England
August 1971	Washington Park	Chicago, IL
August 12, 1971	Auditorium Theatre	Chicago, IL
August 30, 1971	Marquee Club	London, England
August 31, 1971	Marquee Club	London, England
Sept. 1, 1971	Hobbit's Garden	Wimbledon, England
Sept. 2, 1971	Northampton County Cricket Ground	Northampton, England
Sept. 4, 1971	Rheinhalbinsel	Speyer, West Germany
Sept. 12, 1971	Bowes Lyon House	Stevenage, England
October 15, 1971	East Town Theatre	Detroit, MI
October 16, 1971	East Town Theatre	Detroit, MI
October 1971	Grand Valley State University	Allendale, MI
October 20, 1971	Milwaukee Arena	Milwaukee, WI
October 22, 1971	Felt Forum	New York, NY
Nov. 6, 1971	Hollywood Sportatorium	Hollywood, CA
Nov. 9, 1971	Syria Mosque	Pittsburgh, PA
Nov. 10, 1971	Music Hall	Boston, MA
Nov. 12, 1971	The Palladium	Hollywood, CA
Nov. 13, 1971	The Swing Auditorium	San Bernardino, CA
Nov. 17, 1971	Paramount Theatre	Seattle,WA
Nov. 20, 1971	Sports Arena	San Diego, CA
Nov. 24, 1971	Paramount Theatre	Portland, OR
Dec. 5, 1971	Barbarellas	Birmingham, England
Dec. 18, 1971	IOW Cascadia Ballroom	Ventor, England
Dec. 23, 1971	Academy of Music	New York, NY

Sources:
Press/Reviews
Tour memorabilia & ticket scans
Contributions from Brad Fay, Don Adler, Henk, Rob Dwyer from Sabbath Live, Steve Denison, Mark Freeman, Michel Thomsen, & Randy Foley