Neil Young said he thinks concerts have become COVID-19 “super-spreaders” and slammed the nation’s largest music promoters for letting artists perform live again …
Neil Young said he thinks concerts have become COVID-19 “super-spreaders” and slammed the nation’s largest music promoters for letting artists perform live again at this point in the coronavirus pandemic. The acclaimed 75-year-old singer-songwriter and guitarist made the comments in a column on his “Neil Young Archives” website this week after having recently postponed his plans to perform live again. “I know of tours that are out there and have to stop where they are and isolate in motels because one person among them tested positive. I ask myself, why are they out there?” Mr. Young asked Monday. “Money and business,” Mr. Young answered his own question. “These two need each other. This has been the American way for years and years. Now it has turned on the country in a new way,” the artist added. Mr. Young, a native Canadian who gained U.S. citizenship in 2020, previously announced he was pulling out of this year’s Live Aid, an annual benefit concert he co-founded in 1985 and usually performs at. Despite added safety measures in place for the outdoor concert, Mr.
