Don McLean, one of America’s greatest singer-songwriters, will continue to bring his music to stages across the world stage in 2018 with the announcement of concerts in Ireland, United Kingdom, and, of course, the United States. In addition, McLean will soon announce the release of new music.
With a couple of select dates in December and January, the tour resumes February 3rd in Deadwood, SD with stops in California, Florida and New York before jetsetting across the pond to The UK at the end of April. The singer/songwriter will perform shows in Europe in May and June before returning Stateside in July. Dates are scheduled through September 2018.
Most recently McLean reissued his classic American Pie album in celebration of its 45th anniversary in both CD and vinyl formats. The inspiration for the title track hit McLean on February 3, 1959, when a chartered aircraft crashed in Mason City, Iowa just minutes after takeoff claiming the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, J.P. Richardson – “The Big Bopper” – and the pilot, Roger Peterson. The fateful day was coined “The Day The Music Died” by Don McLean and spanned his hit “American Pie.” The song was released in 1971 and spent four weeks at No. 1 in 1972. In 2001, thirty years later, the Recording Industry of America named the it the fifth greatest song of the 20th century.
Tour Dates:
Dec 09 – New Hope Winery – New Hope, Pa.
Jan 27 – City Winery – Atlanta, Ga.
Feb 03 – Deadwood Mountain Grand – Deadwood, S.D.
Feb 16 – Space Coast Daily Park – Melbourne, Fla.
Feb 17 – Dosey Does – The Woodlands, Texas
Feb 23 – Bonita Springs, FL – Southwest Florida Center
Mar 02 – Mesa Arts Center – Ikeda Theatre – Mesa, Ariz.
Mar 03 – Saban Theatre – Beverly Hills, Calif.
Mar 10 – The Cascade Theatre – Redding, Calif.
Mar 23 – City Winery – New York, N.Y.
Apr 13 – Greenwich Odeum – East Greenwich, R.I.
Apr 14 – The Birchmere – Alexandria, Va.
Apr 29 – Southend Cliffs Pavillion – Westcliff-On-Sea, UK
Apr 30 – York Barbican Centre – York, UK
May 01 – Victoria Theatre – Halifax, UK
May 02 – Sage Gateshead – Gateshead, UK
May 04 – De La Warr Pavilion – Bexhill On Sea, UK
May 06 – Wales Millennium Centre – Cardiff, UK
May 07 – The Bridgewater Hall – Manchester, UK
May 09 – London Palladium – London, UK
May 10 – Symphony Hall – Birmingham, UK
May 11 – Colston Hall – Bristol, UK
May 13 – Philharmonic Hall – Liverpool, UK
May 15 – Glasgow Royal Concert Hall – Glasgow, UK
May 16 – Usher Hall – Edinburgh, UK
May 20 – Vicar Street – Dublin, Ireland
May 21 – Vicar Street – Dublin, Ireland
May 22 – Vicar Street – Dublin, Ireland
May 23 – Vicar Street – Dublin, Ireland
June 01 – University Concert Hall – Limerick City, Ireland
June 07 – Waterfront Hall Auditorium – Belfast, Ireland
June 08 – Leisureland – Galway, Ireland
June 09 – Leisureland – Galway, Ireland
July 21 – Ridgefield Playhouse – Ridgefield, Conn.
July 27 – Ponte Vedra Concert Hall – Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
July 28 – Capitol Theater – Clearwater, Fla.
Aug 11 – Freight & Salvage – Berkeley, Calif.
Aug 19 – City Winery – Chicago, Ill.
Sept 08 – Theater at Westbury (with Pure Prairie League) – Westbury, N.Y.
Sept 22 – Tupelo Music Hall – Derry, N.H.