Neil Younger has carried out numerous deep cuts at a current gig, together with the primary efficiency of ‘My Boy’ in over 4 a long time.
Final week (Could 23), Younger carried out a profit gig on the Lakefield Faculty Faculty in Ontario, marking his first full-length present of the yr. Through the live performance, he carried out a number of deep cuts that hadn’t been performed in entrance of a dwell viewers in quite a few years.
One of many highlights of his present was his efficiency of ‘My Boy’ for the primary time since 1983. For the efficiency, he picked up the banjo for his loving ode to his eldest son Zeke: “Why are you growin’ up so quick / My boy? / Oh, you’d higher take your time / Why are you growin’ up so quick my son?” – take a look at a clip of the efficiency right here.
Elsewhere throughout the gig, he additionally performed rarities like ‘Love/Artwork Blues’ for the primary time since 2008, in addition to the Crosby, Stills, Nash & Younger deep lower ‘Identify Of Love’ for the primary time in 11 years.
Simply hours earlier than taking the stage, Younger teased the dwell return of ‘My Boy’, sharing a blogpost on his Neil Younger Archives web site together with an image of himself along with his father and a younger Zeke: “Working towards for Lakefield, I used to be enjoying ‘My Boy,’ excited about my very own dad. I knew he will need to have heard this track. My dad was an awesome man and Zeke is a superb son. I believe ‘My Boy’ is my favourite recording of all those I’ve carried out.”
In different information, Younger not too long ago introduced extra help acts for his headline present at London’s BST Hyde Park 2025. The legendary Canadian artist will return to the capital on July 11, as a part of his ‘Love Earth’ world tour with the Chrome Hearts. It’ll comply with Younger’s bill-topping set at Glastonbury Pageant subsequent month.
Younger is headlining this yr’s version of the London live performance sequence together with Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Rodrigo, Stevie Surprise, Zach Bryan, Noah Kahan and Jeff Lynne’s ELO. You’ll be able to discover any remaining tickets right here.
Neil Younger & The Chrome Hearts have introduced additional upcoming tour dates in Eire, mainland Europe and North America. The musician had beforehand teased the dates on-line, writing: “We are going to come collectively this summer season.”
He not too long ago introduced his first album with the Chrome Hearts, ‘Talkin To The Timber’, which arrives on June 13 through Reprise Data. Pre-order/pre-save right here. Younger and his new band have additionally shared a politically-charged single known as ‘Let’s Roll Once more’, in addition to the document’s title monitor. These adopted on from the earlier track ‘Large Change’.
Younger was confirmed as the primary headliner for Glastonbury 2025 in early January, after he initially pulled out of the pageant as a consequence of it being “a company turn-off”, owing to its partnership with the BBC. He first headlined Glastonbury Pageant again in 2009 alongside Bruce Springsteen and Blur.
In different information, Younger has known as out Donald Trump following the US President’s current on-line assaults on Bruce Springsteen and different musicians.