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Neil Young to open European tour with free concert in Ukraine
The American musician has been a regular advocate for Ukraine, and is also a sharp critic of US President Donald Trump
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Folk-rock musician Neil Young and his band Chrome Hearts will open a coming European tour with a free concert in Ukraine, according to a post on his website.
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The 79-year-old Toronto-born musician, who was part of the supergroup Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, said it would be “a free concert for all”.
Details are still being worked out, including the show’s date and location: “We are currently in talks,” Young said.
“Keep on Rockin’ in the free world,” he ended the statement, a reference to his 1991 hit song, alongside an image of the Ukrainian flag against a blue sky.
The announcement late came just days after US President Donald Trump berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a meeting in the Oval Office.
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Young, a long-time critic of Trump who sued his campaign in 2020 for copyright infringement over the use of his songs at rallies, said last week that the United States under Trump’s leadership had “lost its standing”.
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