BST Hyde Park was an afternoon so fun, even Van Morrison laughed

BST Hyde Park was an afternoon so fun, even Van Morrison laughed

Van Morrison, Yusuf/Cat Stevens and Neil Young make a formidable trio on a golden afternoon

Neil Young, Yusuf/Cat Stevens, Van Morrison – BST Hyde Park, London, July 11, 2025

“What a world we got, folks,” says Neil Young, before crashing into “Throw Your Hatred Down”, a 1995 anti-war song he surely hoped wouldn’t still be so horribly relevant today. Young doesn’t say much else for the duration of a gripping, intense, two-hour set, but his exasperation, anger and compassion are palpable in both his choice of songs and the way in which he plays them. BST Hyde Park is very much the Wimbledon of music festivals, a place …