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Don McLean, aged 80 and known for hits like "American Pie," is set to perform his final UK and Ireland concerts in 2027. The Farewell Tour includes eight dates starting May 11 at Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall and ending May 22 at London's Royal Albert Hall. Each city holds personal significance for McLean, with the tour featuring a mix of old favorites and new material from his recent album "American Boys." He emphasizes the special connection to the Royal Albert Hall, where he debuted in 1972, marking it as the venue for his final performance.
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Don McLean announces his final UK and Ireland concerts for 2027
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McLean → announce → 2027
The American Pie singer, 80, will perform eight dates on The Farewell Tour, beginning in Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall on May 11 and ending at London’s Royal Albert Hall on May 22.
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singer → perform → May
The tour will draw on the full span of McLean’s catalogue, from Castles In The Air and And I Love You So through to material from his 22nd studio album, American Boys, released in May 2024.
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I → draw → May
McLean, from New Rochelle, New York, has history with each city he will visit.
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he → have → city
McLean’s father and grandfather were called Donald McLean, and he first headlined Glasgow at The Apollo in 1973.
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he → call → 1973
He went to Belfast during the Troubles, saying music could bring a divided city together, while Dublin holds the finest surviving film of his early years, RTÉ’s recording of his National Stadium concert in December 1975.
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Dublin → go → December
McLean’s first British television special was recorded at Pebble Mill in Birmingham, with Elkie Brooks and The Jordanaires.
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special → record → Brooks
Bristol Beacon, once Colston Hall, was among the venues tapped for his live album Solo in 1973.
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Beacon → tap → 1973
Manchester gave him the Free Trade Hall in 1991, a night filmed, mislaid for twenty years and released at last as Live In Manchester.
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Manchester → give → Manchester
Tyneside runs both ways: he had taken Geordie’s Lost His Penker into his set by 1971, and his support act on the 1980 British tour was Prelude, the Gateshead trio behind After The Goldrush.
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act → run → Goldrush
It ends with his show at the Royal Albert Hall, exactly 55 years after he debuted on the same stage in 1972.
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he → end → 1972
McLean said: “I love these audiences.
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I → say → audiences
They have kept me going for 55 years and given me a career I could not have had anywhere else.
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I → keep → career
“A troubadour has to make his farewells somewhere, and I would rather choose the place myself.
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I → have → place
“The Albert Hall was the first room that ever felt like it belonged to me, and it seems right that it should be the last.”
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