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Neil Young Announces First Tour in Four Years

The "Costal Tour" takes place in July

Neil Young has announced his first tour in four years.

For now, the “Costal Tour,” as it’s called, sticks to the west coast. The outing begins with four nights a the 1,200-person capacity Ford Theatre in Los Angeles. He’ll then move on to larger venues, including the Santa Barbara Bowl, the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles and Berkeley, and the Hayden Homes Amphitheater in Bend, Oregon. According to a press release, more dates will be announced in the future.

The tour will pull from the more obscure reaches of Neil Young’s catalogue, highlighting songs he has yet to perform live over his six-decade career. The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer prefaced the setlist choice to patrons of the Neil Young Archives , saying, “I don’t want to come back and do the same songs again. I’ll feel like I was on some sort of carnival ride. I’d rather be doing these others songs I haven’t done… I won’t have to compare how I’m doing ‘Heart of Gold’ to [how I played it in] 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010, 2020…”

Among the songs Young intends to play are “Song X” from Mirror Ball , the 1995 album made with Pearl Jam; the Trans  outtake “If You Got Love”; and “Prime Of Life” from 1994’s Sleeps With Angels . “They’re old songs. But I wake up with them in my head every morning,” Young explained. “They are songs that apply to my life right now, and apply to everyone’s lives in this era that we’re in. Some of them were written 10, 20, 30, 40 years ago, but never really played live.”

Despite his vocal suspicion that “touring is broken” due to Ticketmaster, seats to Neil Young’s 2023 tour will go up for grabs via Ticketmaster beginning Wednesday, July 14th at 10:00 a.m. local time.

Young broke his pandemic-related live hiatus in Feburary with a surprise acoustic set to Canadian protestors, followed by an on-stage reunion with Stephen Stills  in April and duet with Willie Nelson at the latter’s 90th birthday concert. He also released an album with Crazy Horse, All Roads Lead Home , in March.

Neil Young 2023 Tour Dates: 07/01 – Los Angeles, CA @ John Anson Ford 07/02 – Los Angeles, CA @ John Anson Ford 07/04 – Los Angeles, CA @ John Anson Ford 07/05 – Los Angeles, CA @ John Anson Ford 07/07 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl 07/08 – Paso Robles, CA @ Vina Robles Amphitheatre 07/10 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre 07/11 – San Diego, CA @ The Shell 07/13 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre 07/15 – Berkeley, CA @ The Greek 07/17 – Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes Amphitheater 07/18 – Ridgefield, WA @ RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater 07/20 – Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre 07/23 – Napa, CA @ Oxbow RiverStage 07/24 – Lake Tahoe, NV @ Outdoor Arena at Harvey’s

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A wonderful event. Contributing to a charity that gives kids that aren't quite up to the average camp experience a chance to have a great time that empowers them.

Father John Misty opened the show with his quirky brand of showmanship in, according to him, a rare instance of playing solo and while the sun is up. He warmed us up with an intimate performance of several of his well known tunes.

Norah Jones was next. She led her trio through their paces , playing some of her newer stuff and hitting the spot with the very intimate crowd with her classics as well. She ended her set with a cover of Neil Youngs "Don't be Denied".

Neil was next. He strolled on unannounced picked up an acoustic guitar and began strumming a very loose and beautiful version of "Sugar Mountain". He followed that with a Buffalo Springfield era "I am a Child", very appropriate for this event. Next was seamless transition to "Comes a Time". He continued with a dozen more songs, Set list here- https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/neil-young/2019/painted-turtle-camp-lake-hughes-ca-1b9c8110.htm - all solo and acoustic either on guitar or piano, with the exception of the last song "Harvest Moon" on which he was joined by Norah and her band.

His stage setup included what was likely a tack piano and his ornate pump organ. The crowd was wanting more of Neil and since those keyboards hadn't been heard from we all were expecting an encore that might include them. It was not to be. After several minutes of clapping and hooting Neil and Nora returned for an encore of "The Losing End".

A very special day was had by all. Thanks to everyone involved.

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Neil was Neil. Laid back and phenomenally talented. He played several different guitars, each with a name, harmonica, two pianos (which he brought with him for this tour), a harpsichord, and a ukulele. It's amazing how talented this one man is.

