Music / Nightlife

Fleetwood Mac keyboardist Christine McVie acknowledges the crowd as Stevie Nicks gives her a shout out before starting the song “Dreams” at the Tacoma Dome. (Lindsey Wasson / The Seattle Times)

With the return of singer-pianist Christine McVie after a 16-year absence, a re-energized Fleetwood Mac wowed a near-capacity crowd with a powerful, sometimes explosive concert Thursday, Nov. 20, at the Tacoma Dome.

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Big news for boomers: Christine McVie, who has not toured with classic-rock-era superstars Fleetwood Mac since 1998, has rejoined Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks for the “On With The Show” tour. This is the lineup that waxed “Rumours” and “Tusk” and, according to reviews, the tour mostly revisits familiar territory. But…

After 16 years, Christine McVie has come out of retirement to rejoin her bandmates in Fleetwood Mac for a fall tour that includes a Nov. 20 performance at the Tacoma Dome. (Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. April 7.) McVie, who retreated to the English countryside in the late ‘90s, will be back on stage with Mick…

Various Artists, ‘Sweetheart 2014’ (Hear Music/Concord)

Created exclusively for Starbucks, “Sweetheart 2014” is a delightfully eclectic collection of classic love songs by such current artists as The Head and the Heart, Beck, Brandi Carlile, Ben Harper, Vampire Weekend, Thao & The Get Down Stay Down and Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings.