Neil Young announces Burnaby concert: What you should know

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Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts bring the Love Earth world tour to Burnaby this Fall.

The tour kicks off in Rätivik, Sweden, beginning European and U.K. dates. The North American leg of the tour begins in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Aug. 8 and concludes in Los Angeles on Sept. 15.

Young’s new band is the Chrome Hearts and features some legends and newcomers in its ranks. Farfisa organist Spooner Oldham has a resume that reaches back to his days as part of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section where he performed on such classics as Wilson Pickett’s Mustang Sally, Percy Sledge’s When a Man Loves a Woman and many others. Guitarist Micah Nelson is the son of outlaw legend Willie Nelson. Corey McCormick, bass and vocals, and drummer Anthony LoGerfo both play in Lukas Nelson’s band Promise of the Real.

Young is partnering with Farm Aid, a charity he co-founded in 1985, to bring HOMEGROWN Concessions to the tour. HOMEGROWN Concessions purchases sustainably farmed food purchased at a fair price and served on compostable dishes to music venues.

In 2019, Young played a solo show at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre with Elvis Costello in the opening spot. The Vancouver Sun review noted: No doubt about it, Young is a master of the solo performance. His acoustic guitar playing is dramatic, with perfectly placed percussive slaps, reverberant picking and a fluidity that flows right along with his lyrical hooks. The pauses and muted chording in Old Man were riveting. And the audience singalong was pretty happening too.”

Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts play Sept. 6 at Deer Lake Park in Burnaby.

The only other Canadian date on the Love Earth tour is Aug. 17 in Toronto. He had performed an earlier date on the tour, which was postponed for health reasons, in May 2024.

Tickets are on sale Feb. 28, 10 a.m. at livenation.com 

No opening acts have been announced for any of the tour dates yet. It is entirely possible that Young will play an extra long career-spanning set.

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