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FLEETWOOD MAC LAUNCHES 2013 WORLD TOUR ON APRIL 4 AT NATIONWIDE ARENA IN COLUMBUS, OHIO
Thursday, March 7, 2013 9:54 a.m. PST
San Francisco, CA — SPRING FORWARD with Fleetwood Mac as it embarks on a high-anticipated North American concert tour on April 4 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The band will play more than 40 shows in the United States and Canada in the spring and summer and will travel to Europe for a two-month fall engagement, starting in September.
The tour commemorates the 35th anniversary of the release of Rumours, the band’s iconic 1977 recording. On January 29, Reprise Records issued the expanded and deluxe editions of the number one, 40-million-seller Rumours, which produced the hit singles “Don’t Stop,” “You Make Loving Fun,” and “Go Your Own Way.” The milestone album also includes Fleetwood Mac’s only number one single in the U.S., the Stevie Nicks-penned “Dreams.” The band will perform all the standout tracks from Rumours and many classic songs from their impressive body of work.
Fueled by broken relationships and personal turmoil within the band, the Rumours recording sessions are now legendary. Despite the dramatic circumstances that charged these sessions, guitarist and singer Lindsey Buckingham feels that the group dynamic has evolved.
“The worst personal circumstances…made the dynamic between us a bit elusive and convoluted at times. Over time, that has become sort of more refined and more clear. It’s something that keeps evolving in a good way,” says Lindsey Buckingham.
Singer Stevie Nicks adds that the notorious drama remains the band’s enduring and enticing legacy when it performs in concert.
“All those feelings that you have do come out on stage because you’re telling the stories when you sing the song. So you are, in a way, reenacting what happened. We get to be the people that we were.”
The band is also looking forward to playing its classic songs for a new generation of listeners.
“They’re going to be people in that audience, most definitely, that totally got into listening to this stuff in recent years and have not seen these creatures do their thing. It’s fantastic,” said band leader and drummer Mick Fleetwood.
Tickets for most shows are available through Ticketmaster (US) and Live Nation (UK). Visit the band’s official website for more tour information and peruse Stevie Nicks Info for Fleetwood Mac news, media articles, and exclusive contest giveaways for the expanded and deluxe editions of Rumours.
