Ravinia 2022, Issue 6

PAVILION 7:00 PM WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2022 ALL THAT’S TO COME TOUR THE AUSTRALIAN PINK FLOYD SHOW † STEVE MAC, vocals, guitar JASON SAWFORD, keyboards DAVID DOMMINNEY FOWLER, vocals, guitar EWAN CUNNINGHAM, vocals, guitar RICKY HOWARD, vocals, bass CHRIS BARNES, vocals PAUL BONNEY, drums MIKE KIDSON, saxophone LORELEI MCBROOM, backing vocals EMILY LYNN, backing vocals LARA SMILES, backing vocals † Ravinia debut THE AUSTRALIAN PINK FLOYD SHOW Praised as the “gold standard” of Pink Floyd tribute artists and “kings of the genre” by Brit- ish writers from The Times to the Daily Mir- ror , The Australian Pink Floyd Show has sold over four million tickets worldwide since giv- ing its first concert in Adelaide, South Austra- lia, in 1988. Since then, they have performed in over 35 countries worldwide, played at Da- vid Gilmour’s 50th birthday celebration, and were even joined on stage by Rick Wright. TAPFS is the leading and biggest show of its kind in the world. Performing the music of Pink Floyd with note-for-note perfection, this critically acclaimed tribute show has been as- tonishing audiences worldwide. Striving to reproduce the Pink Floyd experience and bring the music to new audiences, the show continues to include a stunning light and laser show, video animations, state-of-the-art high-resolution LED screen technology, and other special effects. To accompany these visuals are several large in- flatables, including a giant pig and their own distinct Pink Kangaroo. They have also worked with musicians like Guy Pratt, Durga McBroom, and her sister Lorelei McBroom, who have toured with Pink Floyd, as well as sound engineer Colin Norfield who worked with Pink Floyd during their Division Bell tour and on David Gilmour’s solo tours. Often described as being more than a tribute band, The Australian Pink Floyd Show is the first Pink Floyd tribute show that took the concept out of the pubs and onto the worldwide arena circuit. The band has played to sellout au- diences throughout the UK, Europe, the US, Canada, South America, and Russia. With 30 years of history, the world’s biggest, best, and greatest Pink Floyd tribute show continues to delight its global fan base. The Australian Pink Floyd Show is making its Ravinia debut. PAVILION 8:00 PM THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2022 8:00 PM SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2022 STEVIE NICKS STEVIE NICKS Born in Arizona, Stevie Nicks grew up across the American southwest, settling in Califor- nia during her teens. She joined her first band while in high school, and during her senior year met Lindsey Buckingham at a week- ly gathering in the community. A few years later, Buckingham recruited Nicks into the psychedelic rock band Fritz, with which they opened for the likes of Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin for shows along the West Coast. They remained a duo after Fritz disbanded in 1972, recording an album the following year— though not commercially successful, it led to their joining Fleetwood Mac in early 1975. With that year’s Fleetwood Mac and the 1977 follow-up Rumours , Nicks became one of the leading ladies of rock, with her songs “Rhiannon” and “Dreams” helping solidify the band’s status as one of the greatest of all time, the latter song becoming the Fleetwood Mac’s first number-one song in the United States. Following the double album Tusk , Nicks had penned more than enough songs that hadn’t made the band’s albums for her to simultaneously lead a solo career, which she debuted in 1981 with Bella Donna . The disc was an immediate commercial and critical success, with its first three singles—“Stop Drag- gin’ My Heart Around,” “Leather and Lace,” and “Edge of Seventeen”—becoming top-20 hits. Between Fleetwood Mac’s Mirage (1982) and Tango in the Night (1987), which featured Nicks’s “Gypsy” and “Seven Wonders,” she released the solo discs The Wild Heart (1983) and Rock a Little (1985), both platinum, top-20 albums, respectively featuring the top-five singles “Stand Back” and “Talk to Me.” Shortly after her 1989 album The Other Side of the Mirror and hit single “Rooms on Fire,” Nicks made her final recording with Fleetwood Mac ( Behind the Mask ) until the 1997 reunion tour that spawned The Dance . The following year, Nicks and the rest of the hit quintet were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Each of her releases since then, Trouble in Shangri-La (2001), In Your Dreams (2011), and 24 Karat Gold: Songs from the Vault (2014), has been a top-10 disc. Stevie Nicks made her Ravinia debut in 2017 and is making her first return to the festival. RAVINIA.ORG • RAVINIA MAGAZINE 35