Neil Young Invites President Trump To His Concerts
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Neil Young has posted a statement on Neil Young Archives titled "WAKE UP AMERICA" in which he invites President Trump to attend his concerts. (Thanks Road Dawg!)
"When I tour the US this summer, and martial law isn't declared by then, which would make it impossible, we should all come together and stand up for American values. We won't be putting on a political show. We'll be playing the music we love and can all enjoy together. President Trump, you're invited. Come and hear our music, just as you have for decades. "
For reference, here are the dates for this summer's Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts love earth tour.
More on Neil Young's long running animosity to Republican U.S. Presidents and Neil and Donald's apparent love/hate relationship.
"Lets Roll Again" Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts (Video Frame via Official Video) (Click photo to enlarge)
"big change is coming"
Neil Young's latest album "Talkin' to the Trees," recorded with Chrome Hearts, will be released on CD, vinyl, and digital on June 13.
In May 2025, Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts released a new Official Music Video for the song "Lets Roll Again".
In January, Neil Young dropped a track from his latest album titled "big change is coming". In addition, an Official Music Video was released featuring the band The Chrome Hearts.
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Ya, Trump should hit a Neil Young show, that is, attend again. No better way to celebrate living in the “free world” than going to a live music show.
There we will find community, and love in the hearts of the fans. Any show but Bend, OR, Mr president. There are credible threats of disrespect towards you at that venue.
All you gotta do is NOT declare Marshall Law. Keep on rockin’ in the free world. Oh, and let’s keep it “free” too.
Donald Trump is too busy posing as a strong man, probably too worried what his followers might think. But they are not known to think much or object to anything he says or does, so why not?
Ok, even Bend is on the table. I will try to behave if I see your entourage there. Have a great day.
Yes, let’s hope all goes well on the tour and NY can get back into the country again without arrest. My preferred show is at the end of the tour, so it’s gonna take some good fortune.
@wsanjose : the Gorge is way over-rated IMHO. Bend is way more intimate and holds 8000 instead of 28,000. Bend is pretty, Gorge is a zoo. Yes, you can watch the sun set at the Gorge. But it is a big hassle, whether you camp there or not.
Let’s have a TW meetup at Bend instead. Thrasher? Dan?
Your Brother Alan in Seattle
As it happens, I decided to check tickets for the HB show on 9/15 last night. I balked at the offerings when the tix first went on sale. Well, much to my surprise, TM had a bunch of seats at a massive discount. Picked up a pair for $30 a pop, all-in. Not great seats, to be sure, but at that price point, I can't complain. I don't know if this price reduction applies to other venues or how they'll last, so get 'em while they last.
@ Knowledge Nomad : Thanks mentioning that! My family will put that info to good use!
LA 9/15! Good seats mid way back for $30 apiece! On Ticketmaster!!
Next row forward is $250! I learned of these tickets from you on Thrashers Wheat! The coolest independent Neil Young blog endorsed by Mr Young himself!
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Hollywood Bowl!!!!!
$30 ticket link https://www.ticketmaster.com/neil-young-and-the-chrome-hearts-hollywood-california-09-15-2025/event/0B00624DB75E2333
$110 face value lawn still available on Ticketmaster for Bend 9/10.
Not in NY @ Jones Beach (Not coincidentally now a “Live Nation Venue”). Maybe if I had Donald Trump money I’d pay the $110 face fer the view from THE LAST ROW, UPPER DECK?
Btw, I was in attendance @ Carnegie Hall the last time citizen Trump was also present. He was there b/c Neil was pitching Pono to him as an investor/backer. “Let’s Make Music Great Again”, Don! I don’t think Trump was there as a fan.
He was there to be seen. And cop a tag line from Neil…
I picked up a $30. Too good to pass on. See you there. Thanks for link
Glad it worked out fer y'all
WTF. The security and traffic et al would fuck up any concert. Horrible idea. Absolutely the worst. If they want Trump to see the show, send him a video and call it FoxNews and let him watch it on his favorite way to get information - some TV screen while eating a 5 Big Mac and Fries. Then he might pay attention for at least 5 minutes.
With all due respect to Neil; I would never attend any event with this tyrant. And the entire concept is completely ridiculous, and inconceivable in our current political environment. It’s bad enough that he’s in The White House, but his presence at a Neil Young concert would be unacceptable on so many different levels.
Peace 🙏
@ Aer - good to hear from you.
