Lindsey Buckingham Postpones UK And European Tour
Lindsey Buckingham has postponed his upcoming UK and European tour after he and members of his live band and crew contracted Covid-19. The tour was supposed to be the former Fleetwood Mac man’s first dates in Europe as a solo artist.
“It is with great sadness that we are announcing the postponement of Lindsey’s European tour,” a statement posted on the musician’s social media channels this afternoon (12 May) reads.
“Along with other members of his band and crew, Lindsey contracted COVID-19 at the end of his latest North American tour, forcing that to end prematurely.
“Unfortunately, he’s still recovering and has no choice but to move the upcoming tour to a later date.”
The statement adds: “This is heartbreaking for Lindsey, he was so excited to come to Europe for the first time as a solo artist this spring.”
News on Lindsey’s upcoming European tour. pic.twitter.com/E87MFqLQBY
— Lindsey Buckingham (@LBuckingham) May 12, 2022
According to the statement, “We’re currently working on rescheduling the dates and hope to have some news to share on that very soon.”
Buckingham released his self-titled solo album last year. While Buckingham is often considered a rock artist, he suggested on the album’s release that it belongs in a different genre. “I hear it as a pop album, which is an intention that I had,” he told Forbes in 2021. “Not that there isn’t pop in everything I do to some degree, but I think I was consciously trying to think about it in that way.
“I think I was also consciously trying to refer back to earlier reference points that some of which were Fleetwood Mac,” he said. “You can probably connect the dots between a song like On The Wrong Side and Go Your Own Way.”
LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM TOUR POSTPONED DATES
May
17 – The Helix, Dublin, Ireland
19 – SEC Armadillo, Glasgow
21 – Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
22 – London Palladium, London
24 – Capitole, Ghent, Belgium
25 – La Cigale, Paris, France
26 – TivoliVredenburg Grote Zaal, Utrecht, Netherlands
28 – Theater am Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, Germany
30 – Cirkus, Stockholm, Sweden
31 – Folketeateret, Oslo, Norway
June
2 – Heartland Festival, Kværndrup, Denmark