The 10 Greatest Christine McVie-Led Fleetwood Mac Songs

In wonderful news, Stevie Nicks recently revealed that her close friend and fellow lead songstress Christine McVie would be rejoining Fleetwood Mac for one song at two of their shows on the European leg of the band's reunion tour. McVie left in 1998 and, for Fleetwood fans, the news is not only surprising but more than welcome as the band is even better when including the rich tonality of balladeer and multi-instrumentalist McVie. The singer left the band largely due to a fear of flying that inhibited her ability to travel on tour and Fleetwood Mac has gone on to reunite several times after her departure despite missing the unique dynamic the prized third vocalist.

In honor of this news, let's celebrate the wonderful and often hit-making talent of Christine McVie and take a look at 10 of her greatest contributions to one of the biggest rock bands in history.

Check out The Village Voice for the top 10
By Brittany Spanos

Stevie Nicks talks Fleetwood Mac, feminism and romancing Prince ahead of O2 gigs

By Jim Palmer, Leisure Editor

This is Local London

FLEETWOOD Mac are back touring for the first time in four years and heading for the O2 arena for three dates at the end of the month.

The classic line-up includes iconic members Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. Christine McVie is rumoured to join up with her old band.

Singer Stevie Nicks said explained now was right to bring the band back.

She said: “I thought Fleetwood Mac should stay off the grid for three years. It’s a good idea; it’s just smart to keep us out of the spotlight for three years. Everyone went along with it.

“We were gone long enough that it was us coming back.

“I told the press last year that 2013 was going to be the year of Fleetwood Mac. And I was just hoping with all my heart that this big statement was gonna come true.”

And the show is not to be missed, the singer said.

“When people in Britain see the show they’re gonna be blown way,” she said. “Honestly, rock bands that are 30 years old would baulk at this schedule and at the amount of songs we’re doing and the length of the show.

"she offered and we were thrilled" Mick Fleetwood and Stevie Nicks on Christine McVie's Return To The Stage

"I think she's going to come and do the last two shows in London,"

Fleetwood Mac have opened up about their upcoming reunion with former keyboardist Christine McVie at their upcoming London shows.
"I think she's going to come and do the last two shows in London," said drummer Mick Fleetwood. "It's going to be great - Christine's music is so much part of Fleetwood Mac. She's been gone now for many, many years and she's like my sister.
"We're going to make her feel comfortable and have fun and I think people will love it. She's always honoured by the nature of her songs and the depth of that. When she decided to leave 14 or 16 years ago, we were sad and thought that maybe she'd come back, but she made that choice."  He continued: "A lot of people are saying 'is she going to come back?' and the answer to that is that she would be welcome, but that would be her choice. We will see. At some point we're going to knock it on the head, I'm not sure when, but in that context it would be something that would be entertained."  Frontwoman Stevie Nicks added: "She's coming to do two nights here and probably do 'Don't Stop'. I'm not sure, but she's coming to Dublin to rehearse whatever song she's going to do. We never wanted her to leave, so for us it's amazing that she is going to come." by Andrew Trendell  Gigwise
Stevie Nicks 'thrilled' by Christine McVie's Fleetwood Mac London return Stevie Nicks has told Digital Spy that Fleetwood Mac are "thrilled" Christine McVie will rejoin the band for a special appearance in London. McVie, who last performed with Fleetwood Mac in 1998, will rehearse with the band in Ireland this week. She is tipped to appear at two shows in the capital later this month. Nicks told DS at the UK premiere of documentary Stevie Nicks: In Your Dreams that McVie had approached Fleetwood Mac about joining up with them again, explaining: "Well, she said she'd do it. She did not say she would do it on the last two tours.
"So, she offered and we were thrilled, and it's great to have her back and to do a song. She's been very, very missed, so even to have her back for a little while is going to be good.
"And it will be good to see her, I mean, we never see her, you know? We're all so far away. I mean, London to California is far. So it's really great that she's decided to hang out with us for a little bit." McVie and Mick Fleetwood joined Nicks at the Curzon cinema in Mayfair on Monday night (September 16) for a screening of In Your Dreams, which was directed and produced by Nicks and Dave Stewart. By Kate Goodacre Digital Spy

