Fleetwood Mac to release new songs ahead of 2013 tour

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Fleetwood Mac have confirmed they will record new material ahead of their upcoming 2013 tour.

Singer Stevie Nicks told Billboard:

“We’re so completely bummed out with the state of the music industry and the fact that nobody even wants a full record. Everybody wants two songs, so we’re going to give them two songs.”

She continued:

“We wanted to have something to put out before we go out, January or February, in whatever way you do that – iTunes or something. And since nobody really cares about albums anymore, if you can come up with two or three great songs and just put them out there…people can at least hear how we sound today when it comes to actually recording.”

The band announced yesterday that they will return for live dates next year, with the tour marking the 45th anniversary of the group’s debut record.

The reformed group are set to travel the U.S during April, May and June, beginning in Columbus, Ohio and finishing up in Detroit.

The news saw rumours begin to circulate that the band would be headlining next year’s Glastonbury festival.

The current live dates in full are as below, with more to follow:

April
4 – Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena
6 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
8 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
9 – Washington, D.C. @ Verizon Center
11 – Louisville, KY @ KFC Yum! Center
13 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
16 – Toronto, ON @ The Air Canada Centre
18 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden
20 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
23 – Ottawa, ON @ Scotiabank Place
24 – East Rutherford, NJ @ IZOD Center
26 – Pittsburgh, PA @ CONSOL Energy Center
28 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
30 – Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center

May
1 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
3 – Little Rock, AR @ Verizon Arena
12 – Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre
14 – Saskatoon, SK @ Credit Union Centre
15 – Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
17 – Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome
19 – Vancouver, ON @ Rogers Arena
20 – Tacoma, WA @ Tacoma Dome
22 – San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion
25 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
26 – Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Arena
28 – Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center
30 – Phoenix, AZ @ US Airways Center

June
1 – Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center
4 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
5 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
7 – Tampa, FL @ Tampa Bay Times Forum
8 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ BB&T Center
10 – Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena
12 – Detroit, MI @ Joe Louis Arena