Last weekend, Lindsey Buckingham dropped a very interesting tidbit while talking to her Instagram followers about her future plans. “I think about the overall situation, just the strength depending on what it is Buckingham Nicks made arrangements to re-establish a relationship between Stevie [Nicks] and I, I think on a larger scale, that seems to be something in the air,” he said, referring to the reissue of their 1973 LP last year. But I believe with all my heart, it will translate into something good, and something amazing, and something very necessary and appropriate.”
For context, Stevie Nicks and Buckingham have not performed together since the January 2018 Fleetwood Mac MusiCares show at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. Nicks was furious with her behavior that night, and in fact told the band that she would not agree to their upcoming tour if she was involved. The band sided with Nicks, and brought in Mike Campbell and Neil Finn to replace Buckingham on the tour. He sued them for wrongful termination, they stayed out of court, and any kind of reconciliation seemed impossible, although Nicks and Buckingham spoke briefly at a private event honoring Christine McVie.
“The only time I talked to Lindsey, it was about three minutes,” Nicks said Rolling Stone in October 2024, where he once again ruled out any form of future Fleetwood Mac performance. I dealt with Lindsey as long as I could. You can’t say I didn’t give him more than 300 million chances.
That seemed to be the end of the Stevie-Lindsey saga until July 2025, when they met on social media to tease. Buckingham Nicks reproduce. There was no evidence that they were actually talking until October 2025, when Nicks moved on Song Attacker podcast and discussed the night they met in 1966. “Lindsey and I started talking about it last night,” Nicks said. “This whole thing seems like yesterday to us.”
It was proof that he had given her another chance. And now Buckingham speaks in vague terms about the “restoration of the relationship” between them that will “turn into something good, and something wonderful.” He says he doesn’t want to guess what that might be, but that won’t stop us. Here are the five conditions.
Fleetwood Mac Reunion Tour
The most lucrative and high-profile project Nicks and Buckingham could embark on would be a Fleetwood Mac reunion tour. Nicks said that would not be possible without Christine McVie, but the group toured extensively without her between 2003 and 2014. A similar lineup of Nicks, Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, and John McVie could pack stadiums and even stadiums around the world, and could charge upwards of $5,000 per ticket. If they charge it as a separate trip, they can charge even higher prices.
However, it is not clear whether John McVie can do such a job. He’s mostly been MIA for the past few years, and Christine McVie said he’s been dealing with “health issues” when we spoke to him in June 2022. “John’s wife passed away. [earlier this year] it’s been really hard for him,” Nicks said Rolling Stone in October 2024. “I haven’t actually spoken to him since Julie died, because he made it clear that he really didn’t want to talk to anyone until he was far away from it.”
A Fleetwood Mac tour without Mac himself would be unfortunate, but it would have no effect on ticket sales. As long as Mick Fleetwood, Lindsey Buckingham, and Stevie Nicks are on stage, fans will show up in droves.
Buckingham Nicks Tour
Back in 2012, Nicks said Rolling Stone about his dream of getting the Buckingham Nicks back on track for the first time since 1975. Buckingham Nicks “It’s going to be a comeback tour with Waddy Watchtel and some people from San Francisco. It would be amazing for me and Lindsey to revisit those songs.”
Fleetwood Mac were preparing for their tour at the time, and when we told Buckingham what he had said, he was surprised. “Oh, Waddy Watchtel’s old team,” he said. “Wow, listen, I’d love to tour with Stevie. I think it would be so perfect. He was talking about doing it in between the Fleetwood Mac tour, which is impossible. It’s impossible.
A lot has happened in the last 14 years. The best Buckingham Nicks the album was finally released last year, introducing those incredible songs to a new generation of fans. Currently, Nicks only has three concerts in the books, and they all take place in April. That means there’s plenty of time to tour Buckingham Nicks with Wachtel and other veterans.
It can be limited to a few theater shows in major markets where they play the old album live. They can also up the ante by adding a fleet of Fleetwood Mac songs to the mix, creating their own version of Page and Plant. (At this point, Mick Fleetwood would be sidelined like Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones was back in the 1990s.) They wouldn’t be able to charge Fleetwood Mac-level prices, but it would still be very lucrative for both of them. And it would bring them full circle in a very satisfying way.
A Rumors 50 Festival
This year is the 50th anniversary of rumours, one of the greatest albums in rock history that somehow seems to be getting older over the years. Director Frank Marshall spent the last few years creating an official document about the team that could possibly appear during the Rumors commemoration. The group may appear at launch events, and possibly other promotional events. Could that include a one-off event of some kind? It sounds more likely today than last year.
We can imagine a big Fleetwood Mac concert at a venue like the LA Forum where the remaining members play a few songs. If Nicks and/or Buckingham don’t want to visit this place, this is a good deal that wraps up their story better than a trip where Neil Finn sang “Second Hand News” every night.
Buckingham Nicks’ second album
For reasons that are not entirely clear, Buckingham has not taken a single trip for almost four years. But back in 2019, he underwent three surgeries after a heart attack. “There’s a lot of heart disease in his family so it’s not surprising,” Nicks said Rolling Stone in 2024. “So, I wish him the best. I hope he lives a long time and continues to go into the studio and work with other people. He’s also an icon, and he can teach people. He hasn’t stopped in his ways. He can still make music and have fun.”
If she’s not ready to tour for whatever reason, health-related or otherwise, Buckingham Nicks’ second album could be a great gift for fans. Despite the bad blood over the years, the two have an amazing chemistry whenever they make music together. They undoubtedly bring out the best in each other, and always have. Why don’t you go into the studio one last time and see what happens?
Nothing in Progress Publish
Chances are very high that Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel will never play together again. But the old friends patched up the gap after a decade of separation a few years ago, and sat down to lunch together at the Pierre Hotel in New York City. The final chapter of their saga may be playing out away from the public eye.
It is possible that Nicks and Buckingham will have the same ending in their story. He may continue to book arenas alone, playing a solo set full of Fleetwood Mac classics, essentially carrying a solo torch now. But some nights he can call his friend Lindsey and talk about the old days. Maybe from time to time, they will even eat together. It won’t be nearly as impressive (or lucrative) as Fleetwood Mac’s set at Wembley Stadium, but maybe that’s not what they need right now. Maybe all they need to do is forgive each other for the past, and find a way to be friends again. For true fans, that will be enough.
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