Don McLean Announces ‘American Pie’ 50th Anniversary Tour

November 8, 2022

Legendary US songwriter and performer Don McLean will be returning to Australia in 2023, celebrating 50 years of the iconic song and album, ‘American Pie’.

The 19-date Australian tour will see McLean supported by INXS keyboardist and primary songwriter Andrew Farriss in solo mode.

Don McLean – ‘American Pie’

Originally released back in 1971, ‘American Pie’ has become one of the most successful songs in the American music canon. In 2017, the original recording of ‘American Pie’ was inducted to the US National Recording Registry, selected for being “culturally, historically, or artistically significant.”

Until 2021, the track held the record as the longest song to ever reach number one, clocking in at eight minutes and forty-two seconds. The record was ultimately broken by Taylor Swift, whose ‘All Too Well (10 Minute Version)’ runs for ten minutes and thirteen seconds.

“I am thrilled to be getting back to Australia with my band,” McLean said in a statement. “2022 marks the 50th anniversary from when ‘American Pie’ landed at the No. 1 spot on the Billboard chart, and we will be celebrating. We’ll be performing songs from the American Pie album, plus many of the other hits that fans will be expecting to hear.”

Tickets for McLean’s ‘American Pie’ 50th anniversary tour are on sale here from 9am local time on Friday, 11th November.