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Fleetwood Mac are to play live shows in the UK in the autumn, Mick Fleetwood has confirmed.

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Speaking to Uncut ahead of the 35th anniversary reissue of Rumours, Mick Fleetwood has revealed details of the band's most recent recording sessions.

Lindsey Buckingham has spoken about recent recording sessions with some of his Fleetwood Mac bandmates.

Stevie Nicks has revealed that Fleetwood Mac will reform in 2013 for a live tour. The singer, who was speaking on US news channel CBS, confirmed that the band are planning to reunite once she and bandmate Lindsey Buckingham have finished touring their respective solo projects. Asked about the chances of a new Fleetwood Mac tour, Nicks replied that it will happen "next year, so far". She added: "It's the plan. Because that's what we do. I do my thing. And Lindsey (Buckingham) is out doing his thing now. Everybody's on board."

Former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Bob Welch has been found dead at his Nashville home. He was 66. According to police, the musician died of an apparent suicide. Local news network WKRN reports that Welch's wife found him dead of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest at 12.15pm local time on June 7. Police spokesperson Don Aaron said that a suicide note was recovered and added that Welch had recently been suffering from 'health issues'.

Double disc Very Best of to coincide with UK live dates

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Lindsey's enlisted the help of Mick Fleetwood and John McVie