79-year-old Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young is set to headline British Summertime Festival in Hyde Park this summer, on July 11. He’ll be joined by Yusuf/Cat Stevens and Van Morrison, with further support acts to be announced later. Tickets will be available for purchase from March 5 on the official BST website.
Young will be accompanied by his band The Chrome Hearts and will perform some of his greatest hits. The performance will follow his headline’s slot at Glastonbury which will see him perform on the Pyramid Stage for the first time since 2009. Earlier this year, he pulled out of performing after stating in an open later: “We were told the BBC was now a partner in Glastonbury and wanted us to do a lot for things we were not interested in. It seems Glastonbury is now under corporate control and is not the way I remember it being. We will not be playing Glastonbury on this tour because it is a corporate turn-off, and not for me like it used to be. Hope to see you at one of the other venues on the tour.”
The ’Harvest Moon’ singer appeared to retract his statement later on when a close source told The Sun: “Neil and his band the Chrome Hearts are firming up plans for European dates next year and Glastonbury is on the cards. Glastonbury appears to be leaning back into its roots of rock, and if they can secure Neil it would be an amazing addition to what is already shaping up to be an incredible lineup.”
The band is due to kick off the latest tour Love Earth, in Rättvik, Sweden, on June 18 and will continue across Europe, including a stop at Glastonbury between 27 and 29 June. They will begin the North American leg of the tour in Charlotte, North Carolina, on August 8 before wrapping up in Los Angeles on September 15.
Other artists set to play the iconic BST Festival this summer are Sabrina Carpenter, Clairo, Beabadoobee, Olivia Rodrigo, Noah Kahan and more. Carpenter now set to play two nights after Hugh Jackman pulled out of his headline slot due to a scheduling conflict.
