NYS Music 202​1

Category: Capital Region

  • Opera Saratoga Announces A New Festival Model for Large Scale Summer Performances in 2022

    Opera Saratoga has announced a new festival model for large scale summer performances in 2022. The season will include big performances of the Barber of Seville, Petite Messe Solennelle, Sky on Swings, Sweeney Todd, and many more. 

    Opera Saratoga Summer 2022

    The performances will take place across June and July across multiple venues throughout the region. Opera Saratoga summer season plans on embracing partnerships with the Proctors in Schenectady; The Egg in Albany; Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs; The Round Lake Auditorium in Round Lake Village; The Barn at French Mountain in Lake George Village; and The Mansion Inn in Rock City Falls.

    Opera Saratoga’s Artistic and General Director Lawrence Edelson spoke on the new season model saying,

    We began asking, with so many remarkable theaters in our region, might we be able to better serve our mission by reconceiving our Summer Festival in a way that doesn’t limit us to a single venue? While we remain committed to producing in Saratoga Springs, as the opera company of the Capital Region, our goal is to provide access to our Summer Festival programming in the same way we are able to do with our year-round programs. We are incredibly excited by the opportunities of this expanded Festival model, and grateful for the opportunity to partner with so many like-minded organizations across the region to make it possible.

    Lawrence Edelson

    The summer season will start with Petite Messe Solennelle on June 2 and June 3 at 7:30PM. The show will be presented by Opera Saratoga in partnership with The Round Lake Auditorium featuring music by Gioachino Rossini. The season will wrap up with The Barber of Seville – IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA on JULY 8 at 7:30PM and JULY 10 at  2PM. The show will be produced by Opera Saratoga in Partnership with Proctors featuring music by Gioachino Rossin.

    Tickets for the 2022 Summer Festival will be available through Festival Passes and Single Tickets. Festival Passes, which provide a 20% discount on single ticket prices and priority seating for all productions and events, will be available beginning February 1, 2022. Single Tickets will go on sale March 15, 2022.  Audience members will be required to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 for all performances, and masks will be required based on prevailing conditions at the time of the Festival. All policies may be adjusted in response to changing conditions, and based on the specific requirements of each venue. 

    For more information on the Opera Saratoga’s new festival model visit their website.

    The full lineup for Opera Saratoga Summer 2022 is listed below: 

    PETITE MESSE SOLENNELLE

    June 2 and June 3 @ 7:30pm

    Presented by Opera Saratoga in partnership with The Round Lake Auditorium

    Music by Gioachino Rossini

    A BROADWAY CABARET

    June 12 @ 2pm and 7pm

    Presented by Opera Saratoga in partnership with The Mansion Inn

    A JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION WITH SIDNEY OUTLAW

    JUNE 19 @ 2:30pm

    Produced by Opera Saratoga in Partnership with Proctors

    SWEENEY TODD – THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET A MUSICAL THRILLER

    JUNE 29 and JUNE 30 @ 7:30pm

    Produced by Opera Saratoga in Partnership with the Saratoga Performing Arts Center

    Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

    SKY ON SWINGS

    JULY 7 @ 7:30pm and JULY 9 @ 2pm

    Produced by Opera Saratoga in Partnership with The Egg

    Music by Lembit Beecher

    THE BARBER OF SEVILLE – IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA

    JULY 8 @ 7:30pm and JULY 10 @ 2pm

    Produced by Opera Saratoga in Partnership with Proctors

    Music by Gioachino Rossini

  • Rees Shad and the Convo Combo Return To Caffe Lena this January

    Rees Shad and the Convo Combo and are returning to Caffe Lena on January 8th, 2021. Shad is no stranger to the Saratoga Springs club, in 1984 he did open mic nights there. The founder and namesake of Caffe Lena, Lena Spencer, is credited by Shad himself as being the foundation to the start of his career.

