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| Tour byFleetwood Mac | |
.jpeg) Promotional poster for the tour | |
| Associated album | Tusk |
|---|---|
| Start date | October 26, 1979 |
| End date | September 1, 1980 |
| Legs | 6 |
| No. of shows | 112 |
| Fleetwood Mac concert chronology | |
| |
TheTusk Tour was a worldconcert tour by British-American rock bandFleetwood Mac. The tour began on October 26, 1979, inPocatello, Idaho and ended on September 1, 1980, inHollywood, California. The band's 1980Live album contains many of the live recordings of songs from the Tusk Tour.
In 1979, Fleetwood Mac embarked on their 112 show-long world tour promoting their new album,Tusk. The tour began inPocatello, Idaho on October 26, 1979 at theASISU Minidome and ended September 1, 1980 at theHollywood Bowl, both of which were sold-out shows.[1][2] Every one of their shows performed were filmed and recorded for theirLive album.
The band adjusted the setlist throughout the tour: "Say You Love Me" served as the first song of the opening night in Pocatello and "Monday Morning" opened the set for their final tour inLos Angeles.[1][2]Kate Bush declined an offer to open for Fleetwood Mac on this tour,[3] so Danny Douma andChristopher Cross served as the opening act instead depending on the performance.[2][4]
Starting with the Tusk Tour, Buckingham began to use a Model 1 guitar developed byRick Turner. The instrument was equipped with a mahogany body, a rosewoodfingerboard, and a singlepickup withsemi-parametric EQ. After playing the Model 1 during a rehearsal, Buckingham decided to make the instrument his primary guitar onstage, supplanting hisGibson Les Paul andFender Stratocaster in the process.[5]
Christine McVie mentioned that "somebody once said that with the money we spent on champagne on one night they could have made an entire album. I used to go onstage and drink a bottle ofDom Pérignon, and drink one offstage afterwards . It's not the kind of party I’d like to go to now. There was a lot of booze being drunk and there was blood floating around in thealcohol, which doesn’t make for a stable environment."[6] The band members indulged in heavy amounts ofcocaine andmarijuana during the tour. McVie joked that the strength of the marijuana was so strong that the actual act of smoking was not needed to feel the effects of the drug.[7]
As the tour progressed, the band members became less fond of each other. As a result of this tension and the financial setbacks endured, the band members were "barely able to stand the sight of each other".[6] While inAuckland,New Zealand in 1980,Stevie Nicks said that Buckingham began to mimic her by pulling hisjacket up over his head to mirror what she did stylistically with hershawl during this performance.[8]
"The Ledge" and "I Know I'm Not Wrong" were rehearsed before this tour, but it is unknown if they were performed.
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | |||||
| October 26, 1979 | Pocatello | United States | Minidome | — | — |
| October 27, 1979 | Ogden | Dee Events Center | |||
| October 28, 1979 | Salt Lake City | Salt Palace | |||
| October 31, 1979 | Denver | McNichols Arena | 20,978 / 25,000 | $299,714 | |
| November 1, 1979 | |||||
| November 2, 1979 | Albuquerque | Tingley Coliseum | 10,700 / 10,700 | $107,000 | |
| November 5, 1979 | St. Louis | Checkerdome | 25,200 / 25,200 | $303,353 | |
| November 6, 1979 | |||||
| November 7, 1979 | Cincinnati | Riverfront Coliseum | 12,639 / 17,000 | $174,348 | |
| November 10, 1979 | New Haven | New Haven Coliseum | 9,635 / 9,635 | $135,647 | |
| November 11, 1979 | Uniondale | Nassau Coliseum | — | — | |
| November 12, 1979 | |||||
| November 15, 1979 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | 34,958 / 34,958 | $438,254 | |
| November 16, 1979 | |||||
| November 17, 1979 | Boston | Boston Garden | 12,491 / 15,000 | $183,333 | |
| November 20, 1979 | Rochester | Rochester Community War Memorial | — | — | |
| November 21, 1979 | Philadelphia | The Spectrum | 15,109 / 18,000 | $194,504 | |
| November 22, 1979 | Providence | Providence Civic Center | 10,699 / 12,000 | $127,319 | |
| November 25, 1979 | Landover | Capital Centre | — | — | |
| November 26, 1979 | Pittsburgh | Civic Arena | |||
| November 29, 1979 | Ann Arbor | Crisler Arena | 10,212[9] | $123,843[9] | |
| November 30, 1979 | Champaign | Assembly Hall | — | — | |
| December 1, 1979 | Cedar Falls | UNI-Dome | 25,556[9] | $255,560[9] | |
| December 4, 1979 | Inglewood | The Forum | 69,017 / 69,017[a] | $916,668[a] | |
| December 5, 1979 | |||||
| December 6, 1979 | |||||
| December 9, 1979 | San Diego | San Diego Sports Arena | 11,748 / 11,748 | $143,278 | |
