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Fleetwood Mac have announced that their tour of Australia and New Zealand has been cancelled because bassist John McVie will be undergoing treatment for cancer.

The following notice was posted on the band’s Facebook page:

“Fleetwood Mac who has just completed the European leg of their phenomenally successful worldwide tour has announced the cancellation of their upcoming 14 date tour of Australia and New Zealand. John McVie, one of the co founding and original members of Fleetwood Mac is now scheduled to be in treatment for cancer during that period of time. We are sorry to not be able to play these Australian and New Zealand dates. We hope our Australian and New Zealand fans as well as Fleetwood Mac fans everywhere will join us in wishing John and his family all the best.”

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Christine McVie reunited with Fleetwood Mac at London’s O2 on Wednesday night for the first of two appearances with her former bandmates. She left the band in 1998 and has largely kept out of the limelight since.

McVie took to the stage to perform the classic hit “Don’t Stop” from the band’s 1977 album “Rumours”. The performance was captured by a fan and uploaded to YouTube.

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Fleetwood Mac have added 13 shows to their North American tour, which has already sold 325,000 tickets.

The tour begins in Columbus, Ohio on April 4 and concludes on July 6 in Sacramento, California.

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Fleetwood Mac have announced the dates for the North American leg of their 2013 tour, commencing in Columbus, Ohio on April 4. The band are also planning to tour outside North America, including Europe and Australia, but no dates have been fixed yet.

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Stevie Nicks has confirmed that Fleetwood Mac will reunite for a tour in April/May 2013 and that the band are also in talks about recording new material.

Nicks told ABC News Radio:

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