Good question. Why indeed would Neil make such an offer? The likelihood that the President would attend his concert is less than zero. Even less likely than Neil's earlier proposal to have a free concert in Ukraine.
So why has Neil been putting out proposals that are DOA?
Trolling Trump? Similar to Trump trolls on Greenland, Canada, Gulf of America?
More importantly, why has Neil extended an olive branch to Trump?
Why would you invite someone to your concert that you absolutely despise?
unless...
@Dan, I don’t want to be in the same room or space with our current POTUS, period. The timing is especially bitter with this morning’s announcement of new travel restrictions. At one point, it used to be common sense that you specifically pursue dangerous individuals—not target a whole class of people. How the hell did we get here?
It’s important to acknowledge and process those emotions.
On the other hand, he has the same right to buy a ticket as anyone else. Maybe he’d learn something, though I have my doubts.
Music is supposed to be a universal language, and I think it can be. DJT is part of the universe, like it or not. I see less of an olive branch, more of a challenge to Make Music Universal Again.
Thanks Meta. For being here and keeping the dialog flowing.
So. Not an olive branch but MMUA? OK.
Certainly no coincidence that Neil offers Donald a concert seat about the time that ticket prices for Hollywood Bowl drop from $250 to $30?
Seriously. HB is deep in the heart of Neil's base of celebrity Southern California. And if Neil can't sellout HB, than what is going on elsewhere?
Anyways, not to be cynical here. We want to give Neil the benfit of the doubt that this is a goodwill gesture.
Neil is setting an example: That this hostile rhetoric -- & far worse -- is not helpful. It's definitely hurting the causes.
so peace and welcome back.
I was right up front for Pearl Jam's last show in Pittsburgh on May 18th - not long after Bruce made his ridiculous comments in the UK
Eddie said his peace & was never mean-spirited as he tried to defend Bruce...people listened respectfully but there wasn't a loud cheer of affirmation of boos of condemnation - the way it should be
I really hope PJ has another 30+ years of albums & tours ahead of them, but that's not reality...reality wins eventually every time
and the reality is millions of people voted for President Trump - way more than the word salad queen
I think I'll put on Throw Your Hatred Down - we could all use that lesson especially me
To put it clearer, the first step in any kind of reconciliation, or problem-solving, is the invitation to dialog. A seat at the table. Resolving conflict is a process of communication. People need to be heard. Music is a powerful way of communicating.
(I’d expect a Hollywood Bowl show to be higher profile than most, POTUS or not.)
Of course I would not like to actually attend a Neil Young show with DT in attendance. But the invitation by NY is smart; this is just a way of challenging DT to actually let NY back into the country!
Trump’s ego is bruised that no actors and musicians will perform for him. Thus far DT has not attacked NY in the press. Hell, this might be the only way to get Neil back into the country. I say, whatever it takes! The show must go on (unless it can’t go on!)!
Credible threats of disrespect to POS now reported at Hollywood Bowl also, because I just typed it.
@Knowledge Nomad : Again, thanks for the hot tip on the $30 tickets! Glad anise got in on the action.
Re: “Neil can’t sell out the HB.”
I think he will sell it out. I ask no questions when buying $30 tickets half way back. I could not care less if half the bowl is empty. I expect it will be full.
There is the prez, the country, and shows. I don’t expect DT to attend, but I think Neil made a calculated statement to throw DT off balance. I sense this was a shrewd move, & we don’t need to understand it or like it. But if I end up in a Neil Young show with DT, it would be hard to not practice some free speech.
Of course none of us like the idea of hitting a NY show with POS, but what is the likelihood? Very small. It’s just a way to deflect & deflate POS denying our hero re-entry to the good old USA.
Your Brother Alan in Seattle
Glad wsanjose01 got in on the action for the HB tix, is what I meant to say above. Have a great day!