| December 10, 1979 | Inglewood | The Forum | [a] | [a] | |
| December 11, 1979 | |||||
| December 14, 1979 | Daly City | Cow Palace | 33,858 / 33,858 | $384,779 | |
| December 15, 1979 | |||||
| December 16, 1979 | |||||
| Asia | |||||
| February 3, 1980 | Tokyo | Japan | Nippon Budokan | — | — |
| February 4, 1980 | |||||
| February 5, 1980 | |||||
| February 8, 1980 | Kyoto | Kyoto Kaikan | |||
| February 9, 1980 | Gifu | Shimin Kaikan | |||
| February 11, 1980 | Sapporo | Kuseinenkin Hall | |||
| February 13, 1980 | Yokohama | Kenmin Hall | |||
| February 14, 1980 | Sendai | Kenmin Hall | |||
| February 16, 1980 | Osaka | Osaka Festival Hall | |||
| February 17, 1980 | |||||
| Oceania | |||||
| February 21, 1980 | Perth | Australia | Perth Entertainment Centre | — | — |
| February 22, 1980 | |||||
| February 25, 1980 | Adelaide | Tennis Stadium | |||
| February 27, 1980 | Sydney | Hordern Pavilion | |||
| February 28, 1980 | |||||
| March 1, 1980 | Melbourne | Melbourne Festival Hall | |||
| March 2, 1980 | |||||
| March 3, 1980 | |||||
| March 7, 1980 | Brisbane | Brisbane Festival Hall | |||
| March 8, 1980 | |||||
| March 11, 1980 | Melbourne | Festival Hall | |||
| March 12, 1980 | |||||
| March 15, 1980 | Sydney | Hordern Pavilion | |||
| March 16, 1980 | |||||
| March 17, 1980 | |||||
| March 20, 1980 | Wellington | New Zealand | Athletic Park | ||
| March 22, 1980 | Auckland | Western Springs Stadium | |||
| North America | |||||
| March 27, 1980 | Honolulu | United States | Neal S. Blaisdell Center | 22,500 / 22,500 | $287,225 |
| March 28, 1980 | |||||
| March 29, 1980 | |||||
| April 30, 1980 | Portland | Portland Memorial Coliseum | 11,000 / 11,000 | $137,238 | |
| May 1, 1980 | Seattle | Hec Edmundson Pavilion | 9,215 / 9,215 | $114,188 | |
| May 2, 1980 | Vancouver | Canada | Pacific Coliseum | — | — |
| May 5, 1980 | Edmonton | Northlands Coliseum | 25,851 / 25,851 | $322,593 | |
| May 6, 1980 | |||||
| May 9, 1980 | Bloomington | United States | Metropolitan Sports Center | 27,404 / 27,404 | $319,005 |
| May 10, 1980 | |||||
| May 11, 1980 | Madison | Dane County Coliseum | 10,100 / 10,100 | $111,000 | |
| May 14, 1980 | Rosemont | Rosemont Horizon | — | — | |
| May 15, 1980 | |||||
| May 16, 1980 | Indianapolis | Market Square Arena | |||
| May 19, 1980 | Buffalo | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | 13,777 / 17,000 | $187,974 | |
| May 20, 1980 | Richfield | Richfield Coliseum | 28,037 / 28,037 | $308,407 | |
| May 21, 1980 | |||||
| May 23, 1980 | Detroit | Joe Louis Arena | 23,747 / 23,747 | $291,455 | |
| May 24, 1980 | |||||
| Europe | |||||
| June 1, 1980 | Munich | West Germany | Reitstadion | — | — |
| June 3, 1980 | Bremen | Stadthalle | |||
| June 4, 1980 | Cologne | Sporthalle | |||
| June 8, 1980 | Kaiserslautern | Betzenbergstadion | |||
| June 9, 1980 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion | ||
| June 12, 1980 | Brussels | Belgium | Vorst Nationaal | ||
| June 13, 1980 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Rotterdam Ahoy Sportpaleis | ||
| June 14, 1980 | Paris | France | Palais des Sports de Paris | ||
| June 16, 1980 | Stafford | England | Bingley Hall | ||
| June 17, 1980 | |||||
| June 20, 1980 | London | Wembley Arena | |||
| June 21, 1980 | |||||
| June 22, 1980 | |||||
| June 25, 1980 | |||||
| June 26, 1980 | |||||
| June 27, 1980 | |||||
| North America | |||||
| August 5, 1980 | Lakeland | United States | Lakeland Civic Center | 10,000 / 10,000 | $120,000 |
| August 6, 1980 | Pembroke Pines | Hollywood Sportatorium | — | — | |
| August 8, 1980 | Atlanta | Omni Coliseum | 13,764 / 17,000 | $188,631 | |
| August 11, 1980 | Mobile | Municipal Auditorium | — | — | |
| August 12, 1980 | Birmingham | BJCC Coliseum | |||
| August 13, 1980 | Baton Rouge | Riverside Centroplex | |||
| August 16, 1980 | Dallas | Reunion Arena | 16,713 / 18,000 | $208,912 | |
| August 17, 1980 | San Antonio | HemisFair Arena | 10,309 / 15,000 | $128,862 | |
| August 18, 1980 | Houston | The Summit | 13,684 / 16,000 | $174,574 | |
| August 21, 1980 | Omaha | Omaha Civic Auditorium | 11,729 / 11,729 | $140,478 | |
| August 22, 1980 | Oklahoma City | The Myriad | 12,976 / 15,000 | $162,200 | |
| August 23, 1980 | Valley Center | Kansas Coliseum | 12,000 / 12,000 | $146,400 | |
| August 24, 1980 | Kansas City | Kemper Arena | 14,055 / 18,000 | $175,687 | |
| August 27, 1980 | Las Cruces | Pan American Center | 10,879 / 10,879 | $114,583 | |
| August 28, 1980 | Tucson | McKale Center | 11,400 / 11,400 | $140,372 | |
| August 29, 1980 | Phoenix | Compton Terrace | — | — | |
| August 31, 1980 | Los Angeles | Hollywood Bowl | |||
| September 1, 1980 | |||||
