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Fleetwood Mac new album and tour will be the 'last act' says Lindsay Buckingham

The guitarist recently hinted that the legendary band may call things a day

Jess Denham
Friday 02 January 2015 12:12 EST
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Fleetwood Mac will reunite to tour Europe in 2015
Fleetwood Mac will reunite to tour Europe in 2015 (Getty Images)

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Excitement may be building ahead of their hotly-anticipated UK gigs this summer, but Fleetwood Mac have branded their next album and tour the "last act".

Guitarist Lindsay Buckingham has been writing new music with keyboardist Christine McVie, who officially rejoined the US rock band last year after retiring in 1998.

But despite their recent surge of songwriting activity, the Mac seems set on bringing things to a close after world tour On With The Show ends and their first album since 2003 is released.

"If you want to think of this as the beginning of the last act, that's how it feels," Buckingham said on PBS' Tavis Smiley show recently.

"The want to return doesn't mean you can repeat history; it doesn't mean all the tools, all the reference points are still there for it all to work.

"It's just in the last few years we've realised that we did make a difference. It's a nice place to be. We're going to continue working on the new album and the solo stuff will take a back seat for a year or two. A beautiful way to wrap up this last act."

Fleetwood Mac have been announced as headliners for the Isle of Wight Festival, but have debunked rumours that they will be playing Glastonbury's iconic Pyramid Stage.

The legendary group has sold more than 100 million albums worldwide and are regarded as one of the bestselling bands in history.

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