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  • Mike Campbell on Fleetwood Mac, The Dirty Knobs, Stevie Nicks

    Mike Campbell on Fleetwood Mac, The Dirty Knobs, Stevie Nicks

    I always thought, if the Heartbreakers retire then I’ll do my band – so now I’m doing it and I’m having a blast.

    Mike Campbell, guitarist for Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and more recently Fleetwood Mac, has unveiled a new band called – ahem – The Dirty Knobs.

    The LA-based band will release their debut album Wreckless Abandon via BMG on March 20. It was produced by Campbell with George Drakoulias, and all songs are written by Campbell. The album features contributions from singer–songwriter and guitarist Chris Stapleton as well as fellow Heartbreaker Benmont Tench. Additionally, Klaus Voormann created the album artwork.

    “It started out as something to do between Heartbreakers tours,” Campbell tells Uncut. “I got these guys and we played little clubs around town. We just became a good little band and got really close. It’s my band – I write the songs and get to sing the best I can – but it’s a real band, it’s not a solo project. We’re not together for money – we love to play together and we were having a blast. And then when life dealt me the cards it dealt me, I thought, what am I going to do now? I always thought, at some point, if the Heartbreakers retire then I’ll do my band – so now I’m doing it and I’m having a blast.

    “We’re going to go on tour in the States – start small, play the little places, and see how far we get. It’s exciting. I can’t just sit around and play Heartbreakers records, I’ve got to go out and do something. I’m really enjoying it.”

    Campbell also reveals that Fleetwood Mac are currently on hiatus after their recent mammoth world tour. “It was a year and a half! I’ve never toured that long in my life. It was really joyful. Great songs, and I love that rhythm section – I had so much fun playing with Mick and John. We ended the tour and we had a meeting. They are all even older than me, and I’m pretty old, and they were saying, I don’t think we’re up for doing any more long tours like this ever again. Stevie wants to do a solo show, she’s doing that right now, but in a year or so, if a handful of dates show up that made sense, everybody is open to doing those. So we’re on hiatus until things develop.”

    Graeme Thomson / Uncut / Monday, January 27, 2020 

  • Mike Campbell hints at possible Stevie Nicks solo tour

    Mike Campbell hints at possible Stevie Nicks solo tour

    Guitarist Michael Campbell, who joined Fleetwood Mac on its most recent tour, has hinted at a possible Stevie Nicks solo tour that could last a year and a half, in a new interview with The Australian Musician.

    Campbell also recounts when Mick Fleetwood asked him to join Fleetwood Mac.

    Relevant excerpts from the interview appear below.

    UPDATE: The quote about a possible tour was deleted from the original article, but it’s shown below.

    Tell me about the Mick Fleetwood phone call that started this new journey with Fleetwood Mac.

    “It was about four months after Tom had passed away and I have my own band (The Dirty Knobs) and I have a record coming out and I was planning on just addressing that, doing that full time. I didn’t really have any other plans. I was sitting in my backyard and my phone rang and I had met Mick once or twice at sessions or whatever but we weren’t like friends or anything. He said hi, how you doing, Lindsey has left the band … it’s what he told me, I didn’t know that he was asked to leave … so he says would you be interested in joining Fleetwood Mac? He said this is not coming from Stevie, it’s coming from me and I have been listening to your catalogue and this is not an audition, if you want it, we would love to have you. I said give me a day to think about it. I thought over the whole Lindsey aspect of it and thought, this is a good thing. So I called back and said yeah and it has been a wonderful experience. It’s the best rhythm section, longest lasting rhythm section of all time. No one else has lasted that long in rock ’n’ roll and they are beautiful. It’s a magical feel that they have and I get to play with them every night. What a joy for a guitar player!  The songs are great and Stevie and I have a great history together. We’ve written songs, we get along. Of course we then bring Neil Finn in to help with the vocals and he’s just a charming dude, we get along great. Christine, John, they are just wonderful people and we have a blast every night. I know it is hard for them losing a member, I have lost a member. It’s sad but you have to carry on and I think we are doing a good job.

    “I know Fleetwood Mac is going to take quite a hiatus because Stevie wants to do a solo tour and that will take a year and a half. I don’t know what their plans are in the future. My phone is always on if they want to do something else.”

    Read the full interview at the Australian Musician.

