Robert Caplin for The New York Times From left, John McVie, Stevie Nicksand Mick Fleetwood at Madison Square Garden in 2009.Fleetwood Mac is coming back. The pop-rock giants from the 1970s announced Tuesday they will do another reunion tour next spring, starting with a concert in Columbus, Ohio, on April 4, Rolling Stone reported. It has been three years since the group last toured.
The band has undergone many lineup changes over the years since it was formed in 1967 and has not made a new studio album since 2003's “Say You Wil l†(Reprise).
But the surviving core of the group - Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood - will begin rehearsing in February for a 34-city North American tour, Ms. Nicks and Mr. Buckingham told Rolling Stone. They will build a set list around their large catalog of past hits, though they have two new songs that might be worked in as well.
“We always have to play ‘Dreams,' ‘Rhiannon,' ‘Don't Stop,' ‘Tusk,' ‘Big Love,' ‘Landslide' and all our most famous songs,†Lindsey Buckingham told Rolling Stone. “When you've gone through all your must-do's, that's 75% of your potential setlist. I think with the other 25%, there are areas of our catalog that are more under-explored. Maybe we'll play more songs from Tusk. I'd also like to see an extended middle portion of the show that's just me and Stevie.â€
Ms. Nicks added there are plans being made for a tour of European festivals next summer and a tour of Australia.
The schedule released on Monday includes a show at Madison Square Garden on April 8 and a performance at the Prudential Center in Newark on April 24. Tickets go on sale Dec. 14.
