Stevie Nicks 3Arena ★★★★☆ The first time that Stevie Nicks played Ireland in November 1989, her fellow musical entertainer Taylor Swift wasn’t even born. Yet just a few days ago, Nicks thrilled the parents in the audience at Swift’s Aviva Stadium gig by making a masked appearance in the VIP tent . Some 50,000 people found themselves in the presence of both rock and pop royalty as Swift, the biggest pop star in the world, paid tribute to her hero’s genius.
Tonight at the 3Arena , there is no sign of the Princess of Pop and friendship bracelets returning the favour, but the Swift Effect is visible nonetheless: there is a decidedly younger faction to the audience, many of them dressed in the boho-style skirts made famous by Nicks in Fleetwood Mac’s 1970s heyday. Although there had been much (understandable) gnashing of teeth at the eye-watering ticket prices, Nicks’ first solo appearance in Ireland in almost a decade is undoubtedly an event gig. And with little chance of Fleetwood Mac reforming after the death of Christine McVie in 2022 – Nicks recently vowed that “There is no chance.
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without [McVie], it just couldn’t work” – fans have flocked to the temple for the opportunity to worship their goddess. Stevie Nicks performing at the 3arena, Dublin. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Stevie Nicks performing at the 3arena, Dublin.
Photograph: Nick Bradshaw This is no mere run-through of her former band’s songs, though. As Nicks takes the stage just after .
