Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Last News

Neil Young has performed ‘Pardon My Heart’ for the first time in 50 years. Check it out below.On Christmas day, Young shared a clip of him performing ‘Silver and Gold’ for the first time in almost 20 years. As the video cut off at the end, he could be heard saying: “Is that our first fireside session?”Now, he’s shared a second “fireside” session via his website.

Neil Young has said that he has decided to pull out of Glastonbury 2025 as he feels it has become “a corporate turn-off”.The festival returns to Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset from June 25 this year, but no acts have been confirmed for the line-up so far – apart from Rod Stewart, who will play the Sunday afternoon Legends Slot.A number of high-profile names have been speculated upon as possible headliners, with Young among them, and now it appears that the rock legend has confirmed that he had provisionally agreed to be on the bill, only to later change his mind.Writing on his website Neil Young Archives on Tuesday (December 31), he said: “The Chrome Hearts and I were looking forward to playing Glastonbury, one of my all time favorite outdoor gigs. We were told that BBC was now a partner in Glastonbury and wanted us to do a lot of things in a way we were not interested in.”“It seems Glastonbury is now under corporate control and is not the way I remember it being,” he continued.

Neil Young has shared details of a limited edition of his classic album ‘On The Beach’ to celebrate its 50th anniversary.Set to arrive on November 8 via Reprise, the new version of the 1974 album will come exclusively on a limited edition clear vinyl. It’ll be available via the Neil Young Archives, as well as standard music retailers – pre-order it here.Arriving back in the mid-70s, ‘On The Beach’ came as the follow-up to Young’s chart-topping ‘Harvest’ album, which was shared two years earlier, and it marked the second entry in his ‘Ditch Trilogy’.It featured collaborations from The Band’s Rick Danko and Levon Helm, Crazy Horse’s Billy Talbot and Ralph Molina and his longtime CSNY collaborators Graham Nash and David Crosby.“This was Young at his most adventurous, and pointed to several new musical directions for him, yet to be defined,” reads a press release, recalling how ‘On The Beach’ saw the singer-songwriter hit a new milestone in his career.“The level of expansion of ‘On The Beach’ became a mark in the sand for how Young’s future would grow. The new musicians he was recording with was a path the man would follow the rest of his life, and the subject matter of the songs opened up new vistas which would stay open to the present day,” it added.

Neil Young has performed the elusive 1977 song ‘Hey Babe’ live for the first time ever – watch fan-shot footage of the debut performance below.In 1977, Young wrote and released ‘Hey Babe’ along with Crazy Horse, Linda Ronstadt and Nicolette Larson as part of his eighth studio album ‘American Stars ‘N Bars’. For the 47 years since its release, the song was just one of two tracks off the record that had never been performed live, alongside ‘Will To Love’.While performing at the Capitol Theater in Port Chester, New York on September 24, Young surprised fans by performing the song for the first time ever, just six songs into his setlist.Watch footage of ‘Hey Babe’ below.Last month, Young finally commented on his recently axed Crazy Horse tour dates, explaining that it was due to an undisclosed illness.“My body was telling me, ‘You gotta stop.’ So I listened to my body.

Neil Young has finally commented on the recent Crazy Horse tour cancellation – see what he had to say below.In late June, Young and the band took to his Neil Young Archives website to announce the cancellation of their remaining shows. The blog post shared revealed that a couple of band members fell ill following their gig at Detroit’s Pine Knob and would have to take “a big unplanned break.”In a recent Zoom conference call for his Neil Young Archives followers – captured via video on Reddit, Young addressed the cancellations, recapping how he felt before and during most of the shows that were played: “I was doing great and we were moving right along. Everybody’s loving the shows.

Neil Young & Crazy Horse have announced that they will be returning to the stage following the unexpected cancellation of their tour.Last month, Young and the band took to his Neil Young Archives website to announce the cancellation of their remaining shows. The blog post shared revealed that a couple of band members fell ill following their gig at Detroit’s Pine Knob and would have to take “a big unplanned break.”Now, the ‘Rockin’ In The Free World’ singer has shared that he will be returning to the stage this September.

