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.
A vinyl edition of Stevie Nicks’ ‘In Your Dreams album from 2011 is to be released on 4 October 2024 in the UK, this is the first time that a standalone edition of this album has been made available outside of the career-spanning set ‘Complete Studio Albums And Rarities‘ that was released in limited quantities last year, and again like the releases earlier this year of vinyl editions of ‘Trouble In Shangri-La’ and ‘Street Angel‘ you may never know about these releases as there seems to be zero promotion involved!
There has been no press release, no social media announcements, nothing posted on official websites and nothing from Rhino or Dig about this release, it seems as though this release is packaged up as part of Rhino’s Rocktober 2024 campaign, the album will be available in North America and Europe.
The album information is as follows:
Stevie Nicks – In Your Dreams Limited 140g Translucent Forest Green 2LP
Stevie Nicks’ seventh studio album featuring the classic singles “Secret Love,” “For What It’s Worth” & “Moonlight (A Vampire’s Dream).” Originally released in 2011, the album peaked at #6 on the Billboard 200. Limited-edition 2LP pressed on Forest Green vinyl.
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.
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).
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.
Vinyl editions of Stevie Nicks’ ‘Street Angel’ album from 1994 and ‘Trouble In Shangri-La’ album from 2001 were released on 26 January 2024 in the UK, this is the first ever time that standalone editions of these albums that have been made available outside of the career-spanning set ‘Complete Studio Albums And Rarities‘ that was released in limited quantities last year, however you may never know of these releases….
There has been no press release, no social media announcements, nothing posted on official websites and nothing from Rhino or Dig about these releases, I assume that these releases are limited to the UK for now and that announcements will be made for an international release later, but maybe not!
[edit] On further review, it seems as though releases are packaged up as part of Rhino’s ‘Start You Ear Off Right 2024‘ campaign, the albums from Stevie are also available in North America and Europe.
So, to try and make up for the lack of announcements, here is what we know….
The two albums went on sale on Friday 26 January on the UK and are available from independent record shops and are listed on Amazon UK on the affiliated links below:
STREET ANGEL 30th Anniversary
Limited Edition 2-LP 140g Transparent Red vinyl
30th Anniversary Edition of Stevie Nicks’ fifth studio album, pressed on transparent red vinyl. Originally released in 1994, the album peaked at #45 in the US, and #16 in the UK. The Gold-certified album features the singles “Blue Denim”, “Maybe Love Will Change Your Mind,” and “Street Angel” featuring David Crosby.
Tracklist
A1
Blue Denim
A2
Greta
A3
Street Angel
B1
Docklands
B2
Listen To The Rain
B3
Destiny
C1
Unconditional Love
C2
Love Is Like A River
C3
Rose Garden
D1
Maybe Love Will Change Your Mind
D2
Just Like A Woman
D3
Kick It
D4
Jane
TROUBLE IN SHANGRI-LA
Limited Edition 2-LP 140g Transparent Sea Blue vinyl
Stevie Nicks’ sixth studio album pressed on Transparent Sea Blue vinyl. Originally released in 2001, the album reached #5 on the Billboard 200 and has been certified Gold by the RIAA. The album features the hits “Sorcerer,” “Every Day,” and “Planets Of The Universe,” which reached #1 on Billboard’s Hot Dance chart.
Tracklist
A1
Trouble In Shangri-La
A2
Candlebright
A3
Sorcerer
B1
Planets Of The Universe
B2
Every Day
B3
Too Far From Texas
C1
That Made Me Stronger
C2
It’s Only Love
C3
Love Changes
D1
I Miss You
D2
Bombay Sapphires
D3
Fall From Grace
D4
Love Is
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If you’ll forgive the easy reference, there’s no one quite as bewitching as Stevie Nicks. Since she joined Fleetwood Mac in 1975 and helped turn them from British blues-based cult act to blockbuster pop/rock icons, her enrapturing voice and stage presence have influenced generations. In 1981, she began a parallel solo career with hits on her own that helped make her, in 2019, the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame twice. It’s that solo material that’s the subject of a brand-new box set from Rhino, featuring all eight of her studio albums and a host of rare material.
Complete Studio Albums & Rarities brings together just about all of Nicks’ own output between 1981 and 2014, a period covered by Rhino’s Stand Back compilation from 2019. The set features the chart-topping Bella Donna (1981) and follow-up The Wild Heart (1983) – both presented as remastered for a pair of deluxe editions in 2016 – newly-remastered versions of Rock a Little (1985), The Other Side of the Mirror (1989), Street Angel (1994) and Trouble in Shangri-La (2001), and the late-period successes In Your Dreams (2011) and 24 Karat Gold – Songs from the Vault (2014). The set closes out with a newly-compiled double album of Rarities, featuring 23 B-sides, bonus tracks, compilation songs, material from nine different soundtrack collections and Nicks’ recently-released cover of Buffalo Springfield’s “For What It’s Worth.” Continue reading Stand Back: Rhino Releases Stevie Nicks’ Complete Discography on CD, LP Box | Second Disc→
While it’s not known whether Fleetwood Mac will be recording or touring again, the band’s two female members have plans of their own in 2022.
