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Christine McVie: ‘The affairs dented my self-respect. There was something seedy about them’ | Daily Telegraph

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An extract from the biography of the Fleetwood Mac legend reveals how drugs, booze and illicit sex took a toll on the band’s relationships

A fascinating dynamic: John and Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac | Credit: Pictorial Press Ltd / Alamy Stock Photo

By Lesley-Ann Jones
12 Nov 2024 – 07:15PM GMT

One of the great misconceptions about Fleetwood Mac is how Rumours came about. The band’s 11th album was designed, you often hear, to chronicle the breakdowns between three couples: Mick Fleetwood and his wife Jenny Boyd, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, and John and Christine McVie. As such, it’s often referred to as a “journey album”, even a “concept album”. There was no pre-planned structure. Drugs, booze, illicit sex and affairs simply took their toll, and as their relationships fell apart, Christine, Stevie and Lindsey all separately brought to the table cathartic pieces that laid bare their own pain, anger, despair – and a little hope.

As they began recording Rumours at the Record Plant Studios in Sausalito, California in February 1976, the band’s producer Ken Caillat soon got the measure of those five distinct personalities. Mick, for instance, was the leader, and a control freak: he would go all night if he could, and sod the home life. Stevie was “the new girl”, she and boyfriend Lindsey having joined the band only in January 1975, who was infuriatingly precious about “her words”. Woe betide anyone who suggested an alteration.

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Stevie Nicks announces new single ‘The Lighthouse’, coming this week | NME

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The singer previously shared the lyrics in the form of a poem, ‘Get It Back’

ByTom Skinner
26th September 2024
NME

Stevie Nicks has announced a new single called ‘The Lighthouse’ – check out the teaser snippet below.

The soloist and Fleetwood Mac icon previewed the song on social media last night (September 25), confirming that it would be released tomorrow (27). You can pre-save/pre-add it here.

In a mysterious brief video clip, we see Nicks dancing in silhouette in a lighthouse as birds fly around outside. “I wanna teach you to fight,” she sings following some ethereal backing vocals.

Nicks teased the imminent track in 2022 when she shared a poem titled ‘Get It Back’, as she urged fans in the US to register to vote in the midterm elections that year. “Read the words to my song,” she said at the time. “I wrote it for you.”

The poem includes the lines:

“I want to be the lighthouse
Bring you all together
Bring you out in stormy weather
I wanna teach you to fight”

The singer-songwriter will likely perform ‘The Lighthouse’ when she appears as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live next month.

Continue reading Stevie Nicks announces new single ‘The Lighthouse’, coming this week | NME →
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Fleetwood Mac – Mirage Tour ’82 Press Release

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FLEETWOOD MAC
Mirage Tour ’82

22-Track Concert Recording Includes Six Unreleased Songs And Features Performances From Both Sold-Out Shows At The Forum In 1982

3LP, 2CD, & Digital Versions Available From Rhino 
On September 20

PRE-ORDER HERE

Previously Unreleased Live Version Of 
“Don’t Stop” Out Today

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Live recordings from Fleetwood Mac’s two sold-out shows at The Forum in 1982 during the Mirage Tour will be featured in a new collection from Rhino. 

Mirage Tour ‘82 will be available from Rhino.com on September 20 in 3LP, 2CD, and digital configurations. Pre-order HERE. On the same day, a special crystal-clear vinyl edition will be available exclusively at Amazon.

This 22-track live collection features six previously unreleased recordings from the October 21, 1982 show, including favorites like “Landslide,” “Don’t Stop,” and “Never Going Back Again.” The other songs were recorded at the October 22 show and have appeared on various releases through the years, including Live Super Deluxe Edition(2021), Mirage Super Deluxe Edition (2016) and the 1983 concert video Mirage Live.

In September 1982, Fleetwood Mac embarked on a 31-city U.S. tour in support of Mirage, the band’s fourth consecutive multi-platinum album and third No. 1 in America. Both shows at The Forum were recorded, and Mirage Tour ‘82 combines songs from both into a single concert experience. 

Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, and Stevie Nicks were at the height of their collective power at these shows, delivering a hyper-charged setlist filled with hits new and old. Standouts include “Songbird,” “Oh Well,” “Love In Store,” “Go Your Own Way,” and a version of “Landside” for the ages.

In the set’s liner notes, music journalist and songwriter Bill DeMain calls the collection “a riveting listen” and a reminder of a time when rock shows “were platforms to expand and reinvent songs for the stage, to let them breathe, to unleash different, wilder sides of a band.”

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Reviews, Solo Activity, Stevie Nicks, UK Articles

Stevie Nicks review – an emotional evening with rock’s great survivor | The Guardian

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Kate Hutchinson
Sun 14 Jul 2024 13.42 BST
The Guardian

With that powerful voice, a hit-strewn back catalogue – plus some terrific between-song banter and a guest appearance by Harry Styles – this show is a moving testament to Nicks’ enduring musical legacy

Dressed for the British summer … Stevie Nicks at BST Hyde Park in London. Photograph: James Manning/PA

This month Steviemania swept the UK, with the singer’s first solo shows here in 35 years and – as further evidence of her enduring influence – a tribute from Taylor Swift during her Eras tour. So it was understandably gutting when Stevie Nicks cancelled her Glasgow and Manchester dates last week due to a leg injury at a few hour’s notice. Those shows have been rescheduled, but it was a reminder that while Nicks may be forever enshrined as a mythical rock survivor and queen of bohemia, she is not completely unbreakable.