Neil Young & Crazy Horse have announced a “big unexpected break” from their ongoing tour due to illness in the band.Last night (June 26), Young and the band took his Neil Young Archives website to announce the cancellation of their remaining shows, writing: “The ‘Love Earth’ tour has been a great experience for us so far. GREAT AUDIENCES AND MUSIC. WE HAVE HAD A BLAST! When a couple of us got sick after Detroit’s Pine Knob, we had to stop.

Neil Young & Crazy Horse have announced an upcoming archival album, ‘Early Daze’.This past weekend, Neil Young took to his Neil Young Archives website to announce the upcoming record, which was recorded in 1969 with Crazy Horse. The album is due to arrive on June 28 via Reprise Records, and is now available for pre-order.‘Early Daze’, per the Neil Young Archives, “showcases the band’s unique style at the end of the 1960s, capturing the essence of their live performances and their contribution to the evolution of rock & roll.”‘Early Daze’ will comprise 10 songs, including a total of six unreleased tunes from Crazy Horse’s early line-up of guitarist Danny Whitten, drummer Ralph Molina, bassist Billy Talbot, keyboardist Jack Nitzsche and Young.Songs like ‘Everbody’s Alone’, ‘Cinnamon Girl’ and ‘Birds’ will receive releases with different mixes.A post shared by Neil Young Archives (@neilyoungarchives)‘Early Daze’ will be available on CD, digital and vinyl formats.

Neil Young has revealed that he has uncovered the “lost verses” from the 1975 song ‘Cortez The Killer’, and that he’s considering playing them during his upcoming tour with Crazy Horse.According to a Rolling Stone report, Neil Young recently hosted a Zoom session with a handful of fans who are subscribed to his official website. During this call, Young revealed that he had recently found “the other verses” from ‘Cortez The Killer’ that were either cut from the song, or lost due to technical difficulties while recording the track.He also teased performing them, though nothing is set in stone just yet: “Just a couple of days ago, I found the other verses.

Neil Young and Crazy Horse have announced their first tour together in a decade and shared details of their new album.The celebrated folk rock band will reunite to play the upcoming ‘Love Earth’ tour this year, which will commence in April. Kicking off with two stops in San Diego, Neil Young and Crazy Horse will visit Arizona, Georgia, New York, Toronto and more, where they will finish the tour in Chicago.Presale is currently active with the Neil Young Archives, whilst general sale will begin this Friday (February 16) at 10am ET here.

Neil Young and Crazy Horse‘s Ralph Molina, Billy Talbot and Nils Lofgren have announced a new album.The quartet are set to release the album, titled ‘All Roads Lead Home’, under the moniker Molina, Talbot, Lofgren and Young. It is set to drop on March 31 via Reprise.The 10-track album, which contains songs written by all four members, began life as a pandemic project for the members of Crazy Horse. Young was brought on board later, his sole writing credit being a live solo version of ‘Song Of The Seasons’, from the 2021 Crazy Horse album ‘Barn’, which came together concurrently with this project.The other members of Crazy Horse wrote three songs each with different musicians for the project.The quartet have also shared the first taste of the album in the form of the Lofgren-written song ‘You Will Never Know’.

Neil Young has announced ‘World Record’, a new album the singer created with his band Crazy Horse.The 10-song album will be released on November 18, and was produced by Rick Rubin at his Shangri-La studios in Malibu. The same studio was previously used by Young to record his 2016 album, ‘Peace Trail’.

Neil Young and Crazy Horse have shared a first preview of their upcoming album ‘Toast’ – listen to ‘Timberline’ below.The album was originally recorded by Young and the band in 2001 before being shelved. It was then finally announced for a July 8 release date earlier this year.Young revealed his plans to drop ‘Toast’ – named for the San Francisco studio in which it was minted – in a post shared to his blog, the Neil Young Archives. Though that post has since been deleted, ‘Toast’ is locked in for release on Friday (July 8) via Reprise.

