The Mirage Tour in Autumn 1982 was a
concert tour by British-American pop rock band
Fleetwood Mac. The tour lasted two months. Unlike the 112 show
Tusk Tour, the Mirage Tour was confined to just the U.S. in 29 cities.
History
This would be the last tour with
Lindsey Buckingham with the band until The Dance in 1997. Although Buckingham would perform on and produce the next album, Tango in the Night, he did not tour and decided to leave the band.[1]
Tragedy struck during the month of October when Nicks' best friend, Robin Anderson, died leaving Nicks in a total state of shock. As a result, she gave some of her most electrifying and heartfelt performances to date.[2]
On October 18, the band played at a
benefit concert organized by the
City of Hope foundation. Nicks also played a solo set with her band and
Don Henley appearing as a guest artist.
The October 15 and 20 shows were originally scheduled for early October, but had to be postponed because Nicks was ill, suffering from
walking pneumonia.[3]
The October 22 show at
The Forum in
Inglewood, was filmed and released in 1984 in
VHS (and later in
DVD) under the title "Fleetwood Mac In Concert - Mirage Tour '82".[4]