Neil Young Has announced that he will give Chrome Hearts a free concert in Ukraine before his upcoming European summer tour. “We are currently in discussions and will be announced here [im Neil Young Archiv] make”, wrote Young on his official website. “Keep on Rockin ‘in the Free World.”
It is unclear where and when this show will take place. But the Tour officially begins on June 18 in Rättvik, Sweden. Young has never played in Ukraine before. But since the invasion of Russia, he has repeatedly campaigned for the nation loudly in 2022. He is also extremely critical of President Trump.
“Under the leadership of 47, the United States lost its reputation”
“Under the leadership of 47, the United States lost its reputation,” said Young at the end of the last month in a contribution entitled “Guide of the Free World no longer”. “Loyalists will never be stronger than patriots. And patriots are in the majority here in the United States. Our patriots will take to the streets to demonstrate peacefully. There will be a moment of truth in our country. And we will show the world who we really are. The United States will be the leader of the free world again. “
Supported in October Young Kamala Harris as a presidential candidate. “She is an honest, direct truth -speaker who has experience in the White House. Which is free of ambiguities or excuses. And gets straight to the point, ”he wrote. “Kamala Harris is a good person who is clearly in the head and young enough to hold the office for a few more term. And who is not afraid to act against criminals and maintain the law of the United States. She is my candidate for the future of this great country. “
In the early 1980s he briefly flirted with support for Ronald Reagan
Young’s political commitment goes back to 1970 when he sharply criticized Richard Nixon in his protest anthem “Ohio”. In the early 1980s, he briefly flirted with support for Ronald Reagan, but has remained loyal to the Democratic Party since. His comeback hit “Rockin ‘in the Free World” from 1989 was directed directly against George HW Bush. “We got a thousand points of light/for the homeless man/we got a children, Gentler/Machine Gun Hand”. In 2006 he was even harder against Bush’s son George W. Bush during the CSNY tour “Freedom of Speech” during the CSNY tour “Freedom of Speech”.
The show in Ukraine this summer will be the start of a long series of appointments in Europe and North America. “Music connects!”, Young wrote at the announcement of the tour. “We will be with you! Celebrate the summer of democracy with us. Old and new songs. Old and new words. Long Jams! We will come together this summer. The Chrome Hearts and I are ready for you! Love and democracy prevail in the USA and the world. “