Neil Young has announced the imminent release of ‘Toast’, a previously shelved album he recorded with Crazy Horse all the way back in 2001.Young revealed his plans to drop ‘Toast’ – named for the San Francisco studio in which it was minted – in a post shared to his blog, the Neil Young Archives, on Thursday (May 26). Though that post has since been deleted, ‘Toast’ is locked in for release on July 8 via Reprise. CD and vinyl pre-orders are available from Young’s webstore, The Greedy Hand, with a sell describing the record as “heavy and distressed, brimming with electrifying tension”.The news came alongside a track from the record titled ‘Standing In The Light Of Love’ – a rough and raw, barn-stomping rock’n’roll tune.

Neil Young has announced the fourth instalment in his ‘Official Release Series’ anthology, comprising three classic albums from the 1980s – one of his own, and two collaborative efforts – as well as a rare EP that was only ever sold in Australia and Japan.‘Official Release Series Volume 4’ is set for release on April 29 via Reprise. In addition to Young’s 1980 solo album ‘Hawks & Doves’, the box set includes his fifth album with Crazy Horse (1981’s ‘Re•ac•tor’) and his debut effort with The Bluenotes (1988’s ‘This Note’s For You’).It also marks the first time many fans will be able to hear the EP ‘Eldorado’, which was initially released in Australia and Japan in 1989.

Crazy Horse and E Street Band guitarist Nils Lofgren is the latest artist to announce he’s removing his music from Spotify in support of Neil Young.In a post shared to the Neil Young Archives yesterday (January 29), Lofgren expressed his solidarity with Young, actress Daryl Hannah and the doctors, scientists and nurses who have called out “Spotify for promoting lies and misinformation that are hurting and killing people”.“When these heroic women and men, who’ve spent their lives healing and saving ours, cry out for help you don’t turn your back on them for money and power. You listen and stand with them,” he wrote.“As I write this letter, we’ve now gotten the last 27 years of my music taken off Spotify.

Neil Young and Crazy Horse’s latest album, ‘Barn’ – check it out below.The new documentary, which is also named Barn, has been directed by Daryl Hannah and shows the group as they worked on the album together in an old, 19th century log barn.A press release states: “It captures Neil and the Horse in an organic way, their easy irreverent humour, their brotherhood, and of course their music, as it was created.”It adds: “Barnintentionally lingers on single shots for entire songs, showing there are no tricks, revealing the raw, organic and spontaneous process of the music bursting to life from unexpected moments.“Exquisite changes of light and weather dance in the remote meadow where the barn sits, adding a sweet, mystical magic as the music thumps, reverberates and echoes. The film is infused with the gratitude and joy that permeated the whole experience.” Reviewing the album ‘Barn’, NME said: “As Young wrote in his 2012 memoir Waging Heavy Peace: ‘There is a big wind blowing today and I’m part of it.

Neil Young & Crazy Horse have shared a brand new track, ‘Heading West’ – listen below.Taken from their upcoming new album ‘Barn’, the latest preview is a nostalgic look back at Young’s childhood and his move from Ontario to Winnipeg after his parents got divorced.“What a great ride with the Horse on this one!” Young said of the track on the Neil Young Archives. “[Guitar tech] Larry Cragg had my guitar sounding so alive…My mom and I travelled across the country together, heading west.

Neil Young & Crazy Horse have announced the release of a new album called ‘Barn’.Set to arrive on December 10, the follow-up to 2019’s ‘Colorado’ comes after Young teased its arrival back in June, saying that “the Horse is back in the barn, shaking off the rust”.“We are so happy to be back in the barn, a barn built to replicate the 1850s barn that had collapsed in exactly the same place, high in the mountains of Colorado,” Young said.