My only exception with this concert was that there was too much obscure music played. He has such a wealth of fantastic songs that span over 4 decades and several groups, so many of which I was hoping to hear. In previous setlists from this tour, he included 3 or 4 Buffalo Springfield tunes, but did not play them on July 11. Very disappointing. So many of his greatest songs were missing.

Other than that, I would go see him again!

Saturday 11th June. The O2. Neil Young and the Promise of the Real. So while the rest of the country were experiencing the usual mixture of short lived joy and then subsequent depression of watching England in a major football tournament, the sensible money was going to the O2 to see the legend that’s Neil Young. Given the spate of musical icon deaths in recent months the decision was made to see the 70 year old Mr Young in case more tragedy descends on the music business.

Young has been energised recently by a fresh new band supporting him on this recent tour. We have seen him on a few occasions and this time there’s no big set, oversized amps or too many gimmicks. He enters dressed a peasant sowing seeds on the stage (more of that later), sits down at the piano and proceeds to produce a sublime acoustic set of twenty five minutes or so running through classic such as ‘After the Gold Rush’, ‘Heart of Gold’, ‘Needle and the Damage Done’ and from ‘Hank to Hendrix’ before he’s joined by the band.

The evening’s set was heavily drawn from two albums, ‘Harvest’ and ‘Ragged Glory’ and we were treated to some rarely played tracks such as ‘Alabama’ and 'If ‘I could have her tonight’ from his first album which he’s only played once before and that was the night before.

The theme of the night if there was one was look after the world, fuck corporate America, be good to each other and protect our valuable natural resources. After the opening acoustic set we then launch into two hours of riff tastic jamming with extended renditions of ‘Love and only Love’ and ‘Words’ clocking in at twenty minutes apiece.

What is impressive about Young is his sheer energy. The new band have revitalised him and it’s them who have to keep up with the seventy year old rocker and not the other way around. His voice is also still as strong as ever and we all join in to set closer Fuckin Up and it’s all over. Like a fine wine Neil Young is getting better and long may he keep rockin us.

Keep on hard rockin baby.

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Neil Young Kicks Off First Tour in Four Years: Video, Set List

Neil Young launched his first tour since 2019 last night (June 30) in Los Angeles.

He performed a 17-song solo acoustic set at the John Anson Ford Ampitheatre. While career-defining hits such as "Ohio" and "Heart of Gold" were played, the show focused largely on rarer songs such as "I'm the Ocean" and "On the Way Home."

You can see the complete set list and fan-shot videos from the show below.

Young had previously explained that he wanted this solo acoustic tour to focus on songs he hasn't played live. "I don't want to come back and do the same songs again," Young said [via  Rolling Stone ]. "I'll feel like I was on some sort of carnival ride. I'd rather be doing these other songs I haven't done. ... They are songs that apply to my life right now and apply to everyone's lives in this era that we're in."

Watch Neil Young Perform 'Song X'

Though Young has made a handful of one-off appearances in the last few years, he has not toured since 2019, citing  concerns  about COVID-19, environmental damage  and ticketing practices . "Concert tours are no longer fun," he lamented earlier this year . "Concert tours [are] not what they were."

But Young has also stated that he wants to make his touring process — everything from his merch to the food supplied at venues — as environmentally clean and sustainable as possible. "This is something that's very important to me, if I'm ever going to go out again," he said to The New Yorker last year. "I'm still feeling that out, but if I'm ever going to do it, I want to make sure that everything is clean."

Watch Neil Young Perform 'Heart of Gold'

Young will perform three more nights at John Anson Ford in L.A., followed by a series of shows up and down the West Coast. He's also gearing up for the Aug. 11 release of Chrome Dreams , his long-lost 1977 LP.

