Fleetwood Mac‘s Mick Fleetwood teamed up with the University of Southern California’s marching Trojan Band last night (November 7) for a rendition of ‘Tusk’.
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The drummer donned a golden Corinthian helmet and joined this year’s edition of the band at halftime to play the 1979 song. You can view footage below.
The track was originally recorded at LA’s Dodger Stadium with 112 members of the university’s band.
They also joined Fleetwood Mac onstage at The Forum to perform the song shortly after ‘Tusk’ was released before the Trojan Band later teamed up with Fleetwood Mac again for a rendition of ‘Tusk’ on their 1997 live album, ‘The Dance’.
Co-Founder of Fleetwood Mac Mick Fleetwood is at the Coliseum playing some tunes with the @USCTMB 🎶
Did you know that the Fleetwood Mac album Tusk was recorded with the USC Marching band? pic.twitter.com/dULX51V5nY
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) November 8, 2025
Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac teamed up with the iconic Trojan Marching Band for an unforgettable live performance of ‘Tusk’ 🙌
Fun fact: Mick recruited @USCTMB to record the song with Fleetwood Mac back in 1979. pic.twitter.com/a2llcaoLg7
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) November 8, 2025
It comes as Fleetwood prepares to appear as a presenter and performer at this year’s Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame ceremony tonight (November 8), which will be streamed live on Disney+.
Among the inductees being honoured are The White Stripes, Cyndi Lauper, OutKast, Soundgarden, Thom Bell, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Nicky Hopkins, Carol Kaye, Salt-N-Pepa, Lenny Waronker and Warren Zevon.
Last year saw Cher, Ozzy Osbourne, Kool & The Gang, Peter Frampton, Foreigner and Dave Matthews Band, Mary J Blige and A Tribe Called Quest inducted.
Elsewhere, Stevie Nicks recently clarified an often misheard lyric in ‘Frozen Love’ and apologised to Lindsey Buckingham for the misconception.
Nicks recently kicked off her North American tour at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon. On the opening night, Nicks played a career-spanning set, including a rendition of Fleetwood Mac‘s ‘Angel’ live for the first time in 42 years.
The tour was originally set to kick off in August, but was rescheduled after she suffered a shoulder fracture.
