Published 2020-11-30 06:00
On February 25th, 2020, Mick Fleetwood honored original Fleetwood Mac frontman Peter Green with a tribute show at London’s Palladium that featured guest appearances by Pete Townshend, Steven Tyler, Bill Wyman, Neil Finn, Noel Gallagher, Billy Gibbons, David Gilmour, Kirk Hammett, John Mayall, Christine McVie, Jeremy Spencer, and Zak Starkey.
A lucky audience of 2 200 witnessed the amazing concert, but on March 23rd and March 28th, 2021, it will screen at movie theaters in Europe and the US, and on April 30th, 2021, it will be released on BluRay, LP, CD, and digital audio.
“The concert was a celebration of those early blues days where we all began, and it’s important to recognize the profound impact Peter and the early Fleetwood Mac had on the world of music”, Fleetwood says in a statement. “Peter was my greatest mentor and it gave me such joy to pay tribute to his incredible talent. I was honored to be sharing the stage with some of the many artists Peter has inspired over the years and who share my great respect for this remarkable musician".
Peter Green died on July 25th, 2020. “No one has ever stepped into the ranks of Fleetwood Mac without a reverence for Peter Green and his talent”, Fleetwood says, “and to the fact that music should shine bright and always be delivered with uncompromising passion”.