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Neil Young Turns 80, Relentless Onstage and In Protest

The milestone finds him touring again after a June album with the Chrome Hearts.

Overview

  • The Canadian-born musician marked his 80th birthday on November 12, 2025.
  • He released Talking to the Trees in June 2025 with his new band the Chrome Hearts, continuing his late-career prolific run.
  • Young resumed live performances in 2025, including opening the German leg of the Love Earth Tour with a high-energy Berlin show.
  • He remains outspoken politically, frequently criticizing President Donald Trump and at times pulling his music from platforms he says spread misinformation.
  • After canceling remaining Love Earth Tour dates in June 2024 due to illness in his camp, he returned to the stage this year, extending a catalogue of roughly 50 studio albums and decades of environmental activism.