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"Lindsey Buckingham will not be performing with
the band on this tour," the band said in a statement. "The band
wishes Lindsey all the best."
Fleetwood Mac publicist Kristen Foster declined to give any
reasons for Buckingham's absence. Rolling Stone magazine
reported, without citing its source, that the band let
Buckingham go after a disagreement over the upcoming tour.
Singers Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie will both be on the
planned autumn tour for which no dates were announced.
Buckingham, 68, joined Fleetwood Mac in 1974, but in 1987 left
the group, which has been plagued by behind-the-scenes romantic
and creative tensions among its members and a shifting lineup
over the years.
"Fleetwood Mac is well known for being a dysfunctional family
... and it was certainly much of the fuel for our material,"
Buckingham said in January at the MusicCares ceremony in New
York honoring the band.
Fleetwood Mac was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
in 1998. Their biggest hits include "Go Your Own Way," "Little
Lies" and "Don't Stop," which was used as President Bill
Clinton's theme song for his successful 1992 White House bid.
The group, which first formed in 1967, most recently reunited in
2014 to embark on a world tour. The band said on Monday it had
added former Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist Mike
Campbell and Crowded House guitarist and singer Neil Finn to the
2018 tour.
Buckingham toured last year with McVie in support of an album
they had recorded together as a duo.
(Reporting by Eric Kelsey; Editing by Chris Reese)
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