First of all, let me put a stop to the untruth about the "next row forward" from the $30 tickets being $250 at Hollywood Bowl. I don't know why it seems to be human nature to make an already great deal or thing better than it already is, but that is the case here. The $30 ticket is true, but they are all the way to the right or left of the cavernous and deep Bowl, and to get to the $246 seats it is basically two full TIERs of 20 plus rows forward, and several sections to the center. The seats are at least 2/3 deep in the bowl, and at the rear of the 5th and 6th of 7 tiers, counting the PIT. The rows directly in front of them in the same section are $135, and in the section across the aisle toward the center they are $135 to $168 (and the ones next to the $168s are all gone), NOT $250! You have to go past the $135, 168, 192, and 223s to get to the $246s, to the 4th tier directly behind the boxes and several sections over to the center sections of that 4th tier. All that truth does not diminish the great value and deal of the current offering of the (guessing) about 250 tickets that were reduced to $30. No need to misrepresent the deal. Many already bought the 6th and 7th tier tickets for $135 and $89. I bought 4 of the bargain tickets. I am a sucker for a ridiculous deal. Time to take grandkids to one of my geriatric events and see Neil for the first time. Maybe there will be some cool Micah animation. Pass the music along. Maybe it will stick. Worth a shot. I have started a collection of photos this year of the youngest people I can find at the concerts, as they are now basically getiatric events that I am a part of. I think that it is important that the music of our time has youth experience it. The music needs to be passed on before we all pass.
My bet is this show will not sell out, unless many more deals are proffered. There are ads on TV in LA already for the show, and that only happens when sales are very disappointing and the production is stressed. The Hollywood Bowl has uncomfortable benches from the 4th tier back, the 4 'large screens' are actually very small and outdated, and the sound is always very "soft" for any rock show, as it is confined to limits because of the location and the surrounding homes and neighborhoods in the Hills. And the distance to the stage from anywhere in the back of the boxes is ridiculous. I suspect there will be even better seats reduced (that ought to piss off the early purchasers) as time goes on, but nowhere close to $30 all in.
Artists were hurt by the pandemic, to be sure. Some devastatingly so. It was tragic. But the prices of live shows they are demanding to recoup the losses are not a love and peace message to the fans, regardless of the songs they may sing. Smaller, intimate venues, beautiful theaters....that is special. Massive venues and stadiums..... it always amazes me that people convince themselves that they enjoy it, especially for the cost. These are the paydays for the bands. I know it is not just the artists that establish pricing and get the pieces of the pie, and Ticketmaster and Live Nation are still consummate bullies. This coupled with a venue that almost all locals I know despise to go to (The Wiltern with its flat tiers and horrible site lines is a close second) makes me think that you will be able to grab a ticket all the way up to the date of the show, and will see a good share of empties when you go.
@ Aer Stephen : Untruths? Trying to make a good deal seem better? My word!
I am sure you must know more than I about Hollywood Bowl seating. No deceit intended. My girl is getting a masters degree at UCLA & she scored the tickets. She informed me that next seat forward cost $250. Is she wrong? I have more faith in her than I do in the Government, that’s for sure. Odds of SpaceX staying solvent: unknown. Odds of attending a Neil Young show Sept 15th for $30? Great, if he can get back into the country.
No need to project motives onto me or anyone else.
We all know what my motives are: more Neil Young music!
The Doors rented every Marshall stack in LA to play the HB & then the Fire Marshall pulled the plug, let them use 1 amp. Great blu ray tho!
See you at the show!
Your Brother Alan in Seattle
Historic peak attendance at Hollywood Bowl was 26000 in 1936. So it is big, like the Gorge in WA state.
$80 lawns Mt View. $112 Bend GA. Nearly all seats are gone. I saw Coastal there. Bend has a good fan base. Just don't try to light up. It's James Bond just to get away. $30 . Doesn't say partial view. At that who cares. I'm in the venue. I'm coming from AZ will do 500 miles in 2 days. Suggestion parking are welcomed.
Whatever you do, don't park at the Bowl! A lot of shows offer shuttles from elsewhere around LA. I tend to grab one from Griffith Park. Or I take the train to Highland/Hollywood and walk up the hill to the Bowl. Enjoy!
My sense is the ticket price reduction is not a Neil specific issue. Beyonce tickets were also going for well under face value at her recent run here. Today, Rhiannon Giddens show released a bunch of Tix at 40% off. If I weren't out of town, I'd be all over that. She's superb.
People know the Trump recession is coming, so they are pulling back on spending.
Its simple he has a tour/album to promote and is unable to sell out the Hollywood Bowl. Any mention of Trump puts him and his tour in the headlines. Its just another version of pitching Pono to Trump.
AER Stephen is right about the price of nearby seats. Still a big reduction -- I'll take it!
I also agree it is not a great venue. Storied, yes. Often with a good vibe. But, it is larger than what I typically like and the sound is often "muddy" (Peter Gabriel was a notable exception). That said, you can sometimes catch some bargains that make for a fun night that won't break the bank. Last summer I caught Jason Isbell there for $25, with the added bonus of being introduced to a fantastic new artist, Uwade.
