After playing to a raucous Wednesday night crowd, Neil Young returned to The Capitol Theatre with just as much energy on Thursday to showcase not only himself, but the prowess of his new favorite backing band Promise of the Real.
The band pleased fans immediately by opening their single-set show with Harvest‘s “Out on the Weekend.” Young then led POTR for their first-ever version of mid-’70s deep cut “Albuquerque,” a tune Young himself hasn’t played in nearly a decade. “Albuquerque” was followed by another POTR debut, “Speakin’ Out.”
Later, Young offered his first repeat of his two-night run, “Field of Opportunity,” followed by “I’ve Been Waiting for You,” “Love to Burn” and “Love and Only Love.” Fan favorite “Heart of Gold” turned into a venue-wide sing-a-long, and and while most of the evening was comprised of Young originals, the rocker gave POTR frontman Lukas Nelson the spotlight on “Turn Off the News,” a Promise of the Real original. Afterwards, Lukas’ brother Micah Nelson jumped onstage to serve up one of his own Particle Kid tunes “Everything is Bullshit.”
Young took the mic back for a versions of “Powderfinger,” “Children of Destiny,” and the CSNY protest anthem “Ohio.”
A political fervor hung in the air as Young played his final tune “Rockin’ in the Free World,” and encored with the ’90s era, Ragged Glory number “Mansion on the Hill.”
Check out the full setlist below:
Neil Young
Sept. 27, 2018
The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY
Out on the Weekend, World on a String^, Albuquerque^+, Speakin’ Out^, Field of Opportunity, I’ve Been Waiting for You, Love to Burn, Love and Only Love, Heart of Gold, From Hank to Hendrix, Turn Off the News*, Everything is Bullshit%, Powderfinger, Children of Destiny, Ohio#, Rockin’ in the Free World
Enc: Mansion on the Hill
Notes:
^ Live debut by Promise of the Real
+ last played 2009
* Promise of the Real cover
% Particle Kid cover, Micah Nelson on vocals
# CSNY cover
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Oh Canada!
October 1, 2018 at 8:42 amFat and Happy sucking off America’s teat for years … Neil Young is a Fraud.
Land of the Free
October 1, 2018 at 8:37 amEJEJ… keyword: HATE .. again, no use for a America hating Canadian. Got it? Good.
Dinahmoehumm
October 1, 2018 at 12:24 amIt’s a good thing we’ve finally gotten rid of that pesky old “presumption of innocence” thingie. Now we can settle things the old fashioned way: mob justice. It’s all gonna work out just fine. Until they turn their gaze toward you.
ejej
September 29, 2018 at 9:33 pmOh, @Land of the Free, you poor sensitive little snowflake, he has chosen to embrace America instead of Canada..does that mean he isn’t allowed to criticize some of her faults? Does that mean he is without fault? Get your head out of your ass and think. That’s what he does… is he always right? is anyone?
Brian
September 29, 2018 at 12:21 pmHow will Corey Booker make the transition to daytime soap operas?
Practice, practice, practice.
Land of the Free
September 29, 2018 at 7:53 amSorry … No use for an America hating Canadian.
Joe
September 28, 2018 at 7:17 pmoh al-al-al-al-al-al-buuuuu-querque
me
September 28, 2018 at 4:51 pmWhen Kavanaugh has to invoke his 10 year old daughter’s prayers, that screams desperate attempt at sympathy.
Rob
September 28, 2018 at 2:51 pmKavanaugh is a frat boy elitist. His attitude is not fit for Arby’s let alone the Supreme Court. Just like his boss the Orange Creamsicle.
Trumpanzee
September 28, 2018 at 2:18 pmas does Rick Scott
Brian
September 28, 2018 at 1:07 pmCorey Booker looks very similar to Voldemort.
jaggerrich
September 28, 2018 at 12:43 pmSo sad, I know. though they’re mainly Skynyrd, Panic, and Allman fans. I do LOVE two of those three, see: we can get along.
VOTE NO against the boozing little college assaulter-altar boy,….the virgin until he was 27. NO NO NO NO NO NO. Unfit for the Bench, REGARDLESS of any of this crap on now. (Cory Booker on now)
Christine Blasey Forde
September 28, 2018 at 10:52 amNothing better than Harvest Moon, lying about sexual assault and the realization that so many jam fans are Trump supporters.