Neil Young and Band Announce Fall North American Tour With Special Guests: Wilco or Death Cab For Cutie and Everest

    LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18 /EMWNews/ -- Live Nation (NYSE: LYV)

announced today that music icon Neil Young will embark on a North American

tour commencing October 14th in St. Paul, Minnesota and continuing for

eight weeks, culminating at New York's Madison Square Garden on December

15th. The new tour comes on the heels of Young's hugely successful 2008

European tour that brought him before audiences in 14 countries over the

course of three months.



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    This fall's tour includes concert performances in such U.S. markets as

Los Angeles, San Diego, Chicago, Detroit and Philadelphia. Additionally,

there will be multiple stops in Young's native Canada, including Vancouver,

Calgary, Regina, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax.



    The concerts will feature Young with the same band that so ably backed

him in Europe -- Ben Keith, Rick Rosas, Chad Cromwell, Anthony Crawford and

Pegi Young. Song sets are expected to be eclectic, featuring both newer

material and classic Neil Young hits. Death Cab For Cutie and Everest will

support dates from October 14 through November 5; Wilco and Everest are on

the bill for dates starting November 29 through the tour's conclusion, with

the exception of the December 9 Chicago date which will feature (TBD) and

Everest in support.



    All shows for this tour will be general admission floor with reserved

seating in the stands. General admission tickets will be prices at $75.00

with reserved stand tickets ranging in price from $45.00 to $250.00 (plus

all applicable service charges).



    For complete tour and ticket information visit:

http://www.livenation.com or http://www.neilyoung.com.




    The Neil Young Tour is being produced by Live Nation Global Touring.

    Complete tour dates and cities listed below.



    October     14 - St. Paul, MN -- Xcel Energy Center / on sale August 22

                16 - Winnipeg, MN -- MTS Centre / on sale August 22

                18 - Regina, SK -- Brandt Centre / on sale August 22

                19 - Calgary, AB -- Pengrowth Saddledome / on sale August 22

                21 - Everett, WA -- Comcast Arena at Everett / on sale

                     September 12

                22 - Vancouver, BC -- GM Place / on sale August 22

                29 - San Diego, CA -- Cox Arena / on sale August 25

                30 - Los Angeles, CA -- The Forum / on sale August 25





    November     1 - Reno, NV -- Events Center / on sale August 23

                 4 - Kansas City, MO -- Sprint Center / on sale September 12

                 5 - Omaha, NE -- Qwest Center / on sale September 12

                29 - Halifax, NS -- Metro Centre / on sale August 23





    December     1 - Montreal, PQ -- Bell Centre / on sale September 13

                 2 - Ottawa, ON -- Scotia Bank Place / on sale August 22

                 4 - Toronto, ON -- Air Canada Centre / on sale August 22

                 7 - Detroit, MI -- Palace of Auburn Hills / on sale

                     September 12

                 9 - Chicago, IL -- Allstate Arena / on sale September 12

                12 - Philadelphia, PA -- Wachovia Spectrum / on sale

                     September 19

                15 - New York, NY -- Madison Square Garden / on sale

                     September 15