Nicks looking forward to dates at Colosseum

Spencer Patterson

Monday, May 9, 2005 | 8:12 a.m.

Apparently, for Stevie Nicks, Las Vegas is what dreams are made of.

The sometime Fleetwood Mac vocalist brings a new concert production titled "Dreams" to The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on four of Celine Dion's nights off: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

Backstage at March's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York City, Nicks sounded excited about the chance to do four shows in one venue.

"For me, as an almost 57-year-old woman, this (Caesars run) looks very good, because it means you can put all of your energy into the show, as opposed to traveling all over the United States," Nicks said. "It would be a nice thing for me to do until I'm a very old, little old lady."

Nicks, who celebrates her 57th birthday this month, recently told Los Angeles classic rock station KLOS 95.5-FM she has created a special set to fill The Colosseum massive stage, and plans to utilize costumes from her early days as a singer.

Nicks' highest-charting solo hits include "Edge of Seventeen," "If Anyone Falls," "Stand Back," "Talk to Me" and "Rooms on Fire."

The Phoenix native is most famous for her work with Fleetwood Mac, the British group she and then-musical partner Lindsey Buckingham joined in 1975.

Nicks wrote and sang lead vocals on many of the band's best-known songs, including "Rhiannon," "Dreams," "Landslide," "Gypsy" and "Sara."

This week's Caesars run will serve as a warm-up of sorts for Nicks' summer tour with Eagles' drummer/vocalist Don Henley. The duo have currently announced 10 co-headlining dates -- along the East Coast and in the Midwest -- with more shows expected to be added.

Doors for the Caesars show open at 7 p.m. Shows begin at 8 p.m. At press time, tickets remained available for all four nights.

Who: Stevie Nicks.

Where: The Colosseum at Caesars Palace.

When: 8 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

Tickets: $68.18, $113.64, $136.36, $159.09.

Call: 731-7333.

Opening act: None.

Additional musicians: Waddy Wachtel (guitar), Jana Anderson (vocals), Sharon Celani (vocals), Lori Nicks (vocals), Al Ortiz (bass), Jimmy Paxson (drums), Scott Plunkett (keyboard/piano), Carlos Rios (guitar), Michito Sanchez (percussion), Brett Tuggle (keyboard/organ).

Latest release: "Trouble in Shangri-La" (Reprise, 2001).

Essential release: "Rumours" (1977, with Fleetwood Mac).

What to expect: At the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, Nicks said the Caesars shows would consist of "favorite songs, which you don't always get to do. This is a chance for me to go back through all those many, many years and pick out a few songs I haven't done." During her last solo tour, in 2001, Nicks performed mainly solo tunes, along with Fleetwood Mac classics "Rhiannon," "Dreams" and "Gold Dust Woman."

Says Nicks: "I don't have any children, but when I look at all the girl singers, I think they're all my children." (CNN, May 1998).