Elles Bailey joins Don McLean on American Pie 50th anniversary UK tour

She plays all 17 dates with the US singer

Elles Bailey
Author: Scott ColothanPublished 16th Mar 2022
Last updated 16th Mar 2022

Soulful blues rocker Elles Bailey has been unveiled as the support act on Don McClean’s American Pie 50th anniversary tour this autumn.

Elles Bailey will open for Don McLean on all 17 dates of the UK tour, which opens at Cardiff St David’s Hall on Sunday 11th September and wraps up at London Palladium on Tuesday 4th October.

The tour announcement comes a few weeks after Bailey released her acclaimed album ‘Shining In The Half Light’, which has spawned the Planet Rock playlisted singles ‘Sunshine City’, 'The Game' and ‘Cheats and Liars.’

Tickets to Don McLean’s UK tour are on sale from Planet Rock Tickets now.

Elles Bailey comments: “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 is an inductee of the Grammy Hall Of Fame, Songwriters Hall of Fame and is a recipient of a BBC Lifetime achievement award.

In August 2021 he was awarded the 2,700th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which can be found in front of The Pie Hole Bakery, between Hollywood and Vine.

Elles Bailey is donating the proceeds from the downloads of ‘Shining In The Half Light’ to War Child to help the children in Ukraine. Get the album RIGHT HERE.

See Don McLean and Elles Bailey at the following shows:

SEPTEMBER 2022

Cardiff St Davids – Sun 11th

Ipswich Regent Theatre – Tue 13th

Birmingham Symphony Hall – Wed 14th

Bath Forum – Fri 16th

Torquay Princess Theatre – Sat 17th

Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre – Sun 18th

Brighton Dome – Tue 20th

Southend Cliffs Pavilion – Wed 21st

Manchester Bridgewater Hall – Fri 23rd

Gateshead Sage – Sat 24th

Glasgow Royal Concert Hall – Sun 25th

Edinburgh Usher Hall – Tue 27th

York Barbican – Wed 28th

Leicester De Montfort Hall – Fri 30th

OCTOBER 2022

Sheffield City Hall – Sat 1st

Liverpool Philharmonic Hall – Sun 2nd

London Palladium – Tue 4th

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Don McLean and Elles Bailey UK tour

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