| Cleveland Show May 13, 2003 Here is my so-called review of the Cleveland show. I was very excited to be in Cleveland, OH. This was the Mac’s fourth show but due to schedule conflicts it was the first that I got to see. I would have been on that plane to Columbus in a heartbeat, otherwise. I was able to get 8th row center 11 days before the show. I was right in front of Stevie. I was lucky to meet a few fans from various Internet communities before the show. They were wonderful to meet. One of the best parts of traveling to various shows is to get to meet so many nice fans from around the country. I did encounter some not so nice people at the arena. There were just a few loud and overbearing people. That was not going to spoil my night, however. My heart was pounding with excitement as Mick, John, Lindsey and Stevie took the stage. I felt like I was 12 years old again. I am not going to post the set list because I did not write it down. I will just say that unfortunately “Destiny Rules” was dropped. I don't think any song replaced it. I was disappointed with this choice. There were a few technical problems and Stevie said something like this is only the 4th show and they are still working some things out. Stevie looked great. She did the little “running in the shadows” dance during Gold Dust Woman. I just find Stevie to be so cute and funny sometimes. She seemed to be having fun out there. Lindsey was also terrific and full of energy on his guitar. During “Big Love” there was a rectangular screen placed behind Lindsey. It was a black and white projected image of him playing live. The screen had a strange pattern on the surface. At least it looked that way. It looked like black ink sponge art. There might be a name for it but I don’t know what it is called. A color image was used for I believe it was “Landslide”. There was also a wide screen that showed various images in back of them. While they did “Gypsy” the screen showed some scenes from the video. Stevie did the vocals on World Turning and missed her cue at one point. She kind of smiled and had this adorable look on her face like “oh no I messed up”. Lindsey was a wild man. I thought he was going to break Mick’s cymbal because he kept pounding on it. At one point he clawed at the strings like a cat. The band overall seemed to be enjoying themselves. Stevie thanked Cleveland and said something like everyone from there should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame because they live there. “Goodbye Baby” was the last song performed. On an odd note I was in 8th row directly in front of Stevie and she seemed to look right at me during this song. I don’t know if she was or not but I was a little freaked out. I had a great experience at the concert. I will be going back to see them in Worcester, Ma the city closest to me in RI on May 27th & 28th. |
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