New Stevie Nicks interview: 'Lindsey and I remember how much fun we had"’ - The Sunday Telegraph

Stevie Nicks is 65 and back on tour with Fleetwood Mac. The iconic rock star talks to Craig McLean about addiction, Botox and the burying of hatchets

Read the interview below or at The Sunday Telegraph 

In print, look for the Stella Magazine inside the September 15th edition of The Sunday Telegraph (UK)

SATURDAY 9:00AM - Stevie Nicks with Robert Elms BBC Radio 94.9 London

Stevie Nicks will be interviewed on BBC Radio 94.9 London with Robert Elms Saturday, September 14th at 9:00am
(Stevie's interview portion starts at 2:01)

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Christine McVie to perform w/ Fleetwood Mac in Dublin or London?... The suspense is going to kill me!

Singer Christine McVie is to rejoin Fleetwood Mac at two

Jane Garvey with Stevie Nicks
BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour
Interview Monday, Sept 16th 10am

shows on their forthcoming European tour, her former bandmate Stevie Nicks has confirmed.

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McVie was part of the group from the 1970s to the '90s, writing and performing some of their biggest hits.

Nicks told BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour that McVie, who left the group in 1998, would perform one song at two concerts.

The tour begins with two shows in Dublin on Friday 20 September followed by a further three in London.

Nicks told Woman's Hour: 

"She is going to come and do a song on the second two shows. I think it will probably be Don't Stop. I don't know, but she's coming to Ireland to rehearse with us."

Nicks did not clarify which two shows she was referring to. A spokesman for the group said he could not confirm the details.

Don't Stop was McVie's biggest US hit as a songwriter, reaching number three in 1977.

The news comes despite comments from Nicks last December, saying of a possible return by McVie: "There's no more a chance of that happening than an asteroid hitting the Earth."

Nicks, however, went on to explain that her British former bandmate "doesn't want to fly" and "doesn't want to come back to America", which may explain why she has agreed to appear at a couple of UK shows but not their US dates earlier this year.

Win a trip for 2 to see Fleetwood Mac live at Auckland’s Vector Arena

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Fleetwood Mac are in New Zealand in December performing 3 SOLD OUT concerts. You may have missed out on tickets and think all hope is lost…BUT The Sound has your chance to be at Vector Arena & see Fleetwood Mac perform live!!

They will fly you and a friend to Auckland, put you up in a city hotel so you can really enjoy the concert and you’ll win a double pass to see Fleetwood Mac live on Friday 6th December!

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The winner will be contacted by The Sound Promotions Manager on Monday 23rd September via phone call. Their name will also be displayed online at thesound.co.nz.

Fleetwood Mac live in Auckland, flights and accommodation for you and a friend – couldn't be better! Listen out all week for your chance to go in the draw.

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Stevie Nicks had the 'everything I wanted to say to you for 35 years' talk with Lindsey Buckingham before tour

Fleetwood Mac star Stevie Nicks rebuilt bridges with her former lover and bandmate Lindsey Buckingham by spending 90 minutes lecturing him about their 35-year friendship.

The pair lived together for five years before joining the band in 1975 but their romance ended a few years later and Nicks has been bottling up her feelings about Buckingham ever since.

The Don't Stop hitmakers announced last year (12) they were reuniting for a tour, and Nicks poured her heart out to Buckingham in a mammoth phone call in a desperate bid to clear the air ahead of the comeback.

She tells U.K. TV show Loose Women, "We are getting along probably better than we ever have... Because about a year and a half ago I had a talk with Lindsey. I had the 'everything I wanted to say to you for 35 years' talk. I started in 1968 and I worked up... I started with (recalling how) he cut my fingernail off once because he decided I should practice guitar more. That was not a good move on his part. And I went from there all the way up until now.

"I said, you know, 'Do you remember how funny and sweet we were? Do you remember how cute we were? Do you remember how when we walked in the room we were a power couple... Do you know how long it's been since we have not been that power couple? If we are going to do this again, we've got to go back to the way we were.'