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    Manhattan native Rees Shad has a discography of over 30 albums. He worked for many years as a sideman and studio musician before releasing things of his own. His newest record One Glass at a Time will be performed at the show.

    The Convo Combo features drummer Bobby Kay and bassist Jeff Link, who both come together to aid Shad to create a performance akin to that of live jazz, with their twist, providing classy ambiance to any nightclub.

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    Speaking of the new album, Shad is incredibly proud of the jazz-influenced record.

    Taken incrementally, the stories from One Glass at a Time are crafted to resonate and intensify as the lyrics and melodies sink in. This might or might not be an overarching story…the listener might suspect it. The process should be interactive. I’m hoping to help lay the crumbs that they will want to follow…striving to light up listeners’ imaginations.

    Rees Shad

    Many critics have praised Shad and his music, the Boston Herald saying, “As loamy as 10 yards of Midwestern topsoil and his complex is a nest of small-town relationships … Unexpectedly literate & moving.” The Dallas Observer also had quite a bit to tell, “Unfair to describe this work in terms of another – it’s that personal, that complete, and that well done.”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fkr34GEuWZM
    Rees Shad and the Convo Combo play a song.

    Tickets to see Rees Shad and his Convo Combo live at Caffe Lena can be found here, with proof of vaccination required.

  • Doc’s Restaurant Announces New Year’s Eve Dinner & Comedy Show

    Doc’s Restaurant has announced a New Year’s Eve dinner & comedy show in partnership with The Park Theater in Glens Falls on December 31, 2021. The event will include a 3-course prix fixe menu and performance by comedian Sean Donnelly.

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    Doc’s Restaurant is located in downtown Glens Falls and will be offering two fixed seatings in it’s dining room featuring a holiday à la carte menu at 5pm and 8pm only. For more information and to reserve your table, visit here or call 518-792-1150.

    The New Year’s Eve Comedy Show will be featuring a ‘Comedy After Dark’ performance starring acclaimed comedian, Sean Donnelly. This event includes a champagne and cocktail hour, along with a 3-course prix fixe menu curated by executive chef, Matthew J. Delos. Tickets: $99.00 (includes tax, gratuity and complimentary champagne). Champagne & Cocktail Hour: 6pm. Dinner & Dessert: 7pm. Showtime: 8:15pm. For more information and to purchase tickets to New Year’s Eve Dinner & Comedy Show, visit here or call 518-792-1150.

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    Sean Donnelly

    Doc’s Restaurant new COVID-19 Protocol went into effect 12/13/21, all Doc’s Restaurant patrons must wear a mask at all times regardless of vaccination status unless eating or drinking. 

    The Park Theater COVID-19 Protocol is dedicated to ensuring a safe and welcoming entertainment venue for all attendees and employees. The Park Theater is requiring proof of full vaccination upon arrival, and encouraging wearing masks indoors when not eating or drinking. Acceptable proof of vaccination include Excelsior Pass, Excelsior Pass Plus, SMART Health Cards issued outside of NYS, full-course vaccination through NYC COVID Safe app, a CDC Vaccination Card, or other Official immunization record.

    For more information on Doc’s Restaurant’s New Year’s Eve Dinner & Comedy Show visit their website.

  • Hearing Aide: Athena Burke “God is Here”

    Inspiring Capital Region musician Athena Burke has recently released her new album, God is Here, on November 19. Produced by Devon Seegers, the album features eleven songs that address healing amid heartbreak and loss, and finding faith in something greater than what your eyes can see.

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    With a message celebrating the humble joys in life each day, Athena’s tender yet powerful vocals pair with deeply honest lyrics on an earthy and vulnerable electropop soundscape. Burke is honest about the human experience, saying:

    No matter what you’ve done or what you believe, you are held in a love that is eternal, universal, and inclusive. God loves the oddballs and God wants to unite us, not divide us. A new era is dawning and although it is chaotic now, there’s a groundswell of unity pulsing in our world.

