Neil Young Concert Reviews

Greendale @ Radio City Music Hall, New York City, March 18, 2004

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Release "Time Fades Away"

A collection of Neil Young concert reviews over the years. Bridge Concerts, Crazy Horse and Solo Acoustic shows are reviewed.

2010 U.S. Spring Solo Tour


Neil Young "Twisted Road"
Concert Tour Spring 2010

2009 Europe Summer Tour

• Europe Concert Tour Summer 2009 Concert Reviews

  2009 Canada - U.S.

• Canada-U.S. Spring 2009 Concert Tour & Reviews

  2009 Australia & New Zealand

• 2009 Australia & New Zealand Tour Concert Reports
  

  2008 North America Fall Tour

• 2008 North America Fall Tour Concert Reports

  2008 Europe Summer Tour

• 2008 Europe Summer Tour Concert Reports

  2008 Europe Winter Tour

• 2008 Europe Winter Tour Concert Reports

  2007 US/Canada Fall Tour

• Continental Tour Concert Reports

  2006 Freedom of Speech: Crosby Stills Nash & Young Tour

• Freedom of Speech: Crosby Stills Nash & Young Tour

  Prairie Wind 2005

• Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium concert review from August 18-19, 2005: "A Prairie Wind Blows Through Nashville" by a fan named Karen Schwarz.

  More on Neil Young's new "Prairie Wind" CD and reviews of the Ryman concerts.

  Greendale Tour 2004

• 2004 Greendale Concerts

  Greendale Tour 2003

• Australia
• Japan and Hong Kong
• North America
• Europe

Bridge School Benefit Concert Reviews

A Collection of Bridge School Benefit Concert Reviews over the years

Pre-2003

• CSNY Opens Tour With Long, Strong Show - Launch News @ Yahoo - Detroit, MI, 2/7/02
• Young's still the master - 06/15/2001 - Scottish Daily Record
• Santa Barbara, 28 September 2000 - Wilson & Alvin's Concert Reviews
• Desert Sky Pavilion, Phoenix, Arizona 9/24/2000 - Epinions.com
09-24-2000, Desert Sky Pavilion, Phoenix, Arizona
• Milwaukee - May 17, 1999
• Portland, OR - 3/9/99
• VANCOUVER, BC - 3/2/99
• Irvine Meadows, CA - 7/17/97 - HORDE FESTIVAL review from Vintage Rock by Kenneth Wait :
  "Just as the Horse are breaking full stride, Neil jumps like a bucking bronco into the acoustic section of his set with what, as near as I can tell, is an open letter to Stephen Stills to put their first band back together. It also seemed as though Dewey Martin may have been in attendance as Neil addressed him personally. 'Hey Dew! This note's for you.' From Hank to Hedrix to horseshoes, man -- Neil should know better than to try to sedate a crowd that he spent half the set trying to get pumped. Take my advice, open the show with the acoustic set (like you did in the 70's), and you won't lose the attention of half the drunks in the crowd. My ear drums, however, did appreciate the downtime. 'Helpless' and 'Slowpoke' closed out the 'quiet' portion of the evening -- the latter being fantastic, and the former featuring Frank on piano. Much like 'Powderfinger' and 'Hey Hey, My My,' familiarity breeds no contempt; on the contrary, the older it gets, the better it gets. "

• Shoreline Amphitheater - Mountain View, CA, July 11, 1997
• Catalyst Club - Santa Cruz, CA, May 19, 1997
• Old Princeton Landing, Half Moon Bay, CA Concert Review - June 6, 1996
• Old Princeton Landing, Half Moon Bay, CA Concert Review - March 22, 1996
• Old Princeton Landing, Half Moon Bay, CA Concert Review - March 21, 1996
• Salzburg, Austria - Aug 18, 1995 by Reto Koradi
  
  "The first part of Neil Young's set was completely dedicated to his current album Mirror Ball, starting with 'Big Green Country' and the great 'Song X'. Apart from a few slower moments like 'Throw Your Hatred Down', this was completely fat-free rock music, stripped down to the bare bones. Simple, but effective, with a band that sounded very compact.

  For the second part Neil sent the others off stage and played some acoustic tracks. First came a very touching rendition of 'The Needle And The Damage Done', a bit later the always brilliant 'Hey Hey, My My', which has been evoking even more emotions since Kurt Cobain used the line 'it's better to burn out than to fade away' in his suicide note. 'Broken Arrow' and another very old song fell off somewhat; they sounded dusted and showed that his early years were not his best. "

• DISPATCHES FROM THE FIELD. Pearl Jam and Neil Young at Polo Field - June 24, 1995.
• Voters For Choice Benefit - January 14 & 15, 1995
• Old Princeton Landing, Half Moon Bay, CA Concert Review - March 19, 1995
• NEIL YOUNG/PEARL JAM Exhibition Stadium, Toronto, Ontario, August 18, 1993 - SPIN Mag
• Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY - 1991 by suitelorraine.com:
  "He gave fully of himself in his performance.... energized!!!! Hard to convey through the written word, the music is a language all it's own. An electrical current seemed to run through Neil during the whole performance. When he plugged in his guitar, he plugged himself into 'The Horse'. "

• Akron, OH - 8/22/85 w/ International Harvesters from Beacon Journal
• Clarkston, MI - NEIL YOUNG AND GETTING YOUNGER: BY SUSAN WHITALL, Cream Magazine December 1978