"He was very quiet. It was a solid hour and a half where I never stopped talking... It's much better now since the talk. Now we walk onstage and we are holding hands.

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Stevie Nicks praises Miley Cyrus: 'She has the ability to be great' Read more:

Stevie Nicks has praised Miley Cyrus, predicting that she will have a long and successful career.

The Fleetwood Mac star told the Loose Women panel that the 'Wrecking Ball' singer has the ability to become a "great songwriter".

Asked what advice she would give to young talent going off the rails, Nicks said: "I think that people will be sorry. I am going to use Miley Cyrus as an example as I happen to really like her.

"I happen to think that she - unlike some of the other rock and roll 'slash' actresses that we are really worried about - has the possibility and the ability to be a great actress, a great singer and probably a great songwriter and go on until she's my age.

"I think that she will not be very happy with what just went down two weeks ago. When you're really young, you don't think about even ten years from now or five years.

"I actually didn't either. I was really focused. I was really focused on who I wanted to be and what I wanted to be and I knew I was going to be in this business for a long time."

Cyrus has caused controversy in recent weeks with a provocative performance at the MTV VMAs and by going naked in her new music video.

Digital Spy

Video: Stevie Nicks on Loose Woman - Thursday Sept 12th

Stevie Nicks on Loose Woman Thursday, September 12th speaking about Fleetwood Mac and her upcoming "In Your Dreams" Premiere at the Curzon Mayfair in London - September 16th.

Fleeting Inspiration: The Invincible Fleetwood Mac are back... and the kids think they're alright.

by Dorian Lynskey
British - GQ, October, 2013

In the Reynolds Girls 1989 single "I'd Rather Jack", a peculiar moment of year zero militancy in the catalogue of hitmakers Stock Aitken Waterman, the teenage siblings insisted, "I'd rather jack than Fleetwood Mac," the band being a conveniently rhyming example of the kind of middle-aged millionaire has-beens that the rave generation allegedly had no time for.  Who needs them?  We have Yazz now!

But 24 years later, as Fleetwood Mac approach the UK leg of their latest world tour, their influence is, to quote one of their most infectious songs, everywhere.  Their audiophile fanaticism was a touchstone for Daft Punk's Random Access Memories.  Last year, the indie tribute album Just Tell Me That You Want Me featured the likes of MGMT and Tame Impala. Mumford & Sons recently closed their massive London show with a massed rendition of "The Chain". Hot Chip even perform a dance floor version of "Everywhere", proving once and for all that jacking and Fleetwood Mac-ing aren't mutually exclusive.  If the whispers are true and Fleetwood Mac headline Glastonbury next year, their status as twenty-somethings' new favourite classic rockers will be confirmed.

If only the Reynolds Girls had done their research they would have realised that Fleetwood Mac are unkillable. Their wikipedia page reads like a Russian novel, with new characters popping up before exiting in grim circumstances, including mental illness, alcoholism, adultery and religious cult.  By the time they absorbed romantically involved duo Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks in 1975 in a kind of last-ditch corporate merger, the band had lost seven members, with only the rock-solid rhythm section of Mick Fleetwood and John McVie weathering the perpetual storm.

The new vinyl box set 1969-1972 (Rhino) shines light on their underrated output during the difficult years, but it's the classic 1975-1987 line-up that has acquired mythic status.  For the first time since the Beatles, a band had three distinct singer-songwriters at the top of their game.

Christine McVie sang the airy love songs with crystalline precision and 

the same pragmatism that led her to retire from touring in 1997; 

Nicks was a husky SoCal mystic, tougher than her swirly wardrobe 

suggested; and Buckingham was the thorny alpha male.

Upgrade your Fleetwood Mac Tickets to include Mick Fleetwood Meet & Greet - Various Euro Shows

Mick Fleetwood VIP Upgrade
Available at various European Shows - $350 USD

Tickets to the show are not included with the VIP Upgrades, you will need to buy or have a ticket to attend the concert and to attend the VIP Event.

