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Fleetwood Mac bassist John McVie diagnosed with cancer

LONDON — Fleetwood Mac bass guitarist John McVie has been diagnosed with cancer and the rock group has cancelled the Australian and New Zealand leg of its world tour so that he can undergo treatment, the band said yesterday (Oct 27).

LONDON — Fleetwood Mac bass guitarist John McVie has been diagnosed with cancer and the rock group has cancelled the Australian and New Zealand leg of its world tour so that he can undergo treatment, the band said yesterday (Oct 27).

A statement released on the band’s website said that McVie, 67, “is now scheduled to be in treatment for cancer during that period of time”.

“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,” band members Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham said in the statement.

The band, known for such 1970s hits as Don’t Stop and Dreams, had just completed the European segment of the tour, according to The Daily Telegraph.

Under the tour arrangements, the band was to make 14 stops in Australia and New Zealand.

McVie joined Fleetwood Mac shortly after its formation in London in 1967. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. AGENCIES

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