Christine McVie was married to John McVie from 1968 until 1977. We hope our Australian and New Zealand fans as well as Fleetwood Mac fans everywhere will join us in wishing John and his family all the best."įleetwood Mac Talk Reissuing 'Rumours' and Making New MusicĪ month ago at London's O2 Arena, the band kicked off the European leg of their tour on a high note, when longtime keyboardist and singer Christine McVie rejoined the band for the first time since 1998. We are sorry to not be able to play these Australian and New Zealand dates. "John McVie, one of the co founding and original members of Fleetwood Mac is now scheduled to be in treatment for cancer during that period of time. "Fleetwood Mac who has just completed the European leg of their phenomenally successful worldwide tour has announced the cancellation of their upcoming 14 date tour of Australia and New Zealand," the notice on Facebook said. The band announced the cancellation on their Facebook page on Saturday, and their publicist confirmed the news to Rolling Stone. Fleetwood Mac concluded the European dates with a show in Amsterdam on Saturday.Fleetwood Mac have canceled the Australia and New Zealand legs of their tour so that bassist John McVie can undergo cancer treatment. Fleetwood Mac bassist and co-founder John McVie has been diagnosed with cancer, leading the band to cancel their entire tour of New Zealand and Australia. earlier this year and recently finished the tour's European leg, where Christine McVie briefly rejoined the group onstage in London in late September.
The reunited troupe played Canada and the U.S. The '70s-era rockers, who have seen several lineup changes over the past 40 years, reunited in late 2012 to announce an extensive world tour and plans to attempt writing new music together. He was previously married to keyboardist, singer and former bandmate Christine McVie from 1970 to 1978. Refunds are being offered to all ticket holders for the Australia and New Zealand shows.īritish musician McVie, 67, founded the group with Fleetwood in the late 1960s. There were no further details about McVie's cancer diagnosis or treatment. Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham said they hope "fans everywhere will join us in wishing John and his family all the best." The classic rock group issued a statement Sunday about the cancellation of 14 upcoming dates. Fleetwood Mac has cancelled the upcoming Australian and New Zealand leg of the band's world tour to allow co-founder and bassist John McVie to seek treatment for cancer.
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