Lindsey Buckingham, a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Fleetwood Mac, is leaving the band and won’t be joining them on tour. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Lindsey Buckingham, a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Fleetwood Mac, is leaving the band and won’t be joining them on tour. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Lindsey Buckingham leaves Fleetwood Mac after 33 years

With the singer-songwriter gone, new members Mike Campbell and Neil Finn will tour with the band.

  • By Spencer Dukoff New York Daily News
  • Sunday, April 15, 2018 1:30am
  • Life

By Spencer Dukoff / New York Daily News

Lindsey Buckingham will go his own way.

The Fleetwood Mac singer-songwriter has left the band, according to Variety.

Shortly after the news broke, Fleetwood Mac announced that the band would embark on a tour featuring two new members: Mike Campbell of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Neil Finn of Crowded House.

“Fleetwood Mac has always been a creative evolution,” the group said in a statement. “We look forward to honoring that spirit on this upcoming tour.”

Founded by Peter Green in 1967, Fleetwood Mac was named after original members Mick Fleetwood and John McVie.

After Green left the group in 1969, Fleetwood and McVie carried on, inviting Christine McVie to join in 1970, with Buckingham and his then-girlfriend Stevie Nicks joining in 1974.

Buckingham left the group for the first time in 1987, but returned in 1997 for “The Dance.”

No reason was given for Buckingham’s departure, but Fleetwood Mac confirmed in its statement that “Lindsey Buckingham will not be performing with the band on this tour. The band wishes Lindsey all the best.”

Buckingham’s most recent performance with the group was during a concert at Radio City Music Hall in January honoring Fleetwood Mac as MusiCares Person of the Year.

Christine McVie confirmed that the band would be kicking off their tour around June, TMZ reports.

Fleetwood Mac’s 1977 hit “Dreams” made a surprising return to the Billboard charts last week after the song was featured in a viral meme.

Talk to us

> Give us your news tips.

> Send us a letter to the editor.

> More Herald contact information.

More in Life

Photo courtesy of Graphite Arts Center
Amelia DiGiano’s photography is part of the “Seeing Our Planet” exhibit, which opens Friday and runs through Aug. 9 at the Graphite Arts Center in Edmonds.
A&E Calendar for July 10

Send calendar submissions for print and online to features@heraldnet.com. To ensure your… Continue reading

Snohomish County Dahlia Society members Doug Symonds and Alysia Obina on Monday, March 3, 2025 in Lake Stevens, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
How to grow for show: 10 tips for prize-winning dahlias

Snohomish County Dahlia Society members share how they tend to their gardens for the best blooms.

What’s Up columnist Andrea Brown with a selection of black and white glossy promotional photos on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Free celeb photos! Dig into The Herald’s Hollywood time capsule

John Wayne, Travolta, Golden Girls and hundreds more B&W glossies are up for grabs at August pop-up.

The 2025 Audi A3 premium compact sedan (Provided by Audi).
2025 Audi A3 upgradesdesign and performance

The premium compact sedan looks sportier, acts that way, too.

Edmonds announces summer concert lineup

The Edmonds Arts Commission is hosting 20 shows from July 8 to Aug. 24, featuring a range of music styles from across the Puget Sound region.

Big Bend Photo Provided By Ford Media
2025 Ford Bronco Sport Big Bend Increases Off-Road Capability

Mountain Loop Highway Was No Match For Bronco

Cascadia College Earth and Environmental Sciences Professor Midori Sakura looks in the surrounding trees for wildlife at the North Creek Wetlands on Wednesday, June 4, 2025 in Bothell, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Cascadia College ecology students teach about the importance of wetlands

To wrap up the term, students took family and friends on a guided tour of the North Creek wetlands.

Mustang Convertible Photo Provided By Ford Media Center
Ford’s 2024 Ford Mustang Convertible Revives The Past

Iconic Sports Car Re-Introduced To Wow Masses

Kim Crane talks about a handful of origami items on display inside her showroom on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025, in Snohomish, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Crease is the word: Origami fans flock to online paper store

Kim’s Crane in Snohomish has been supplying paper crafters with paper, books and kits since 1995.

The 2025 Nissan Murano midsize SUV has two rows of seats and a five-passenger capacity. (Photo provided by Nissan)
2025 Nissan Murano is a whole new machine

A total redesign introduces the fourth generation of this elegant midsize SUV.

A woman flips through a book at the Good Cheer Thrift Store in Langley. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Pop some tags at Good Cheer Thrift Store in Langley

$20 buys an outfit, a unicycle — or a little Macklemore magic. Sales support the food bank.

Kathy Johnson walks over a tree that has been unsuccessfully chainsawed along a CERCLA road n the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest on Thursday, July 10, 2025 in Granite Falls, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
How Roadless Rule repeal could affect forests like Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie

The Trump administration plans to roll back a 2001 rule protecting over 58 million acres of national forest, including areas in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie area.

Support local journalism

If you value local news, make a gift now to support the trusted journalism you get in The Daily Herald. Donations processed in this system are not tax deductible.