Neil Young June 30, 2023 Set List 1. "I'm the Ocean" (From Mirror Ball , 1995) 2. "Homefires" (From Archives Vol. II , 2020) 3. "Burned" (From Buffalo Springfield , 1966) 4. "On the Way Home" (From Last Time Around , 1968) 5. "If You Got Love" 6. "My Heart" (From Sleeps With Angels , 1994) 7. "A Dream That Can Last" (From Sleeps With Angels , 1994) 8. "Song X" (From Mirror Ball , 1995) 9. "Prime of Life" (From Sleeps With Angels , 1994) 10. "When I Hold You in My Arms" (From Are You Passionate? , 2002) 11. "Mother Earth (Natural Anthem)" (From Ragged Glory , 1990) 12. "Ohio" (Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young single, 1970) 13. "Days That Used to Be" (From Ragged Glory , 1990) 14. "Don't Forget Love" (From Barn , 2021) 15. "Heart of Gold" (From Harvest , 1972) 16. "Love Earth" (From World Record , 2022) 17. "Four Strong Winds" (Ian and Sylvia cover)

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Neil Young Announces First Tour Since 2019

Neil Young has announced a tour—his first since 2019 . Earlier this week, Young told paid subscribers of Neil Young Archives that the solo acoustic shows will feature songs that he’s never performed live before. Check out the tour dates, featuring special guest Chris Pierce, below.

“I don’t want to come back and do the same songs again,” Young said (according to Rolling Stone ). “I’ll feel like I was on some sort of carnival ride. I’d rather be doing these others songs I haven’t done…. I won’t have to compare how I’m doing ‘Heart of Gold’ to [how I played it in] 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010, 2020.”

Among the songs Young mentioned as part of the new setlist are the Pearl Jam collaboration “Song X” from 1995’s Mirror Ball , “Prime of Life” from 1994’s Sleeps With Angels , and the Trans outtake “If You Got Love.”

Young began performing at one-off appearances earlier this year, including a rally for old-growth trees and at a Willie Nelson tribute show. In 2021 and 2022 , he pulled out of Farm Aid due to concerns over the pandemic . “I am not ready for that yet. I don’t think it is safe in the pandemic,” he wrote, adding, “I miss it very much.”

In March, Young wrote a post critical of Ticketmaster and the contemporary touring industry. “It’s over. The old days are gone,” the musician wrote. “I get letters blaming me for $3,000.00 tickets for a benefit I am doing. That money does not go to me or the benefit. Artists have to worry about ripped off fans blaming them for Ticketmaster add-ons and scalpers. Concert tours are no longer fun. Concert tours not what they were.”

Young’s criticism of Ticketmaster followed his recent boycott of Spotify and his apparent subtweet of Beck’s NFL-sponsored (and Grammy-nominated ) cover of “ Old Man .”

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Neil Young has announced his first tour in 4 years. The solo acoustic 2023 dates kick off with 4 shows in Los Angeles at the John Anton Ford Theatre. The trek runs through the west coast until July 23 at the Oxbow RiverStage in Napa, California. More dates are to be revealed.

Young revealed to subscribers of the Neil Young Archives that the setlist for this run will include songs he's never performed live before.

The legendary musician's last documented performance took place on April 22, 2023 at Light Up The Blues to benefit Austin in Los Angeles, CA (see the setlist here ).

Neil Young 2023 Tour Dates:

07/01 – Los Angeles, CA @ John Anson Ford

07/02 – Los Angeles, CA @ John Anson Ford

07/04 – Los Angeles, CA @ John Anson Ford

07/05 – Los Angeles, CA @ John Anson Ford

07/07 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl

07/08 – Paso Robles, CA @ Vina Robles Amphitheatre

07/11 – San Diego, CA @ The Shell

07/13 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre

07/15 – Berkeley, CA @ The Greek

07/17 – Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes Amphitheater

07/18 – Ridgefield, WA @ RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater

07/20 – Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre

07/23 – Napa, CA @ Oxbow RiverStage

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After the gold rush, comes the tour.

Neil Young , 77, is hitting the road for the first time since 2019.

However, the former Buffalo Springfrield and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young singer will be mixing things up for his ‘Coastal Tour’ taking place exclusively in California, Oregon and Washington this July.

At all 13 upcoming acoustic gigs , the two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee will be performing songs he’s never played live before according to the Neil Young Archives .

That doesn’t mean he’s just playing new stuff — just not “Heart of Gold” which he doesn’t want audiences to compare to how he sounded singing the classic tune live in 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010 and 2020.

A few of the tracks that he is planning on including in the non-traditional set list include Pearl Jam’s “Song X” which he’s featured, 1994’s “Prime of Life” and the catchy Trans outtake “If You Got Love.”

