Watch Neil Young Deliver A Spellbinding 36-Minute ‘Down By The River’ To Open Festival Set

Last weekend, Neil Young & Promise Of The Real made their debut at the Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis, TN, performing a monster set of songs throughout their career. Young teamed up with Promise of the Real last year, as the band features Lukas and Micah Nelson – sons of Young’s longtime friend Willie Nelson. Together, they released The Monsanto Years, a folk inspired protest album against the food corporation.

All of that aside, the band’s set at Beale Street was highlighted by its opening: a 36-plus minute version of the classic song “Down By The River.” It’s jammed out versions like this that make us proud to listen to the great Neil Young.

Thanks to runme69, we have full video of the “Down By The River” opener. Tune in and enjoy:

The full setlist from that performance can be read below:

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[H/T JamBase]