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Guest writer @LilVik reviews @FleetwoodMac in #SanJose

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Fleetwood Mac in San Jose Tuesday 25 th November 2015, the first time I have specifically travelled out of the UK to see my favourite band. In 2013, I unfortunately missed out on Fleetwood Mac tickets in the UK as I was travelling Australia. Then they announced the gigs over there, only to be cancelled due to John McVie’s cancer scare!  I swore then that the next tour I was going to be there wherever it was. Bring on San Jose, California. As predicted the venue, SAP Arena, was bigger than those in most UK cities. We were perched on the side from stage up in the high tiers which was perfect except every now and then the staging would revolve and get in the way. Luckily this was not too often. The usual ‘sounds’ of the Mac taking to the stage were played and the crowd erupted.  They opened with a frenzied performance of Chain . Immediately I was envious of those that could fork out money for the front floor tickets, especially as my area of seating was somewh