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Bruce Springsteen performed Neil Young's 'Rockin' in the Free World' with Dave Grohl at the Power to the People Festival in Columbia, Maryland, marking the first live performance of the song since 2004. The event, organized by Tom Morello, combined rock performances with voter registration drives ahead of the midterm elections.
Pitchfork’s review praises Neil Young’s 50th album Second Song for its hypnotic, atmosphere-first approach with The Chrome Hearts; the long, rambling tracks prioritize mood over traditional songcraft, highlighted by the nine-minute Soon I Might Be Going and the B-side re-recordings of early-era songs, resulting in a reflective, meditative experience rather than hit-ready tunes.
Neil Young made a surprise Vancouver appearance at David Suzuki’s 90th birthday benefit, performing “After the Gold Rush” and “Heart of Gold” — his first live set of 2026 since canceling European dates.
Largely stepping away from Hollywood, Daryl Hannah splits time between California and a 1,000‑acre Colorado ranch she bought in the 1990s that she turned into a wildlife refuge and creative retreat. The property, which inspired Neil Young’s Colorado and hosts a rebuilt 1850 barn now used as a recording studio for Crazy Horse, stands alongside her Canadian retreat with Young. Their Malibu home was lost in the 2018 Woolsey Fire, but the couple maintain several properties and continue to pursue environmental advocacy and art away from the public eye.
Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts have canceled their entire 2026 European tour, including seven UK and Ireland shows, saying they’re taking a break with no further explanation.
Neil Young, 80, has cancelled his Chrome Hearts European tour, saying he needs to take a break and will not be touring Europe this time. The dates were set to begin June 27 at the Eden Project in Cornwall and include UK stops in Manchester, Chelmsford, Glasgow, and Cardiff, with further European shows listed.
Neil Young has cancelled his upcoming UK and Europe tour with The Chrome Hearts, including a Cork date in July, saying on his website that he is taking a break and that this is not the time to tour.
Neil Young has canceled all 2026 dates with the Chrome Hearts, including the Europe leg (June 19 in Manchester through July 26 in Udine) with Elvis Costello and the Imposters set to open on select dates. He announced the break on the Neil Young Archives, thanking fans and noting that, while he loves performing live, this isn’t the right time to tour.
Neil Young offers Greenland residents a year of free access to his music and archives via the Neil Young Archives, in a peace-and-love gesture amid tensions with the US, while also removing his music from Amazon Music to protest Jeff Bezos’s support for Donald Trump; he has a history of platform boycotts and urges fans to buy physical copies or use alternative streaming options, with a European summer tour announced.
Neil Young announced that Greenland’s 56,500 residents will receive a free year of access to NeilYoungArchives.com, renewable as long as they remain in Greenland, after he pulled his music from Amazon. In a post, he says the gift should let Greenlanders enjoy his music in high quality and hopes others will follow suit, while reiterating his anti‑Amazon stance and past criticisms of Jeff Bezos and the Trump administration.
Neil Young has reasserted his boycott of Amazon Music, stating his catalog will not be on Amazon while Jeff Bezos owns the platform and urging fans to buy locally or from independent services. He also announced gifting Greenland residents a free year of access to neilyoungarchives.com, offering all 62 years of his music to hear there, in a peace-and-love gesture amid reports of political tensions tied to Trump’s threats to seize Greenland.
Neil Young pledged to remove his music from Amazon and has now donated his complete catalog (and a vast archive of live material) to Greenland for free, inviting residents to sign up at NeilYoungArchives.com/Greenland. He frames the move as a peace gesture amid political tensions and urges support for independent, local music and journalism over mainstream outlets.
Rock icon Neil Young published a critical editorial about Donald Trump on his Neil Young Archives site, declaring that the USA is a disaster and that Trump is destroying America bit by bit. He accuses Trump of dividing the country and urges a peaceful, mass rise to demand his removal, while online responses are mixed—some praising his message and urging action, others mocking or dismissing his opinions.
Neil Young publicly criticized Donald Trump, blaming him for damaging America and urging people to rise peacefully against his administration's actions, especially following a controversial shooting incident involving ICE.
Neil Young has strongly criticized Donald Trump for damaging America, calling for peaceful mass protests to oppose his regime and highlighting issues like division, violence, and corruption under Trump's leadership.