A host of iconic musicians gathered at the London Palladium on February 25 to celebrate the work of Fleetwood Mac guitarist Peter Green. Green’s old band mate Mick Fleetwood organised the gig, with proceeds going to the Teenage Cancer Trust.
The 73-year-old Green was a founding member of Fleetwood Mac, which was sometimes known as Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac. He formed the band with drummer Mick Fleetwood and bass player John McVie, all of whom had been members of John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers.
Green played on the first three Fleetwood Mac albums, Fleetwood Mac, Mr. Wonderful and Mr Rose. He was one of the band’s main songwriters during the period, along with guitarists Jeremy Spencer and Danny Kirwan. He left the group in 1970 and embarked on a solo career.
A truly staggering cast of rock legends got together to celebrate Green’s career output. Noel Gallagher joined the house band for ‘Like Crying’, ‘No Place To Go’ and ‘The World Keep On Turning’. Kirk Hammett had a stab at ‘The Green Manalishi (With The Two Prong Crown)’ with help from ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons.
Watch: Noel Gallagher – The World Keep On Turning
https://youtu.be/i5VYaYpTSeg
Pete Townshend performed ‘Station Man’, which actually appeared on Kiln House, the first post-Green Fleetwood Mac album. Kiln was the first album to include Christine McVie, who remains a member of the band to this day. McVie was also present at the London tribute show, along with Neil Finn, Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour.
Finn, of course, is now a member of Fleetwood Mac, having joined to replace Lindsey Buckingham in 2018. The tribute show lineup also included vocalists Jonny Lang and Rick Vito and instrumentalists Andy Fairweather Low, John Mayall, Zak Starkey and Bill Wyman.
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Watch: Billy Gibbons, Kirk Hammett – The Green Manalishi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Xyr_TY9Tgo
In a 2017 interview with the Irish Times Mick Fleetwood said that “the reason there’s a Fleetwood Mac at all is because” of Peter Green.
