Don McLean Announces 50th Anniversary “American Pie” Tour

At the beginning of this week, Don McLean announced an extensive world tour for the upcoming year in celebration of the 50th anniversary of his hit song “American Pie.” 

The tour kicks off at the start of 2022 in Honolulu, Hawaii before continuing across North America and then heading overseas for a leg of European shows. 

“After spending the past 18 months at home, I am thrilled to be getting back on the road with my band,” McLean said in a statement. “2022 marks the 50th anniversary from when ‘American Pie’ landed at the No. 1 spot on the Billboard chart and we will be celebrating on tour all year long. We will be performing all the songs from the American Pie album, plus many of the other hits that fans will be expecting to hear.”

Don McLean 2022 North American Dates:

Jan. 28-30 – Honolulu, HI @ Blue Note Hawaii
Feb. 3 – Clear Lake, IA @ Surf Ballroom
Feb. 5 – Grand Forks, ND @ Chester Fritz Auditorium
Feb. 11 – The Villages, FL @ Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center
Feb. 12 – Ponte Vedra Beach, FL @ Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
Feb. 14-18 – Port Canaveral, FL @ Rock Legends Cruise
Feb. 19 – Clearwater, FL @ Bilheimer Capitol Theatre
Feb. 24 – Tucson, AZ @ Fox Tucson Theatre
April 29 – Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater
May 1 – Indianapolis, IN @ Clowes Memorial Hall
May 7 – Toronto, Canada @ John W H Bassett Theatre
May 12 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
May 13 – Atlanta, GA @ Atlanta Symphony Hall
May 19 – St. Louis, MO @ Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center
May 20 – Springfield, MO @ Gillioz Theatre
June 2 – Albany, NY @ The Egg
June 3 – Boston, MA @ Shubert Theatre
June 4 – New York, NY @ Town Hall
June 11 – Baltimore, MD @ the Lyric
June 12 – Tysons, VA @ Capital One Hall
June 17 – Grand Rapids, MI @ DeVos Performance Hall
June 18 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Pabst Theater
June 24 – San Antonio, TX @ Tobin Center for the Performing Arts
June 25 – Houston, TX @ Cullen Performance Hall
June 26 – Austin, TX @ Paramount Theatre
July 7 – Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre
July 8 – Grand Junction, CO @ the Avalon Theatre
July 9 – Phoenix, AZ @ Orpheum Theatre

Don McLean 2022 European Dates:

Sept. 11 – Cardiff, U.K. @ St. Davids
Sept. 13 – Ipswich, U.K. @ Ipswich Regent Theatre
Sept. 14 – Birmingham, U.K. @ Symphony Hall
Sept. 16 – Bath, U.K. @ The Forum
Sept. 17 – Torquay, U.K. @ Princess Theatre
Sept. 18 – Bournemouth, U.K. @ Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre
Sept. 20 – Brighton, U.K. @ Brighton Dome Concert Hall
Sept. 21 – Southend-on-sea, U.K. @ Cliffs Pavilion
Sept. 23 – Manchester, U.K. @ Bridgewater Hall
Sept. 24 – Gateshead, U.K. @ Sage Gateshead
Sept. 25 – Glasgow, U.K. @ The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Sept. 27 – Edinburgh, U.K. @ Usher Hall
Sept. 28 – York, U.K. @ York Barbican
Sept. 30 – Leicester, U.K. @ De Montfort Hall
Oct. 1 – Sheffield, U.K. @ City Hall
Oct. 2 – Liverpool, U.K. @ Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Oct. 4 – London, U.K. @ London Palladium
Oct. 7 – Dublin, Ireland @ 3Arena
Oct. 9 – Nijmegen, Netherlands @ Concertgebouw de Vereeniging
Oct. 10 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Koninklijk Theater Carré
Oct. 14 – Bergen, Norway @ Peer Gynt Salen
Oct. 15 – Stavanger, Norway @ Stavanger Kuppelhallen
Oct. 16 – Oslo, Norway @ Sentrum Scene
Oct. 18 – Göteborg, Sweden @ Lorensbergsteatern
Oct. 20 – Turku, Finland @ Logomo
Oct. 21 – Helsinki, Finland @ Kulttuuritalo
Oct. 23 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Göta Lejon
Oct. 24 – Malmö, Sweden @ Palladium
Oct. 25 – Greve, Denmark @ Portalen
Oct. 27 – Hamburg, Germany @ Fabrik
Oct. 28 – Neuruppin, Germany @ Kulturkirche
Oct. 29 – Berlin, Germany @ Admiralspalast
Nov. 1 – Antwerp, Belgium @ De Singel
Nov. 11 – Munich, Germany @ Prinzregententheater
Nov.13 – Linz, Austria @ Posthof

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