And if you want tickets to see Daryl Hannah’s husband live right now, you can grab them as soon as today .

Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Wednesday, June 14, fans who want to ensure they have tickets ahead of time can purchase on sites like Vivid Seats before tickets are officially on sale.

Vivid Seats is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

They have a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and will be delivered before the event.

Young will be joined by special guest Chris Pierce at all shows.

Neil Young 2023 tour schedule

A complete calendar including all upcoming tour dates, venues and links to buy tickets can be found below.

Classic rockers on tour in 2023

Young isn’t the only star who took the world by storm in the ’60s and ’70s performing live again this year.

Here are just five of our favorite classic rockers you won’t want to miss live these next few months.

• Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

•  Willie Nelson

•  Robert Plant with Alison Krauss

•  Stevie Nicks

•  Graham Nash

Who else is touring in the near future? Check out our list of the 22 biggest classic rockers on tour in 2023 here to find out.

Neil Young and Crazy Horse Announce ‘Love Earth’ American Tour

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Neil Young and Crazy Horse are hitting the road for their first proper tour in ten years. It kicks off on April 24 in San Diego, California, and wraps up on May 23 in Chicago, Illinois. Ticket sales for the subscribers of The Neil Young Archives begin today. The general on-sale starts February 16.

The group is also releasing the live album FU##IN’ UP , which was recorded at concerts last year. “In the spirit it’s offered…made this for the Horse lovers,” Young said in a statement. “I can’t stop it. The horse is runnin’. What a ride we have. I don’t want to mess with the vibe. I am so happy to have this to share.”

The group was joined by guitarist Micah Nelson in 2023 when they played a couple of special shows at the Roxy in Los Angeles to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic Los Angeles club. The concerts featured complete performances of 1969’s Everybody Knows This is Nowhere and 1975’s Tonights the Night. That same lineup played a private show on November 4, 2023, for Canada Goose CEO Dani Reiss at the Rivoli in Toronto, Ontario. They performed Ragged Glory nearly in its entirety that evening.

Young stayed completely off the road from 2010 to 2022 due to Covid concerns, the longest break of his six-decade career. He re-emerged in the summer of 2023 with a solo Coastal tour that focused on neglected songs from his vast catalog.

The exact lineup of Crazy Horse taking part in the Love Earth tour has not been revealed, but Nils Lofgren will be busy much of the time touring with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. Micah Nelson will likely play in his place.

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Neil Young Announces First Tour in Four Years

The "Costal Tour" takes place in July

Neil Young has announced his first tour in four years.

For now, the “Costal Tour,” as it’s called, sticks to the west coast. The outing begins with four nights a the 1,200-person capacity Ford Theatre in Los Angeles. He’ll then move on to larger venues, including the Santa Barbara Bowl, the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles and Berkeley, and the Hayden Homes Amphitheater in Bend, Oregon. According to a press release, more dates will be announced in the future.

The tour will pull from the more obscure reaches of Neil Young’s catalogue, highlighting songs he has yet to perform live over his six-decade career. The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer prefaced the setlist choice to patrons of the Neil Young Archives , saying, “I don’t want to come back and do the same songs again. I’ll feel like I was on some sort of carnival ride. I’d rather be doing these others songs I haven’t done… I won’t have to compare how I’m doing ‘Heart of Gold’ to [how I played it in] 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010, 2020…”

Among the songs Young intends to play are “Song X” from Mirror Ball , the 1995 album made with Pearl Jam; the Trans  outtake “If You Got Love”; and “Prime Of Life” from 1994’s Sleeps With Angels . “They’re old songs. But I wake up with them in my head every morning,” Young explained. “They are songs that apply to my life right now, and apply to everyone’s lives in this era that we’re in. Some of them were written 10, 20, 30, 40 years ago, but never really played live.”

Despite his vocal suspicion that “touring is broken” due to Ticketmaster, seats to Neil Young’s 2023 tour will go up for grabs via Ticketmaster beginning Wednesday, July 14th at 10:00 a.m. local time.

Young broke his pandemic-related live hiatus in Feburary with a surprise acoustic set to Canadian protestors, followed by an on-stage reunion with Stephen Stills  in April and duet with Willie Nelson at the latter’s 90th birthday concert. He also released an album with Crazy Horse, All Roads Lead Home , in March.

