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Originally Posted by SteveMacD
I was talking about it from Lindsey’s end. He’d never toured solo prior to 1993 and I think he was shocked by how little demand there was for him as a solo artist. Fast forward to 1997, and he’s playing arenas again in one of the biggest bands in the world. I think that’s something he took for granted.
Fleetwood Mac was fine without him so long as Stevie was in the band. BTM might not have been successful by Rumours-era Fleetwood Mac standards, but it was still a pretty successful album, and they were still an arena band.
Wild theory, but maybe it had something to do with revisiting all of that material for the deluxe edition reissues.
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I think it was the big money machine that made him come back and sort of change his tune about legacy. He was already rich but in the old days of the 70s and 80s, the bands and especially the writers made the most money off album sales. Tours were supplemental for the mega groups. Smaller bands who did not sell as many albums relied more on touring. However the late 90s and the cash grab tours changed all that. Suddenly one tour could gross more money than all of their touring combined. When there is that kind of money on the table, its really hard to resist. I think as Lindsey got older he also got more grounded. In 1982 he told Cream magazine that he did not want to tour anymore once he turned 40.
In the 70s' 80's you could see a concert for $15.00 or less almost what an album would cost. Today the cheapest tickets are well over $200 with many closer seats selling for thousands. Tours can gross over 1 million for one night.
Money changes everything.