On with the Show was a world tour by the rock group

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. The tour began in Minneapolis, Minnesota on September 30, 2014 and concluded in Auckland, New Zealand on November 22, 2015. Tickets were available for pre-sale between March 31 to April 6, before going on sale to the general public on April 7, 2014. At the end of 2014, the tour placed 13th on

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's "Top 100 Worldwide Tours", earning $74.1 million from 40 shows in North America. In 2015's year-end report, the tour placed 6th with a gross of $125.1 million from 78 shows, bringing the total gross so far to $199.2 million. Due to the departure of

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in 2018 and the death of

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in 2022, ''On with the Show'' would be Fleetwood Mac's final tour with the five members who recorded ''Rumours''.

Background and development

On January 13, 2014, the band's publicist Liz Rosenberg announced that Christine McVie, who had previously quit the band in 1998 after three decades, would be rejoining. Rosenberg additionally announced that a new album and tour would be forthcoming. The group spent time in March working on new music, until confirming they don't plan on releasing any new material until after the tour is finished. Tour dates were announced on March 27, 2014 and tickets went on sale to the public on April 7, 2014. On October 9, 2014 the band announced it would add a 2nd Leg with an additional 28 shows beginning on January 16, 2015 in St. Paul, Minnesota and ending March 31, 2015 in Wichita, Kansas. In November 2014 Mick Fleetwood went on BBC Radio 2 to announce that Fleetwood Mac would be touring through Britain in May and June 2015. However, due to high demand, more dates were added, which stretched the leg into July 2015. the Manchester Arena date on June 12, 2015 was canceled due to an illness within the band.

Set list

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You Make Loving Fun "You Make Loving Fun" is a song written and sung by Christine McVie of British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac. The song was released as the fourth and final 45 rpm single from the band's 1977 album '' Rumours''. "You Make Loving Fun" was the al ...

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Sisters of the Moon "Sisters of the Moon" is a song by British-American rock group Fleetwood Mac. It was written and sung by band-member Stevie Nicks and was released in the US as the fourth single from the 1979 album '' Tusk''. It peaked at No. 86 on the ''Billboard ...

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Little Lies "Little Lies" is a song by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac from their fourteenth studio album, ''Tango in the Night'' (1987). It was written by band member Christine McVie and her then-husband, Eddy Quintela, with lead vocals performed ...

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Gold Dust Woman "Gold Dust Woman" is a song from British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac's 11th studio album, ''Rumours (album), Rumours'' (1977). The song was written and sung by Stevie Nicks and released as a A-side and B-side, B-side to the "Don't Stop (Fle ...

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Go Your Own Way "Go Your Own Way" is a song by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac from their eleventh studio album, '' Rumours'' (1977). The song was released as the album's first single in December 1976 on both sides of the Atlantic. Written and sung b ...

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Shows

Cancelled shows

Personnel

– lead guitar, vocals *

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– vocals *

– vocals, keyboards, accordion on "Tusk" *

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– bass *

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– drums, percussion with: *Brett Tuggle – keyboards, rhythm guitar, samples, backing vocals *Neale Heywood – rhythm guitar, backing vocals *Sharon Celani – backing vocals *Steve Rinkovv – drums, percussion (unannounced from stage) *Lori Nicks – backing vocals *Stevvi Alexander – backing vocals

Notes

References

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