    Athena Burke

    Growing up, Athena was abused as a child, and found the piano as a bastion of harmony as a toddler. This led to her studies at Berklee College of Music, followed by street performing and concerts across the country. Inspired to heal her trauma, Athena trained in meditation, breathwork, and personal growth practices, and in wanting to give back, Athena has given thousands of spiritual guidance and healing sessions and performances worldwide.

    Athena Burke sings honestly about the human experience of a devotional person. God is Here is not specifically Christian or derived from any specific religion, but rather about finding the divinity and love in everything, everywhere, in everyone, and every situation.

    Athena has been featured on the PBS/WMHT AHA! A House of Arts TV show, as well as receiving extensive airplay on WEXT AND WEQX. She is a frequent performer at her local listening room in Cambridge, NY, The Depot.

    Order God is Here on Athena’s website here and follow her on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Soundcloud

  • The Soul Rebels Release Two New Singles Ahead of Epic Vibes Spring Tour Making 6 Stops Across New York State

    The sound of New Orleans will make its way across New York State in Spring 2022 as The Soul Rebels embark on “Epic Vibes Tour” with stops in Buffalo, Waterloo, Albany, Brooklyn and Westhampton Beach.

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    The Soul Rebels recently announced they will be taking part in fellow New Orleanian Trombone Shorty on his Summer 2022 Threauxdown Tour. Their Epic Vibes Tour runs from December 2021 through April 2023, with shows on the West Coast, the Northeast, a monthly residency in Memphis and a healthy amount of shows in New Orleans.

    The brass band continue to ride high off the release of their latest album Poetry In Motion. The eight-member collective appeared on Def Jam artist Dave East and Nas’ “Godfather 4” single, Big Freedia and Icona Pop’s “Pipe That”, and reached fans with original singles “Greatness” which was featured as ESPN’s official College Hoops theme anthem, and “Good Time” featured on Netflix’s #BlackAF and Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!

    The Soul Rebels have impressed viewers with two recent appearances on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, featured on NPR’s Tiny Desk series with Wu Tang Clan frontman GZA, headlined the global TED Conference, and appeared on the official soundtrack for Universal Pictures’ hit comedy Girls Trip.

    Soul Rebels Epic Vibes 2022 Tour

    12/17  Memphis, TN            RAILGARTEN
    12/22  New Orleans             HOUSE OF BLUES
    12/31  New Orleans             MAISON
    1/14    Memphis, TN            RAILGARTEN    
    1/15    Baton Rouge, LA      CHELSEA’S  
    1/22    New Orleans             BLUE NILE                                              
    2/11    New Orleans             DBA                                  
    2/16    San Diego, CA          MUSIC BOX
    2/17    Los Angeles, CA       TERAGRAM BALLROOM
    2/18    San Francisco, CA    THE INDEPENDENT 
    2/19    Oakland, CA              THE NEW PARISH
    2/20    Felton, CA                 FELTON MUSIC HALL
    2/23    Seattle, WA               NECTAR LOUNGE
    2/24    Olympia, WA             CAPITOL THEATER
    2/25    Portland, OR             PDX JAZZ FESTIVAL
    2/26    Bellingham, WA        WILD BUFFALO
    2/27   Victoria, BC               UPSTAIRS CABARET
    3/24   Waterloo, NY             THE VINE @ DELLAGO CASINO RESORT
    3/25   Philadelphia, PA        BROOKLYN BOWL
    3/26   Washington, DC        930 CLUB
    3/27   Pittsburg, PA              THUNDERBIRD CAFE
    3/29   Buffalo, NY                BUFFALO IRON WORKS
    3/30   Albany, NY                 LARK HALL
    3/31   Boston, MA                BIG NIGHT LIVE                    *w/ GZA & Talib Kweli
    4/1     NYC                           BROOKLYN BOWL
    4/2     NYC                           BROOKLYN BOWL
    4/3     Millersville, PA           PHANTOM POWER
    4/6     Bridgeport, CT           PARK CITY MUSIC HALL
    4/7     Fall River, MA            NARROWS CENTER FOR THE ARTS
    4/8     Greenfield, MA           HAWKS AND REED 
    4/9     Westhampton Beach, NY   WESTHAMPTON BEACH PAC
    4/10   Ventura, CA                SKULL & BONES
    4/23   New Orleans               DBA​