  • VIDEO: Fleetwood Mac ‘Don’t Stop’ @iHeartRADIO Festival

    VIDEO: Fleetwood Mac ‘Don’t Stop’ @iHeartRADIO Festival

    Watch Fleetwood Mac’s September 21st performance of “Don’t Stop” at the iHeartRADIO Festival in Las Vegas. The performance was rebroadcast on the CW Network on Monday, October 8th. The clip includes host Ryan Seacrest’s pre-show interview with Stevie Nicks.

    Although Fleetwood Mac also performed “The Chain,” “Little Lies,” “Second Hand News,” and “Gold Dust Woman” at the festival, only “Don’t Stop” was aired in the rebroadcast.

  • Fleetwood Mac kicks off ’50 Years’ tour

    Fleetwood Mac kicks off ’50 Years’ tour

    The newly rebooted Fleetwood Mac, with new members Neil Finn and Michael Campbell, kicked off its “50 Years” tour on Wednesday night at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, performing a diverse set list, which drew from the band’s vast 50-year catalog.

    It was the band’s first show of the tour without guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, who was dismissed from Fleetwood Mac in February. Addressing that elephant in the room, the band steered clear of most of Buckingham’s songs, but honored his indelible contributions to Fleetwood Mac’s enduring history with his first band composition “Monday Morning” from 1975’s self-titled “white album” and his most famous one “Go Your Own Way,” from Grammy’s 1977 Album of the Year, the almighty Rumours.

    The group kept perennial favorites in the set — “Dreams,” “Rhiannon,” Say You Love Me,” among many others. But they occasionally delved deep into their back-catalog, pulling tracks from 1973’s Mystery to Me (Bob Welch’s mysterious “Hypnotized”), 1979’s Tusk (Stevie Nicks’ remorseful “Storms), and 1987’s Tango in the Night (the obscure UK single “Isn’t It Midnight”). The message was clear: Fleetwood Mac was a productive entity with and without Buckingham.

    That work ethic began 50 years ago when Fleetwood Mac released its first recording on the Blue Horizon label, as a British blues act. In Tulsa, they acknowledged these roots by playing two songs from their formative years with Fleetwood Mac co-founder Peter Green: “Oh Well” and the pre-Santana “Black Magic Woman” (on which Stevie Nicks took the lead); and another two songs for the transitive years that followed (1969-1974) before Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham joined Fleetwood Mac: “Tell Me All the Things You Do” from 1969’s Kiln House and “Hypnotized” from 1973’s Mystery to Me.

    And the tributes continued with the present day, as Stevie Nicks honored the late Tom Petty with a touching rendition of “Free Fallin’,” with former Heartbreakers’ guitarist Michael Campbell strumming right along in memoriam.

    The highly accomplished Neil Finn (of Crowded House fame) and Michael Campbell (of the aforementioned Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers) showcased their talents, as well, with Finn taking the male lead on many songs, notably in “Second Hand News.” Finn also played two of his own tracks, Split Enz’s 1980 hit “I Got You” and Crowded House’s 1986 anthem “Don’t Dream It’s Over.” The low-key Campbell served as a strong guitar lead for the band and sang lead on Peter Green’s blues rocker “Oh Well,” a favorite cover tune of Tom Petty.

    The surprising show closer, “All Over Again,” from 1995’s Time, paid homage to another period in the band’s history without Buckingham. With lyrics like “Well it’s it’s time to move on to the rain / And finally break the chain / In spite of the heartaches / And troubles in love / I’d do it all over (do it all over),” it will was a fitting counterpart to the show’s opener “The Chain” and, more importantly, upholding the creed that has defined the band all these years, simply “Don’t stop,” or ironically as Buckingham might put it, “Let’s get on with the show.”

    (Photos & videos: Tom Dumont)

    Black Magic Woman

    Rhiannon

    Free Fallin’

    See all videos from opening night in Tulsa at YouTube.

    Set List

    1. The Chain
    2. Little Lies
    3. Dreams
    4. Second Hand News
    5. Say You Love Me
    6. Black Magic Woman
    7. Everywhere
    8. I Got You
    9. Rhiannon
    10. Tell Me All the Things You Do
    11. Storms
    12. World Turning
    13. Hypnotized
    14. Oh Well
    15. Don’t Dream It’s Over
    16. Landslide
    17. Isn’t It Midnight
    18. Monday Morning
    19. You Make Loving Fun
    20. Gold Dust Woman
    21. Go Your Own Way
      Encore:
    22. Free Fallin’
    23. Don’t Stop
    24. All Over Again
  • SPOILER: Set list building

    SPOILER: Set list building

    In a new Rolling Stone interview, Mike Campbell has revealed three songs that Fleetwood Mac will be performing during the tour, which kicks off in Tulsa, Oklahoma on October 3. Roughly half of the songs to be included have either been announced or performed since the start of September. Here’s how the set list is shaping up.

