Mick Fleetwood wishes that his Fleetwood Mac bandmates Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham would put their differences aside. https://t.co/cGrXyy3HYN

— Us Weekly (@usweekly) February 4, 2025

“I always have a fantasy that [Stevie] and Lindsey would pal up a bit more and just say everything’s OK for them both,” said Fleetwood. “But we’ve had such an incredible career.”  

Nicks and Buckingham’s relationship stretches all the way back to their high school days when Nicks joined the band Fritz. They became involved romantically before moving to Los Angeles and forming Buckingham Nicks. They released one album before joining Fleetwood Mac in 1975, though they were initially hesitant with the band’s reputation for being a meat grinder for musicians.  

Their romantic split during the writing and recording of 1977’s ‘Rumours’ produced some of the most iconic Fleetwood Mac songs, but those tensions often spilled over into their live performances, most notably a performance of ‘Silver Springs’ in 1997.

The pair’s professional relationship reached boiling point in 2018 when Buckingham was asked to leave the group, with Nicks giving them an ultimatum that she would leave if he stayed. In 2021, Buckingham claimed that Nicks had never got over him, while Nicks countered by saying that she “gave him more than 300 million chances.”

 

 

 

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Following the death of Christine McVie in 2022, the future of Fleetwood Mac has been in the air. Mick Fleetwood acknowledged the impact of her passing, describing it as something that changed the band forever. “Losing Chris, it was beyond unexpected,” he told US Weekly. 

McVie was instrumental in shifting Fleetwood Mac’s sound from their blues roots to the pop-rock sound they would become known for, and wrote hits like ‘Everywhere’, ‘You Make Loving Fun’, and ‘Little Lies’. As the keyboard player, she would be heavily involved in the more electronic-influenced ‘Tango in the Night’, released in 1987. Since her passing, the band have released no original material, though 2023’s ‘Rumours Live’ performed well, reaching 19 on the UK Charts.

Fleetwood has previously shown a willingness to reunite the band without McVie, though Stevie Nicks has remained resolute in her stance that Fleetwood Mac is done. “Without Christine, no can do. There is no chance of putting Fleetwood Mac back together in any way,” she told MOJO in October 2024. On the other hand, Buckingham said he would reunite the band “in a heartbeat” when asked in February 2024.  

Fleetwood has remained active since The Mac’s disbandment. He released an album with ukulele player Jake Shimabukuro in 2024, and teased an upcoming solo album on which he would sing too. His comments to US Weekly seem to suggest the drummer is itching to get back on the road, “I miss playing as much as we used to. ​​I’m hoping next year, one way or another, some band somewhere will say, ‘Come and play with drums or something.’”

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Despite their last studio album coming in 2003, Fleetwood Mac are one of the most enduring acts of their era. ‘Rumours’ is a mainstay on the UK Album Charts, spending over 1000 non-consecutive weeks on it. With an upcoming Apple+ documentary, Fleetwood Mac are as relevant as ever, even if the surviving members don’t reunite.

While the documentary remains untitled, Fleetwood Mac’s Instagram hinted at a possible connection to their iconic 1977 album, Rumours, with the caption: “It’s not a Rumour.” A release date has not yet been announced.

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The project promises to chronicle Fleetwood Mac’s tumultuous 50-year journey, from the meeting in 1974 (the most recognisable line-up) all the way through to the present day. The film will delve into the band’s personal and professional highs and lows, including the interpersonal drama that inspired much of Rumours.

The 1977 album Rumours became one of the best selling albums of all-time, with over 40 million copies sold worldwide. In fact, it was the tenth best-selling album on vinyl in 2023, with 323,000 certified sales. The album is well-known for its lyrical content which addresses the personal turmoils of the musicians. Take ‘Dreams’ by Stevie Nicks, and ‘Go Your Own Way’ by Lindsey Buckingham; both address the pair’s breakup from different viewpoints.

Director Frank Marshall, whose work includes acclaimed music documentaries like ‘The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart‘, expressed his admiration for Fleetwood Mac’s ability to transform their chaotic personal lives into timeless music. “This will be a film about the music and the people who created it,” he said.

The creative team also includes Emmy-winning writer Mark Monroe, who previously collaborated with Marshall on Disney+ show ‘The Beach Boys’. Producers Nicholas Ferrall and Jeanne Elfant Festa, who have both worked with Marshall and Monroe before, are on board as well.

Fans can expect exclusive new interviews with band members Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, and Stevie Nicks, as well as archival footage of the late Christine McVie. The film aims to explore the chemistry between the group and their creative process, which has helped them sell over 140 million records worldwide.

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The announcement comes as Apple TV+ continues to expand its music documentary catalogue, following hits like ‘Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me’ and ‘Beastie Boys Story’. This may be Apple’s strategy to compete with Disney+ and Netflix, both of whom have found success with shows like ‘The Beatles: Get Back’ and ‘Wham!’.

Fleetwood Mac remains culturally relevant, even with a much younger audience, with their song ‘Dreams’ going viral on TikTok in 2020 thanks to a video of a man skateboarding with cranberry juice. The band’s popularity ensures a well-established audience for the documentary, tapping into a streaming trend driven by nostalgia.

