Elles Bailey has seen a swift rise in popularity and critical acclaim over the last year, with her music topping folk charts and winning multiple awards with her album ‘Shining In The Half Light’. Bailey is thrilled to be touring with Don McClean. Bailey says of the opportunity: “2022 has already been filled with musical highs and ‘Look Mum!’ moments but being asked to be a part of this iconic tour is quite simply the cherry on the cake! I can’t wait to take the band across the UK once more and share the stage with Don McLean: an artist I have admired my whole life.”
Don McLean’s album ‘American Pie’ was first released half a century ago, in 1971. His best-known album includes the 8½-minute title track ‘American Pie’, a homage to the death of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper in an air crash, which was voted Number 5 in a poll of the “365 Songs of the Century” by RIAA. The album also includes ‘Vincent’ (often known as ‘Starry, Starry Night’), a tribute to the life, work and death of painter Vincent Van Gogh.
Tour Dates:
11/09 – Cardiff St David’s Hall
13/09 – Ipswich Regent Theatre
14/09 – Birmingham Symphony Hall
16/09 – Bath Forum
17/09 – Torquay Princess Theatre
18/09 – Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre
20/09 – Brighton Dome
21/09 – Southend Cliffs Pavilion
23/09 – Manchester Bridgewater Hall
24/09 – Gateshead Sage
25/09 – Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
27/09 – Edinburgh Usher Hall
28/09 – York Barbican
30/09 – Leicester De Montfort Hall
01/10 – Sheffield City Hall
02/10 – Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
04/10 – London Palladium
Tickets for the ‘American Pie’ tour and Elles Bailey’s summer gig dates can be bought on her website.
