Neil Young cancels free Ukraine concert amid security concerns

Neil Young cancels free Ukraine concert amid security concerns

Citing safety concerns, Neil Young said he won’t be kicking off his new world tour with a free concert in Ukraine.

Neil Young Cancels Ukraine Concert Over Security Concerns

Neil Young said a couple of weeks ago that he would play a free concert in Ukraine, with a date and venue TBA. But now that show has been called off. “Our concert in Ukraine is canceled,” Young said in a statement on his archives website. “We had a good venue, close to a shelter, but the […]

Neil Young cancels Ukraine concert: ‘I could not in good conscience take my crew’

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Neil Young cancels Ukraine concert: 'I could not in good conscience take my crew'

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Neil Young cancels plans for free concert in Ukraine

Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images Neil Young is no longer planning to play a free concert in Ukraine. In early March, Young announced that he and his band The Chrome Hearts were in talks to open their love earth tour with the free concert, although he didn’t announce a date or exact location for the show. Well, now he says the show is canceled due to safety concerns. “We had a good venue, close to a shelter, but the changing situation on the groun…

This was stated in a statement by Young on his official website Neil Young Archives.Canadian musician Neil Young, 79, said that he was canceling his free concert in Ukraine, which was scheduled to take place on the eve of the summer European tour with Chrome Hearts, for security reasons. He said that the team had a good venue for the concert, along with the shelter, but the situation on the site had changed “too much.” I could not in good consci…