# Shake the Cage Tour

The Shake the Cage Tour by the Anglo-American rock group Fleetwood Mac began on September 30, 1987, in Kansas City, Missouri, and ended on June 28, 1988, in Manchester, England. It was their first tour since 1974 without Lindsey Buckingham, who left the band in August 1987.

## History

Although the album Tango in the Night included Lindsey Buckingham, the guitarist quit at a band meeting to discuss the tour. "We'd signed the contracts," Stevie Nicks noted. "We couldn't call in and say, 'Oh, we can't do the tour.' We had to do it, or Fleetwood Mac would have been sued forever."
Buckingham was replaced by rockabilly singer and guitarist Billy Burnette and lead guitarist and session musician Rick Vito. The former contributed to Mick Fleetwood's solo album I'm Not Me, as a member of Mick Fleetwood's Zoo. Recently recovered from cocaine addiction, Nicks was prescribed a heavy duty tranquilizer, to which she became addicted until the mid 1990s.
The band played at the Rock am Ring Festival in Nürburg, West Germany, on June 4, 1988. The crowd in attendance was 80.000.
This tour was filmed during the San Francisco shows (December 12–13) and released on VHS as Fleetwood Mac: Tango in the Night. Cruzados and The Adventures were the opening act of the tour.

## Set list

* "Say You Love Me"
* "The Chain"
* "Dreams"
* "Isn't It Midnight"
* "Everywhere"
* "Oh Well"
* "Seven Wonders"
* "Rattlesnake Shake"
* "Over My Head"
* "Gold Dust Woman"
* "Don't Let Me Down Again" (Buckingham Nicks cover)
* "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?" (Stevie Nicks song)
* "I Loved Another Woman"
* "Brown Eyes"
* "World Turning"
* "Little Lies"
* "Stand Back" (Stevie Nicks song)
* "You Make Loving Fun"
* "Go Your Own Way"

### Encore

* "Blue Letter"
* "Don't Stop"
* "Songbird"

## Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| North America ||||
| September 30, 1987 | Kansas City | United States | Kemper Arena |
| October 1, 1987 | Ames | United States | Hilton Coliseum |
| October 3, 1987 | East Troy | United States | Alpine Valley Music Theatre |
| October 5, 1987 | Indianapolis | United States | Market Square Arena |
| October 6, 1987 | Louisville | United States | Freedom Hall |
| October 8, 1987 | Landover | United States | Capital Centre |
| October 9, 1987 | Chapel Hill | United States | Dean Smith Center |
| October 10, 1987 | Clemson | United States | Littlejohn Coliseum |
| October 13, 1987 | Richfield | United States | Richfield Coliseum |
| October 14, 1987 | Pittsburgh | United States | Civic Arena |
| October 16, 1987 | Cincinnati | United States | Riverfront Coliseum |
| October 17, 1987 | Detroit | United States | Joe Louis Arena |
| October 19, 1987 | Toronto | Canada | Maple Leaf Gardens |
| October 20, 1987 | Montréal | Canada | Forum de Montréal |
| October 23, 1987 | Hartford | United States | Hartford Civic Center |
| October 24, 1987 | East Rutherford | United States | Meadowlands Arena |
| October 25, 1987 | Uniondale | United States | Nassau Coliseum |
| October 28, 1987 | Philadelphia | United States | The Spectrum |
| October 30, 1987 | Boston | United States | Boston Garden |
| October 31, 1987 | Boston | United States | Boston Garden |
| November 1, 1987 | Providence | United States | Providence Civic Center |
| November 4, 1987 | Tallahassee | United States | Leon County Civic Center |
| November 6, 1987 | Pembroke Pines | United States | Hollywood Sportatorium |
| November 7, 1987 | Tampa | United States | USF Sun Dome |
| November 10, 1987 | New Orleans | United States | Lakefront Arena |
| November 12, 1987 | Houston | United States | The Summit |
| November 13, 1987 | Austin | United States | Frank Erwin Center |
| November 15, 1987 | Dallas | United States | Reunion Arena |
| November 17, 1987 | Murfreesboro | United States | Murphy Center |
| November 19, 1987 | Rosemont | United States | Rosemont Horizon |
| November 20, 1987 | St. Louis | United States | St. Louis Arena |
| November 27, 1987 | Denver | United States | McNichols Sports Arena |
| November 28, 1987 | Salt Lake City | United States | Salt Palace |
| December 1, 1987 | Austin | United States | Frank Erwin Center |
| December 3, 1987 | Phoenix | United States | Compton Terrace Amphitheatre |
| December 4, 1987 | Paradise | United States | Thomas & Mack Center |
| December 6, 1987 | Inglewood | United States | The Forum |
| December 7, 1987 | Inglewood | United States | The Forum |
| December 8, 1987 | San Diego | United States | San Diego Sports Arena |
| December 10, 1987 | Fresno | United States | Selland Arena |
| December 12, 1987 | San Francisco | United States | Cow Palace |
| December 13, 1987 | San Francisco | United States | Cow Palace |
| December 17, 1987 | Portland | United States | Portland Memorial Coliseum |
| December 18, 1987 | Seattle | United States | Seattle Center Coliseum |
| Europe ||||
| May 14, 1988 | Birmingham | England | National Exhibition Centre |
| May 15, 1988 | Birmingham | England | National Exhibition Centre |
| May 18, 1988 | London | England | Wembley Arena |
| May 19, 1988 | London | England | Wembley Arena |
| May 21, 1988 | London | England | Wembley Arena |
| May 22, 1988 | London | England | Wembley Arena |
| May 24, 1988 | London | England | Wembley Arena |
| May 25, 1988 | London | England | Wembley Arena |
| May 28, 1988 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Scandinavium |
| May 29, 1988 | Stockholm | Sweden | Hovet |
| May 31, 1988 | Bad Segeberg | West Germany | Freilichtbühne |
| June 3, 1988 | Nüremberg | West Germany | Frankenhalle |
| June 4, 1988 | Nürburg | West Germany | Nürburgring (Rock am Ring Festival) |
| June 6, 1988 | Munich | West Germany | Olympiastadion |
| June 9, 1988 | West Berlin | West Germany | Waldbühne |
| June 11, 1988 | Dortmund | West Germany | Westfalenhalle |
| June 12, 1988 | Offenburg | West Germany | Ortenauhalle |
| June 14, 1988 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Rotterdam Ahoy Sportpaleis |
| June 15, 1988 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Rotterdam Ahoy Sportpaleis |
| June 18, 1988 | London | England | Wembley Arena |
| June 19, 1988 | London | England | Wembley Arena |
| June 21, 1988 | London | England | Wembley Arena |
| June 25, 1988 | Dublin | Ireland | RDS Arena |
| June 28, 1988 | Manchester | England | Maine Road |

## Personnel

* Mick Fleetwood – drums, percussion
* John McVie – bass guitar
* Christine McVie – Hammond B3 Organ, Yamaha KX88, piano, maracas, vocals
* Rick Vito – lead guitar, vocals
* Billy Burnette – rhythm guitar, vocals
* Stevie Nicks – vocals, tambourine

### Additional musicians

* Dan Garfield – keyboards, samples
* Isaac Asanté – percussion
* Lori Perry-Nicks – backing vocals
* Elisecia Wright – backing vocals
* Sharon Celani – backing vocals

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| Australia (ARIA) DVD edition | Platinum | 15,000$^^$ |
| $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||