Happy Birthday to the man that gave us Fleetwood Mac... Mr. Peter Green! (Oct 29)

Fleetwood Mac Founder Guitarist

Peter Green Turns 67 Today Oct 29th

Happy Birthday Peter!

Back in 1967 it was Peter that started the group. Peter, John and Mick were all in the band John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers when Peter, John and Mick recorded an instrumental and called it "Fleetwood Mac" named after the rhythm section. Shortly there after, Peter decided to form his own band and asked Mick and John to join.  Mick joined right away, but John was reluctant instead sticking with John Mayall for the steady income.  Peter named the new group Fleetwood Mac in the hopes that John would later join. The initial line-up included Peter, Mick, Jeremy Spencer and Bob Brunning on bass.  John within the same year the group was formed joined the group replacing Bob Brunning... and the rest is history.

Aunt Stevie Sends Ruby Red Slippers to Baby Antebellum

Stevie Nicks Sends Ruby Red Slippers to Baby Antebellum

Lady Antebellum 's Hillary Scott and Stevie Nicks really hit it off when they filmed an episode of CMT Crossroads earlier this year. The friendship continues as Stevie showers Hillary's baby daughter Eisele (pr: EYES lee) with gifts.

Hillary posted an Instagram photo over the weekend of the baby sporting some sparkly ballet slippers with the caption, "Eisele is channeling her inner Dorothy today thanks to her Aunt Stevie (Nicks) who sent these amazing shoes! =) #spoiledalready."

Look for Lady Antebellum's expanded edition of their album, Golden , to come out November 11 featuring their latest single, "Compass."

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Stevie Nicks appearance at the BIFF13 Q&A on November 13th in limbo

The Brisbane International Film Festival released a statement on their Facebook page regarding Stevie's appearance at the upcoming BIFF on November 13th where "In Your Dreams" was scheduled to be screened and Stevie was to attend a Q&A afterwards:

"As you have read, we were sadded to hear that Fleetwood Mac have cancelled their Australian Tour. Our thoughts are with John McVie & his family. #BIFF13 are still in discussions with Stevie Nicks' manager & will share any updates we have with ticket buyers shortly. 

At this stage, we are hopeful that the iconic Stevie Nicks can still attend #BIFF13, however, as you may appreciate, the circumstances have changed drastically from when we embarked on this negotiation. 

We thank you for your understanding. As soon as we have information to share on the status of Stevie Nicks travel committments we'll be in touch. The BIFF Team x"

BIFF

69 Photos: Fleetwood Mac Live in Amsterdam Oct 26th - 2 Photographers 2 Perspectives

Fleetwood Mac Live in Amsterdam
October 26, 2013 - Ziggo Dome
The Last European Show

48 Photos by Amsfrank - View Gallery

21 Photos by Marja Mooi - View Gallery

SECOND HAND NEWS - Interesting looking video...

GOLD DUST WOMAN - One of the stand out performances from this whole tour. Stevie's performance on this took some time to evolve - about 1/2 way through the US tour, but once it did it completely captured her mystique and transformed into this almost 13 minute display up on stage with Lindsey, Mick and John playing along in a very loose fashion where each night you weren't quite sure how it was going to turn out.  Amazing stuff!

I'M SO AFRAID

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@StevieNicks Dedicates "Landslide" to Fleetwood Mac & Lindsey Buckingham at last Euro Show - Video

On the heels of the devastating news about John McVie...and the cancellation of the Australian / New Zealand leg of the tour, it's particularly poignant to hear Stevie dedicate "Landslide" to her band Fleetwood Mac... and to Lindsey where she thanks Lindsey, in a somewhat broken voice, for all the wonderful things he has done for her and all the wonderful music he has brought into her life and to the Amsterdam fans that were so gracious to wait for them to work out their sound issues.

As the news spreads through the media world wide today about John's situation and the tour, fans have been taking to social media looking for answers, expressing their disappointment but more importantly sending good vibes, well wishes and prayers to John.  Cancer is not something to mess around with and he likely has some of the best Doctors in the world looking after him and advising him. Without John... There can be no Fleetwood Mac - so we again extend our best wishes to John and his family and to the Fleetwood Mac family to stay strong, positive and hopeful that treatment does the trick and that we can once again see John up there on stage making those rafters in the arenas vibrate from his incredible bass lines.

Still with all this news a couple of questions linger.. Will Fleetwood Mac's Las Vegas date and the private show they have booked in Las Vegas go ahead as planned?  It appears that ticket sales on Ticketmaster for the December 30th public show haven't been cancelled yet, but they do appear to have been suspended for the time being. Also, with Stevie's film "In Your Dreams" on schedule to screen at the Brisbane International Film Festival on November 13th, will Stevie still attend the planned Q&A? Obviously with Fleetwood Mac's tour dates in Australia lined up it was easy for her to co-ordinate her appearance but now with the cancellation, this leaves a big question.

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Fleetwood Mac Cancel Australian and New Zealand Tour

John in Dublin - Sept, 2013

Fleetwood Mac, who has just completed the European leg of their phenomenally successful worldwide tour, has announced the cancellation of their upcoming 14 date tour of Australia and New Zealand.

John McVie, one of the co founding and original members of Fleetwood Mac, is now scheduled to be in treatment for cancer during that period of time.

The band have released the following statement:

"We are sorry to not be able to play these Australian and New Zealand dates. We hope our Australian and New Zealand fans as well as Fleetwood Mac fans everywhere will join us in wishing John and his family all the best.”

