The new Fleetwood Mac line-up has given their first interviews since the departure of Lindsay Buckingham. Mick Fleetwood says “it was a like a marriage that came to an end and we had to move on”.
With Neil Finn and Mike Campbell now permanently in the band, Mick Fleetwood has says they may even record new music together. “This is absolutely a new band. This is the new line-up of Fleetwood Mac,” he told CBS News.
Of the qualifications of Finn and Campbell Mick says, “Both of these members have a legacy of their own. They don’t need to have a calling card. They are who they are”.
The tension with Buckingham came to a head at the recent MusiCares event in New York. “It became a huge impasse and we hit a brick wall where we decided we had to part ways,” Fleetwood says.
Stevie Nicks told CBS, “This team wanted to get out of the road and one of the members did not want to get out on the road for a year”.
When they started looking for a replacement they listened to everyone they could think of. “We sat around the table and started listening to everyone we could think of,” Stevie said. “You did very well Neil,” added Mick.
PHOTO GALLERY: FLEETWOOD MAC IN AUSTRALIA BY ROS O’GORMAN
PHOTO GALLERY: STEVIE NICKS IN AUSTRALIA BY ROS O’GORMAN
A North American tour will start in Tulsa in October. Dates until April 2019 have been announced.
Fleetwood Mac dates
2018
• 10/03 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
• 10/06 – Chicago, IL – United Center
• 10/10 – Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center
• 10/12 – Lincoln, NE – Pinnacle Bank Arena
• 10/14 – Des Moines, IA – Wells Fargo Arena
• 10/16 – Indianapolis, IN – Bankers Life Fieldhouse
• 10/18 – Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center
• 10/20 – St. Louis, MO – Scottrade Center
• 10/22 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
• 10/26 – Cleveland, OH – Quicken Loans Arena
• 10/28 – Milwaukee, WI – Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center
• 10/30 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
• 11/01 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
• 11/03 – Ottawa, ON – Canadian Tire Centre
• 11/05 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
• 11/07 – Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena
• 11/10 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place
• 11/12 – Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome
• 11/14 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
• 11/17 – Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome
• 11/19 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
• 11/21 – San Jose, CA – SAP Center at San Jose
• 11/23 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center
• 11/25 – Oakland, CA – Oracle Arena
• 11/28 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Arena
• 11/30 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena
• 12/03 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center
• 12/06 – Fresno, CA – Save Mart Center
• 12/08 – San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena
• 12/11 – Inglewood, CA – The Forum
• 12/13 – Inglewood, CA – The Forum
2019
• 02/05 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
• 02/07 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
• 02/09 – Austin, TX – Frank Erwin Center
• 02/13 – Birmingham, AL – Legacy Arena at The BJCC
• 02/16 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center
• 02/18 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena
• 02/20 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – BB&T Center
• 02/22 – Columbia, SC – Colonial Life Arena
• 02/24 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
• 02/27 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
• 03/03 – Atlanta, GA – Philips Arena
• 03/05 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena
• 03/09 – Atlantic City, NJ – Boardwalk Hall
• 03/11 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
• 03/13 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
• 03/15 – Hartford, CT – XL CENTER
• 03/20 – Albany, NY – Times Union Center
• 03/24 – Baltimore, MD – Royal Farms Arena
• 03/26 – Buffalo, NY – KeyBank Center
• 03/31 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
• 04/05 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
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