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Lindsey Buckingham Announces First Show Since Emergency Open-Heart Surgery
By Eliot Hill
December 20, 2019
Lindsey Buckingham has announced his first concert since getting open-heart surgery earlier this year that damaged his vocal cords.
Buckingham suffered vocal cord damage during the emergency heart surgery after doctors placed tubes down his throat so he could breathe. At the time, his wife Kristen Buckingham wasn't sure how permanent the damage would be. “Each day he is stronger than the last,” she wrote in a statement at the time. “While he and his heart are doing well, the surgery resulted in vocal cord damage. While it is unclear if the damage is permanent, we are hopeful it is not.”
Luckily, it seems like with this announcement his vocal cords are on the mend and he's able to get back onstage and perform for fans.
The former Fleetwood Mac frontman will be performing at the Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis, Tennessee the first week of May 2020. The gig marks the legend's first official performance since December 2018.
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Back in May of this year, Buckingham joined his daughter at her high school while her class sang Fleetwood Mac's iconic song, “Landslide.” That same month, Kristen tweeted that her husband was meeting with a vocal specialist and in September she wrote, “no one needs to worry” about his health.
The 70-year-old singer was kicked out of Fleetwood Mac in early 2018 and later sued the band for his firing. And if you're hoping for a reunion in 2020, it's looking bleak. "I'm not so sure — something's a little different this time," he said, regarding the rift.
Other acts hitting the festival stage are: the Lumineers, the Avett Brothers, Mavis Staples, and more.
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2020 Beale Street Music Festival lineup announced for Memphis in May, artists include Lil Wayne and Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham
We can expect a great lineup with artists including rapper Lil Wayne, Grammy-winning roots-soul songstress Brittany Howard, indie folk rockers The Avett Brothers, and Fleetwood Mac stager Lindsey Buckingham, to name but a few
By Judah Charles Lotter
Published on : 11:35 PST, Dec 19, 2019
2020 Beale Street Music Festival lineup announced for Memphis in May, artists include Lil Wayne and Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham
Singer Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes performs onstage during The 58th GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 15, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
The 2020 Beale Street Music Festival was announced to take place May 1-3 by Memphis in May. We can expect a great lineup with artists including rapper Lil Wayne, Grammy-winning roots-soul songstress Brittany Howard, indie folk rockers The Avett Brothers, and Fleetwood Mac stager Lindsey Buckingham, to name but a few.
The music festival is part of the annual Memphis in May festivities and on Thursday they have announced a number of acts as an early snippet of the lineup. This will be the 44th edition of the Beale Street Music Festival and will be held at Tom Lee Park.
More rap artists, apart from Lil Wayne, that will perform will include the likes of Memphis acts Young Dolph and Oscar-winners Three 6 Mafia, making their first festival appearance in eight years.
As per USA Today, the 16-act wide array of artists across different genres will include folk-rockers The Lumineers, soul singer Leon Bridges, rock band Portugal The Man, pop combo AJR, blues-rockers Rival Sons, gospel-soul legend Mavis Staples, bluegrass guitar wizard Billy Strings, alt-pop band Toad the Wet Sprocket, bluesman Taj Mahal and Philly rockers Sheer Mag.
“There’s always tremendous anticipation for our announcement each year, and while the complete lineup will be announced in early February, this year we decided to release the first round of artists now to give our fans a sample of how big the 2020 Beale Street Music Festival will be," Memphis in May president/CEO James Holt said in a statement, reported by USA Today.
A limited number of discounted three-day passes are currently available for $135. VIP passes — which include access to viewing platforms and other amenities — are also available for $699.
Tickets to the 2020 Beale Street Music Fest are available at Eventbrite.com.