    Tickets are available at TheSoulRebels.com

  • In Focus: State Champs Headline Frozen Fest 2021 at Empire Live

    Saturday, December 18, was the return of Frozen Fest in Albany, New York, at Empire Live. The show was headlined by Albany’s own State Champs, with Origami Angel, Young Culture, and Pollyanna. Pollyanna, and Albany-based Young Culture opened up Frozen Fest 2021 and primed the crowd for Origami Angel. The Washington D.C. duo took the stage and rocked harder than any duo should be able to. By the end of their set, the Frozen Fest audience was feeling loose and ready to party with State Champs.

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    State Champs

    State Champs walked on stage before a rowdy crowd that had no idea there was a 24-song set in store for them. The long setlist bounced around State Champs’ discography and the audience loved every minute of it. The hometown band opened with ‘Criminal’ and crowd surfers immediately began pouring over the guardrail. The show’s energy slowly increased over the course of the next hour, until fans received good news.

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    Origami Angel

    After what felt like an entire show, Derek announced to the crowd that their set was only halfway over. A few hundred sweaty and out-of-breath fans gained a second wind and the night’s energy continued on its upward trajectory. Not too long after this midpoint though, the show hit a tipping point. Fans who were too scared to crowd surf earlier had gained the confidence to try, and one person after another began giving the “up” signal to the nearest strongman they could find.

    The evolution of a crowd surfer.

    Eventually though, the good times would have to end. As State Champs played their final songs, the party in the crowd continued with pushing and shoving blurring with hugging and singing. The only thing that could take the night higher was a 5-minute break before a three song encore. State Champs’ set peaked during this encore as the Albany fans sent up as many crowd surfers as was physically possible. Frozen Fest 2021 would go on to end in a shower of hundreds of balloons as the crowd sang along with their hometown band.

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    State Champs are heading to Europe next, but you can keep track of future dates on their website.

    Setlist: Criminal, Mine Is Gold, Outta My Head, Shape Up, Frozen, Xmas, Tonsil Hockey (Intro), Critical, Something About You, Shades Of Gray, Hurry Up and Wait, Our Time to Go, Breaking Ground, Hard to Please, Just Sound, Simple Existence, Slow Burn, Losing Myself, All You Are is History, Dead and Gone
    Encore: Time Machine, Elevated, Secrets

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  • In Focus: The Front Bottoms at Empire Live

    Albany’s Empire Live was sold out on Friday, December 17 for The Front Bottoms, Opening act Sydney Sprague was accompanied by her Jazzmaster, and started the show with a solo set that highlighted her singer/songwriter style. Sprague sang a few songs from her new album maybe i will see you at the end of the world, including ‘object permanence,’ ‘quitter,’ and ‘steve.’ Check out Sydney’s site for her future tour dates.

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    The Front Bottoms came out to a crowd ready to sing the words to every song of the set. Their set featured a range of songs across their discography, and had fans, both new and old, shouting at the tops of their lungs. The Front Bottoms started their set with tracks off of their newest album, ‘In Sickness & In Flames’ and their EP ‘Rose’ before playing through their debut self-titled album in its entirety. The crowd’s energy continued to build throughout the night, and only accelerated as the end approached.

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    The Front Bottoms left the stage and the crowd began cheering for an encore just a second later. The band got back on stage a minute later to find a crowd that had been pent up a minute too long, and the show erupted to the tune of Tie Dye Dragon and Twin Size Mattress. A wave of energy left the stage and everyone from the guardrail to the bar was moving, shouting, and contributing to the chaos. Fan after fan took their turns crowd surfing as the final minutes of set stretched out and The Front Bottoms played themselves out.

