Stevie Nicks at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Nov. 19, 2025.
credit: Sarah Waxberg
During the beginning of her packed show at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Wednesday, rock icon Stevie Nicks briefly addressed her fractured shoulder injury, which had sidelined her from playing her previously scheduled August and September tour dates, including this New York stop. She initially thought at the time whether her performing days were over following the postponement. But she then told the supportive crowd: “Because of you, I said to myself on the very first day that I got back to L.A., ‘Well, I’m not going to deal with this well, so I’m going to have to just get well’…I can’t be away from my people!”
Nicks’ show at the Barclays certainly more than made up for the earlier cancellation, as she and her band performed about 90 minutes of her classic catalog of songs from Fleetwood Mac and her solo work. At this stage in her career, Nick’s stature remains at an all-time high in the last decade thanks to the continued popularity of Fleetwood Mac’s 1977 classic album Rumours; her 2019 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; and her collaborations with Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey and Harry Styles. And her multigenerational influence on many female musicians, as well as the adoration from her fans (as reflected in the Night of 1000 Stevies), cannot be overstated.
Interestingly, Nicks opened the show not with an original song of hers but a cover of the Crickets’ “Not Fade Away,” which, in the context of her long career, seemed quite appropriate. From there, the rest of the evening seamlessly balanced between the classic songs she wrote for Fleetwood Mac (“Dreams,” “Gypsy” and a scorching rendition of “Gold Dust Woman”) and her predominantly ‘80s solo material (a hard-hitting performance of “Stand Back,” “If Anyone Falls” and “Bella Donna”).
The singer also performed her most recent single, the dramatic rocker “The Lighthouse,” which she released last year. Very poignantly, the memory of the late Tom Petty loomed large during the show when Nicks performed “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around,” her hit duet with Petty and Heartbreakers from 1981, and Petty’s 1989 solo song “Free Fallin’”.
Stevie Nicks at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Nov. 19, 2025.
credit: Sarah Waxberg
Nicks and the band brought the house down with an electrifying performance of “Edge of Seventeen,” highlighted by the distinctive riffs of her longtime guitarist, Waddy Wachtel. Naturally, the encore consisted of two of her iconic songs with Fleetwood Mac, the classic mystical rocker “Rhiannon” and the melancholy ballad “Landslide.”
Through her stage moves and wardrobe — including her signature twirling and shawls — Nicks continued to cast an enchanting and bewitching presence, and her voice remained commanding and eloquent. In addition to Petty, Nicks paid homage to her late Fleetwood Mac bandmate Christine McVie through photographs of the two of them together projected on the video screen.
At the end of the show, Nicks offered words of wisdom to the cheering audience to “dance,” whether they’re on their way to the kitchen or to watch television if they can’t sleep. “I find that is what has probably gotten me to 77 years old,” she explained, before making another request to the fans to “mostly just dance for me. I love you all and I’ll see you next time!”
Stevie Nicks’ tour continues through Dec. 10.
Setlist:
Not Fade Away
If Anyone Falls
Outside the Rain
Dreams
Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around
The Lighthouse
Wild Heart
Bella Donna
Stand Back
Free Fallin’
Gold Dust Woman
Gypsy
Edge of Seventeen
Encore:
Rhiannon
Landslide
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidchiu/2025/11/21/stevie-nicks-continues-to-dance-into-fans-hearts-at-nyc-concert/
