Lindsey was fired. RIP Fleetwood Mac.

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By CHRISTIE D'ZURILLA

Fleetwood Mac announces tour, dishes on Lindsey Buckingham's departure

Fleetwood Mac — including Stevie Nicks, left, John McVie, Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood — earlier this year.

They’re here — but will they be better than before?

Fleetwood Mac on Wednesday announced a North American tour starting in October in Oklahoma and continuing through more than 50 cities in the U.S. and Canada until April 2019.

Yes, there are dates in the Los Angeles area, including two stops at the Forum on Dec. 11 and 13.

No, Lindsey Buckingham won’t be on this tour.

Veterans Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie will hit the road along with newcomers Mike Campbell and Neil Finn, who were added after the dismissal of Buckingham, who joined the group along with Nicks in 1974.

“We jammed with Mike and Neil and the chemistry really worked and let the band realize that this is the right combination to go forward with in Fleetwood Mac style,” founding member Fleetwood said on the band’s website. “We know we have something new, yet it’s got the unmistakable Mac sound.”

Campbell is Tom Petty’s former lead guitarist, while Finn is the frontman for Crowded House. Buckingham was let go earlier this year in a disagreement about the tour shortly after the group played at the Recording Academy’s MusiCares Person of the Year event in January.


“It’s like a marriage that came to an end and there are reasons why, and as a band we needed to move on,” Fleetwood said Wednesday on “CBS This Morning.” When asked if Buckingham had been fired, the drummer replied, “We don't use that word, because I think it's ugly.”

Nicks explained that in a band, you have to work as a team.

"This team wanted to get out on the road, and one of the members did not want to go out on the road for a year," Nicks said. "We just couldn't agree."

But she explained it slightly differently to Rolling Stone.

“We were never married, but we might as well have been,” Nicks said. “Some couples get divorced after 40 years. They break their kids' hearts and destroy everyone around them because it’s just hard. This is sad for me, but I want the next 10 years of my life to be really fun and happy.”

Tickets go on sale on May 4, with select presale dates before then.

Also, a Fleetwood Mac channel featuring music, interviews and more from current and former members will run on SiriusXM during the month of May.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment...htmlstory.html



right - because look at him saying he wants to tour between Mac dates. not to push the tour back a year!

We’ve all wanted to hear it directly from the man himself: here Lindsey talks about releasing/touring his solo album and Best Of album to coincide with Fleetwood Mac work. This was the day after MusiCares.

Thank you so much @FrozenLove for capturing! pic.twitter.com/ymRnpVwZ9c

— miranda✨ (@rockawayblind) April 23, 2018

but yeah, let's start the tour on LB's bday. passive agressive much?