Through lineup changes and interpersonal tumult, Fleetwood Mac hit it big in the 70s, releasing the albums Fleetwood Mac, Rumours, and Tusk.
Their music is still adored today, and they’ve continued in various incarnations, but their classic 1970s lineup and output are what people think of when they think of Fleetwood Mac.
Check out this gallery of pics taking a backstage look at Fleetwood Mac’s success in the 70s. If you don’t love these now, you will never love them again.
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Fleetwood Mac backstage in 1976
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Fleetwood Mac snacking backstage in 1976
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Fleetwood Mac backstage in LA, 1977
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Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham backstage in 1976
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Fleetwood Mac in the studio in 1975
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Fleetwood Mac in the studio in 1975
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Stevie Nicks performing in 1975
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Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham onstage at Madison Square Garden in 1977.
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Fleetwood Mac in Japan in 1977
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Stevie Nicks arriving at the Rock Music Awards at the Hollywood Palladium in 1977.
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Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie after a Fleetwood Mac concert in 1977
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Fleetwood Mac with awards for the sales of their albums Rumours and Tusk in 1980
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Stevie Nicks backstage with her dog Jenny, 1975
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Christine McVie backstage in 1977
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Stevie Nicks photographed in London, 1977
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Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks in the studio while recording Rumours, 1976.
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Christine McVie during Rumours recording sessions, 1976
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John McVie during Rumours recording sessions, 1976
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Danny Kirwan and John McVie of Fleetwood Mac backstage in Boston with an unidentified woman, circa 1970
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Mick Fleetwood during Rumours recording sessions, 1976
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Christine and John McVie backstage in 1977
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Christine and John McVie at Heathrow Airport in 1969
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Fleetwood Mac onstage in 1975
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Crowd shot of Fleetwood Mac onstage in Oakland, CA in 1976
