Earlier this month, it was revealed that Lindsey Buckingham had been fired from Fleetwood Mac after disagreements over the band's upcoming tour. Now, the tour has been announced, and the remaining band members have broken their silence about Buckingham's firing.
Speaking with Rolling Stone, Stevie Nicks said, "We were supposed to go into rehearsal in June and he wanted to put it off until November [2019]."
Added Mick Fleetwood, "Not to hedge around, but we arrived at the impasse of hitting a brick wall. This was not a happy situation for us in terms of the logistics of a functioning band. To that purpose, we made a decision that we could not go on with him. Majority rules in term of what we need to do as a band and go forward."
As previously reported, Buckingham will be replaced on the tour by Crowded House frontman Neil Finn and former Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell.
The 52-date tour will take place in two legs. The first — spanning October to December — features Canadian dates in Ottawa, Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver. The second leg, spanning February to April, will take place entirely in the United States.
See the tour dates below.
Tour dates:
10/03 Tulsa, OK - BOK Center
10/06 Chicago, IL - United Center
10/10 Louisville, KY - KFC Yum! Center
10/12 Lincoln, NE - Pinnacle Bank Arena
10/14 Des Moines, IA - Wells Fargo Arena
10/16 Indianapolis, IN - Bankers Life Fieldhouse
10/18 Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
10/20 St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
10/22 St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
10/26 Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena
10/28 Milwaukee, WI - Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center
10/30 Detroit, MI - Little Caesars Arena
11/01 Pittsburgh, PA - PPG Paints Arena
11/03 Ottawa, ON - Canadian Tire Centre
11/05 Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
11/07 Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena
11/10 Edmonton, AB - Rogers Place
11/12 Calgary, AB - Scotiabank Saddledome
11/14 Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena
11/17 Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome
11/19 Portland, OR - Moda Center
11/21 San Jose, CA - SAP Center at San Jose
11/23 Sacramento, CA - Golden 1 Center
11/25 Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
11/28 Phoenix, AZ - Talking Stick Resort Arena
11/30 Las Vegas, NV - T-Mobile Arena
12/3 Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
12/6 Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center
12/8 San Diego, CA - Viejas Arena
12/11 Inglewood, CA - The Forum
12/13 Inglewood, CA - The Forum
02/05 Houston, TX - Toyota Center
02/07 Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
02/09 Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center
02/13 Birmingham, AL - Legacy Arena at The BJCC
02/16 New Orleans, LA - Smoothie King Center
02/18 Tampa, FL - Amalie Arena
02/20 Ft. Lauderdale, FL - BB&T Center
02/22 Columbia, SC - Colonial Life Arena
02/24 Charlotte, NC - Spectrum Center
02/27 Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
03/03 Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
03/05 Washington, DC - Capital One Arena
03/09 Atlantic City, NJ - Boardwalk Hall
03/11 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
03/13 Newark, NJ - Prudential Center
03/15 Hartford, CT - XL CENTER
03/20 Albany, NY - Times Union Center
03/24 Baltimore, MD - Royal Farms Arena
03/26 Buffalo, NY - KeyBank Center
03/31 Boston, MA - TD Garden
04/05 Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center
Pick up Fleetwood Mac's classic 1977 album Rumours on vinyl via MusicVaultz here.
Speaking with Rolling Stone, Stevie Nicks said, "We were supposed to go into rehearsal in June and he wanted to put it off until November [2019]."
Added Mick Fleetwood, "Not to hedge around, but we arrived at the impasse of hitting a brick wall. This was not a happy situation for us in terms of the logistics of a functioning band. To that purpose, we made a decision that we could not go on with him. Majority rules in term of what we need to do as a band and go forward."
As previously reported, Buckingham will be replaced on the tour by Crowded House frontman Neil Finn and former Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell.
The 52-date tour will take place in two legs. The first — spanning October to December — features Canadian dates in Ottawa, Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver. The second leg, spanning February to April, will take place entirely in the United States.
See the tour dates below.
Tour dates:
10/03 Tulsa, OK - BOK Center
10/06 Chicago, IL - United Center
10/10 Louisville, KY - KFC Yum! Center
10/12 Lincoln, NE - Pinnacle Bank Arena
10/14 Des Moines, IA - Wells Fargo Arena
10/16 Indianapolis, IN - Bankers Life Fieldhouse
10/18 Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
10/20 St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
10/22 St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
10/26 Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena
10/28 Milwaukee, WI - Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center
10/30 Detroit, MI - Little Caesars Arena
11/01 Pittsburgh, PA - PPG Paints Arena
11/03 Ottawa, ON - Canadian Tire Centre
11/05 Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
11/07 Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena
11/10 Edmonton, AB - Rogers Place
11/12 Calgary, AB - Scotiabank Saddledome
11/14 Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena
11/17 Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome
11/19 Portland, OR - Moda Center
11/21 San Jose, CA - SAP Center at San Jose
11/23 Sacramento, CA - Golden 1 Center
11/25 Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
11/28 Phoenix, AZ - Talking Stick Resort Arena
11/30 Las Vegas, NV - T-Mobile Arena
12/3 Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
12/6 Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center
12/8 San Diego, CA - Viejas Arena
12/11 Inglewood, CA - The Forum
12/13 Inglewood, CA - The Forum
02/05 Houston, TX - Toyota Center
02/07 Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
02/09 Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center
02/13 Birmingham, AL - Legacy Arena at The BJCC
02/16 New Orleans, LA - Smoothie King Center
02/18 Tampa, FL - Amalie Arena
02/20 Ft. Lauderdale, FL - BB&T Center
02/22 Columbia, SC - Colonial Life Arena
02/24 Charlotte, NC - Spectrum Center
02/27 Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
03/03 Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
03/05 Washington, DC - Capital One Arena
03/09 Atlantic City, NJ - Boardwalk Hall
03/11 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
03/13 Newark, NJ - Prudential Center
03/15 Hartford, CT - XL CENTER
03/20 Albany, NY - Times Union Center
03/24 Baltimore, MD - Royal Farms Arena
03/26 Buffalo, NY - KeyBank Center
03/31 Boston, MA - TD Garden
04/05 Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center
Pick up Fleetwood Mac's classic 1977 album Rumours on vinyl via MusicVaultz here.