Here's what you get with your VIP Upgrade:

- VIP Entry to Venue
- VIP Host for the Evening
- Meet & Greet with Mick Fleetwood
- VIP Q&A with Mick Fleetwood onstage at his Drum Kit
- Personal Photo with Mick Fleetwood
- Mick Fleetwood VIP Laminate

Here are the cities the VIP Upgrades are available at:

20, Sept - Dublin
25, Sept - London
06, Oct - Cologne
09, Oct - Antwerp
11, Oct - Paris
13, Oct - Zurich
14, Oct - Stuttgart
16, Oct - Berlin

Purchase via MickFleetwoodOfficial.com

VIP Packages INCLUDING Tickets to the show are still available for the following cities:
You will receive the same as listed above except depending on whether you purchase the $425 or the $375 ticket you could either be sitting in the first 5 rows or the first 20 rows.

21, Sept - Dublin
18, Oct - Herning
20, Oct - Oslo
23, Oct - Stockholm
26, Oct - Amsterdam
10, Nov - Sydney
11, Nov - Sydney
14, Nov - Brisbane
16, Nov - Hunter Valley
19, Nov - Adelaide
22, Nov - Perth
23, Nov - Perth
26, Nov - Melbourne
30, Nov - Geelong
02, Dec - Brisbane
04, Dec - Auckland
06, Dec - Auckland
07, Dec - Auckland

Purchase via MickFleetwoodOfficial.com

Win a trip to Scotland to see Fleetwood Mac

You could win tickets to see Fleetwood Mac at The SSE Hydro, plus first class travel with ScotRail and a stay in the Crowne Plaza Glasgow.

You could win a pair of tickets to see Fleetwood Mac at The SSE Hydro in Scotland, plus first class travel thanks to ScotRail and an overnight stay (including hearty Scottish breakfast) at the adjoining Crowne Plaza Glasgow.

The mighty Fleetwood Mac, who have won many Grammy Awards and have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, will be gracing Scottish soil and playing a sold out show at The SSE Hydro on October 3 2013. The iconic structure stages around 140 events a year, hosting international music stars, global entertainment and massive sporting events.

Fleetwood Mac's 2013 world tour marks 35 years since the release of their classic album 'Rumours', one of the most successful albums in recorded history, and original band members Mick Fleetwood and John McVie will be performing alongside 1975 additions Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks.

For your chance to win, just answer the question at TimeOutLondon.com.

Fleetwood Mac - Together for one special interview - on "Sunday Night" [Australia]

Sex drugs and rock n’ roll: if ever there was a band that followed the mantra to the letter, it’s Fleetwood Mac. Ahead of their Australian tour, the band are together for one special interview. The love triangles, the spiraling cocaine habits and other tales of rock star excess – nothing is off-limits. After more than four decades, see the reunion of all reunions.

Update:  Here's the interview.. Great stuff!

That's Neal Preston behind Mick snapping photos of Lori Nicks backstage... 

Reporter Rahni Sadler goes behind the scenes with super group Fleetwood Mac for a world exclusive as she discovers the latest twist in one of rock rolls greatest love stories. Join Sunday Night to find out not only what tore Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham apart, but what has now brought them back together again after 36 years of bitterness. We’ll also reveal how cocaine changed Stevie’s voice and how a love affair in Australia almost destroyed the band.

Watch "Sunday Night" this Sunday, August 11th at a special time of 8:00pm on Channel 7. (Australia)

Sound Opinions Interview with Fleetwood Mac Guitarist Lindsey Buckingham... Listen Now!

Fleetwood Mac’s pop songsmith and guitar hero Lindsey Buckingham is live in the Sound Opinions studio.

All Photos: Sound Opinions

Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham sits down with Greg Kot to share his memories of the band and his candid thoughts on their dramatic backstory, filled with romances, break-ups and drug abuse. He also talks about his guitar influences and the future of the band.

12 minutes into the interview check out 50 seconds of a "Rhiannon" demo with Stevie solo at the piano... It's gorgeous!

Download the interview here or below via Sound Cloud
Sound Opinions

On Sale Now! Fleetwood Mac Live in Las Vegas December 30th. Tickets at Ticketmaster

Tickets to Fleetwood Mac's last tour date this year in Las Vegas on December 30th are on sale now at Ticketmaster.

