More about the no-show on Parkinson

[AngelaM]

Hi,

This article was in Saturday's Daily Telegraph in the 'Saturday Spy' (gossip) section:

'Fleetwood Mac too old to party'
"Tonight's Parkinson show - star guest Victoria Beckham - was to have featured a performance by Fleetwood Mac, who recently released their first studio album for 16 years. But on Thursday (the day the show was due to be recorded) "The Mac" suddenly pulled out. Why?

"Parky had a rehersal on the afternoon before the show," says one insider. "But no one from Fleetwood Mac turned up to it. At 3.30pm, we heard on the grapevine that singer Stevie Nicks had overslept and couldn't make it into the studio. Fortunately, David Bowie agreed to perform two songs for us instead of one."

A spokesman for the band yesterday admitted that they had missed Parky's rehersal, but denied that this was due to a hangover. "It's a lovely thought, but they are now in their late fifties, so staying up all night partying doesn't happen any more," I'm told. "There were logistical problems; I can't go into details."

A BBC spokesman adds: "They had various requirements which couldn't be met."