The singer-songwriter was slated to kick off a trek with the Chrome Hearts in June<\/p>\n
\n\tNeil Young<\/a> has canceled all of his 2026 concert dates with the Chrome Hearts.<\/p>\n \n\tThe singer-songwriter announced the news via his website<\/a>, the Neil Young Archives. \u201cI have decided to take a break and will not be touring Europe this time,\u201d he wrote. \u201cThanks to everyone who bought tickets. I\u2019m sorry to let you down, but this is not the time. I do love playing LIVE and being with you and the Chrome Hearts. LOVE Neil be well.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe European trek, which Rolling Stone included on its list of the most anticipated tours of the year<\/a>, was slated to kick off June 19 in Manchester, England. It was supposed to continue through the U.K. and Europe, concluding in Udine, Italy, on July 26. Elvis Costello and the Imposters were scheduled to open on select dates.<\/p>\n \n\tYoung assembled the Chrome Hearts in September 2024 at Farm Aid in Saratoga Springs, New York, months after he pulled the plug<\/a> on his Crazy Horse trek (he later alluded<\/a> that \u201ca couple of us got sick\u201d). Young and the backing band \u2014 guitarist Micah Nelson, organist Spooner Oldham, Promise of the Real bassist Corey McCormick, and POTR drummer Anthony LoGerfo \u2014 toured Europe and North America last year, playing dazzling sets<\/a> of fan favorites like \u201cAmbulance Blues\u201d and \u201cCowgirl in the Sand.\u201d Their last show was the Painted Turtle benefit concert<\/a> in October.<\/p>\n \t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThat\u2019s the other cool thing about the Chrome Hearts that I think keeps Neil energized,\u201d Nelson told us <\/a>last fall. \u201cHe knows he can do anything. Whatever era of Neil or whatever deep cuts, we can learn stuff pretty quick and deliver something. And especially because we have Spooner, it\u2019s like we can do the Harvest Moon stuff in a way that really feels like the albums, and we can go delicate and we can get loud and ragged and do everything in between.\u201d<\/p>\n