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Christine McVie rejoins Fleetwood Mac | Christine McVie rejoins Fleetwood Mac |
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Christine McVie has re-joined Fleetwood Mac, her publicist has confirmed. | Christine McVie has re-joined Fleetwood Mac, her publicist has confirmed. |
Speaking to Billboard magazine, Liz Rosenberg said McVie was back in the band's line up after leaving in 1998. | |
Rosenberg said McVie "has indeed re-joined Fleetwood Mac and we are hoping to make an announcement about a possible tour for the full tilt Macsters some time in 2014". | |
McVie had expressed an interest in rejoining the band after performing with them in London last year. | |
The 70-year-old took to the stage at the O2 in September to play the 1970s hit Don't Stop, which she wrote for the band's multi-million-selling Rumours album. | |
"I like being with the band, the whole idea of playing music with them," the British singer-songwriter told The Guardian in November. "I miss them all." | "I like being with the band, the whole idea of playing music with them," the British singer-songwriter told The Guardian in November. "I miss them all." |
McVie played with Fleetwood Mac for 28 years, and wrote some of their most famous songs, including Don't Stop, Say You Love Me, Songbird, Little Lies and Everywhere. | McVie played with Fleetwood Mac for 28 years, and wrote some of their most famous songs, including Don't Stop, Say You Love Me, Songbird, Little Lies and Everywhere. |
The band have largely refrained from playing her material in her absence - and have not performed Songbird live since 1997. | The band have largely refrained from playing her material in her absence - and have not performed Songbird live since 1997. |
Born Christine Perfect, McVie married Fleetwood Mac bassist John McVie and joined the group in 1971. | Born Christine Perfect, McVie married Fleetwood Mac bassist John McVie and joined the group in 1971. |
With the recruitment of Stevie Nicks and her boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham in 1975, the group morphed from British blues rockers to freewheeling California-based pop heavyweights. | With the recruitment of Stevie Nicks and her boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham in 1975, the group morphed from British blues rockers to freewheeling California-based pop heavyweights. |
They were also known for their tangled internal relationships. The McVies divorced in 1976 and Nicks and Buckingham split up shortly afterwards. | They were also known for their tangled internal relationships. The McVies divorced in 1976 and Nicks and Buckingham split up shortly afterwards. |
Their romantic tensions inspired the album Rumours, which has become one of the biggest selling albums of all time. | Their romantic tensions inspired the album Rumours, which has become one of the biggest selling albums of all time. |
After the success of their 1998 live album, The Dance, McVie decided to retire to Kent in England and has largely remained out of the limelight to this day. | After the success of their 1998 live album, The Dance, McVie decided to retire to Kent in England and has largely remained out of the limelight to this day. |
When Fleetwood Mac announced their current world tour, singer Nicks said McVie did not want to fly to America so there was little chance of her rejoining the band. | When Fleetwood Mac announced their current world tour, singer Nicks said McVie did not want to fly to America so there was little chance of her rejoining the band. |
But her recent, one-off appearance at the O2 seems to have reignited her love of performing. | But her recent, one-off appearance at the O2 seems to have reignited her love of performing. |
"It was amazing, like I'd never left. I climbed back on there again and there they were, the same old faces on stage," she told the Guardian. | "It was amazing, like I'd never left. I climbed back on there again and there they were, the same old faces on stage," she told the Guardian. |
The group cancelled a series of dates in Australia and New Zealand late last year after John McVie was diagnosed with cancer. | The group cancelled a series of dates in Australia and New Zealand late last year after John McVie was diagnosed with cancer. |
McVie told the Guardian her ex-husband's condition was "really good". | McVie told the Guardian her ex-husband's condition was "really good". |
"He's having his treatment in LA right now, but they caught it really early so he should be up and running in a couple of months." | "He's having his treatment in LA right now, but they caught it really early so he should be up and running in a couple of months." |
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