Old Folkie rocker Neil Young has not toured since before the Covid pandemic broke out; but all that is changing next month when he embarks on a solo acoustic tour that will see him performing songs that he has never performed live.  Young has invited Chris Pierce as his special guest on the tour.

Speaking on the tour, Young said, “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 other 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.”  A few of the songs that Young has mentioned by name that he wants to perform are: “Song X”, “Prime of Life”, and “If You Got Love”.

Young has most recently been in the news for his boycotting of Spotify and a post that was critical of Ticketmaster and touring where he said, “it’s over. The old days are gone.  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.”

Neil Young tour dates:
July 1, 2, 4, & 5 at John Anson Ford in Los Angeles, CA
July 7 at the Santa Barbara Bowl in Santa Barbara, CA
July 8 at the Vina Robles Amphitheatre in Paso Robles, CA
July 11 at The Shell in San Diego, CA
July 13 at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, CA
July 15 at The Greek in Berkeley, CA
July 17 at the Hayden Home Amphitheater in Bend, OR
July 18 at the RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater in Ridgefield, WA
July 20 at the White Ricer Amphitheatre in Auburn, WA
July 23 at the Oxbow River Stage in Napa, CA