UPDATE: Neil Young has confirmed that The Monsanto Years will be released on June 16th, and he’ll be touring with the Promise of the Real Rebels in July. Check out the “Rebel Content” tour schedule:
Neil Young & Promise Of The Real – Rebel Content Tour Dates
7/05 – Summerfest – Milwaukee, WI
7/08 + 7/09 – Red Rocks – Morrison, CO
7/11 – Pinnacle Bank Arena – Lincoln, NE
7/13 – Riverbend Music Center – Cincinnati, OH
7/14 – DTE Energy Music Theatre – Clarkston, MI
7/16 – Susquehanna Bank Center – Camden, NJ
7/17 – Bethel Woods – Bethel, NY 7/21 – Nikon at Jones Beach Theater – Wantagh, NY
7/22 – Xfinity Center – Mansfield, MA
7/24 – WayHome Music & Art Festival – Oro-Medonte, ON
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Recently, Neil Young stated that he would be collaborating with Willie Nelson’s sons Lukas and Micah for a new album. Last week, he proved it.
Playing to a crowd of 450 at the SLO Brewing Company in San Luis Obispo, CA, Young brought out the Nelson brothers along with Lukas Nelson’s Promise of the Real bandmates Corey McCormick and Anthony Legerfo on bass and drums, playing a bunch of new material mixed in with a few of his classics.
The surprise show’s setlist featured a number of untitled debut tracks, from the jokingly-tentatively-titled album The Monsanto Years. Check out some fan-shot footage from the show, and the setlist (courtesy of CoS):
Neil Young SLO Brewing Setlist:
Country Home
New Song 1 (“People Want to Hear About Love”)*
New Song 2 (“New Day for the Planet”)*
Down By The River
New Song 3 (“Too Big to Fail”)*
New Song 4 (“GMO-Starbucks”)*
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Walk On
New Song 5 (“Monsanto”)*
New Song 6 (“I Don’t Know You”)*
New Song 7 (“Seeds”)*
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Wolf Moon*
Love And Only Love
New Song 9*
New Song 10*
Country Home
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Roll Another Number
* = song debut