TV and radio work associated with the re-issue of the American Pie album on June 24th:

June 24th
7am-10.00am Live with Regis and Kelly
Don will perform 2 songs and will be interviewed

June 24
11am - 11.30am
Westwood Radio One. Syndicated to 2000 radio stations across the country. Interview.

4pm - 6pm
Hard Rock Cafe Ceremony, NY City.
This event will be heavily publicized across the city and is likely to be covered by numerous print and elctronic outlets. Don will be signing CDs of the re-issue of American Pie.

7 - 7.30pm,
CNN Headline News. Broadcast around the world.

June 25
7.00am - 9.00amm
Canada AM. Don will perform two songs and will be interviewed.

9.30 -11.30
VH1 Radio Tour - taped and live radio interviews across the country

2 - 4pm
VH1 Classic Television
Perform 3 songs and interview. Will air heavily on rotation for approx 3 weeks.

June 26
8.00- 10.00
ABC Radio Tour. Interview for 3000 radio stations across the country.

2 -2.30
AP Radio Interview - 30 min interview with Margie Szaroleta. 5000 broadcast outlets and 1000 websites around the world.

Weekend of July 4th

CBS Sunday Morning

Please note not all these timed events are live. This is Don's schedule, not the radio station's schedule.

Such has been the success of the current British tour, plans have been made for Don to return in October 2004 for 6 dates with appearances at major venues in London, Birmingham, Liverpool, Glasgow, Belfast and Dublin.

Visit the 2003 British tour page to read over 50 fan reviews:

http://www.americanpie.com/americanpie/uk2003.asp

MAY
13 London Hippodrome, London - Web - cancelled
14 Assembly Rooms, Derby -Web
16 Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow -Web
17 Nidd Hall, Harrogate -Web
18 Assembly Rooms, Tunbridge Wells -Web
19 Pavilion, Plymouth -Web
20 Chicago Rocks, Northampton -Web
21 The Jam House, Birmingham - Web
22 Usher Hall, Edinburgh - Web
23 Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool -Web
25 De Montfort Hall, Leicester -Web
27 City Hall, Newcastle Upon Tyne -Web
28 North Wales Theatre, Llandudno -Web

Don McLean's new studio album of children's music has been released:

The current TV campaign for 'Legendary Songs of Don McLean' will continue for three more weeks.

EMI may release a box set consisting of the 6 United Artists Albums and possibly other material too.

EMI will release the a double CD, including the 2 Christmas albums (+ 2 bonus tracks), at Christmas.

 The CBS show 'Sunday Morning' are producing a biographical feature on Don. They plan to shoot concert footage during the UK tour as part of this.

EMI will be re-releasing the American Pie album this year. The '30th' anniversary version will include Aftermath and Mother Nature (from the AP sessions), liner notes, comments from Don on each song, and new photos. The original master tape will be used to provide the best sound quality modern technology can offer.

Tentative release date of late June 2003.

Don McLean's new TV advertised greatest hits compilation will be released in the USA on March. Advance orders for the 'Legendary Songs of Don Mclean' can be placed at amazon.com now:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00008NG8W/donmcleanonline