Tribute band Dreams portrays Fleetwood Mac, Friday, June 7, 8 p.m. at Centennial Theatre, 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. All tickets $35, available at tickets.centennialtheatre.com.
It’s no secret or (ahem) a rumour that Fleetwood’s bar on Maui is popular – the fans still crave the music.
No matter if it’s in a tropical setting or at Centennial Theatre, the sounds of Fleetwood Mac do have people looking back and not thinking about tomorrow.
Tribute singer Tracy Masson evolved into Stevie Nicks. First, she was Frida Lyngstad – one quarter of Swedish sensation, Abba.
“I answered an ad to join an Abba tribute band which was a four-piece band at the time and when they hired me we turned it into a six-piece band by adding other musicians – and then it evolved into a Fleetwood Mac tribute as well,” explains Masson, a lifelong singer who lives in Langley.
Masson’s musical history includes taking the lead in two Janis Joplin tribute bands, touring with the “Legends of Rock,” and fronting many popular rock bands.
“I’ve always been a good imitator and it just seemed like my destiny to end up in a tribute band,” says Masson.
From Stevie’s husky sound to Lindsey Buckingham’s beard, but minus all the drama, the cast of Dreams is meticulous with their Fleetwood Mac impersonation. The band has been together for almost 15 years, bringing their memorable rock music to casinos, theatres and corporate events all around the world.
Dreams – the Ultimate Tribute to Fleetwood Mac will give the audience what they came for – all the classics from “You Make Loving Fun” to “Landslide” – with an added bonus. During the show, fans will get a taste of the blues – a salute to the Peter Green era of Fleetwood Mac from the ’60s.
“‘Go Your Own Way’ and ‘Don’t Stop’ seem to get everyone moving the most, I think,” says Masson, “but the song ‘Dreams’ is a big one as well because it was Fleetwood Mac’s only No. 1 hit and it’s our band name as well.”
Masson figures the music of Fleetwood Mac is so infectious because everyone can relate to their songs on one level or another. The band’s most famous album Rumours was written at the same time the two couples in the band, Nicks and Buckingham, and John and Christine McVie, were breaking up.
Also part of the Dreams team is North Vancouver resident Mario Parente, who plays Buckingham and “is a monster on the guitar and quite a showman.”
Todd McGarvey plays Mick Fleetwood and has a great drum solo up his sleeve as part of the show, promises Masson. Singer Rachael Chatoor, meanwhile, channels Christine McVie to a T. The band is rounded out by Ray Doucet, a.k.a. John McVie, on bass and Bob Van Velzen on keyboards.
“A lot of people tell us that they love the energy we bring to the show by rocking out with each other and dancing around the stage, probably more so than the real Fleetwood Mac,” says Masson.