There’s no mention of it when the 76-year-old takes to the stage in London’s Hyde Park, dressed for British summertime in a high-necked velvet jacket and gloves. You might imagine her thoughts are elsewhere: this is where she last performed in the UK, with her mentor Tom Petty, mere months before he passed away in 2017. And that sets the tone for an emotional evening that is both testament to Nicks’ legacy and an in memoriam for those she has lost. Petty’s Free Fallin’ gets a giant airing, and Prince flashes up on screen during Stand Back, the track they co-wrote.

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Best of Fleetwood Mac (1969-1974) Press Release

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FLEETWOOD MAC

Best of Fleetwood Mac (1969-1974)

​New Compilation Spotlights 19 Essential Tracks From The Band’s First Seven Reprise Albums

CD and 2-LP Versions Available From Rhino On July 26

PRE-ORDER HERE (UK CD)
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In the late 1960s, Mick Fleetwood, Peter Green, John McVie, and Jeremy Spencer laid the foundation for what would become one of the most storied and successful bands in rock history, Fleetwood Mac. Now, Rhino is celebrating the band’s transformative early days with a compilation that features 19 essential tracks.

BEST OF FLEETWOOD MAC (1969-1974) will be available on July 26 from Rhino on CD, 2-LP 180-gram black vinyl, & 2-LP brick & mortar exclusive on sea-blue vinyl. Pre-Order HERE. Continue reading Best of Fleetwood Mac (1969-1974) Press Release →

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Lindsey Buckingham – 20th Century Lindsey

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LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM
20th Century Lindsey

Vinyl Boxed Set Includes Law And Order, Go Insane, And Out Of The Cradle, Plus Rarities LP With Eight Bonus Tracks 

4-LP Collection Available From Rhino On June 14
4-CD Set Coming In August 2024

PRE-ORDER HERE

“Slow Dancing” (Extended Version)
Available Digitally Today

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When Fleetwood Mac finished touring for Tusk in 1980, guitarist Lindsey Buckinghamwasted no time jumping back into the studio, recording nearly all the instruments for his 1981 solo debut, Law and Order. Before the turn of the century, Buckingham added two more albums to his discography – Go Insane and Out of the Cradle – along with a string of memorable songs for films, including “Holiday Road” from National Lampoon’s Vacation(1983). This summer, Rhino is releasing a new vinyl boxed set featuring Buckingham’s first three solo albums alongside a selection of bonus tracks.

20th Century Lindsey will be available on June 14 from Rhino as a 4-LP set and digitally. PRE-ORDER HERE. A 4-CD set will be released later this year in August.

The set includes the studio albums Law and Order (1981), Go Insane (1984), and Out of the Cradle (1992), all featuring audio remastered in 2017 from the original master tapes. Those records are joined by 20th Century Rarities, an eight-song compilation of non-album tracks containing hard-to-find mixes and soundtrack contributions, like “Time Bomb Town” (Back to the Future, 1985) and “Twisted” – his duet with Stevie Nicks (Twister, 1996).

“SLOW DANCING” (EXTENDED VERSION) from the 20th Century Rarities set is available today digitally. Previously only released in Europe as a 12” Single in 1984, “SLOW DANCING” (EXTENDED VERSION) makes its streaming debut nearly 40 years to the date of its original release. LISTEN HERE.

20th Century Lindsey explores Buckingham’s distinctive songwriting, intricate guitar work, and innovative production across dozens of tracks, including stellar songs like “Wrong,” “Countdown,” and the Top 10 smash “Trouble” – with Fleetwood Mac bandmate and drummer Mick Fleetwood. Continue reading Lindsey Buckingham – 20th Century Lindsey →

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Stevie Nicks adds UK and Ireland gigs to 2024 summer tour | NME

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By Liberty Dunworth
18th March 2024

She has also shared details of shows in Antwerp and Amsterdam

Stevie Nicks has added UK and Ireland shows to her 2024 summer tour – find new dates and ticket information below.

Announced today (March 18), the new dates follow news that the iconic ‘70s singer and Fleetwood Mac frontwoman would be heading to London later this summer, and set to headline at the BST Hyde Park series.

The new shows kick off with a single show in Ireland, where Nicks will headline a show at the 3Arena in Dublin on July 3, before heading over to Scotland for a slot at the OVO Hydro Arena in Glasgow three days later (July 6).

From there, she has added a show at the new Co-op Live arena in Manchester to the run of dates, which is set to take place on July 9 – three days before she plays the huge set in London.

