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Monday, September 15, 2025

Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts: Hollywood Bowl, California - September 15

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Milwaukee, August 29, 2025
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Tonight, Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts' Love Earth Tour is in concert @ Hollywood Bowl, California.

Opening act is Rev. Billy & The Stop Shopping Choir.

Got a report? Drop us a comment below.

Check Sugar Mountain for setlist updates and Chronological Grid, Recording Summary, Statistics and Extras

Check back for updates, reviews, setlists, photos, etc. 

More concert reports @ “Love Earth Tour”: Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts Concert Dates (UPDATED CONTINUOUSLY). 


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17 Comments:

At 9/16/2025 03:08:00 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

A. Bit of a snoozer

 
At 9/16/2025 03:39:00 AM, Blogger Alan said...

That’s BS. This was a lively and inspired, fantastic show! Neil’s Singing was top notch! My family was very keen to hear old Man & Harvest Moon, & both were played!

2025-09-15, Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, California, USA
Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts
1. Ambulance Blues
2. Cowgirl In The Sand
3. Be The Rain
4. Southern Man
5. Ohio
6. Big Crime
7. Long Walk Home
8. Silver Eagle
9. Sail Away
10. Harvest Moon
11. Looking Forward
12. Only Love Can Break Your Heart
13. Sun Green
14. Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black)
15. Like A Hurricane
16. Name Of Love
17. Old Man
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18. Roll Another Number (For The Road)

[set list from Sugar Mountain]

I was thrilled to hear Sail Away & Roll Another # also.

I think the sound on Neil’s microphone was set up poorly at Bend. It seemed to pick up only part of his delivery. It was sharp and “cruel.” His voice at Bend did croak a bit, crack a bit.

Not so at Hollywood Bowl. They sang like angels!

And I got to meet Knowledge Nomad in the special $30 Thrasher’s Wheat seating area! He was the one who got the word out & that is why we got to go!

He spotted me in TW tie dye & we had a laugh, took some pics.

What a tour! Thanks Neil!

Micah Nelson blew it up with his powerful & inspiring 2nd guitar playing. He was great. Corey, Anthony, Spooner, Neil! The band was in great form.

Naysayers missed out.

Your Brother Alan in Los Angeles

 
At 9/16/2025 03:50:00 AM, Blogger Alan said...

Sun Green!

 
At 9/16/2025 10:41:00 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I hope Farm Aid happens! YBAiLA

 
At 9/16/2025 11:59:00 AM, Blogger Knowledge Nomad said...

Was very glad to be able to catch this show. I had avoided this blog and other places where I might have had spoilers about what to expect. That was the right move because the set was full of wonderful surprises. Not a set for the casual fan, who were probably scratching their heads at the bold and sublime opener of Ambulance Blues or lost when he broke out Long Walk Home and Name of Love, not to mention 2 tracks from Greendale. But for the aficionados, it was delightful. Very powerful to hear Southern Man followed by Ohio (with convincingly and emotively growling Crosby's part) followed by Big Crime.

And a treat to meet my brother Alan in Seattle and his family!

The Bowl is not a great venue, imho. This set probably would have played better across the street at The Ford where it's intimacy could be better appreciated. The number of people who chose to experience the show by watching it through their phone screens recording another screen was annoying, but in the end, the music rang true. For several years now, I've wondered, is this the last time I get to see Neil play live? If it was, it was a worthy ending. And if not, I look forward to what comes next.

 
At 9/16/2025 02:53:00 PM, Blogger Unknown said...

I was there last night. Neil and The Chrome Hearts put on an amazing show. The energy between them was amazing. The set list was fantastic.

 
At 9/16/2025 05:08:00 PM, Blogger Dan Swan said...

@Knowlage Nomad : So awesome you and Alan got to meet, and he shared a photo of you two, so it’s great to have a face to go along with your excellent posts here on Thrashers. Sounds like you both had a great show. Definitely a brilliant play list for us Rusties.

Peace to all 🙏

 
At 9/16/2025 06:07:00 PM, Blogger Jesse said...

Thrasher, i have been meaning to reqch out for close to a year and say thank you for your hospitality in saratoga springs last year. So NICE TO MEET YOU. It was just me and my buddy at FA eve and then briefly at FarmAid. I have a group if 4 going this year, is there a farmaidians meet up or anything?

 
At 9/16/2025 07:55:00 PM, Blogger Mark from T.O. said...

Bob Lefsetz was at the show and has blogged about it today... here's the link:

https://lefsetz.com/wordpress/2025/09/16/neil-young-at-the-hollywood-bowl/

 
At 9/17/2025 12:25:00 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Great review! Thanks. Your Brother Alan in Seattle

 
At 9/17/2025 12:43:00 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Oops, this reply was meant for the prior post with a very insightful review of Neil Young & band on 9/15/25 at the Hollywood Bowl. YBAiS

 
At 9/17/2025 01:02:00 AM, Blogger Knowledge Nomad said...

Good review. I'd quibble with him about whether it was loud (I didn't think it was). But that's subjective and dependant on where you sit, and, more importantly, doesn't detract from his main point. This was a show who could appreciate Neil's deep catalog and did not need to only hear the familiar. To the first poster who said this was a snoozer, I could see how someone would feel that way if they weren't that steeped in the catalog and had expectations of hits.

 
At 9/17/2025 10:19:00 AM, Blogger thrasher said...

Thanks for all of the reports folks.

Especially glad to hear that Bother Alan and Knowledge Nomad connected.

OK, tour is now over and onto Farm Aid #40. After we return, we'll work on a tour summary similar to Leg#1.

 
At 9/17/2025 06:34:00 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I had expectations of a rocking show, to close a rocking tour, but this show just wasn't very rocking, regardless of the set list, sorry. ( Yes it would have been much better received at the Ford, across the way. All four of those shows were wonderful two years ago.) The timing on Southern Man was just off, and there were a few croaks & cracks throughout, not quite the flawless performance that others would have you believe. I was also disappointed not to see Mr. Soul again, with the newly found, old guitar. Fortunately, this was not my only show of this tour. It was a good show, but it was not a great show. Hopefully there will be a good recording posted that we can listen to carefully. Maybe I will change my mind?

 
At 9/17/2025 07:33:00 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

https://youtu.be/-cdgEDumEdg?si=rlw_u54roS3qIZrV

 
At 9/18/2025 08:35:00 AM, Blogger thraserswheat said...

Thanks Mark from T.O. Posted Lefsetz clip. Bob "gets" Neil, definitely.

 
At 9/18/2025 10:14:00 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Yes, what a show! I was so glad my family got to see this performance because it truly was spectacular. They were impressed, I was impressed.

The thread that ran thru this show was highly political / environmental / free speech oriented. The lyrics to the songs he chose spoke to this moment in American History very well.

Free speech? Anti Fascist? These are GOOD values. Funny to designate an idea as a “terrorist organization.” We seem to be devolving as a country.

Your Brother Alan in Seattle

 

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