Beloved Fleetwood Mac Star Attacked In California

Former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham was attacked by a woman in Santa Monica, California, law enforcement sources told NBC4 Los Angeles.

The attack occurred when the legendary rocker showed up for an appointment. As he was entering the building, a woman threw an unknown substance at Buckingham before taking off. According to NBC4, Police have identified the suspect, but no arrests were made as of Wednesday morning.

“The woman is known to Buckingham, 76, from past incidents, law enforcement sources said. An arrest is expected soon, they added,” the outlet wrote. “Authorities said they believe the woman found out when and where Buckingham had an appointment and showed up at the location.

“Buckingham was not injured.”

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Fans Show Support For Lindsey Buckingham

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Many comments were left on social media after news of this incident broke.

“Glad to hear he wasn’t seriously hurt that must have been so frightening,” one person wrote.

“Oh no!!!! Please God!!!!! Please protect Lindsey!!!!! I’ll be praying for him,” another person shared.

“Oh my god. He has to be ok❤️,” someone commented.

“That is disturbing incident no one should have to deal with that, especially in public,” one person posted.

“Wow…that is outrageous! I hope Lindsey is okay!,” another person said.

“That’s awful hoping he’s safe and gets justice quickly,” someone wrote.

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Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Buckingham Reflect On Their Relationship

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Buckingham formed his first band with Stevie Nicks in the 1960s, but he joined Fleetwood Mac at the end of 1974, which is where he became more recognized. He remained a part of the group until 2018. He was also known for his relationship with Nicks.

And in an October 2025 appearance on the Song Exploder podcast, the two appeared together, reflecting on their relationship

“Our relationship was up and down and up and down and up and down and difficult,” Nicks said. “But at the same time fantastic.”

“And what we were doing was so fantastic, that it was worth putting up with the trials and tribulations of a relationship that’s difficult,” she added.

Buckingham and Nicks met when they joined the group Fritz, with Buckingham saying “it became a catalyst for Stevie and me to bond in a different way.”

“We probably never would have even had a relationship had it not been that we had to fire the rest of our band,” Stevie explained. Then we fell in love, and that was it.”