Ticket Prices:
US $99.50 Ticket + US $11.15 Fees = US $110.65
US $224.50 Ticket + US $16.70 Fees = US $241.20

Ticket Master

No sign of a Mick Fleetwood Meet and Greet offer yet... Keep checking www.mickfleetwoodofficial.com

Fleetwood Mac Live in Las Vegas at MGM Grand - December 30, 2013 Tickets on Sale Aug 3rd

Fleetwood Mac, one of rock's most enduring, beloved and successful bands, will close out 2013 with a special, end-of-the-year concert at the MGM Grand Garden Arena Monday, Dec. 30. The show is scheduled to start at 8 p.m.

Tickets priced at $99.50, $149.50 and $224.50, not including applicable service charges, go on sale Saturday, Aug. 3 at 10 a.m. and are available at all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (select Smith's Food and Drug Centers and Ritmo Latino). Ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are available for purchase at www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com.

For fans anxious to purchase seats to highly anticipated concerts and events, M life - MGM Resorts International's loyalty program - provides members exclusive access to pre-sales for sporting events and concerts. The program also features rewards, benefits and once-in-a-lifetime experiences at the incomparable collection of MGM Resorts' world-renowned destinations. To join, or for more information, visit www.mlife.com.

Broadway World

Onsale to General Public
Start: Sat, 08/03/13 10:00 AM PDT

Ticket Prices:
US $99.50 Ticket + US $11.15 Fees = US $110.65
US $224.50 Ticket + US $16.70 Fees = US $241.20

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Fleetwood Mac also have a gig booked for New Years Eve... but it's a private show... Location unknown at this point.

Fleetwood Mac POLLSTAR Box Office Numbers Updated PLUS Albums Charts

POLL STAR Box Office Numbers Updated:

Four new Fleetwood Mac dates with box office ticket sales info added to the Tour Stats list.  Saint Paul, MN, Las Vegas, NV, Phoenix, AZ and Houston, TX.

Fleetwood Mac Rank No.4

Pollstar ranks each artist by its average boxoffice gross per city in North America - based on data reports submitted within the last 3 months. This listing is up to August 3, 2013.

Albums Charting Around The World

Three Fleetwood Mac Albums that consistently sell around the world, or at least enough to make the charts are Rumours, Greatest Hits and The Very Best Of.  Below a snapshot of how they are doing this week. Australia once again this week appears to have the greatest activity in terms of albums charting on the main charts.

U.S.A. - August 3, 2013
Fleetwood Mac's "Greatest Hits" re-enters the Top 200 Albums Chart this week.

BILLBOARD TOP 200 ALBUMS CHART
# 195 (R/E) Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits

AUSTRALIA - July 29, 2013

4 Albums remain on the Top 100 Albums Chart in Australia. Not a lot of movement vs last week except for "25 Years The Chain" drops out of the Top 10 to #15.  On the Top 50 Catalogue Chart "25 Years The Chain" gives up it's #1 spot and settles into the #2 spot.

TOP 100 ALBUMS CHART
# 15 (7)   Fleetwood Mac - 25 Years The Chain (boxset)
# 75 (64) Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits
# 88 (79) Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
# 95 (91) Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of

TOP 50 CATALOGUE ALBUMS CHART
#   2 (1)   Fleetwood Mac - 25 Years The Chain (boxset)
# 14 (10) Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits
# 22 (16) Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
# 27 (22) Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of

TOP 40 DVD CHART
#  6  (7)   Fleetwood Mac - The Dance
# 30 (28) Fleetwood Mac - Tango In The Night

TOP 50 DIGITAL ALBUMS CHART
# 33 (27) Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits

New Zealand, UK, Scotland and Ireland below

[Audio] Bret talks with Lindsey Buckingham

Bret Saunders of KBCO 97.3 Denver interviews Lindsey ahead of the Denver Fleetwood Mac show.

New Seats Released for Fleetwood Mac Live in Amsterdam Oct 7th & 26th

The Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam just released additional seating for both the October 7th and 26th Fleetwood Mac shows... Seats are on the extreme side of the stage on either side of the venue.  

Ticket price: 71.50 EUR(incl. 6.50 EUR servicekosten)

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