Originally scheduled from June 17 at Cornwall’s Eden Sessions thru July 26 in Udine, Italy, Neil Young has called off his entire tour, saying “this is not the time” for him to be playing shows.
Following the Cornwall kick off, the iconic pop rocker was due to play Manchester’s Heaton Park on June 19, headlining the inaugural State Fayre Festival in Chelmsford on June 27, the Glasgow Summer Sessions at Bellahouston Park on June 29, Blenheim Palace Festival in Oxford on July 3, and Cardiff’s Blackweir Fields on July 5, followed by a number of European shows and wrapping in Italy on July 26.
In a formal statement posted to his Neil Young Archives website, the 80-year old wrote:
“I have decided to take a break and will not be touring Europe this time.” “Thanks to everyone who bought tickets. I’m sorry to let you down, but this is not the time. I do love playing LIVE and being with you and the Chrome Hearts. LOVE Neil be well.”
Following Young’s disappointing news, Eden Sessions to to Instagram with “We’re sorry to share that Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts will no longer be touring Europe this year. This means that regrettably the Eden Sessions show on Wednesday 17 June 2026 is cancelled. Ticket purchasers will be contacted directly and receive full refunds.”
Meanwhile, Neil – who turned 80 in November – recently admitted he
After spending years dreading his eight-decade birthday last November, Neil’s since come to accept his age and decided it “doesn’t matter any more,” and while speaking to fans on a live Zoom chat last month, he said: “I thought I’d be scared. I was scared of getting to be 80 all the time until I was 80. And then I went: ‘I’m 80. What the heck? Who cares?’ It doesn’t matter any more. Lots of things don’t matter that used to matter.”
Addressing his interest in staying fit and healthy, he goes on long walks instead of going to the gym, adding “I like to be healthy. I like to be physical. I like to go out and walk. I don’t like to go to the gym, but I walked three miles yesterday at 8,500 feet. That’s what I like to do.”
Dismissing the notion of having his life turned into a movie, the native Canadian declared that a biopic shouldn’t be made until after he’s dead. And when asked if he would follow in Bob Dylan’s footsteps by approving a film like A Complete Unknown, Young explained: “I don’t know how you could do that while you’re still alive.” “I’ve got some people that I know that are working on something, but I don’t want to have anything to do with that. I’d rather make another record.” “Can you imagine being there and having someone making a film and you’re going: ‘Yeah, this is a good film about me’.”
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Author: Al Dente
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