Neil Young has introduced a tour—his first since 2019. Earlier this week, Younger instructed paid subscribers of Neil Younger Archives that the solo acoustic reveals will function songs that he’s by no means carried out stay earlier than. Try the tour dates, that includes particular visitor Chris Pierce, under.
“I don’t wish to come again and do the identical songs once more,” Younger stated (based on Rolling Stone). “I’ll really feel like I used to be on some type of carnival experience. I’d quite be doing these others songs I haven’t executed…. I gained’t have to match how I’m doing ‘Coronary heart of Gold’ to [how I played it in] 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010, 2020.”
Among the many songs Younger talked about as a part of the brand new setlist are the Pearl Jam collaboration “Music X” from 1995’s Mirror Ball, “Prime of Life” from 1994’s Sleeps With Angels, and the Trans outtake “If You Received Love.”
Younger started acting at one-off appearances earlier this 12 months, together with a rally for old-growth trees and at a Willie Nelson tribute present. In 2021 and 2022, he pulled out of Farm Support as a consequence of issues over the pandemic. “I’m not prepared for that but. I don’t suppose it’s secure within the pandemic,” he wrote, including, “I miss it very a lot.”
In March, Younger wrote a post critical of Ticketmaster and the modern touring business. “It’s over. The previous days are gone,” the musician wrote. “I get letters blaming me for $3,000.00 tickets for a profit I’m doing. That cash doesn’t go to me or the profit. Artists have to fret about ripped off followers blaming them for Ticketmaster add-ons and scalpers. Live performance excursions are not enjoyable. Live performance excursions not what they have been.”
Younger’s criticism of Ticketmaster adopted his current boycott of Spotify and his obvious subtweet of Beck’s NFL-sponsored (and Grammy-nominated) cowl of “Old Man.”
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07-01 Los Angeles, CA – John Anson Ford
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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 Properties Amphitheater
07-18 Ridgefield, WA – RV Inn Model Resorts Amphitheater
07-20 Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre
07-23 Napa, CA – Oxbow RiverStage
