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O'Grady, S. (2026, September 15). Don McLean announces his final UK and Ireland concerts for 2027. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/don-mclean-glasgow-ireland-london-bristol-b1297075.html
O'Grady, Sean. “Don McLean announces his final UK and Ireland concerts for 2027.” Evening Standard, 15 Sept. 2026, https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/don-mclean-glasgow-ireland-london-bristol-b1297075.html.
O'Grady, Sean. “Don McLean announces his final UK and Ireland concerts for 2027.” Evening Standard, September 15, 2026. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/don-mclean-glasgow-ireland-london-bristol-b1297075.html.
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Don McLean, the 80-year-old American singer-songwriter known for his hit "American Pie," has announced his final UK and Ireland concerts for 2027. The farewell tour will consist of eight dates, starting with a performance at Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall on May 11, and concluding in London’s Royal Albert Hall on May 22. Throughout the tour, McLean plans to perform songs spanning his entire career, from early works like "Castles In The Air" and "And I Love You So," to tracks from his most recent album, "American Boys," released in May 2024.
McLean has significant connections with each city he will visit. For instance, he first headlined Glasgow at the Apollo Theater in 1973, and during a visit to Belfast during The Troubles, he emphasized music’s role in uniting divided cities. Dublin holds important footage of McLean from his early career, including an RTÉ recording from December 1975 at the National Stadium concert. Additionally, Birmingham was the setting for one of his first British television specials featuring Elkie Brooks and The Jordanaires, while Manchester provided the Free Trade Hall venue in 1991 for a live album recording that was lost and later rediscovered.
