Posted by Andrew Unterberger on 12/04/2012 at 8:51 AM News

The Popdust Files: Fleetwood Mac, upcoming tours

We bet you were wondering what 2013 was going to be the year of. The year of funny hats? The year of global warming? The year of Channing Tatum (again)? It’s been a mystery until this point, but is now a mystery no longer, with Stevie Nicks’ revelation to Rolling Stone that her band, the legendary pop/rock outfit Fleetwood Mac, would be reuniting for a new tour next spring, their first since 2010. “It’s the perfect time to go back out,” Stevie Nicks said of the tour to Rolling Stone. “2013 is going to be the year of Fleetwood Mac.”

Bandmate Lindsey Buckingham also got into the nitty gritty of the setlist, predicting about “75% hits” for the tour. “We always have to play ‘Dreams,’ ‘Rhiannon,’ ‘Don’t Stop,’ ‘Tusk,’ ‘Big Love,’ ‘Landslide’ and all our most famous songs,” said Buckingham. “Maybe we’ll play more songs from Tusk. I’d also like to see an extended middle portion of the show that’s just me and Stevie.” And Stevie adds one more crucial detail: “We actually have two new Fleetwood Mac songs that I cut with Lindsey two weeks ago we might play…I had a really good time working with him for four days at his house. I got to hang out with his family and his kids, his grown up kids, and really connect with him again. ”

75% hits! Two new songs! Obscure Tusk tracks! Well, if we weren’t excited for a new tour before, we damn sure are now. April 4th at MSG, we’ll do our damnedest to be there for sure. Complete list of tour dates and some of our favorite Tusk deep cuts below:

4/4 Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena
4/6 Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
4/8 New York, New York – Madison Square Garden
4/9 Washington, DC – Verizon Center
4/11 Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center
4/13 Chicago, IL – United Center
4/16 Toronto, ON – The Air Canada Centre
4/18 Boston, MA – TD Garden
4/20 Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
4/23 Ottawa, ON – Scotiabank Place
4/24 Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
4/26 Pittsburgh, PA – CONSOL Energy Center
4/28 St. Paul, MN – Xcel Center
4/30 Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center
5/1 Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
5/3 Little Rock, AK – Verizon Arena
5/12 Winnipeg, MB – MTS Centre
5/14 Saskatoon, SK – Credit Union Centre
5/15 Edmonton, AB – Rexall Place
5/17 Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome
5/19 Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
5/20 Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome
5/22 San Jose, CA – HP Pavilion st San Jose
5/25 Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
5/26 Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Arena
5/28 Anaheim, CA – Honda Center
5/30 Phoenix, AZ – US Airways Center
6/1 Denver, CO – Pepsi Center
6/4 Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
6/5 Houston, TX – Toyota Center
6/7 Tampa, FL – Tampa Bay Times Forum
6/8 Fort Lauderdale, FL – BB&T Center
6/10 Atlanta, GA – Philips Arena
6/12 Detroit, MI – Joe Louis Arena