After it was reported the band are set to mark the 50th anniversary of their landmark album Rumours with special projects, a source has said Fleetwood Mac is in talks to create a TV show and one-off concert to celebrate the milestone.
Fleetwood Mac is reportedly in talks to create a TV show and one-off concert after it was said the band are planning to reunite to mark the 50th anniversary of their landmark album Rumours.
Plans said to be under discussion for 2027 include a one-off live show, a television special, and a behind-the-scenes documentary revisiting the making of the 1977 record, according to The Sun.
A new edition of Rumours featuring unreleased studio material is also being developed by Warner Records.
The reunion would be the band’s first since 2019 and would pay tribute to late keyboardist and singer Christine McVie, who died in 2022.
According to The Sun, drummer Mick Fleetwood, 78, is leading efforts to bring the surviving members – Stevie Nicks, 77, Lindsey Buckingham, 76, and John McVie, 79 – together for the project.
A source told the publication: “Fleetwood Mac are discussing new projects and how to mark Rumours’ big 5-0. For certain there is a special edition version of the album coming, which the band and label have been secretly looking at.
“But also there is a significant hope that it is time for the definitive documentary on all the chaos in the studio that created the magic on record. John and Christine were divorcing and she was dating their lighting guy.
“Stevie and Lindsey were over just before she and Mick enjoyed a brief fling. And drugs and booze were everywhere. The desire is for everyone to sit down and present their side of events on screen.
“And then of course comes the potential for a stage reunion and concert. That is the goal from Mick. Stevie has said it would not feel right being on stage without Christine, but also she and Lindsey are on a healing journey right now, which could be the path to a new show.
“However, there is a desire to pay tribute to Christine in some way and a live show around Rumours seems a very fitting way.”
The source added: “The gig would fill a stadium dozens of times because of the love they command. But unless some major shift happens, a tour is unlikely at this stage.”
Aaron Bay-Schuck, co-chairman and CEO of Warner Records, confirmed at Los Angeles’ City of Hope gala unheard recordings from the original Rumours sessions had been uncovered.
He said: “We will do everything in our power to respect that anniversary as long as they’ll let us.”
Last month, Stevie and Lindsey hinted at improved relations when they reissued their 1973 Buckingham Nicks album. In March, Mick said: “I always have a fantasy that (Stevie) and Lindsey would pal up a bit more and just say everything’s OK for them both.”