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    The Front Bottoms are finishing the last leg of their tour, but you can keep up to date with any future show on their site, and can hear their music on YouTube.

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    Setlist: Leaf Pile, Vacation Town, West Virginia, Montgomery Forever, Love at First Sight, Awkward Conversations, Jim Bogart, Peach, Cough it Out, Flashlight, Maps, Looking Like You Just Woke Up, Mountain, Rhode Island, The Beers, Father, Swimming Pool, The Boredom Is The Reason I Started Swimming. It’s Also The Reason I Started Sinking, Bathtub, Legit Tattoo Gun, Hooped Earrings
    Encore: Tie Dye Dragon, Twin Size Mattress

  • This Week’s EQXposure Features Zan And Dave Strumfeld, In The Valley And More

    Each Sunday evening from 7-9pm you’ll find EQXposure on WEQX, featuring two hours of local music from up and coming artists. Tune into WEQX.com this Sunday night to hear new music from Zan and Dave Strumfeld, In the Valley and many more!

    WEQX has long been the preeminent independent station in the Capital Region of New York, broadcasting from Southern VT to an ever-expanding listening audience. NYS Music brings you a preview of artists to discover each week, just a taste of the talent waiting to be discovered by fans like you.

    Zan and Dave Strumfeld

    Siblings Zan and Dave Strumfeld have joined forced to give us “Christmas in Wyoming,” off their holiday EP, Winter Songs. Zan Strumfeld is also the frontwoman of Zan and the Winter Folk. Their last release, “If I Had Known (Murder Ballad),” is based on a true story from 1850s Troy.

    In the Valley

    A folk-pop duo from Clifton Park, In the Valley is best known for playing wedding gigs. They released their most recent single, “Christmas Sweater,” on December 17th. The song features a groovy saxophone and a cozy jazz piano, more than living up to its name.

    The Bitter Stars

    Consisting of Clarke Hingeford and Kyle Pemrick, The Bitter Stars have returned with a new single. An eclectic mix of new wave music and modern trance, “Dance Me to Death” clocks in at six minutes long.

    Psychomanteum

    Made up of singer Matt Smith, drummer Pete Von Stettina, and guitarist and bassist Brian Slattery, Psychomanteum is a sci-fi metal band based in Albany. Their newest single, “Strange Voltage” debuted on December 10. In the field of parapsychology, a psychomanteum is a chamber in which one can communicate with spirits.

  • Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon History Lesson at Troy Music Hall

    Leo Kottke and Mike Gordon brought their acoustic duo tour to Troy Savings Bank Music Hall on Wednesday December 15. The venue has been a sought after performance destination by various artists since the 20th century. The original padded wooden seats help absorb a layer of sound. Listeners in even the deepest seats hear the effect of the entire room. Leo & Mikes acoustic bass and guitars resonated just right into acoustic ear candy at the performance on the Hudson.

    Photo by Dave Decrescente

    The visual and historic appeal of the Hall must not be overlooked in any discussion of its acoustic character. The ear and the eye are inseparable in the concert-going experience in Troy. The room with equivalent acoustics could not sound as good without also being visually vibrant.

    Mike Gordon took note of the Hall’s history on his Instagram by saying

    Classical performers consider this room to have the best acoustics in the country. I can’t believe I get to share a chair with Leo Kottke to play in it tonight. Heavenly.

    Mike Gordon
    Photo by Dave Decrescente

    There is even a black and white shot of Leo on the Halls walls from 1996 along side all the other great performers to grace the stage. Leo took lead on alot of the numbers through out the evening. Mike had the best seat in the house next to Kottke as he listened with audience to his various tales coming off the band stand. Mike did jump in front for a cover of Hank Williams Jr “Old Habits”.

    I hope you don’t mind how lost I am. I’m just having a real good time up here.