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A 2021 Vice report on the rise of music documentaries and biopics attributes their success to familiar fan bases and easy accessibility. However, the genres face challenges of oversaturation, as seen with the mixed reception to recent biopics such as, ‘Bob Marley: One Love’. With Christine McVie’s passing in 2022, any possibility of a full reunion has been ruled out. This film will likely serve as the band’s definitive statement, offering glimpses of some of the most definitive moments in the history of the group, and could be some of the last original material we see of them.

Not *The* Fleetwood Mac, though. The second Fleetwood Mac.

— Angus (@gibsona07) November 19, 2024

On X (formerly Twitter), one user questioned the absence of Peter Green in Apple’s announcement. The guitarist was one of the founders of the original incarnation of the group, which was called ‘Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac’. He left the group in 1970 after struggling with his mental health, and was diagnosed with schizophrenia four years later.

While we don’t know exactly when the documentary will drop, or even what it will be called, there is already a considerable amount of excitement online. With Marshall, Monroe, and the rest of the team leading the project, this will be a must-watch for any music fan.

Breaking the BST headliner news on her social media channels, Nicks said: “Anything that draws me back to London – and therefore to England – fills my heart with joy. And to be able to visit and make music … is always a dream come true…”

Best known for her contributions to rock band Fleetwood Mac, Nicks joined the group in 1975 and made a name for herself with her captivating vocals and poetic songwriting, eventually going on to have a successful solo career with hits like ‘Edge of Seventeen‘ and ‘Bella Donna‘. After the death of her bandmate Christine McVie in November last year, Nicks informed fans that this would in fact be the end of the road for the group following a jampacked revival tour and emotional final performance at Radio City Music Hall in 2018, closing the chapter on a much beloved era for millions of fans around the globe.

As for the remainder of the UK summer line-ups, Nicks has been tipped as one of the rumoured artists for Glastonbury 2024 after organiser Emily Eavis announced this year’s legend slot would be occupied by a female artist. The world-renowned performer and hugely influential fashion icon also recently unveiled her 2024 US tour, as well as a string of 12 extra dates, including New York, Salt Lake City and Nashville.

For those eager to snatch tickets, general sale kicks off at 10am on Wednesday March 6. You’ll be able to buy tickets on the official BST website here. For presale access on Monday March 4, you can sign up here. American Express Cardmembers can take advantage of the presale from Friday 1 March at 10am. Prices for all of the shows at this year’s festival have not been revealed, but like all BST shows, tickets will be divided into different packages, including General Admission, Gold Circle access and VIP Packages such as the Ultimate Diamond VIP experience, The Ultimate VIP Hydeaway and Great Oak Roof Garden.

In an interview with Vulture, Nicks stated: “When Christine died, I felt like you can’t replace her. You just can’t, Without her, what is it? You know what I mean? She was like my soul mate, my musical soul mate, and my best friend that I spent more time with than any of my other best friends outside of Fleetwood Mac.”

Nicks also added: “Christine was my best friend. When I think about Taylor Swift’s song ‘You’re on Your Own, Kid’ and the line ‘you always have been,’ it was like, that was Christine and I. We were on our own in that band. We always were. We protected each other. Who am I going to look over to on the right and have them not be there behind that Hammond organ? When she died, I figured we really can’t go any further with this. There’s no reason to.”

Upon McVie’s death, Fleetwood Mac also released a statement in which the band called McVie “truly one-of-a-kind, special and talented beyond measure” later adding “She will be so very missed”.

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Born in Lancashire, United Kingdom, Christine McVie joined Fleetwood Mac in 1971, four years before Stevie Nicks joined the band. McVie’s debut as a full-time member was on the album Future Games, having already made guest contributions on albums prior and was married at the time to Fleetwood Mac bass guitarist John McVie.

Christine McVie became a consistent songwriter and singer for the band, writing and singing hits such as ‘Warm Ways’, ‘Say You Love Me’ and ‘You Make Loving Fun’. After a long tenure with the band, McVie retired from the band in 1998, before reuniting with the band in 2014.

Nicks described McVie’s influence and importance to the band as to why the band could never tour again, as she said: “And her songs, you take out all of those songs. Christine was the pop star. She wrote all those really super pop hits. None of the rest of us could write those songs. What would happen is we’d have to take the songs out, like we did when she actually retired for 18 years. We couldn’t re-create those songs. So we became a much more hard-rock band.”

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The track, titled “Little Darlin” was released this week by Rhino Entertainment and was originally recorded by McVie in 2004 when working on her solo album, In the Meantime.

McVie would have turned 80 on 12th July 2023, with Rhino working together with McVie’s nephew, Dan Perfect, to release a remastered version of “Little Darlin” on this date to celebrate the singer’s legacy. Perfect was involved in the original writing and production of In the Meantime back in 2004, and has continued to play a significant role in his aunt’s career.

Rhino have also shared further plans to release reissues of McVie’s solo album In the Meantime as a whole, in addition to a reissue of her self-titled 1984 album later this year. These projects are also being overseen by McVie’s nephew, Dan Perfect, who shared his thoughts in the liner notes of the re-release.