While Stevie Nicks isn’t touring, per se, she has been adding live performance dates to her calendar one by one. As of April 19, the songstress has ten concerts planned this year, many of which are taking place at festivals. They span from May 7, where she’ll be the headliner on the final Saturday of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, through Sept. 30. Though McVie hasn’t announced any concerts, she is releasing a new solo collection, Songbird. The album is produced by Glyn Johns and emphasizes songs from her solo career. It arrives June 24 via Rhino. It first became available for pre-order on Apr. 19.
Fleetwood Mac last toured in 2019, with Mike Campbell and Neil Finn joining Nicks, McVie, Mick Fleetwood and John McVie. News of Nicks‘ 2022 appearances began trickling out in January, when the Bonnaroo festival announced its lineup.
Stevie Nicks 2022 Dates (Tickets are available here and here)
May 07 – New Orleans, LA – Jazz Fest
May 11 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
May 14 – George, WA – The Gorge Amphitheatre
Jun 19 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo
Sep 04 – Snowmass, CO – Jazz Aspen Snowmass
Sep 08 – Highland Park, IL – Ravinia
Sep 10 – Highland Park, IL – Ravinia
Sep 17 – Asbury Park, NJ – Sea Hear Now Festival
Sep 24 – Bridgeport, CT – Sound on Sound Festival
Sep 30 – Dana Point, CA – Ohana Festival
McVie‘s last studio effort was 2017’s collaboration with Lindsey Buckingham. The title track of the 2022 release originally appeared on Mac’s 1977 Rumours album. Other songs are culled from various aspects of her career, including her solo work. McVie says the songs, with a string orchestra, “sound completely different.”
The album includes a selection of songs from two of her solo albums – 1984’s Christine McVie and 2004’s In the Meantime – plus two previously unreleased studio recordings.
The first release, “Slow Down,” was originally written for the 1985 film American Flyers. Of the song, McVie says, “I was asked to write a song for a film about a cycling competition. So, I thought we’d give it a go. So that’s why the lyrics are sort of muddled up with a little bit of a love song, a little bit of cycling. And it turned out really well, but they didn’t end up using it. We thought it was a pity to waste it, so it’s on here.”
War of words takes place between former Fleetwood Mac couple, with Buckingham accusing the band of dishonouring its legacy
Going their own way … Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham. Composite: Getty
One of the bitterest feuds in pop music rolls on, after Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks – once a couple whose breakup powered the classic album Rumours – have strongly disputed Buckingham’s departure from the band.
In 2018, it was announced that Buckingham would not be appearing on a forthcoming Fleetwood Mac tour. Buckingham sued the band later that year, saying that he was “suddenly cut off” after a dispute over being able to postpone the tour to play solo dates.
The lawsuit was settled out of court, with Buckingham saying: “We’ve all signed off on something. I’m happy enough with it. I’m not out there trying to twist the knife at all. I’m trying to look at this with some level of compassion, some level of wisdom.”
But in a new interview with Rolling Stone, Buckingham has said he was ousted because Nicks “wanted to shape the band in her own image, a more mellow thing”. He added: “I think others in the band just felt that they were not empowered enough individually, for whatever their own reasons, to stand up for what was right. And so it became a little bit like Trump and the Republicans.”
Singer Stevie Nicks has cancelled all of her gigs for the rest of the year due to rising Covid cases in the US.
The 73-year-old Fleetwood Mac and solo star had been due to perform at events in Colorado, California and Texas.
“My primary goal is to keep healthy so I can continue singing for the next decade or longer,” she said.
America is currently averaging more than 100,000 new cases a day for the first time since February, due to the Delta variant of the virus.
“These are challenging times with challenging decisions that have to be made,” the singer explained in a statement.
“I want everyone to be safe and healthy and the rising Covid cases should be of concern to all of us.”
‘Extremely cautious’
Nicks made her name in the 1970s as the frontwoman of the second incarnation of Fleetwood Mac, singing hits like Go Your Own Way and Dreams, and went on to enjoy success as a solo star
“While I’m vaccinated, at my age, I am still being extremely cautious and for that reason have decided to skip the five performances I had planned for 2021,” she continued.
“Because singing and performing have been my whole life, my primary goal is to keep healthy so I can continue singing for the next decade or longer.
“I’m devastated and I know the fans are disappointed, but we will look towards a brighter 2022.”
Her cancelled concerts include appearances at the Austin City Limits Music and BottleRock Napa Valley festivals.
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