Neil Young, who has been known for making bold political statements for much of his career, was photographed at a recent protest holding up a sign that reads, “HANDS OFF CANADA.”
In the photo, posted on X, formerly Twitter, on April 6, Young is seen wearing a beanie, sunglasses and an EARTH T-shirt with a flannel shirt tied around his waist.
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Last month, Young announced that he was canceling a planned free concert in Ukraine due to safety concerns.
“We had a good venue, close to a shelter, but the changing situation on the ground was too much. I could not in good conscience take my crew and instruments into that area. My apologies to all. Ukraine is a great country with a good leader,” he posted on his Neil Young Archives website on March 20.
Though the proposed Ukraine date has been scrapped, Young still has several lives dates on tap. He’s set to play a solo benefit concert at the historic Lakefield College School in Lakefield, Ontario in Canada on May 23. In June, he’ll kick off a string of international dates with a June 18 show with his latest band the Chrome Hearts in Rättvik, Sweden. Young and the Chrome Hearts will start a run of U.S. summer dates on Aug. 8 in Charlotte, N.C.
Young is no stranger to protests or protest songs. He famously wrote the Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young hit “Ohio” about the Kent State shootings in 1970 in which four people were killed and nine others were wounded by the Ohio National Guard during an anti-Vietnam War protest.