    Set List

    (date announced/performed)

    • The Chain (9/5/2018)
    • You Make Loving Fun (9/13/18)
    • Dreams (9/13/18)
    • Little Lies (9/21/18)
    • Second Hand News (9/21/18)
    • Gypsy (9/5/18)
    • Oh Well (9/30/18)
    • Freefallin’ (9/30/18)
    • Landslide (9/13/18)
    • Don’t Dream It’s Over (9/30/18)
    • Gold Dust Woman (9/21/18)
    • Don’t Stop (9/21/18)

    Set list order to be announced Oct 3

  • ‘New’ Fleetwood Mac performs on Ellen Show

    ‘New’ Fleetwood Mac performs on Ellen Show

    Fleetwood Mac returned to the limelight this week, performing “The Chain” and “Gypsy” with new members Neil Finn and Michael Campbell on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. The performance ramps up promotion for the band’s upcoming world tour, which kicks off in Tulsa, Oklahoma on October 3rd.

    During the performance, there appeared to be some audio-mixing issues, as the sound levels for Stevie and Christine’s microphones were noticeably lower. Despite the technical glitch, the band performed well together, showcasing the musical talents of its newest veteran members. (Finn fronts the accomplished band Crowded House and Campbell comes from the legendary Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.)

  • Fleetwood Mac announces fall tour

    Fleetwood Mac announces fall tour

    TICKETS ON SALE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC STARTING FRIDAY, MAY 4

    LOS ANGELES, CA (April 25, 2018) – Legendary, GRAMMY-award winning band Fleetwood Mac announced today a North American tour, set to kick off in October and travel through 50+ cities ending in Spring of 2019. Produced by Live Nation, the tour will feature the newly announced line-up of Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Stevie Nicks, and Christine McVie along with newcomers Mike Campbell and Neil Finn.

    Tickets for the tour will go on-sale to the general public starting on Friday, May 4 at 10am local time. A complete Fleetwood Mac itinerary listing all tour dates follows this release.

    American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets in select markets before the general public beginning Monday, April 30 at 10am through Thursday, May 3 at 10pm. A limited number of LaneOne VIP Packages will also be available, including amazing seats with premium benefits such as transportation, preferred entrance and more.

    SiriusXM’s The Fleetwood Mac Channel begins on Tuesday, May 1st at 5:00 pm ET and runs through May, via satellite on channel 30, and through the SiriusXM app on smartphones and other connected devices, as well as online at www.siriusxm.com and will feature music, interviews and hosted shows from current and former band members.

    “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,” said Mick Fleetwood.

    “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,” said the group collectively. “Fleetwood Mac has always been a creative evolution. We look forward to honoring that spirit on this upcoming tour.”

    Fleetwood Mac was founded by Peter Green in 1967 and was named after Mick Fleetwood and John McVie. After Peter Green left in 1969, Fleetwood and McVie remained as original members, and the band has since featured a cast of brilliant talents. Most notably, Christine McVie joined the band in 1970, with Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham joining in 1974. The enduring spirit of Fleetwood Mac stands for an incredible body of great music that has connected with generations of people all over the world for more than 50 years. Fleetwood Mac has sold more than 100 million records worldwide and the GRAMMY-award winning band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.

    https://youtu.be/cbZ3vQSRtDE

    FLEETWOOD MAC 2018-19 TOUR DATES

    *All dates, venues and cities below subject to change.

