Neil Young played a benefit concert with the Shocking Pinks at the Beacon Theatre on Saturday, October 1, 1983. I have no recollection of what the benefit was for, but I do recall seeing the Shocking Pinks on the Beacon Theatre stage. Neil Young also played a number of solo acoustic dates at the Beacon Theatre where he played the “Harvest Moon” album prior to its release. As I recall, the “Harvest Moon” concerts received mixed reviews while the album was universally acclaimed after it was released. Today I found out that Neil Young was pulling out of Farm Aid 2021 in Hartford, Connecticut due to Covid concerns. This is obviously very disappointing and makes you wonder when we might see Neil Young on tour again. Catch your favorite musicians in concert while you can; as we have learned, the future is not guaranteed.

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