    Leo Kottke
    Photo by Dave Decrescente

    Leo told the crowd of American modernist composer Charles Ives and his struggles to get his work out. Overtime he hired Burlesque dancers to enhance attention on his Concord Sinata 2. After becoming acknowledged for his work someone told Ives over time… “I can tell it’s good music but it doesn’t sound very good” Ive’s reply:

    Whats sound got to do with music?

    Charles Ives
    Troy Savings Bank Music Hall


    Leo also read a passage of Sunday Morning by Wallace Stevens to the Troy Music Hall crowd.

    All Pleasures and all Pains, remembering the bough of summer and the winter branch. These are the measures destined for her soul

    Wallace Stevens
    Photo by Dave Decrescente

    The duo covered a lot of material from their 2020 Album Noon. They also brought the crowd back to their first album collaboration Clone by performing “From Pizza Towers To Defeat” In true Leo fashion the duo sat through the encore so that “we could all leave the room at the same time” They finished with “Invisible” off their Sixty Six Steps album.

    The duo truly gave a history lesson on the shores of the Hudson. They split the bill down the middle in Troy for an evening of composition, and improvisation. The live performance that unfolds in front of you is credited it to the moment that we all can share in before leaving the room at the same time. The tour concludes in Plattsburgh’s Strand Theater on Sunday December 18 2021. The venue is 2.5 miles from where Mike performed at the Cilfford Ball in 1996.

    Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, December 15 2021:

    Set List: Rings, Living in the Country, Tiny Island, Old Habits, The Last Steam Engine Train, Airproofing, Ojo, You are My Flower, Twice, Flat Top, From Pizza Towers to Defeat, Invisible

  • Don McLean Announces “American Pie” 50th Anniversary Tour, Adds shows at The Egg, Town Hall with North American Dates

    Don McLean is set to embark on his 2022 50th Anniversary Tour celebrating “American Pie,” with 20 additional cities throughout the United States and Canada. A Grammy award honoree, Songwriters Hall of Fame member, and BBC Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, McLean will entertain fans across America throughout nearly 30 cities from Honolulu to Toronto and everything in between, including stops in Albany at The Egg, and Town Hall in Manhattan.

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    As tragic as the backstory behind the song “American Pie” is with the much too early death of the new rock’n’roll-hope Buddy Holly, the track is also magnificent and legendary. “American Pie” still goes to heart as soon as originator Don McLean plays this classic at his concerts. But the 76-year-old McLean has numerous other hits, including “Vincent (Starry Starry Night),” “Castles in the Air,” “And I Love You So,” and “Cryin’,” all of which will be heard and reveled in along with newer pieces on the upcoming tour.

    After spending the past 18 months at home, I am thrilled to be getting back on the road with my band. 2022 marks the 50th anniversary from when American Pie landed at the #1 spot on the Billboard chart and we will be celebrating on tour all year long. We will be performing all the songs from the American Pie album plus many of the other hits that fans will be expecting to hear.

    Don McLean

    The eight-and-a-half-minute ballad “American Pie” has been making history since its release in 1971, leading to the song being voted “Song of the 20th Century,” alongside songs by Bing Crosby, Judy Garland, Woody Guthrie, and Aretha Franklin. The handwritten lyrics to the song were auctioned off for more than $1.2 million in 2015, and the composition was added to the Library Of Congress National Recording Registry two years later.

    Over the years, the song has been covered again and again by music icons like Madonna and Garth Brooks. Rapper Drake repeatedly sampled McLean tunes and hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur also cited him as an important influence.

    In 2018, Don McLean released his 19th studio album, Botanical Gardens, which received rave reviews. Songs from it subsequently proved themselves in a live setting may find their way into the setlist next year, alongside “American Pie” and many others. Tickets for the upcoming tour are available now.