The rock icon has lined up dates in Europe, which will be held after the UK and Ireland shows. These consist of a slot in Antwerp on July 16, followed by a slot in Amsterdam on July 19.

Tickets go on sale this Friday (March 22) at noon and can be found here. There are also pre-sale options are also available to fans from the same time on Wednesday (March 20).

Stevie Nicks 2024 UK and European tour dates are:

JULY
3 – 3Arena, Dublin
6 – OVO Hydro Arena, Glasgow
9 – Co-op Live, Manchester
12 – BST Hyde Park, London
16 – Sportpaleis, Antwerp (Belgium)
19 – Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam (Netherlands) Continue reading Stevie Nicks adds UK and Ireland gigs to 2024 summer tour | NME →

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Stevie Nicks to headline London’s BST Hyde Park 2024 | NME

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Tom Skinner
29th February 2024

The Fleetwood Mac icon will return to the capital in July

Stevie Nicks has been announced as the latest headliner for
London’s BST Hyde Park 2024 – find all the details below.

The Fleetwood Mac legend is due to play a solo set as part of the summer concert series on Friday, July 12. She’ll be joined by a host of special guest support acts who are yet to be confirmed.

“Anything that draws me back to London – and therefore to England – fills my heart with joy. And to be able to visit and make music… is always a dream come true,” wrote Nicks in a statement.

The singer-songwriter last performed at BST Hyde Park back in 2017 when she opened for Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.

Tickets for Nicks’ show in the capital this summer go on general sale at 10am GMT next Wednesday (March 6) – you’ll be able to buy yours here. Alternatively, fans can access a BST pre-sale at the same time on Monday (4) – sign up here. Continue reading Stevie Nicks to headline London’s BST Hyde Park 2024 | NME →

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Lindsey Buckingham says he would return to Fleetwood Mac “in a heartbeat, absolutely” | NME

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By Liberty Dunworth

He also added that his replacement in the line-up “disrespected the legacy” the band had built

Lindsey Buckingham has reflected on his time in Fleetwood Mac and revealed that he would rejoin the line-up “in a heartbeat”.

The comments from the artist arose during a new interview with Conan O’Brien for SiriusXM, in which Buckingham recalled the legacy of the band and his departure from the line-up in 2018.

Currently, the future of Fleetwood Mac hangs in the balance, following the death of longtime member Christine McVie. The singer, songwriter and keyboardist died in November 2022 aged 79 “following a short illness”. It was later revealed that her death was primarily caused by suffering an ischemic stroke.

The musician had also been diagnosed with “metastatic malignancy of unknown primary origin”, meaning cancer cells had been detected in her body.

While it remains uncertain whether or not the band will continue without McVie, Buckingham has said that he would be open to the idea if the opportunity arose.

“In a heartbeat, absolutely,” he responded to O’Brien when asked if he would consider rejoining (via Far Out). “If there’s more to come [from Fleetwood Mac], if there’s a way to heal that, that would be great. It would be very appropriate to close on a more circular note.” Continue reading Lindsey Buckingham says he would return to Fleetwood Mac “in a heartbeat, absolutely” | NME →

Christine McVie, Release Info, Solo Activity, UK Articles

‘In The Meantime’: Christine McVie was “as revealing as ever”, says Dan Perfect | Dig

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JEANETTE LEECH
03 November 2023

Dan Perfect, nephew of Christine McVie and co-producer of her final solo album, ‘In The Meantime’, tells Dig! how the record came together.

“This was therapy,” Christine McVie said, in 2022, of recording her 2004 album, In The Meantime. “I was coming out of a relationship and just got it all off my chest.” McVie’s third and final solo album was underheard and underappreciated on release. Now, with In The Meantime freshly reissued both on vinyl and in a gorgeous new Dolby Atmos mix, the time is ripe for its reappraisal – as Dan Perfect, McVie’s nephew and the album’s co-producer/co-writer, tells Dig! in this exclusive interview.

A mainstay of Fleetwood Mac throughout many of the band’s ever-changing line-ups, Christine McVie had not been a prolific solo artist. She had released one self-titled album in 1970 (Christine Perfect, issued under her maiden name) and another in 1984 (Christine McVie). Her incredible career in Fleetwood Mac, alongside the demands of touring with the band, had left her without much time and energy for writing and recording music under her own name.

McVie left the group in 1998. “I was tired of living out of a suitcase, tired of travel, plus I had a fear of flying,” she said in 2017. “I’d been doing it longer than Stevie [Nicks] and Lindsey [Buckingham], and I’d just had enough. Plus, my father was really sick and I wanted to come back to England and rediscover my roots, and I was quite adamant that this was what I wanted to do.”

Dan Perfect remembers how his aunt begin considering a return to recording. “Chris, in the late 90s, she pretty much thought she’d retired,” he tells Dig! “She came back to England, bought a country house, and got the dogs. The reality of it was that she was bored out of her brains. And it took her quite a bit of time for her to really realise that.” Continue reading ‘In The Meantime’: Christine McVie was “as revealing as ever”, says Dan Perfect | Dig →