NEIL YOUNG & THE CHROME HEARTSNeil Young and The Chrome Hearts have announced the next UK and European leg of the Love Earth World Tour, kicking off June 19 in Manchester and wrapping up July 16 in Codroipo, Italy. WILD PINKWild Pink will be on tour in early January with most shows opened by Dead Gowns. Stops include a number of Canadian cities, New Haven, NYC ( Lincoln Center on 1/30, free show), Philly, Baltimore, DC, Kingston ( Tubby's on 2/5), and more.
With no lyrics, the nearly silent clip is set to a guitar instrumental that recalls his 2003 Crazy Horse track "Be the Rain." The video opens with coverage of the White House's East Wing demolition during the government shutdown before flashing a banner that reads, "The 1% ruins the world." It then cuts to footage of Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk on stage before displaying a tweet that reads, "The oligarchs gather & so starts the looting of America."
It has yet to be revealed if Young is just pulling his music from the Amazon Music streaming platform, or if he'll be removing his physical products from the store as well. Of course, this isn't the first time Young has pulled his music from a platform. It was back in 2022 when he demanded that his music be removed from Spotify over misinformation about vaccines spread on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast.
"We're honored to welcome Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts, Beck, and Lana Del Rey to Harvest Moon this year," said April Tani, Executive Director of The Painted Turtle. "This gathering, where music, nature, and purpose come together, is a powerful celebration of hope and community. It's an opportunity for all of us to support two extraordinary organizations making a real difference in children's lives."
The jeans. The flannel shirt. The silvery mutton chops peeking out from beneath a weather-beaten train engineer's cap. Neil Young had dressed perfectly for the part of Neil Young on Monday night at the Hollywood Bowl, and he'd brought just the right songs too, among them "Harvest Moon," "Ohio," "Only Love Can Break Your Heart," "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)," both "Southern Man" and "Old Man," as well as "Cowgirl in the Sand," the last of which he punctuated by telling the audience that he'd first played the hillside amphitheater with Buffalo Springfield in 1966.
They tried every trick in the book to mess him up, and made him keep coming back to be re-interviewed and re-interviewed. It's ridiculous [because] he's been living in America and paying taxes here since he was in his 20s.