    Don McLean 2022 North American Dates

    Jan. 28-30 – Honolulu, HI @ Blue Note Hawaii
    Feb. 3 – Clear Lake, IA @ Surf Ballroom
    Feb. 5 – Grand Forks, ND @ Chester Fritz Auditorium
    Feb. 11 – The Villages, FL @ Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center
    Feb. 12 – Ponte Vedra Beach, FL @ Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
    Feb. 14-18 – Port Canaveral, FL @ Rock Legends Cruise
    Feb. 19 – Clearwater, FL @ Bilheimer Capitol Theatre
    Feb. 24 – Tucson, AZ @ Fox Tucson Theatre
    April 29 – Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater
    May 1 – Indianapolis, IN @ Clowes Memorial Hall
    May 7 – Toronto, Canada @ John W H Bassett Theatre
    May 12 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
    May 13 – Atlanta, GA @ Atlanta Symphony Hall
    May 19 – St. Louis, MO @ Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center
    May 20 – Springfield, MO @ Gillioz Theatre
    June 2 – Albany, NY @ The Egg
    June 3 – Boston, MA @ Shubert Theatre
    June 4 – New York, NY @ Town Hall
    June 11 – Baltimore, MD @ the Lyric
    June 12 – Tysons, VA @ Capital One Hall
    June 17 – Grand Rapids, MI @ DeVos Performance Hall
    June 18 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Pabst Theater
    June 24 – San Antonio, TX @ Tobin Center for the Performing Arts
    June 25 – Houston, TX @ Cullen Performance Hall
    June 26 – Austin, TX @ Paramount Theatre
    July 7 – Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre
    July 8 – Grand Junction, CO @ the Avalon Theatre
    July 9 – Phoenix, AZ @ Orpheum Theatre

    Don McLean 2022 European Dates:

    Sept. 11 – Cardiff, U.K. @ St. Davids
    Sept. 13 – Ipswich, U.K. @ Ipswich Regent Theatre
    Sept. 14 – Birmingham, U.K. @ Symphony Hall
    Sept. 16 – Bath, U.K. @ The Forum
    Sept. 17 – Torquay, U.K. @ Princess Theatre
    Sept. 18 – Bournemouth, U.K. @ Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre
    Sept. 20 – Brighton, U.K. @ Brighton Dome Concert Hall
    Sept. 21 – Southend-on-sea, U.K. @ Cliffs Pavilion
    Sept. 23 – Manchester, U.K. @ Bridgewater Hall
    Sept. 24 – Gateshead, U.K. @ Sage Gateshead
    Sept. 25 – Glasgow, U.K. @ The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
    Sept. 27 – Edinburgh, U.K. @ Usher Hall
    Sept. 28 – York, U.K. @ York Barbican
    Sept. 30 – Leicester, U.K. @ De Montfort Hall
    Oct. 1 – Sheffield, U.K. @ City Hall
    Oct. 2 – Liverpool, U.K. @ Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
    Oct. 4 – London, U.K. @ London Palladium
    Oct. 7 – Dublin, Ireland @ 3Arena
    Oct. 9 – Nijmegen, Netherlands @ Concertgebouw de Vereeniging
    Oct. 10 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Koninklijk Theater Carré
    Oct. 14 – Bergen, Norway @ Peer Gynt Salen
    Oct. 15 – Stavanger, Norway @ Stavanger Kuppelhallen
    Oct. 16 – Oslo, Norway @ Sentrum Scene
    Oct. 18 – Göteborg, Sweden @ Lorensbergsteatern
    Oct. 20 – Turku, Finland @ Logomo
    Oct. 21 – Helsinki, Finland @ Kulttuuritalo
    Oct. 23 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Göta Lejon
    Oct. 24 – Malmö, Sweden @ Palladium
    Oct. 25 – Greve, Denmark @ Portalen
    Oct. 27 – Hamburg, Germany @ Fabrik
    Oct. 28 – Neuruppin, Germany @ Kulturkirche
    Oct. 29 – Berlin, Germany @ Admiralspalast
    Nov. 1 – Antwerp, Belgium @ De Singel
    Nov. 11 – Munich, Germany @ Prinzregententheater
    Nov.13 – Linz, Austria @ Posthof