Concert promoter Live Nation has issued the following statement about the cancellation of the Australian and New Zealand Fleetwood Mac tour.
FLEETWOOD MAC CANCELS AUSTRALIAN/NEW ZEALAND TOUR
Fleetwood Mac, who has just completed the European leg of their phenomenally successful worldwide tour, has announced the cancellation of their upcoming 14 date tour of Australia and New Zealand.
John McVie, one of the co founding and original members of Fleetwood Mac, is now scheduled to be in treatment for cancer during that period of time.
The band have released the following statement:
“We are sorry to not be able to play these Australian and New Zealand dates. We hope our Australian and New Zealand fans as well as Fleetwood Mac fans everywhere will join us in wishing John and his family all the best.”
Live Nation Australia wish John Mcvie a full and speedy recovery, and regret the disappointment that this announcement will cause for the band’s multitude of Australian fans.
Ticket refunds will be available to all ticket holders as from Monday, October 28.
For all tickets booked online or by phone, the refund will be refunded automatically to the credit card used in purchasing the tickets. Please allow up to 10 days to receive your refund.
If the original credit card you used for the purchase has been cancelled or is no longer valid please contact the place of purchase.
If you made your booking at an outlet please return to the original outlet where the tickets were purchased with your ticket(s) and with the credit card used to make the purchase in hand in order to obtain your refund. Refunds will be provided to the original purchaser only on presentation of photo ID.
Fleetwood Mac cancelled the tour following founder John McVie’s cancer diagnosis. McVie is the Mac in Fleetwood Mac. John McVie founded Fleetwood Mac in London in 1967. Fleetwood and McVie had played together in John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers. In 1970 the band added John’s wife Christine McVie. In 1974, Mick Fleetwood invited American guitarist Lindsay Buckingham to join the band. He agreed on the condition his girlfriend Stephanie Nicks could also join the band. That classic line-up of Fleetwood Mac released the ‘Fleetwood Mac’ album in 1975. It featured ‘Rhiannon’, ‘Say You Love Me’ and ‘Over My Head’.
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