This whole thing speculating on Neil's intent on inviting Donnie is beyond dumb. Look, about the only thing Donnie does well is troll. He's the Troller in Chief. What is providing asylum to a handful of Afrikanners while simultaneously shutting down asylum for actually deserving people nothing if not an elaborate troll. Let's keep it focused on the harm being done by these goons, which is real, pervasive, and getting worse.
@Thrasher not sure how many celebrities you think live in LA and how many of them are interested in Neil. The HB seats something like 18000. There will, no doubt, be a handful of celebs down in front (saw Steven Spielberg at the Ford during the Coastal show), but most of us here ain't no different than the folks going to shows in Bend or Chicago or anywhere else across the country. Everybody knows this is nowhere.
Every day I correspond with friends and colleagues about the latest violation of legal and moral rights. I do not want to be near that guy and I stand with Dan. I mean, the event I could attend that would be a vacation from corruption and destruction- a Neil concert. Just no way. Maybe he could invite Kristi Noem as well?
@ Knowledge Nomad : what a perfect handle you have.
First off, It is a widely known FACT that T Rump doesn’t like to read. I think there is 0.0 % chance that he is able to comprehend ANYTHING that is read TO him. Even less of a chance that he knows ANYTHING about Neil Young’s offer of a “plastic” olive branch.
I do however believe he is kept abreast of the comings & goings of those he deems to be “enemies”. T Rump has a huge hard on fer California Dems & “left leaning lunatic liberals” - (his words, not mine), and artists that are not intimidated by him.
This is a chess move by Neil, me thinks. Pre- emptive.
Secondly, re prices. They’ll come down when peeps stop buying.
The uncertainty created by T Rumps chaotic economic uncertainty is a “HUGE” factor.
HUGE. One of T Rumps favorite words. Along with tariffs. What a maroon.
Am I the last to see NYCH as now potentially confusing lol (~);}
I'm glad Elon went to Epstein. Him and DJ were friends a long time. But as long as he has a lackey in every position that counts he's protected. DJ not a quick learner but the malevolence runs deep. So now Proud Boys are suing over the arrests and Ashly Babbit family get millions.
Ya, I don’t want to wish a visit from POS at your NY show. I was kind of kidding about that. Neil was smart to invite him though. Crazy like a fox. It will be nice if he can re-enter the country.
Your Brother Alan in Seattle
We’re going overseas for our NYCH show, but ugh! Finding out that Trump was present would kind of leave a stink on the event. It’s not even funny to joke about, Neil.
Whilst Neil's motives are always his own and he will continue to act in a mercurial way, I think that a number of you are missing the point. He wants Trump to listen to the music. Trump will hear a message with which he will be uncomfortable. He will learn that he is not universally liked (quite the reverse).
But of course (a) Trump will not attend - hooray - and (b) he is too stupid to ever see subtlety.
My heart bleeds for America at the moment and its destruction by a crooked and corrupt administration.
@ Aer Stephen : …..and the same tickets are now back up to full price, no longer $30. So tell me again about how I am speaking untruths, trying to make the tix sound better than they are, spreading falsehoods, oh he can’t sell out the place? Etc. Judgement jumped the gun. Have a nice day.
Your Brother Alan in Seattle
Yes. Kidding.
Ya, we’re in upside down world now. “White genocide” & all that bullshit.
Abner, my thoughts and hopes are with you. According to Sen. Ernst, “we’re all going to die” anyway, so who gives two hoots?
If most of our elected representatives have turned into closet nihilists, that would actually explain a lot of this. (Otherwise, one can only assume they are disgustingly complacent about their job prospects.)
We are living in an alternate universe where convicted criminals are law enforcement agents for our federal government, and our government leaders are blatantly defying our laws, and our constitution.
The events in L. A. yesterday, and last night are simply the tip of the iceberg. We are approaching civil disobedience on a scale we haven’t seen since the 1960’s, and we’re talking about concert ticket prices. I think it’s time for everyone to wake up and realize how close we are to martial law.
I don’t believe a Neil Young tour is going to happen in this country. Because by the time he returns from Europe we will be under martial law….. if not sooner.
The revolution will be televised this time, so buckle up for a summer of cataclysmic turbulence throughout this country…… I hope I’m wrong, but it doesn’t look good so far.
