Neil Young announces return to stage with first headline show since 2019
nme.comNeil Young will return to the stage in April, with the singer-songwriter announcing his first public headline performance since 2019.Young will headline the sixth edition of the Light Up the Blues charity show at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on April 22, alongside his CSNY bandmate Stephen Stills.
The benefit show – organised by Stills and his family since 2013 – raises money for autism awareness non-profit Autism Speaks.
This year’s edition will also feature performances from Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real, a tribute to the late David Crosby by his son James Raymond, and more.In a statement to Rolling Stone, Young confirmed his upcoming appearance. “We’ll be there to ‘Light Up the Blues’ with Stephen, [his wife] Kristen, and the family, doing our first show in four years with old friends for our autistic people around the world,” he said.A week after Young headlines the Light Up the Blues benefit, he’ll perform as part of Willie Nelson‘s star-studded 90th birthday celebrations.
Over two nights (April 29 and 30) at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, a line-up that includes Young, Nelson, Beck, Snoop Dogg, Kacey Musgraves, Orville Peck and many more will perform to mark Nelson’s nonagenarian milestone.Young last performed in September 2019, headlining a benefit concert in Lake Hughes, California alongside Norah Jones and Father John Misty.
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