One of America’s most famous folk singers is set to perform for the last time in Scotland as he takes to the road next year.
Don McLean will play at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Tuesday the 11th of May 2027.
The gig is part of his farewell tour that spans across eight nights in the UK and Ireland which will also see him visit Belfast, Dublin, Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester and Gateshead and finishing at London’s Royal Albert Hall on May 22.
The 80-year-old is best known for his 1971 song “American Pie”, which became one of the defining recordings of its era. The 8 minutes and 33 seconds song was eventually inducted into the Grammy’s Hall of Fame in 2000. His catalogue also includes Vincent, Castles in the Air and And I Love You So.
Opening the tour in Glasgow carries personal significance for the American singer as his family has Scottish ancestry.
His grandfather and father were both Scottish, with his father sadly dying when McLean was only 15.
Speaking to the Herald in 2018, he said: “My father’s roots were in Scotland, which is no doubt why I love performing in that part of the world. He was a hard-working, down to earth man with a good sense of business.
“We weren’t rich but he knew the value of a good location and bought a small house in a wealthy neighbourhood. Yet he didn’t share my passion for music. To him, it was just a distraction.”
Tickets for the Glasgow concert are priced at £45.74, £51.90 and £63.10 – those numbers including booking fees and the venue’s restoration fund. They go on sale at 10am on Friday.