Perfect said, “When my aunt Christine McVie died unexpectedly last year, plans were already afoot for the re-release of this solo album, which is perhaps her most personal and intimate project.”

Perfect also shared, “Chris and I had been working for some time on remixing the original tracks in Dolby Atmos, and Chris was excited and intrigued by this process, which was bringing fresh life and contemporaneity to the songs… I dearly wish that she could have lived to see this re-release as she would have been delighted.”

McVie’s former Fleetwood Mac band member Mick Fleetwood also paid tribute to her to mark her 80th birthday. He released a spoken word adaptation of McVie’s track, “Songbird,” saying in the track, “As the songbird sings, now from the heavens, to you Christine, I wish you all the love in the world. But, most of all, I wish it from myself.”

Mick teamed up with Jake Shimabukuro to produce the track, with Mick on vocals and percussion.

“Songbird” was also performed by Mick Fleetwood, Sheryl Crow and Bonnie Raitt in tribute to McVie at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards earlier this year.

McVie passed away in November of 2022 following a brief illness, and has left behind a huge legacy that is still being celebrated after her passing.

Fleetwood Mac shared their thoughts via social media, writing, “There are no words to describe our sadness at the passing of Christine McVie. She was truly one-of-a-kind, special and talented beyond measure. She was the best musician anyone could have in their band and the best friend anyone could have in their life. We were so lucky to have a life with her. Individually and together, we cherished Christine deeply and are thankful for the amazing memories we have. She will be so very missed.”

The new album will be released in the form of a 3-CD/2-LP collection, titled Fleetwood Mac Live Super Deluxe. The release will include a 7 inch vinyl which will include new music and added demos such as One More Night and Fireflies.

The music heard on the new album will be from the years 1977 to 1982, from music that was performed off the bands album Tuft. There will be a smaller limited-edition that will ‘contains replicas of backstage passes, tickets, stickers, and more.’ of the live-tour from the original recordings.

Introducing: Fleetwood Mac Live Super Deluxe! Out April 9, experience the remastered 3-CD/2-LP version of the original release from 1980. Recorded live mainly from the Tusk world tour, hear all of your favorite hits, deep cuts and more. Pre-order now: https://t.co/yFUF85sWGp pic.twitter.com/xyXB2Lvitn

— Fleetwood Mac (@fleetwoodmac) February 10, 2021

Tusk was Fleetwood Mac’s 13th studio album, which earned the band little success initially with only 4 million records sold worldwide. Tusk did not reach the caliber of their 11th studio album which was the famous Rumours record, the album that skyrocketed their international success to iconic levels.

Fleetwood Mac Live was the bands first live-recorded debut album and was released originally released in 1980. The new record will also feature the astronomical track The Chain during a recording in the Richfield Coliseum in 1980.

The band is not currently touring due to safety concerns surround the Covid-19 pandemic. Mack Fleetwood, one of the founders, will be preforming a show this April at The Crescent Concert Hall Drogheda in Ireland. Fleetwood Mac Live Deluxe Edition is currently available to pre-order here. 

The gig will be The Heartbreaker’s first festival performance in the UK since 2012, only their second UK tour in 20 years, and their only European date in 2017. It is timed to commemorate the 40^th anniversary of the band’s self-titled debut album. James King, senior vice president of AEG Live who are organising the event, promised the evening would be a ‘one-night-only experience direct from the music gods.’ He added that, ‘Tom Petty’s UK fans will feel blessed to see him and the Heartbreakers in such a rare appearance in this country. Celebrating their 40th anniversary with them is their friend and true icon Stevie Nicks. Music does not get better than this.’ Indeed Nicks’ love for the band with whom she will share the stage on July 9^th led her to tell Rolling Stone in 2010 that, ‘In 1976, I’d been in Fleetwood Mac for about a year when I heard Tom Petty’s debut. I became such a fan that if I hadn’t been in a band myself, I would have joined that one’, via The Guardian. Nicks’ wish came true, after a fashion, when Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers appeared on her first two solo albums. Nicks has also recently added extra dates to the 24 Karat Gold Tour, and will be joined on the road by both The Pretenders and Chrissie Hynde.

Aside from the love-in between Petty and Nicks, festival goers will also see Denver folk-rockers The Lumineers take to the stage. The band released their second album, Cleopatra, earlier in the year, with the album topping the Billboard 200 in both the US and UK Albums Charts. The band also recently showed they have a festive side in addition to their more contemplative, wistful vibe, by releasing a cover of Elvis’ Blue Christmas which they initially performed live at the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony.

This announcement covers the July 9^th night of the festival, however, the event will be spread over a series of dates. Phil Collins will headline on the 30^th June; Green Day will take to the stage on the 1^st July, as previously reported by mxdwn.co.uk; the 2^nd of July will be crowned by a set from Justin Bieber; Kings of Leon are slated to top the bill on the 6^th July – which you can read more about at mxdwn.co.uk; before Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers finally take to the stage to close the festival on the 9^th July.

Tickets for the event are now on sale, ranging in price from £62.50-£299 and are available here.