Fleetwood Mac Fires Lindsey Buckingham, to be replaced by Mike Campbell & Neil Finn

[Miles Archer]

Fleetwood Mac Fires Lindsey Buckingham
Mike Campbell of the Heartbreakers and Neil Finn of Crowded House to replace departing guitarist



https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/fleetwood-mac-fires-lindsey-buckingham-w518925

Fleetwood Mac has fired Lindsey Buckingham after a disagreement over the band's upcoming tour, Rolling Stone has confirmed. The band announced Monday that Mike Campbell of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and Neil Finn of Crowded House will replace him.

News of Buckingham's departure initially broke when former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Billy Burnette shared an April 4th tweet that has since been deleted, saying: "Breaking news: Lindsey Buckingham is out but I'm not in." Rolling Stone has confirmed Buckingham's departure, though no specific tour dates have been announced.

Fleetwood Mac issued a collective statement about the news, saying: "We are thrilled to welcome the musical talents of the caliber of Mike Campbell and Neil Finn into the Mac family. With Mike and Neil, we’ll be performing all the hits that the fans love, plus we’ll be surprising our audiences with some tracks from our historic catalogue of songs. Fleetwood Mac has always been a creative evolution. We look forward to honoring that spirit on this upcoming tour."

Mick Fleetwood added, "Fleetwood Mac has always been about an amazing collection of songs that are performed with a unique blend of talents ... We jammed with Mike and Neil and the chemistry really worked and let the band realize that this is the right combination to go forward with in Fleetwood Mac style. We know we have something new, yet it’s got the unmistakable Mac sound."

[hlthe2b]

1. Ahh, geez.

this sucks...

[Miles Archer]

3. They tried the non-Buckingham route twice...

Behind The Mask, 1990:

Stevie Nicks – vocals
Billy Burnette – guitar, vocals
Rick Vito – guitar, vocals
Christine McVie – keyboards, synthesizer, vocals
John McVie – bass guitar
Mick Fleetwood – drums, percussion

Time, 1995:

Bekka Bramlett – vocals
Dave Mason – guitars, vocals
Billy Burnette – guitars, vocals
Christine McVie – keyboards, vocals
John McVie – bass guitar
Mick Fleetwood – drums, percussion

...neither lineup resulted in a hit.

I'm a bigger fan of Tom Petty than I am of Fleetwood Mac, but it's disappointing to see Mike Campbell take this gig. I was hoping he'd branch off into something new. Maybe after the tour, who knows.

For DUers who have never heard of Crowded House, or may have forgotten them, this was their biggest hit:

[Dennis Donovan]

5. Or, going back further, Split Enz

[CentralMass]

2. Bummer.

[msongs]

4. don't dream it's over lol nt