Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham have reignited hopes of a Fleetwood Mac reunion after both posted cryptic Instagram messages quoting lyrics from their early work as a duo.
On Thursday (17 July), Nicks shared a handwritten image with a line from “Frozen Love,” a track from the 1973 Buckingham Nicks album:
“And if you go forward…”
Just hours later, Buckingham posted a near-identical image featuring the next line:
“I’ll meet you there.”
The matching posts quickly fuelled speculation that the pair, once romantically and musically inseparable but estranged for years, may be reconciling, or at least sending signals to fans.
Adding more weight to the rumour mill, drummer Mick Fleetwood shared a video of himself listening to “Frozen Love” on the official Fleetwood Mac Instagram account. The caption read:
“Magic then, magic now.”
Fleetwood, now 78, has long expressed hope that Nicks and Buckingham might repair their fractured relationship. Speaking to Us Weekly in 2023, he said:
“I always have a fantasy that [Stevie] and Lindsay would pal up a bit more and just say everything’s OK for them both. But we’ve had such an incredible career.”
The rift that split the band – again
Fleetwood Mac formally parted ways with Lindsey Buckingham in 2018, following long-standing tensions and reported clashes with Nicks. He was replaced by Mike Campbell (of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) and Crowded House frontman Neil Finn during the band’s final tour.
In the years since, Buckingham has spoken openly about his firing, and Nicks has remained clear about the emotional toll of their shared history. Despite this, both have continued to tour and record as solo artists.
Christine McVie’s death and the future of the band
Plans for a reunion before Christine McVie’s death in November 2022 were reportedly in motion. The beloved keyboardist and vocalist died at 79 following a short illness.
Fleetwood told MOJO Magazine in 2024 that McVie’s passing left him “struggling” to find a new musical direction:
“I miss playing as much as we used to. I’m hoping next year, one way or another, some band somewhere will say, come and play with drums or something.
So I always love to do whatever I can do working on an album that next year we may tour with it. I don’t know, [but] not Fleetwood Mac.”
Still, his hopes for emotional closure within the band remain:
“It’s no secret, it’s no tittle-tattle that there is a brick wall there emotionally.
Stevie’s able to speak clearly about how she feels and doesn’t feel, as does Lindsey.
But I’ll say, personally, I would love to see a healing between them – and that doesn’t have to take the shape of a tour, necessarily.”
Whether the social media posts point to reconciliation, collaboration or just a moment of nostalgia is still unclear but for fans of one of rock’s most dramatic and iconic lineups, it’s the strongest hint in years that something might be stirring.