Peace…….before it’s too late 🙏
Lol. Bruce's comments were "ridiculous," but Delulu Donnie felt compelled to respond with a little temper tantrum and you think this is becoming of the office of the President? Kamala is a Word Salad Queen, but Deranged Donnie can't complete a full thought without going off on some bizarre tangent, usually to promote some whack conspiracy theory and definitely to lie. Ok, pal.
Look, you're right that millions voted for him. Nu? That doesn't make any of the crimes he's committing less criminal or the horrible policies he's trying to enact less damaging to our planet, people, and economy. Makes the people who voted for him look pretty gullible. I can name only one thing that I agree with under this administration, and that's the re-establishment of relations with Syria. They have suffered enough.
I could go on all day, however, about his crimes and failures, but I'll limit myself to the top five in my book:
1. Rolling back the already insufficient progress we were making towards minimizing the damage that climate change is going to bring.
2. Violating the Constitution by ignoring due process and then willfully slow walking court orders to do otherwise
3. Causing complete chaos in the economy through a boneheaded policy of on again, off again tariffs, that took a strong economy and is driving it straight towards a recession.
4. Cutting funding for basic research, which has resulted in great scientific (and consequently economic) progress in the post-war era.
5. Doing everything he can to dehumanize marginalized people, whether they are immigrants, people of color, LGBTQ+, or women. This sort of policy opens the door to legitimizing violence against those deemed Others. Vance literally endorsed a book called Unhumans. Destruction of USAID falls in here as well; just pure cruelty.
Can you name anything positive this admin has done?
So, I don't harbor hatred toward Donnie's millions of voters, but I sure as hell don't respect them either. Eat a peach.
@ Alan: The note about it being human nature to exaggerate was not personal. I am guilty at times as much as the next person, because I am also human. I am not an expert on the Hollywood Bowl, but I am able to go to TicketMaster and look at the pricing and seating chart. I try to rely on first hand information as much as possible. I find it helps me to not get encumbered with repeating false info others may have given me. It should not infer their intent. When I get caught doing it, it is almost always because of my own laziness to rely on others and not check myself before reposting or opening my mouth. The information was not true, and was being repeated. I shared what I learned. An update as I type now. The $30 tickets did not go up in price. In fact, there were two more sections added since I last posted. They have almost all sold, however. There are currently only 3 singles in Section L3 left, 9 in Q3, 3 singles in P3, and 12 in U3. They had added some in Q2 and U2, and there are now only 1 left in Q2 and 3 singles in U2, sections that were in the 6th tier and further back but closer to the center a small bit. All pretty blah seats, but very cheap. Seats in the same sections and behind them are still the opening much higher prices. For those that may want to pick some up, I would watch the site for changes. The producers of the show are certainly making the decisions here, and Neil probably doesn't even know about such a mundane detail. I would hope not, anyway.
@ Knowledge Nomad : CAN I GET A WITNESS!?!?!
I hope the show(s) happen, whether it be health, like another recent past tour that so many shows were canceled, or a tragic event in our history befalls us.
Thanks Aer: Trump using National Guard to inflame the LA protesters is disgusting & dangerous. This does put things in perspective as we somehow disagree over $30 concert tickets while Trump takes away the Freedom which we are supposed to have in the US. Yikes.
Your Brother Alan in Seattle
@Dan I completely agree.
As I was spending a rainy Saturday creating my “No
Kings” protest signage the news was on in the background. And it was not good. I am encouraged by the nokings.org event map. However, far too many people are non committal, dis interested and remain uninvolved. The suppression of the media is working in T Rumps favor. I get it. People are intimidated. My fear is that whether by intimidation or diversion, the “sheep” are being led to the slaughter. Most willingly. If there were ever a time to “Come Together” and “Teach your Children” that “Time has come Today”.
I am becoming less interested in ticket prices, and whether or not tours will take place. It’s the underlying causal/effects that concern me. That and the fact that most peeps think this will be over in less than four years now. It may be over in far less. And not in a good way. I hope I’m wrong of course. But unless at a protest/rally I feel like l’m “Talking to the Trees”.
Hopelessly hoping.
But Not Passively.
Also, And this is NOT Neil bashing, just a fact. His status, financially, affords him options, few, if any of us here, enjoy. Also, a “passport portfolio”, combined with dual citizenship provides further options.
I appreciate him taking a stand. He does have a platform and far reaching voice. Whatever his motives he remains insulated. Sorry for the reality check to all…
America does appear to finally be waking up. Props to everyone who has been out in the streets this past week and will show up tomorrow.
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