Don McLean announces ‘American Pie’ 50th anniversary world tour

Don McLean says having asthma saved him from 'drinking himself to death'. The American Pie musician - who missed a lot of school due to the respiratory illness - has claimed the education system 'knocks' the creativity out of children, and he thinks in another life he would have struggled being 'a really boring person at a bank'.

The man behind “American Pie” might’ve ended up in a much worse place if not for his asthma.

Don McLean has said that he probably would have “drank himself to death” if it weren’t for having asthma as a child.Speaking in a new interview, the ‘American Pie’ hitmaker discussed the longevity of his 1971 classic – which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year – and how things could have been very different for him had it not been for a childhood ailment that kept him out of school.“Children are all naturally creative – until school knocks it out of them,” he told The i.

American Dad! has been renewed for two more seasons, which will take the animated series through to the end of its 19th season.The long-running show first began airing on Fox in 2005 until it was cancelled due to low ratings in 2014. It was then picked up by TBS, where it is still broadcast today.The two new seasons were announced ahead of the premiere of season 17 on January 24, 2022.

In the ever-growing list of awards shows, American Cinematheque is throwing its clout behind a new one they call Tribute To The Crafts, an in-person celebration of the artisans behind the scenes who don’t get nearly the attention during the season that their above-the-line colleagues seem to. The ceremony, which will try to rectify this oversight,  will take place on Wednesday January 26, 2022 at the Cinematheque’s Aero Theatre in Santa Monica.

Freddie Gibbs has announced the Space Rabbit Tour, a 2022 North American trek with support from Zack Fox, MIKE, and redveil. The tour kicks off at San Francisco's Regency Ballroom on April 14 and wraps up at Vancouver's Commodore on June 3, with 20 more shows along the way.

Ryan Reynolds’ latest collaboration has him dreaming of drifting away at sea.

The Darkness have unveiled details of an extensive North American tour in 2022.The group will head out to the US next spring on a 34-date run which kicks off in San Diego in March and concludes in Boston in April.

Squid have announced a 10-date run of North American tour dates, marking their second slate of shows on US soil since the release of their recent debut album, ‘Bright Green Field’.The stint will kick off on Tuesday March 8 at Seattle venue The Crocodile, before the band make their Canadian debut the following night.

American Football have joined the likes of Miley Cyrus, Inhaler, Perfume Genius and Kelly Clarkson as the latest act to cover Mazzy Star’s 1993 classic ‘Fade Into You’.The song initially appeared on Mazzy Star’s second album, ‘So Tonight That I Might See’, and was issued as a single in April of 1994. American Football’s cover hones in on the track’s dreaminess, twining gentle, honeyed acoustic plucks with swelling atmospherics and subtle, yet poignant horns.

Jack White has announced two London shows as part of his 2022 world tour – find all the details below.The former White Stripes frontman announced two new albums – ‘Fear Of The Dawn’ (out April 8) and ‘Entering Heaven Alive’ (July 22) – last month, having returned with the single ‘Taking Me Back’ in October.Today (December 10) White confirmed an extensive run of headline shows in support of the double record release, dubbed ‘The Supply Chain Issue Tour’.He’ll begin with a string of North American

Boxing legend Tyson Fury took to the stage in Glasgow's Royal Concert Hall to celebrate his recent heavyweight world title defence against Deontay Wilder.

Welcome To Wrexham featuring Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.The series will follow the two actor’s acquisition of Wrexham AFC in 2020, as they learn the ropes of what it takes to own a football club.As shown in a new trailer, which mocks up a Welsh version of the It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia cast, Welcome To Wrexham will be released in 2022 on US network FX.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLive Nation Entertainment, the world’s largest live-entertainment company, has closed its long-in-the works acquisition of a 51% controlling interest in OCESA Entretenimiento, a leading promoter in Latin America. The aggregate purchase price was MXN $8,835 million (around U.S.

Scandinavia may well lead this year’s Best International Feature Film field at the Oscars, which begins shortlist voting on Friday, with a slate that includes favorites such as Denmark’s “Flee,” Finland’s “Compartment No.

The Haim sisters are heading out for a North American tour!

Olivia Rodrigo has announced a tour of the UK, Europe and North America for 2022 – see dates below.The shows, which come in support of the singer’s debut album ‘Sour’, will be her first headline tour dates, and will run from April to July next year.Supporting Rodrigo on select dates of the tour, which starts in North America in April before heading to Europe in June and ending in the UK in July, will be Gracie Abrams, Holly Humberstone and Baby Queen.A The Verified Fan pre-sale is currently open