AUSTRALIAN and NEW ZEALAND FLEETWOOD MAC DATES

Fleetwood Mac To Play Winery On Australian Tour

Undercover

by Paul Cashmere - August 15 2009

Expect an announcement any day now for Fleetwood Mac with an Australian winery included as part of their Unleashed tour.

The Australian and New Zealand tour is set for December and will include one winery show, Undercover hears.

Current published dates for Fleetwood Mac’s Unleashed Tour take them through Europe to November 6th. Australasia is next.

The Unleashed tour is a greatest hits tour. There is no new music from Fleetwood Mac in the works. In a phone hook-up with Undercover, Lindsey Buckingham said that not having new music on this tour "frees you up to enjoy each other as people. Let’s have a good time and value the friendships and history. It takes the pressure off and allows more fun than we would normally be able to have."

The Fleetwood Mac line-up is Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood and John McVie. Christine McVie has been out of the band for more than a decade now and happily living the retired life in England. "I’ve been the only girl in Fleetwood Mac since 1998, so I’m used to it now,” Stevie said during the conference all. “But I miss Christine. The loss of Christine as one of my best girlfriends was horrific to me. Not a day goes by that I don’t wish she would call up and say, 'I’m back.' "

An official announcement for the tour is due soon.

Fleetwood Mac expected Australian dates:

December 1, Brisbane - Entertainment Centre

December 2, Brisbane - Entertainment Centre

December 5, Hunter Valley - Hope Estate Winery

December 7 , Sydney - Acer Arena

December 8, Sydney - Acer Arena

December 11, Perth - Members Equity

December 12, Perth - Members Equity

December 15, Melbourne - Rod Laver Arena

December 16, Melbourne - Rod Laver Arena

December 19, New Zealand - (rumoured to be in Plymouth at the Bowl of Brookland)

From Jana Anderson's (Fleetwood Mac backup singer) Myspace Page:

[Update 8/17: Dates have since been removed from Jana Anderson's Myspace Page]

1 Dec - Entertainment Center - Brisbane
2 Dec - Entertainment Center - Brisbane
5 Dec - Hope Estate Winery - Hunter Valley
7 Dec - Acer Arena - Sydney
8 Dec - Acer Arena - Sydney
11 Dec - Members Equity - Perth
12 Dec - Members Equity - Perth
15 Dec - Rod Laver Arena - Melbourne
16 Dec - Rod Laver Arena - Melbourne
19 Dec - I don’t know yet - Christchurch maybe

FLEETWOOD MAC ANNOUNCEMENT EXPECTED NEXT WEEK

Fleetwood Mac Is Coming To Town

Undercover

by Paul Cashmere - August 13 2009

You better watch out. You better not cry. You better not pout, I’ll tell you why. Fleetwood Mac is coming to town.

The Australian and New Zealand leg of the Fleetwood Mac Unleashed tour is expected to kick off in New Zealand in late December with Australian dates early January..

Ticketmaster New Zealand has announced the tour and has added a waitlist for tickets to the site. “Fleetwood Mac, one of the most popular rock bands in history, are coming to New Zealand as part of their upcoming tour,” the statement reads.

This will be Fleetwood Mac’s first tour of Australia in 5 years. It will feature Stevie Nicks, Lindsay Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood and John McVie but not Christine McVie. Christine retired from the band a decade ago and is happily living back in the UK.

An announcement is expected next week.

WALK A THIN LINE - FLEETWOOD MAC

"Walk a Thin Line" (Fleetwood Mac Cover) (Download)

PrefixMag

Bradfod Cox of Atlas Sound covers Fleetwood Mac’s “Walk a Thin Line,” which originally appeared on the notorious Tusk album. Cox’s affecting rendition of Lindsey Buckingham’s song is more guitar oriented than his prior solo outing, but still contains a melancholy undertow that makes it instantly recognizable as an Atlas Sound track.

"Walk a Thin Line" can be downloaded here (deerhuntertheband)

(PHOTOS) FLEETWOOD MAC - UNCASVILLE, CT 3/14/09

Steve Latham Photography

Mohegan Sun Arena - Uncasville, CT- 3-14-09

1979 - RICHARD DASHUT MIXING FLEETWOOD MAC LIVE SOUND

Richard Dashut, left, mixing live sound during Fleetwood Mac’s 1979 tour.

Photo Courtesy of EQ Magazine

MIRAGE TOPS BILLBOARD AUGUST, 1982

The month of August in 1982 belonged to Fleetwood Mac.

Mirage - the 4th studio album by Fleetwood Mac to include Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham peaked at #1 in the US on August 7, 1982 remaining there for 5 consecutive weeks. Hits on the album were Hold Me (#4 Billboard Hot 100), Gypsy (#12 Billboard Hot 100) and Love In Store (#22 Billboard Hot 100). Oh Diane was a hit in the UK peaking at #9.