by Fleetwood Mac are absolutely not reuniting for JK Rowling’s birthday party, a spokesperson has confirmed, despite online rumours to the contrary.
The rumours began circulating after The Mail on Sunday reported that the Harry Potter author had convinced Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood to reunite for one night only. The party, which will celebrate the author’s 60th birthday and will last for two days, is reportedly James Bond themed.
However, Fleetwood Mac were quick to respond to the growing rumours. “This is categorically false,” a representative for Fleetwood Mac told Rolling Stone. “It’s not in the realm of true.”
The iconic band last played live in 2019 in San Francisco. When singer-keyboardist Christine McVie died in 2022, Nicks insisted the group were all but over. “There is no more Fleetwood Mac now, because when Christine died, Fleetwood Mac died,” she shared.
Rowling often gets huge names to perform at her gatherings; Blondie performed at Rowling’s Bonfire Night party in 2017. However, many artists have distanced themselves from the events, as JK Rowling has become a polarising figure in recent times due to her perspective on transgender rights.
Recently, otherwise long-term friend Stephen Frey opened up about the Scottish writer, whom he believes has been “radicalised” and is a “lost cause”. Pedro Pascal has said that Rowling “makes him sick,” after she publicly celebrated a ruling that deemed gender can only be delineated via sex, thereby suggesting trans women aren’t women, and trans men aren’t legally men.
Though Fleetwood Mac won’t be reuniting, earlier this year it was confirmed that Buckingham and Fleetwood had reunited in the studio to work on Fleetwood Mac drummer’s upcoming solo album. On September 19th, Buckingham and Stevie Nicks reissued their classic 1973 album, Buckingham Nicks, which had been out of print for several decades.
