Neil Young Cancels Crazy Horse Tour Dates Citing Band Illness

“We are still not fully recovered, so sadly our great tour will have a big unplanned break,” said Young in an announcement on Wednesday

Neil Young and Crazy Horse’s “Love Earth Tour” has officially been canceled.

On Wednesday, June 26, the 78-year-old musician announced on his website that while the tour “has been a great experience,” filled with “great audiences and music,” some of the group members have fallen ill.

Young said that a “couple of us got sick” after performing at the Pine Knob Music Theatre in Clarkston, Mich., on Wednesday, June 22. Days after the performance, he and his group postponed two shows in Texas “due to illness.”

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“When a couple of us got sick after Detroit’s Pine Knob, we had to stop.

Young’s announcement comes days before he and Crazy Horse are set to release Early Daze, a collection of recordings done by the band in 1969.

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“Early Daze showcases the band’s unique style at the end of the 1960s, capturing the essence of their live performances and their contribution to the evolution of rock & roll,” Young’s website explains. The album will be released on Friday, June 28.
The current Crazy Horse lineup joining Young includes bassist Billy Talbot, drummer Ralph Molina and guitarist Micah Nelson. Talbot and Molina have been with the band since 1968, while Nelson joined last year.

We are still not fully recovered, so sadly our great tour will have a big unplanned break,” Young explained in his latest update.

The performer noted that the band “will try to play some of the dates we miss as time passes when we are ready to rock again.”

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“We know many of you made travel plans and we apologize for the inconvenience,” his statement continued. “Thanks for your understanding and patience. Health is # 1. We want to stay and do more shows and more albums for you…. and for for us. With love and thanks to all of you from Crazy Horse….. Neil, Micah, Ralph and Billy Love Earth.”

One of the group’s upcoming highly anticipated performances was scheduled to take place at the 2024 Ohana Festival.

The festival confirmed in a Facebook statement that the group would no longer be performing at the event, adding, “Please stay tuned for a lineup update coming as soon as possible; in the meantime, we are wishing the band a speedy recovery.”