Live Nation Australia wish John Mcvie a full and speedy recovery, and regret the disappointment that this announcement will cause for the band’s multitude of Australian fans.

Ticket refunds will be available to all ticket holders as from Monday, October 28.

For all tickets booked online or by phone, the refund will be refunded automatically to the credit card used in purchasing the tickets. Please allow up to 10 days to receive your refund.

If the original credit card you used for the purchase has been cancelled or is no longer valid please contact the place of purchase.

If you made your booking at an outlet please return to the original outlet where the tickets were purchased with your ticket(s) and with the credit card used to make the purchase in hand in order to obtain your refund. Refunds will be provided to the original purchaser only on presentation of photo ID.

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John... We wish you nothing but the best and a full and speedy recovery!

Some of the coverage on John - pretty much the same public statement as above.

Fleetwood Mac's John McVie diagnosed with cancer; band cancels tour - CNN
Fleetwood Mac Cancel Tour as John McVie Undergoes Cancer Treatment - Rollingstone
Fleetwood Mac's John McVie Diagnosed With Cancer - Billboard
Fleetwood Mac's John McVie diagnosed with cancer - NME
John McVie of Fleetwood Mac Has Cancer, World Tour Halted - People
John McVie, of Fleetwood Mac, diagnosed with cancer - Toronto Sun
Fleetwood Mac forced to cancel tour of Australia John McVie needs treatment for cancer - Herald Sun - Australia
Fleetwood Mac cancel tour after John McVie cancer diagnosis - Newcastle Herald Australia
Fleetwood Mac cancels Australian tour as John McVie undergoes cancer treatment - ABC News Australia
Fleetwood Mac cancels NZ shows - Stuff
Fleetwood Mac cancels NZ tour - 3News - New Zealand
Fleetwood Mac's John McVie has cancer, band cancels part of world tour - Reuters
Fleetwood Mac Guitarist John McVie Has Cancer - Vulture
Fleetwood Mac cancels shows for McVie's health - Miami Herald
Fleetwood Mac's John McVie Diagnosed With Cancer - Hollywood Reporter
Fleetwood Mac Cancels Tour In Light Of John McVie's Cancer Treatment - Huffington Post
Fleetwood Mac confirm cancellation of NZ shows - TVNZ
Fleetwood Mac's John McVie diagnosed with cancer, band cancel tour - Digital Spy
Fleetwood Mac tour canceled due to co-founder's cancer - NBC
Fleetwood Mac's 2013 Australian tour cancelled - Faster Louder
Fleetwood Mac cancels Australian tour - The Sydney Morning Herald
Fleetwood Mac's John McVie Has Cancer, Band Cancels 14-Date Australian and New Zealand Tour - US Magazine
Fleetwood Mac cancels Aussie tour - The Australian
John McVie diagnosed with cancer: Fleetwood Mac cancels Australia, New Zealand tour dates - NY Daily News
Fleetwood Mac's NZ shows cancelled - New Zealand Herald
John McVie diagnosed with cancer, Fleetwood Mac cancels tour dates - Consequence of Sound
Fleetwood Mac's John McVie Battling Cancer, Band Cancels Tour - Ultimate Classic Rock
Fleetwood Mac Cancels Australia-New Zealand Tour John McVie Receives Cancer Treatment - Access Hollywood
Bassist John McVie is undergoing cancer treatment - USA Today
Fleetwood Mac bassist John McVie diagnosed with cancer: Band cancel Australian tour so he can undergo treatment - Daily Mail UK
Fleetwood Mac cancel tour dates as John McVie has cancer - BBC UK
Fleetwood Mac's McVie has cancer - Belfast Telegraph
Fleetwood Mac bassist John McVie diagnosed with cancer - Mirror UK
Fleetwood Mac bassist John McVie diagnosed with cancer - The Independent UK
Fleetwood Mac's John McVie diagnosed with cancer - The Guardian UK
Fleetwood Mac cancel Australia and New Zealand tour after cancer diagnosis - Press Party

Fleetwood Mac Cap Off European Tour at Amsterdam's Ziggo Dome

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A should have been a seemingly ordinary, normal show day in terms of show time, setlist, playing their parts up their on stage like they have been across the North America, the UK, Ireland and Europe turned into something completely out of the ordinary. Before the band could even get up on stage to get the party started the show was marred with technical difficulties.  Turns out the soundboard or mixing console was completely smoked... wouldn't work! They needed a different one, or parts, or something and they needed them stat! A repair tech or parts or both were located in Utrecht, a city about 40 kms away... Once brought in, repaired, it was full steam ahead except that this little hiccup at their final show in Europe cost the band some stage time, the audience some patience and ultimately some songs that they didn't get to hear. The show started about an hour and a half late and in order to make it a reasonable length and end at a respectable time, which apparently was midnight, some tunes needed to go. Roadies quickly changed out setlists up on the stage, replacing them with modified versions. Songs left out tonight were Without You, Gypsy, Eyes of the World and the last song of the night Say Goodbye. Still a 19 song set, decent enough to fill out the show.  And if you haven't seen any of the other shows or read a setlist you probably wouldn't even have known, in terms of show length... Still those that went to the show, many I'm sure seeing Fleetwood Mac for the first time had a blast - saying it was worth the wait! Some vids below captured the band tonight... Hopefully this won't be the last show this year.

Fleetwood Mac Live in Amsterdam
October 26, 2013 - Ziggo Dome (2nd show)

SAD ANGEL

NOT THAT FUNNY

TUSK

RHIANNON (Stevie killed it tonight)

GO YOUR OWN WAY (Portion)
SILVER SPRINGS