    OCT. 03
    BOK CENTER
    TULSA, OK

    OCT. 06
    UNITED CENTER
    CHICAGO, IL

    OCT. 10
    KFC YUM! CENTER
    LOUISVILLE, KY

    OCT. 12
    PINNACLE BANK ARENA
    LINCOLN, NE

    OCT. 14
    WELLS FARGO ARENA
    DES MOINES, IA

    OCT. 16
    BANKERS LIFE FIELDHOUSE
    INDIANAPOLIS, IN

    OCT. 18
    SPRINT CENTER
    KANSAS CITY, MO

    OCT. 20
    SCOTTRADE CENTER
    ST. LOUIS, MO

    OCT. 22
    XCEL ENERGY CENTER
    SAINT PAUL, MN

    OCT. 26
    QUICKEN LOANS ARENA
    CLEVELAND, OH

    OCT. 28
    WISCONSIN ENT. & SPORTS CENTER
    MILWAUKEE, WI

    OCT. 30
    LITTLE CAESARS ARENA
    DETROIT, MI

    NOV. 01
    PPG PAINTS ARENA
    PITTSBURGH, PA

    NOV. 03
    CANADIAN TIRE CENTRE
    OTTAWA, ON

    NOV. 05
    AIR CANADA CENTRE
    TORONTO, ON

    NOV. 07
    NATIONWIDE ARENA
    COLUMBUS, OH

    NOV. 10
    ROGERS PLACE
    EDMONTON, AB

    NOV. 12
    SCOTIABANK SADDLEDOME
    CALGARY, AB

    NOV. 14
    PEPSI LIVE AT ROGERS ARENA
    VANCOUVER, BC

    NOV. 17
    TACOMA DOME
    TACOMA, WA

    NOV. 19
    MODA CENTER
    PORTLAND, OR

    NOV. 21
    SAP CENTER
    SAN JOSE, CA

    NOV. 23
    GOLDEN 1 CENTER
    SACRAMENTO, CA

    NOV. 25
    ORACLE ARENA
    OAKLAND, CA

    NOV. 28
    TALKING STICK RESORT ARENA
    PHOENIX, AZ

    NOV. 30
    T-MOBILE ARENA
    LAS VEGAS, NV

    DEC. 03
    PEPSI CENTER
    DENVER, CO

    DEC. 06
    SAVE MART CENTER
    FRESNO, CA

    DEC. 08
    VIEJAS ARENA
    SAN DIEGO, CA

    DEC. 11
    THE FORUM
    INGLEWOOD, CA

    DEC. 13
    THE FORUM
    INGLEWOOD, CA

    FEB. 05
    TOYOTA CENTER
    HOUSTON, TX

    FEB. 07
    AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER
    DALLAS, TX

    FEB. 09
    FRANK ERWIN CENTER
    AUSTIN, TX

    FEB. 13
    LEGACY ARENA AT THE BJCC
    BIRMINGHAM, AL

    FEB. 16
    SMOOTHIE KING CENTER
    NEW ORLEANS, LA

    FEB. 18
    AMALIE ARENA
    TAMPA, FL

    FEB. 20
    BB&T CENTER
    FORT LAUDERDALE, FL

    FEB. 22
    COLONIAL LIFE ARENA
    COLUMBIA, SC

    FEB. 24
    SPECTRUM CENTER
    CHARLOTTE, NC

    FEB. 27
    BRIDGESTONE ARENA
    NASHVILLE, TN

    MAR. 03
    PHILIPS ARENA
    ATLANTA, GA

    MAR. 05
    CAPITAL ONE ARENA
    WASHINGTON, DC

    MAR. 09
    BOARDWALK HALL
    ATLANTIC CITY, NJ

    MAR. 11
    MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
    NEW YORK, NY

    MAR. 13
    PRUDENTIAL CENTER
    NEWARK, NJ

    MAR. 15
    XL CENTER
    HARTFORD, CT

    MAR. 20
    TIMES UNION CENTER
    ALBANY, NY

    MAR. 24
    ROYAL FARMS ARENA (FORMERLY BALTIMORE ARENA)
    BALTIMORE, MD

    MAR. 26
    KEYBANK CENTER
    BUFFALO, NY

    MAR. 31
    TD GARDEN
    BOSTON, MA

    APR. 05
    WELLS FARGO CENTER
    PHILADELPHIA, PA

  • Fleetwood Mac tour dates expected Wednesday

    Fleetwood Mac tour dates expected Wednesday

    Fleetwood Mac is expected to release tour dates on Wednesday. The newest incarnation of the immortal band — which drops guitarist Lindsey Buckingham and adds singer-songwriter Neil Finn and guitarist Michael Campbell (from Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers) — will hit the stage this fall with a full-fledged world tour.

    Fleetwood Mac will appear on the Wednesday morning edition of CBS This Morning to make the announcement of the upcoming tour with its new band members.

    CBS This Morning interviewer Anthony Mason shared the following picture of the band on his Twitter page.