Neil Young 2023 Tour Dates: 07/01 – Los Angeles, CA @ John Anson Ford 07/02 – Los Angeles, CA @ John Anson Ford 07/04 – Los Angeles, CA @ John Anson Ford 07/05 – Los Angeles, CA @ John Anson Ford 07/07 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl 07/08 – Paso Robles, CA @ Vina Robles Amphitheatre 07/10 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre 07/11 – San Diego, CA @ The Shell 07/13 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre 07/15 – Berkeley, CA @ The Greek 07/17 – Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes Amphitheater 07/18 – Ridgefield, WA @ RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater 07/20 – Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre 07/23 – Napa, CA @ Oxbow RiverStage 07/24 – Lake Tahoe, NV @ Outdoor Arena at Harvey’s

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Or, as Young put it in “Prime of Life,” one of the set’s highlights, “When I hold you in my arms, I forget what’s out there.” (Including stacked parking and mass shrieks a few hundred yards away.)

Young did lie about one thing, when he was setting expectations for the tour: He strongly implied that one song in particular would not be played. “I’d rather be doing these others songs I haven’t done,” he told fans in his website chat. “I won’t have to compare how I’m doing ‘Heart of Gold’ to 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010, 2020…” He did do “Heart of Gold,” actually, to wrap up the pre-encore portion of the show, but out of 17 songs, that was one of only three that anyone could count remotely as a hit, per se, the other two being “Ohio” and the Buffalo Springfield ‘s “On the Way Home.” (And even that last one barely dented any charts and hasn’t usually been a staple of Young concerts, despite its classic-rock-firmament status.) Young did kind of make a point of allowing that “Heart of Gold” was a sop to audience expectations this time around. When he went into his first encore number afterward, “Love Earth,” a song from a 2022 album he’d never done live before, he noted that it was unusual to bring up a song few would recognize for the climactic portion of a show — but indicated he felt he’d earned it, pointing out he’d “just played my biggest hit of all time.”

Things may feel different in the larger confines of the L.A. and Berkeley Greeks, Vina Robles Amphitheatre, Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena, etc., but at the Ford, no justifications for the obscure stuff were really needed, for fans dedicated enough to have obtained tickets to his first full show in four years by any means necessary.

“Heart of Gold” happened to fit in with the time-shifting lyrical and musical tenor, anyway, of a set in which only CSNY’s topical “Ohio” really felt a little like the odd-song-out. (If you think this is actually a complaint that “Ohio” got played, save your calls, letters and @’s.) The point is that, even without throwing in “Old Man,” Young has always liked to portray himself as a man out of time, or out of the generational space-time continuum, way older than his years back when he was on Sugar Mountain and maybe younger than that now. He has rarely gotten so specific with his lyrics, at length, that you could say very many of his songs are flagrant anthems for a boomer generation. But the setlist for this tour sure includes a lot of songs that live up to the promise he made in his online chat about doing “songs that apply to my life right now, and apply to everyone’s lives in this era that we’re in,” even though “some of them were written 10, 20, 30, 40 years ago, but never really played live.”

Young has always walked a line between valuing the “Old Ways” (he did name an album that) and resisting the fogeydom of some of his contemporaries. “Days That Used to Be” could have been the mascot song of this setlist, as it had him singing, “I wish that I could talk to you, and you could talk to me / ‘Cause there’s very few of us left, my friend, from the days that used to be.” Mind you, this was a song he released on “Ragged Glory” back in 1990, when he still had a lot more career in front of him than behind him.” If he thought there weren’t many soul survivors around 33 years ago, how does he feel about it now?

