Indeed this Gordian sexual knot of a group have long since put their libidos and coke habits behind them, and tonight are even mining the residues of the chemistry for laughs (and sniffles). Touring with her ex-husband, bassist John McVie, and weariness of the long-running dramas of her band might well have been contributing factors.īut the USP of this umpteenth Fleetwood Mac reunion is that everyone is getting along quite swimmingly. The Birmingham melodicist retired from the band in 1998, technically for the second time, citing a fear of flying. One of the major draws of these gigs – their first in the UK since 2009 – has been the rumour that Christine McVie might appear as a special guest. The Mac have gone off, and come back, and Stevie Nicks is trilling Silver Springs, and there is no sign of the return of the second of Fleetwood Mac’s two Macs. We’ve had Don’t Stop, one of this outlandishly successful band’s most galumphing hits, the song where you assumed It Would Happen. We’ve endured Mick Fleetwood’s mammoth drum solo on World Turning, one that has lasted eight minutes at previous stops on this world tour. We’re running out of songs.īut we’re 20-odd tunes into the first of the band’s three-night London run and the icing on the cake made of soap has not materialised. You’re looking at your watch, consulting the set list from a recent Fleetwood Mac gig in Dublin and thinking: it has to happen soon.
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