Fleetwood Mac to reunite and hit the road

By Patrick Luce Dec 4, 2008, 12:17 GMT

Fleetwood Mac has announced plans to reunite and hit the road for an ‘Unleashed’ tour in 2009.

The band will kick off the new tour at Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh on March 1st, and will wrap things up with a show at Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, on March 26th.    

The tour will be a way for Fleetwood Mac to support a new greatest hits album, also titled ‘Unleashed,’ which will feature previously unreleased tracks and never before seen footage.

In a join statement, the band said: "We love our band and think the title of the tour, 'Unleashed,' perfectly describes how we all feel when we get on stage together, especially in 2009. We're so happy to get back out on the road, perform everyone's favorite songs and see our fans."

The press release did not confirm which members of the band are expected to take part in the tour, but it should include Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood and John Mcvie. Christine McVie (who left the band in 1997) isn’t mentioned in the release.

Tour dates include:

Date                           City                      Venue

Sunday, March 1st         Pittsburgh, PA        Mellon Arena
Tuesday, March 3rd        St. Paul, MN          Xcel Energy Center
Thursday, March 5th       Chicago, IL           Allstate Arena
Sunday, March 8th         Detroit, MI            Palace of Auburn Hills
Tuesday, March 10th       Washington, DC        Verizon Center
Wednesday, March 11th     Boston, MA            TD Banknorth Arena
Friday, March 13th        Uniondale, NY         Nassau Coliseum
Saturday, March 14th      Uncasville, CT        Mohegan Sun Arena
Monday, March 16th        Rochester, NY         Blue Cross Arena
Tuesday, March 17th       Albany, NY            Times Union Center
Thursday, March 19th      New York, NY          Madison Square Garden
Saturday, March 21st      East Rutherford, NJ   Izod Center
Tuesday, March 24th       Ottawa, ON            Scotiabank Place
Wednesday, March 25th     Montreal, QC          Bell Centre
Thursday, March 26th      Toronto, ON           Air Canada Centre