Fleetwood Mac — The Dance, Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank, 1997

This filmed live concert documents Fleetwood Mac’s The Dance, recorded on 23 May 1997 on a soundstage at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California, and broadcast the same year by MTV. It captures the reunion of the Rumours-era lineup: Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood together for the first time in a decade. The band is supported by additional musicians — Brett Tuggle and Neale Heywood on keyboards and guitars, Lenny Castro on percussion, Sharon Celani and Mindy Stein on backing vocals — plus the University of Southern California marching band on the most orchestrated pieces. This full concert alternates reworked standards with songs written for the occasion, in the polished capture typical of late-1990s television productions. The program blends acoustic rearrangements and electric versions, driven by Buckingham’s guitar playing and the band’s signature vocal harmonies. A reference point for 1990s live rock, this Fleetwood Mac performance in Burbank in 1997 remains a major document for understanding the legendary quintet’s return to the stage and its enduring catalogue.