Neil Young has cancelled his efficiency in Ukraine due to safety concerns over the ‘changing situation on the ground’.
The Harvest Moon hitmaker, 79 – who is headlining Glastonbury – introduced that he would carry out a concert in Ukraine earlier than embarking on his Love Earth world tour with the Chrome Hearts, which kicks off in June.
‘We are currently in talks and will make the announcement here at [the Neil Young Archives],’ Young wrote on his official website, confirming the plan. ‘Keep on Rockin’ within the Free World.’
While a date was by no means set for the concert, Young has now introduced it won’t be going forward.
‘Our concert in Ukraine is cancelled,’ he mentioned.
‘We had a very good venue, shut to a shelter, however the altering scenario on the bottom was an excessive amount of.
‘I could not in good conscience take my crew and instruments into that area. My apologies to all. Ukraine is a great country with a good leader. Slava Ukraini.’
This comes after a disastrous meeting between Vlodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump, which noticed a shouting match erupt and the Ukrainian president storm out of The White House.
While negotiations are ongoing Sir Keir Starmer has warned that Putin will ‘certainly break’ peace plans ‘without anything behind’ them.
This comes after Putin unleashed his wrath on Zelensky’s hometown hours after Ukraine’s president agreed to a ceasefire that might pause all assaults within the sky and at sea for 30 days.
Neil has lengthy voiced his help for Zelensky, and has been overtly essential of Trump. In 2020 he filed a copyright infringement lawsuit towards the US President over utilizing his tune Rockin’ In The Free World throughout his marketing campaign rallies.
Without his Ukraine concert, the Heart of Gold musician’s first gig of his tour will probably be on June 18 in Rättvik, Sweden. He will then journey by means of the UK, stopping at Glastonbury’s Worthy Farm for his headline slot on Saturday June 28.
Others filling the enduring Pyramid Stage headline slots embrace Olivia Rodrigo, The 1975 and Sir Rod Stewart, with Charli XCX enjoying on the Other Stage.
He will tour the UK – additionally headlining at BST Hyde Park on July 11 with assist from Cat Stevens/Yusuf and Van Morrison – and Europe, earlier than beginning the North American leg in August.
His tour will finish in Los Angeles on September 15.
Neil excursions along with his band the Chrome Hearts, made up of Spooner Oldham (Farfisa organ), Micah Nelson (guitar and vocal), Corey McCormick (bass and vocal), and Anthony LoGerfo (drums).
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