Sex

Drugs
Dysfunction
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Fleetwood Mac
Obsessive, excessive, and indulgent
are only some of the terms critics and
Fleetwood Mac themselves have used to
explain their rock n roll maddnes.
However its only now, 40 years on that the
band so known for dysfunction its relation-
ships, can refect on the success the band has
achieved.
Heading to Australia as apart of their 2013
world tour, Fleetwood Mac will play a string of
dates in November/December. Starting of to
a sold out show at the Sydney Entertainment
Centre on Nov 10th.
Other cities/dates include, Brisbane,
Hope Estate-Hunter Valley, Adelaide, Perth,
Melbourne, and Te Hill Winery-Geelong.
Te members of the band Mick Fleetwood
(Drums , percussion , John Mc Vie, (Bass
guitar), Lindsay Buckingham( Lead guitar,
rythm guitar, vocals), and Stevie Nicks ( Tam-
bourine,vocals), and as the band members are
hitting their early- mid 60s the music makers
have been selling out arenas all over the world,
as their extensive world tour commenced on
April 4th in Colombus Ohio.
Te tour has so far grossed US $58.1 million
dollars.
With audences not being lef disappoint-
ed the has Mac perfomed for almost three
hours every night while on tour ,that includes
a twenty plus set with suchs songs as, Rhian-
non, Go Your Own Way, Tusk , Dreams, and
Te Chain, just to name a few ,the shows have
also seen to rousing encores.
During one of their London shows at the O2
Arena, former member Christine Mc Vie sur-
prised fans by reuniting with her fellow band
mates for one evening.
Te keyboardist walked onstage to a wave
of excitable cheering, and appaluse, contribut-
ing to the set list playing Dont Stop, which
is featured on the Rumours album. in several
formats.
It was Mc Vies frst performance with band
since she lef in 1997.
Tis build up, to the Aussie tour gives cre-
dence to their Australian fans to put on one
hell of a show.
Well be as fresh as daisies by the time
we get to you.
Mick Fleewood
Tis world tour commemorates the
35th anniversary of their classic record,
Rumours,having been reissued in several
formats, the reissued record went to number
thre on the charts.
To date it has sold more than 40 million
copies, and in Australia alon has accalimed
to 13x platnium and is the ninth bestseller of
all time .
We are doing the best business since
the mid-80s, it seems like its stood the
test of time.
Lindsay Buckinham
Rumours being their most memroable
and successful record to date has allowed
their fans albeit their younger ones refect
on what it was like during th recording of
the album, and how the Mac has done a full
circle that made their synonmous in the
music industry.
In total the band ha sold more than 100
million records world wide.
Te album follows the tumutlous relation-
ships of the bands drug haze.
Which infuenced the Mac to produce
some of their most prolifc works.
Front woman, Stevie Nicks, says the
songs of that tine still take her back when she
performs.
It travels, and all these songs do
that,t o me, they are always exciting.
I never feel bored when we burst
into one of our big hit songs, because
what they were all written about was
so heavy that they could never be
boring.
Stevie Nicks
Te band released their frst new material
in 10 years with a four track EP, Extended
Play, it has recieved warm reviews by fans and
critics alike.
Staying true to form, the lyrics are emo-
tional, and raw,the frst of the songs released
was Sad Angel.
Rumours have also been speculating that
the band may be planning on a new studio
ablum, however it will only happen if all band
members are on board.
Lindsay Buckingham added to the specu-
lation stating,
Te group could make a new album , only if
Nicks wanted to contribute new material.
Te way we do things is always a
political minefeld. If its not Stevie, its
me; someone is always causing trouble.
I know Warner Brothers is dying to get
an album from us, even though were not
signed to them anymore. Stevie needs to
come to the table with some material. In
order to contemplate a new album, she
has to want to do it.
Lindsy Buckingham
Just like their music Fleetwood Mac will
continue to show audiences why they are so
timeless.
Portfolio
Fleetwood Mac, (Lef to right), John Mc Vie,
Lindsay Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, and
Stevie Nicks .
By Katherine Cannon
Fleetwood Mac in their
hey-day.