Christine wants to rejoin the band according to The Guardian

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Originally Posted by iamnotafraid

Just wondering if Christine would make
any difference financially? If the split is now...
30% - Lindsey
30% - Stevie
20% - Mick
20% - John
And then...
25% - Lindsey
25% - Stevie
25% - Christine
12.5% - Mick
12.5% - John
Someone run the numbers.
Where's my pie graph charts Mr. Dyess? The new album sales wouldn't offset the loss
percentage wise to Lindsey and Stevie from
touring. Unless of course Christine got them
to tour more dates with her than they would
without her.

Look what you've done. You created a monster.You made up these numbers out of thin air and cause a conversation based on nothing to back your numerical facts up.

Originally Posted by MikeInNV

I thought the current split was
40% - Stevie
30% - Lindsey
15% - Mick
15% - John
If so, then the new split of
25% - Stevie
25% - Lindsey
25% - Christine
12.5% - Mick
12.5% - John
doesn't make a big dent in the paychecks of anyone other than Stevie. However, I'm on the fence about how much more they can actually make with Christine in the mix.

Again, you are basing these numbers off the original post which is based purely on theory.

Originally Posted by BlueDenimLamp

Why does Stevie have to take a 37.5% pay cut while Lindsey only takes a 17% cut and using those figures she suffers the most...

She doesn't. IMHO the band sets up a certain amount of dates to earn a certain amount of money to accomodate all 5 of their needs. Extra dates are added if they want to earn more money because expenses were higher than planned or they just add dates for the pure enjoyment of playing to a live audience.

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

I'm willing to bet that Stevie would happily take a 37.5% pay cut, if it meant having her friend back in the band.

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

But would her agent, and personal management team?

They probably get a percentage based on the net intake anyway.

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

That's a very good question, David. Her team probably wouldn't be pleased, but ultimately, they work for her. So if she's fine with a pay cut, they'd have to go along with it.

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

Beyond that, I do agree with you that Stevie would and could make up for any "losses" via her solo work.

I bet she makes better money working with Fleetwood Mac. A couple of years ago when Mick was trying to make Stevie feel guilty for not touring with the Mac, he stated that she could make a heck of a lot more money with FM in less time than it would take to perform as a solo act.