Neil Young cancels Euro tour: ‘this is not the time’Staff WritersBANGSun, 8 February 2026 9:48AM
Neil Young has cancelled his entire tour.
The 80-year-old musician has called off his UK and European tour, which was due to begin in teh UK on June 17 before ending in Italy on July 26, saying “this is not the time” for him to be playing shows.
“I have decided to take a break and will not be touring Europe this time,” he said in a statement posted on his website Neil Young Archives.
“Thanks to everyone who bought tickets. I’m sorry to let you down, but this is not the time. I do love playing LIVE and being with you and the Chrome Hearts. LOVE Neil be well.”
Eden Sessions shared on Instagram: “We’re sorry to share that Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts will no longer be touring Europe this year. This means that regrettably the Eden Sessions show on Wednesday 17 June 2026 is cancelled. Ticket purchasers will be contacted directly and receive full refunds.”
Young – who turned 80 in November – recently admitted he spent years dreading the big birthday but he’s since come to accept his age and decided it “doesn’t matter any more”.
“I thought I’d be scared. I was scared of getting to be 80 all the time until I was 80. And then I went: ‘I’m 80. What the heck? Who cares?,” he told fans on a live Zoom chat in January.
“It doesn’t matter any more. Lots of things don’t matter that used to matter.”
Young went on to explain he is trying his best to stay fit and healthy, but he doesn’t like going to the gym so he takes himself off for long walks instead.
“I like to be healthy. I like to be physical. I like to go out and walk. I don’t like to go to the gym, but I walked three miles yesterday at 8,500 feet. That’s what I like to do,” he said.
Young also dismissed the idea of having his life turned into a movie – declaring a biopic shouldn’t be made until after he’s died.
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