Guitarist Lindsey Buckingham is suing his former Fleetwood Mac bandmates, accusing them of breach of contract for cutting him out of their North American tour and the millions of dollars he would have earned from it.
69 year old Buckingham, the lead guitarist and influential member of the British‑American band behind hits such as Don’t Stop, was dropped earlier this year from the tour lineup and replaced by Mike Campbell from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and Crowded House’s Neil Finn.
In a lawsuit filed this week in the Los Angeles superior court, Buckingham said the dispute stemmed from a clash between the planned 2018–19 Fleetwood Mac tour and Buckingham’s wishes to play some solo dates.
The lawsuit claimed that each member of the group would have earned about US$12 million to $14 million for the 50‑city tour, which started last week.
[Source: TheGurdian]
