24-02-2025
Neil Young Announces 2025 ‘Love Earth' World Tour
Neil Young and his new band, the Chrome Hearts, are hitting the road this summer for an extensive world tour in support of their upcoming LP Talkin' to the Trees. The tour kicks off June 18 in Rättvik, Sweden, and wraps up September 15 in Los Angeles, California. A 48-hour pre-sale for members of the Neil Young Archives begins February 25th. The general on-sale starts February 28.
'Music unites!' Young wrote on his official website. 'We will be there with you! Join us as we celebrate the Summer of Democracy. Old songs and new songs. Old words and new words. Long jams! We will come together this summer. The Chrome Hearts and I are ready for you! LOVE and Democracy reigns in the USA and the world.'
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Last year, Young played outdoor venues all across North America with his longtime band Crazy Horse, but the tour was called off at the halfway point. 'A couple of us really hit a wall,' he said. 'I just woke up one morning on the bus, and I said, 'I can't do this, I gotta stop.' I felt sick when I thought of going onstage. My body was telling me, 'You gotta stop.' And so I listened to my body.'
Four months after the final show, Young reemerged at Farm Aid with a new backing group, the Chrome Hearts, which includes organist Spooner Oldham, guitarist Micah Nelson, bassist Corey McCormick, and drummer Anthony LoGerfo. Later that week, they played a pair of shows at the Capitol Theater in Port Chester, New York. 'The shows were massively powerful,' wrote Rolling Stone's Rob Sheffield, 'a self-consciously ritualistic return to the road after an unexpected detour and an affirmation of how bizarrely vital he remains.'
Just a week after the Capitol Theater shows, Young and the Chrome Hearts went into Malibu, California's Shangri-La studios with producer Lou Adler and engineer John Hanlon to record Talkin' to the Trees. 'In my humble opinion, this is shaping up to be a completely unique and soulfully introspective album of songs,' Hanlon wrote in a message to fans on the Neil Young Archives, 'that run the gamut from a palette of beautiful acoustic style pastels to in-your-face loud, irreverent rock 'n roll paint splatter on the canvas in the vein of a Jackson Pollack painting.'
Leadoff Talkin' to the Trees single 'Big Change' arrived in January. It's unclear when the rest of the album will be released. In the meantime, here are the initial round of Love Earth tour dates. A press release notes that 'more dates will be added shortly.' (This list, for example, is missing the date of his Glastonbury appearance.)
Jun 18 – Rättvik, Sweden @ DalhallaJun 20 – Bergen, Norway @ Bergenhus FortressJun 22 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ TiørenJun 26 – Dublin, Ireland @ Malahide CastleJun 30- Brussels, Belgium @ Brussels Palace Open Air, Palace SquareJul 1 – Groningen, Netherlands @ Drafbaan StedparkJul 3 – Berlin, Germany @ WaldbühneJul 4 – Mönchengladbach, Germany @ SparkassenparkJul 8 – Stuttgart, Germany @ Cannstatter WasenAug 8 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music PavilionAug 10 – Richmond, VA @ Allianz Amphitheater at RiverfrontAug 13 – Detroit, MI @ Pine Knob Music TheatreAug 15- Cleveland, OH @ Blossom Music CenterAug 17 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser StageAug 21 – Gilford, NH @ BankNH PavilionAug 23 – New York, NY @ Jones BeachAug 24 – Bethel, NY @ Bethel WoodsAug 27 – Chicago, IL @ Northerly IslandSep 1 – Denver, CO @ Fiddler's Green AmphitheatreSep 5 – George, WA @ The GorgeSep 6 – Vancouver, BC @ Deer Lake ParkSep 10 – Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes AmphitheaterSep 12 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline AmphitheaterSep 15 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
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