That may remain a bit of a mystery, as Young spent a lot of time in the show talking about specific instruments that have been a part of his life, and none talking about specific people. This was part of the show’s charm, of course — he’s so little prone to obvious sentiment that you take it where you get it from him. He sat down at a nine-foot Steinway he said he bought for $1,500 when he left L.A. 50 years ago, talking about how he didn’t realize till later that it had been in a fire and “if you reach down and touch it (inside), your hand turns black.” Ash-incrusted or not, “it’s a pretty good piano.” Was he done talking about the bargains in his life? Hardly! Sitting down at a pump organ for “Mother Earth (Natural Anthem)” was cause to consider that “I love playing that song on that thing. I got it in a drug store on Main Street in Redwood City for about 800 bucks. I’m a good shopper.” He even reminisced about buying a flute for $2.49 at a drug store while walking outside the studio while recording “Sleeps With Angels,” though said cheapie appeared neither on the album or in this show. As for another piano he sometimes used on stage, “I rented it in Hollywood in ’68… It’s great to see it — and it’s great to see you,” he added. Our hearts may have fluttered a bit, there in the Ford, knowing he was holding us in the same regard as one of his prized vintage keyboards.

If there were any murmurs, it wasn’t about the deep-tracks content of the show, but its length, with the set clocking in on opening night at 85 minutes. That can seem slender in comparison to classic rock figures like Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney and Elvis Costello who’ve trained boomers to expect career-encompassing shows clocking in at two-and-a-half to three-plus hours. But if you weren’t counting things on a dollars-per-minute basis, this felt just right, for what it was designed to be — not the deepest catalog dive ever, but a swim through mostly neglected tunes that speak directly to where Young feels he’s at now. Anyone who missed the memo and came to hear “Powderfinger” may not agree — nor may the fans who’d like to get all the obscurities from “Archives Vol. II” in their 10-disc entirety. But the concentrated selectivity of this limited-edition tour feels like a feature, not a flaw.

Let’s hope he gets to a Crazy Horse tour, eventually, too, the way he’d planned to before the pandemic kicked in. (You can read our review of one of the few tryout shows he did with that reconstituted band in 2018 here. ) But when he does resume full-band touring, with whatever lineup that turns out to be, many of us who are seeing these solo shows will be feeling wistful for the time we got alone with Young.

Or almost alone; Bob Rice, the guy who brought him his guitars, did a bit of playing on two songs, contributing minimal vibraphone on “My Heart” and sitting in as a second pianist on “When I Hold You in My Arms.” The latter allowed Young to sit at that Steinway for most of the song but bring up the electric guitar he had at his side for a couple of gentle solos, on a night that was otherwise far from being about guitar heroics. Pump-organ hero? Yes, definitely. And also a more lyrical pianist than he might always be given credit for, when it came to “A Dream That Can Last,” by far the most prettily ornate song of the night.

Ending with “Four Strong Winds,” a song by fellow Canuck Ian Tyson, who died this past December, by way of “Comes a Time,” Young acknowledged the fragility of this whole artist-fandom relationship: “If the good times are all gone, and I’m bound for moving on / I’ll look for you if I’m ever back this way.” We could hope he ever does come back to the Ford — or, as he warmly and jestingly referred to it, “the Podunk Coliseum.” Louis Tomlinson should be so lucky as to ever play it.

Neil Young’s Night 1 setlist:

I’m the Ocean

Burned (Buffalo Springfield song)

On the Way Home (Buffalo Springfield song)

If You Got Love

A Dream That Can Last

Prime of Life

When I Hold You in My Arms

Mother Earth (Natural Anthem)

Days That Used to Be

Don’t Forget Love

Heart of Gold

Four Strong Winds (Ian & Sylvia song)

Young’s full west coast solo tour:

Friday, June 30 – Los Angeles, CA – The Ford

Saturday, July 1 – Los Angeles, CA – The Ford

Monday, July 3 – Los Angeles, CA – The Ford

Wednesday, July 5 – Los Angeles, CA – The Ford

Friday, July 7 – Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl

Saturday July 8 –  Paso Robles, CA – Vina Robles Amphitheatre

Mon, July 10 – Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theatre

Tuesday, July 11  – San Diego, CA – The Shell

Thursday July 13 – Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theatre

Saturday, July 15 – Berkeley, CA – The Greek

Monday, July 17 – Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater

Tuesday July 18 – Ridgefield, WA – RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater

Thursday July 20  – Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre

Sunday July 23 – Napa, CA – Oxbow RiverStage

Monday July 24 – Lake Tahoe, NV – Outdoor Arena at Harvey’s

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Neil Young hits the road again with West Coast solo acoustic concert tour this summer

Neil Young is hitting the road along the west coast this summer – and apparently breaking out some little-heard classics.

