The Godfather of Grunge is charging full steam ahead.
Following the release of the bombastic new single “big change,” Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts announced their 2025 ‘Love Earth World Tour,’ which comes in support of their forthcoming album “Talkin’ To The Trees.”
Midway through the international run, they’ll make a pair of stops in New York.
First, they’ll rock Long Island’s Jones Beach Theater on Saturday, Aug. 23. Then, Young and co. hit Bethel’s Bethel Woods Center For The Arts on Sunday, Aug. 24.
At all shows, the group will bring “[Young’s] music and songs, new and old, to you. Their recent single ‘big change’ [styled all lowercase] is the first introduction of what’s to come on the Love Earth tour” according to an announcement.
News of the tour may come as a surprise to Neil Young devotees; last summer, the 79-year-old cancelled his ongoing ‘Love Earth Tour’ due to “illness among various (Crazy Horse) band members” the New York Post reported.
“When a couple of us got sick after Detroit’s Pine Knob, we had to stop,” Young wrote on his website. “We are still not fully recovered, so sadly our great tour will have a big unplanned break.”
Two months later, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer headlined Farm Aid in Saratoga Springs and then played a pair of concerts with The Chrome Hearts at Port Chester’s Capitol Theatre.
Prior to the tour being cut short, Young headlined at Queens’ Forest Hills Stadium on May 14. In a glowing review, The Post raved “this is a show for real fans…those who have only heard his Greatest Hits album can check their bags at the door.”
Fans can purchase tickets for all upcoming North American Neil Young shows on sites like Vivid Seats; the official on-sale is Friday, Feb. 28.
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Neil Young tour schedule 2025
A complete calendar including all North American tour dates, venues and links to buy tickets can be found below.
Neil Young set list
According to Set List FM, here’s what Young performed at Forest Hills Stadium at the concert The Post attended last May :
01.) “Cortez the Killer”
02.) “Cinnamon Girl”
03.) “Scattered (Let’s Think About Livin’)”
04.) “Like a Hurricane”
05.) “Don’t Cry No Tears”
06.) “Vampire Blues”
07.) “The Losing End (When You’re On)”
08.) “Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere”
09.) “Powderfinger”
10.) “Love and Only Love”
11.) “Comes a Time”
12.) “Heart of Gold”
13.) “Human Highway”
14.) “Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)”
Encore
15.) “Sedan Delivery”
16.) “Rockin’ in the Free World”
Neil Young new music
On Jan. 17, Young and the Chrome Hearts dropped “big change.”
Almost immediately, the three-minute song fits squarely into Don Grungio’s sludgy canon. Melty, drowned-out bass blasts get things underway; 15 seconds in, Young’s singular vocals take hold. “Big change is coming/coming right home to you,” he warns in a flat affect.
In short, Young has delivered a scary cautionary tale wrapped in a rock and roll anthem blanket.
To hear for yourself, you can find “big change” here.
Classic rockers on tour in 2025
Young isn’t the only star who took the world by storm in the ’60s and ’70s performing live this year.
Here are just five of our favorite classic rockers you won’t want to miss in concert these next few months.
• Bob Dylan with Willie Nelson
• AC/DC
• Bachman-Turner Overdrive with Marshall Tucker Band
Who else is touring in the near future? Check out our list of all the biggest classic rockers on tour in 2025 to find the show for you.
This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change
