Rock Legends Dazzle, Tantalize

Winnipeg Free Press (June 07, 2009)

Author: Martin, Melissa

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Last night, Winnipeg got its peek at the next chapter in the iconic rock band's dramatic saga. They're keeping mum on what comes next... an album? Another tour? We don't know; and so fans who've spent their entire lives following the plot flooded the MTS Centre, ready for a preview of that Mac's millionth reunion means.

"Sometimes we take long breaks. And every time we come together there's a sense of possibility. This time we said, 'Let's just go out there and have fun.' Because there is no new album to promote... yet."

[Stevie Nicks] and [Lindsey Buckingham] weren't the only ones on stage, of course. John McVie was there, lingering near Mick Fleetwood's drum riser and seemingly content to stay far out of Nicks' spotlight. Christine McVie is still absent from the band, and so were almost all of her Mac hits. A six-piece backing band of vocalists, keyboards and percussion shared the stage instead.

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Rock Legends Dazzle, Tantalize

Notoriously tempestuous band pulls together for energetic show -- and hints at new album

Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of Fleetwood Mac. The soap opera, the splits, the Rumours and the songs... especially the ...

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