Stevie Nicks has opened up about the health scare that forced her to cancel two UK concerts earlier this month. The Fleetwood Mac star postponed shows in Glasgow and Manchester after being hospitalised with a severe infection.
Speaking to fans at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro on Wednesday night (24 July), Nicks explained that she had been struck down by a mysterious illness while staying at a castle in Scotland. “I don’t know what happened. I just got this weird infection, and it just went crazy,” she said.
The singer recalled being rushed to hospital in the early hours by her assistant and a butler. “I finally just looked at my assistant – it was like two in the morning – and I said, ‘I think we need to go to emergency’,” she told the crowd. Nicks spent two days in hospital before being discharged and returning to the castle.
The postponed shows were rescheduled, with Nicks performing in Manchester on 16 July and concluding her two-year tour in Glasgow on 24 July. She had originally been due to play Glasgow on 2 July and Manchester on 6 July.
During the Glasgow concert, Nicks expressed her determination to return after the illness. “This whole tour I’ve been fighting what started here, and I would be damned if I wasn’t coming back here,” she said. The set included hits such as ‘Edge of Seventeen’ and a tribute to Christine McVie.
