**** Fleetwood Mac (Glastonbury 2023)****

[danbailey80]

1 hour ago, Tommy Dickfingers said:

You can argue about the songwriters sure but in terms of a live show? 

It's hard to be impartial as I am a massive Neil Finn fan but the band with Stevie and Christine and Neil Finn I found better than when it was Stevie and Lindsay (without Christine). You'll be very pleasantly surprised. 

It's all a big lie when Lindsay and Stevie are there because they fucking hate each other and you can feel it. 

[chrislfc]

Lindsey Buckingham can do things with a guitar that with respect, Finn & Campbell can’t. 
He’s a massive loss to the live show but I’d still go and see them if they headlined. 
I presume that the younger Fleetwood Mac fans who are in their late 20s and early 30s for example would mainly be there to see Stevie and sing along to the pop hits of Christine; Little Lies, Everywhere etc.

I do think that they’d draw a bigger crowd than McCartney because you’d have more youngsters going to see them who possibly weren’t interested by McCartney. 
 

I wouldn’t put it past them to get Buckingham back involved for one last hurrah. Especially after his own tour is due to finish before then.

[misterplow]

Why are they so popular in here? Of course they’re massive but nowadays (and I’m talking about the last 20 years), FM aren’t the best live band around. 
 

Saw them twice and was massively disappointed both times.

[Matt42]

1 minute ago, misterplow said:

Why are they so popular in here? Of course they’re massive but nowadays (and I’m talking about the last 20 years), FM aren’t the best live band around. 
 

Saw them twice and was massively disappointed both times.

Their back catalogue is just legendary. Some of the deep cuts are some of my favourite records.

[Rumblestripe]

Mac on Friday, Prince on Saturday - you heard it hear first...

[Neil]

20 hours ago, a6l6e6x said:

Hope they don't announce anyone before the ticket sale

unlikely that they will.

[Superscally]

17 hours ago, Tommy Dickfingers said:

Fleetwood Mac without Buckingham isn’t the same. I’m sure people who haven’t seen them before will pretend to themselves that it is but he is undoubtedly the driving force behind their best songs and their live show. Probably means they’re a cheaper booking mine so maybe Mike is right.

Agreed.

15 hours ago, danbailey80 said:

It's hard to be impartial as I am a massive Neil Finn fan but the band with Stevie and Christine and Neil Finn I found better than when it was Stevie and Lindsay (without Christine). You'll be very pleasantly surprised. 

It's all a big lie when Lindsay and Stevie are there because they fucking hate each other and you can feel it. 

Maybe, but not as good when the three of them are together, which I've had! 

I don't think they'd have as big a crowd as Macca which by most accounts the biggest ever. They'd have a bloody big one though, just don't think the wave of excitement and buzz would be as big. It was all everyone was talking about. Even if people were going elsewhere, Macca was usually in the conversation with a tinge of regret (bar those saying he was shite, voice has gone, but you'll get similar comments for FM).

[stuartbert two hats]

54 minutes ago, misterplow said:

Why are they so popular in here? Of course they’re massive but nowadays (and I’m talking about the last 20 years), FM aren’t the best live band around. 
 

Saw them twice and was massively disappointed both times.

Part of it is that they're the last massive act that hasn't played or died. Who else is there? Madonna?

[blue6field]

2 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

Part of it is that they're the last massive act that hasn't played or died. Who else is there? Madonna?

Eagles?

[Matt42]

25 minutes ago, Neil said:

unlikely that they will.

FM may have a tour announcement coming then that will have a GSH.

[Neil]

3 minutes ago, blue6field said:

Eagles?

i've spoken with Michael about them in the past., and he's not interested at the price they want.

[Superscally]

Just now, Neil said:

i've spoken with Michael about them in the past., and he's not interested at the price they want.

Apparently they gave what vey much sounded like a UK farewell at their last show too. 

[The Nal]

1 minute ago, Neil said:

i've spoken with Michael about them in the past., and he's not interested at the price they want.

Do Glasto not have a max 500k for each headliner?

[Superscally]

8 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

Part of it is that they're the last massive act that hasn't played or died. Who else is there? Madonna?

AC/DC 

[Matt42]

Fleetwood Mac are obviously a bit all over the place as a band and usual doubts will be put forward, but let’s be real. They are an absolutely legendary booking for the festival if true. It just needs to happen at this point. I’m sure the festival is a bit exhausted at pursuing them, and will be quite happy to tick the box off.

If you think they won’t be up to it you can see someone else, but I think this will be a Macca situation where all the doubters about his voice were pretty quickly shut down. The Glastonbury crowd amplifies the performance on stage in special ways.

Edited June 30, 2022 by Matt42

[Neil]

1 minute ago, The Nal said:

Do Glasto not have a max 500k for each headliner?

i guess they have a max,m no idea what it is tho.

[zahidf]

4 minutes ago, The Nal said:

Do Glasto not have a max 500k for each headliner?

I think the Rolling Stones were paid 2 million as a one off

[Matt42]

1 minute ago, zahidf said:

I think the Rolling Stones were paid 2 million as a one off

No chance 

[Superscally]

Just now, Matt42 said:

No chance 

This 

[Neil]

2 minutes ago, zahidf said:

I think the Rolling Stones were paid 2 million as a one off

if they wanted two, Michael would lay it on thick about the good causes who would get less.

[The Nal]

Not a hope they were paid 2m. 

Made a loss apparently as they paid for the Pyramid stage revamp

https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/2017/06/159079/how-much-glastonbury-pays-artists-bands

Also saw an interview with Rob Da Bank who organises Bestival saying theres a max 500k in place. 

Edited June 30, 2022 by The Nal

[Hotchilidog]

Fleetwood Mac would be an amazing booking. I'm happy to see them without Lindsay (in fact the only time I have seen them he wasn't there) I'd rather see a group of people who all want to been stage together, I want to have fun and if the band are then that only increases.

Lindsay is a phenomenal guitarist and not having him play I'm So Afraid would be a huge loss, but one I can live with.

Bloody hell FM and Taylor my T-Day anxieties are now going through the roof!

[MEGATRONICMEATWAGON]

Let's get our hopes up really high:

Artic Monkeys/Fleetwood Mac/Swift

Legend: Elton John

STACKED

Edited June 30, 2022 by MEGATRONICMEATWAGON

[CaledonianGonzo]

If I recall correctly the Stones got more than the £500k max but it wasn't a whole lot more - £600k is the figure I have in my head.

[Neil]

if there is a maximum amout, i would think  its more of a working figure, and can be stretched to land the act they're after.