In October 2009, the band began a tour of Europe which carried on into early November, followed by a tour of Australia and New Zealand in December.Īlso in October The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac was re-released in an extended two-disc format (this format having been released in the US in 2002), premiering at number six on the UK Albums Chart.ĭuring a show on October 30 in London's Wembley Arena, Buckingham re-confirmed possibilities of a new album and a future tour to promote it. It takes the pressure from having to go in and make something cold."ĭuring their show on Jin New Orleans, Louisiana, Stevie Nicks premiered part of a new song that she had written about Hurricane Katrina. Maybe even sowing some seeds musically that would get us more prepared to go in the studio rather than just going in cold. I think maybe there was even a sense that we would make a better album if we went out and hung out together first on the road. The band enjoyed more modest success in the intervening period between 19, with the line-up including Bob Welch, and also during the 1990s which saw more personnel changes before the return of Nicks and Buckingham in 1997, and more recently, the departure of Christine McVie.ĭuring the concerts mentioned, Buckingham stated, "the time is right to go back to the studio-but only after a tour. To date the album has sold over 40 million copies worldwide, making it the ninth highest selling album of all time. number one) and remained at No.1 on the American albums chart for 31 weeks, as well as reaching the top spot in various countries around the world. Top 10 singles (including Nicks' song "Dreams", which was the band's first and only U.S. Fleetwood Mac's second album after the incorporation of Nicks and Buckingham, 1977's Rumours, produced four U.S. The two most successful periods for the band were during the late 1960s British blues boom, when they were led by guitarist Peter Green and achieved a UK number one with "Albatross" and from 1975 to 1987, with more pop-orientation, featuring Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. She also supplied the artwork for the album Kiln House.
The keyboardist, Christine McVie, has, to date, appeared on all but two albums, either as a member or as a session musician.
Despite band founder Peter Green naming the group by combining the surnames of two of his former bandmates (Fleetwood, McVie) from John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, bassist John McVie played neither on their first single nor at their first concerts. The only original member present in the band is its namesake drummer, Mick Fleetwood. Fleetwood Mac are a British-American rock band formed in 1967 in London.
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