We're sorry to say that, at least for the forseeable future, Fleetfoot Mike are no more, due to pressures of Real Life. Like the real band, we're off doing other things.
- Mike is off in a darkened studio, still working on that difficult third solo album;
- Anne is cosily settled in an old house in an English village, with four cats and an infinite supply of tea;
- Tim is keeping himself financially afloat touting his not-inconsiderable talents to any and every band that'll have him;
- Annie is exploring green and sustainable issues, while scribbling lyrics in one of an endless supply of notebooks;
- We're not quite sure what Mal is up to, as his boat hasn't put into port recently;
- and Rika is off doing backing vocals and percussion for another singer-songwriter.
And like the real band, maybe we'll get back together some day. We will, though, leave this site up as a reminder of the fun we had.
These days, Fleetwood Mac are remembered for radio-friendly hits like "Everywhere" and "Little Lies", but it wasn't always this way. In what many fans consider their heyday, between the arrival of Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham (for the 1975 release of "Fleetwood Mac") and the "Mirage" tour in 1982, Fleetwood Mac were an energetic, live, raw rock band weaving the three-part harmonies of Buckingham, Nicks and Christine McVie over the solid rhythms of Mick Fleetwood and John McVie. Their live shows, featuring Buckingham's searing lead guitar, Chris McVie's tasteful keyboard playing and Stevie Nicks at her mystical best, laid the foundation for the multi-platinum sales of 1977's "Rumours".
The band recreate the on-stage energy and dynamics of Fleetwood Mac in the "Rumours"-era, from classics like "Don't Stop" and "The Chain", through less well-known material such as "Blue Letter" and "Over My Head", to showstoppers like "Rhiannon", "I'm So Afraid" and "Gold Dust Woman". The material, arrangements and performance details have been painstakingly researched and the equipment carefully chosen to recreate the trademark Fleetwood Mac sound.
Between them, Fleetfoot Mike have decades of experience playing live, apart and together. They share a fondness for rock in general, Fleetwood Mac in particular, and have a mutual musical understanding that rivals that of the original band. Catch them at a gig, be transported back in time to the days when Fleetwood Mac were one of the biggest live acts on the planet, and hear some of the best rock music of the time the way it was meant to be heard.
Live.