Don McLean will play his final concerts in the UK and Ireland in May 2027, closing out an eight-date run at London’s Royal Albert Hall. The tour opens at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on May 11 and wraps at the Royal Albert Hall on May 22, a venue McLean first played in 1972 following the chart success of “American Pie” and “Vincent.”
Tickets go on sale September 18 for all dates except the Royal Albert Hall show, which opens October 2. McLean, who will be 81 when the tour begins, said he wanted to choose where and how he says goodbye to audiences he credits with sustaining his career for 55 years.
The setlists are expected to span McLean’s catalog, from early tracks like “Castles in the Air” and “And I Love You So” to material from his 2024 album American Boys. The announcement traces McLean’s long history with British and Irish audiences, including a 1975 Hyde Park concert the promotion says drew more than 85,000 people, and his 1980 UK number one with “Crying.”
Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by 2911 Media Alert, 2911.us.