Trek is in celebration of “Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)” 50th anniversary
Grammy-award honoree, Songwriters Hall of Fame member, and BBC Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Don McLean will be bringing his 50th Anniversary Tour to a city near you! In 2022, McLean celebrated the 50th anniversary of one of the most iconic songs in history “American Pie,” and now in 2023, off that same album 50 years ago came “Vincent (Starry, Starry Night).” McLean is set to entertain fans from coast-to-coast proving that “bye-bye, Miss American Pie” will forever remain a classic staple in music.
Still, it’s worth remembering that the 77-year-old composer has written and sung numerous other melodic and harmonic successes in his decades-long career with “Castles in the Air,” “And I Love You So,” and “Cryin’,” all of which will be heard and reveled in along with newer pieces on the upcoming tour.
The trek features stops in Los Angeles, Phoenix, Pittsburgh and more before wrapping with a two-night stand in Honolulu, Hawaii on December 2nd and 3rd.
The eight-and-a-half-minute ballad “American Pie” has been making history since its release in 1971. Alongside songs by other icons such as Bing Crosby, Judy Garland, Woody Guthrie, and Aretha Franklin, McLean’s composition was also voted “Song of the 20th Century.” Handwritten lyrics to the song were auctioned off for more than $1.2 million in 2015, and the composition was added to the Library Of Congress National Recording Registry two years later. Here, you’ll only find a few selected evergreens, such as “Somewhere Over The Rainbow.” So much for the cultural significance of Don McLean and his 1971 stroke of genius!
Over the years, the song has been covered again and again by music icons like Madonna and Garth Brooks. Rapper Drake repeatedly sampled McLean tunes and hip hop icon Tupac Shakur also cited him as an important influence.
Accordingly, the complete discography of the legendary and still active singer/songwriter is also significant. Among other things, Don McLean has a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame and was inducted into the National Academy of Popular Music Songwriters’ Hall Of Fame in 2004.
Don McLean 2023 Fall Tour Dates:
Aug 24 – Oakland, CA @ Yoshi’s Oakland
Aug 25 – Fresno, CA @ Tower Theatre
Aug 31 – Flint, MI @ Capitol Theatre
Sept 1 – St Charles, IL @ Arcada Theatre
Sept 2 – Muncie, IN @ Canan Commons Park
Sept 9 – Beverly Hills, CA @ Saban Theatre
Sept 10 – Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up (SOLD OUT)
Sept 15 – San Juan Capistrano, CA @ Coach House
Sept 16 – Ojai, CA @ Libbey Bowl
Sept 17 – Arroyo Grande, CA @ Clark Center
Sept 23 – Ocean City, MD @ Ocean City PAC
Sept 29 – Eau Claire, WI @ RCU Theatre – The Pablo Center at the Confluence
Oct 5 – Parker, CO @ PACE Center
Oct 7 – Hamilton, MT @ Hamilton PAC
Oct 13 – Rutland, VT @ Paramount Theatre
Oct 14 – Concord, NH @ Chubb Theatre
Oct 19 – Florence, SC @ Francis Marion University PAC
Oct 27 – Ridgefield, CT @ Ridgefield Playhouse
Oct 28 – Union, NJ – Kean University @ Wilkins Theatre
Nov 4 – Phoenix, AZ @ Musical Instrument Museum (SOLD OUT)
Nov 5 – Phoenix, AZ @ Musical Instrument Museum (SOLD OUT)
Nov 10 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead
Nov 11 – Warren, PA @ Struthers Library Theatre
Nov 17 – Minneapolis, MN @ Dakota
Dec 2 – Honolulu, HI @ Blue Note Hawaii
Dec 3 – Honolulu, HI @ Blue Note Hawaii
