Lindsey Buckingham sues Fleetwood Mac

Guitarist Lindsey Buckingham (pictured) has sued 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.

Buckingham, 69, one of the most influential members of the band, was dropped earlier this year from the tour line-up. In a lawsuit, 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 $12 million (Dh44.06 million) to $14 million for the 50-city tour, which kicked off last week.

The other band members “intentionally acted to interfere with his relationship with [concert promoters] Live Nation and the prospective economic benefit he was to receive,” the lawsuit said. –Reuters