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Neil Young and Crazy Horse have cancelled the rest of their tour– for now.
(I’m so glad I got to see them back in May.)
The reason? They say some of members of the group are ill. Is it COVID? Sounds like it. They got sick at Detroit’s Pine Knob. “Health is Number 1,” the announcement emphasizes.
Neil is almost 79 years old, his Crazy Horse bandmates look pretty aged on stage. The only young guy is Micah Nelson, son of Willie, who may be off to join brother Lukas on Outlaw Music Festival tour. Lukas’s band is subbing for dad, Willie, 91, who’s ailing and off the road.
The conspiracy theorist in me thinks maybe all of this has something to do with Willie’s situation. Let’s hope not. Let’s pray everyone gets better fast.
The cancellation will be a disappointment since most of those July dates are in Canada, where Neil is a national icon. But he’ll be back. The show I saw in May was brilliant.
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