The limited run of solo shows along the west coast begins July 1 with four consecutive shows in Los Angeles, a press release revealed Friday. Other stops include San Diego, then dates in Oregon and Washington, before ending in Napa, California. Singer-songwriter Chris Pierce will be a special guest during the Coastal Tour.

These will be Young's first series of live performances since before the COVID-19 pandemic. He skipped Farm Aid 2022, but in April he did perform at the Light up the Blues event in Los Angeles , a benefit for Autism Speaks held by former bandmate Stephen Stills, and at Willie Nelson's 90th birthday concert .

Young voiced hesitation to return to live shows amid the pandemic to USA TODAY in December 2021, while speaking on the release of the album "Barn" from him and Crazy Horse: "There is no post-COVID right now. We've got a whole 'welcome back' thing," Young said, who added he had no touring plans at the time. "Give me a break. This is misinformation. It is totally wrong. We are not over this. We're not anywhere near over it."

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Most of the songs Young plans to play – about 80% – will be songs he has recorded but not played live, he told fans during a Zoom call Thursday with Thrasher's Wheat , an unofficial Young fan and news site.

Tickets go on sale starting Wednesday, June 14 at 10 a.m. local time at Ticketmaster and other usual outlets. Members of the Neil Young Archives can attempt to get tickets during a presale period starting Monday, June 12.

Neil Young tour dates

• Saturday, July 1: Los Angeles, CA – The Ford
• Sunday, July 2: Los Angeles, CA – The Ford
• Tuesday, July 4: Los Angeles, CA – The Ford
• Wednesday, July 5: Los Angeles, CA – The Ford
• Friday, July 7: Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl
• Saturday July 8: Paso Robles, CA – Vina Robles Amphitheatre
• Tuesday, July 11: San Diego, CA – The Shell
• Thursday July 13: Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theatre
• Saturday, July 15: Berkeley, CA – The Greek
• Monday, July 17: Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater
• Tuesday, July 18: Ridgefield, WA – RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater
• Thursday, July 20: Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre
• Sunday, July 23: Napa, CA – Oxbow RiverStage

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Sting's Power Rock Trio To Replace Neil Young at 2024 Bourbon & Beyond Festival

Sting will make his debut on the stage of the Bourbon & Beyond festival in Louisville, KY in September when the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and 17-time Grammy-winner slips into the headlining slot just vacated by Neil Young . The fest announced on Monday (July 15) that the former Police frontman and solo star will perform with his new power rock trio, STING 3.0, on Thursday night of the four-day fest slated to take place on the Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville from September 19-22.

The trio - which features guitarist Dominic Miller and drummer Chris Maas - will top night one of this year's gathering, where they'll be joined by Beck, Matchbox Twenty, Fleet Foxes, Maren Morris, Koe Wetzel, Lyle Lovett, the Wallflowers, Arlo Parks and many more.

Young and longtime backing band Crazy Horse dropped off the roster for the sixth edition of B&B last month when the veteran group paused their Love Earth tour following an undisclosed illness within their touring party. In a statement, Young said the group's first outing in a decade had been a great experience, but when a "couple of us got sick after Detroit's Pine Knob, we had to stop," it read. "We are still not fully recovered, so sadly our great tour will have a big unplanned break." At press time no additional information was available on when, or if, the group will return to the road.

"While we will miss Neil Young at Bourbon this year, we're excited to welcome a music legend, Sting, to the Bourbon & Beyond lineup. We've been trying to bring Sting to Bourbon for you since 2018 and it's an incredible honor to have him join us for what will undoubtedly be our biggest and most unforgettable year ever," said Danny Wimmer Presents founder Danny Wimmer in a statement about Sting replacing Young.

The second night of this year's B&B will feature headliners Dave Matthews Band - along with Tedeschi Trucks Band, Black Pumas, the Head and the Heart, Melissa Etheridge and JJ Grey & Mofro - while Zach Bryan will do the honors on night three alongside Whiskey Myers, Cody Jinks, Young the Giant, Teddy Swims, Kaleo and more. Night four will be toplined by Tyler Childers, with My Morning Jacket, The National, The War on Drugs, Beach Boys, Mt. Joy and Sunny Day Real Estate performing as well.

Check out Sting announcing his addition to the B&B roster below.

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