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Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young reunite for tour
April 25, 2006 by Rob Evans
livedaily.com
On-again, off-again supergroup Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young will reconvene this summer for their first tour since 2002.
David Crosby, Steven Stills, Graham Nash and Neil Young will launch their "Freedom of Speech '06" trek July 6 in the Philadelphia area, and dates are currently set through mid-September.
The tour--which won't feature an opening act--will spotlight classic CSNY songs and favorites from each group member's solo career, as well as selections from Young's newly announced, forthcoming album, "Living with War," which is already gaining press for its political bent.
"This album is about exchanging ideas," Young, 60, told CNN in an interview last week. "It's about getting a message out. It's about empowering people by giving them a voice. I know not everyone believes what I say is what they think, but red and blue is not black and white. We're all together. It's a record about unification."
The 10-song album, described by Young as a "metal-folk protest," will be released as a digital download album on April 28, when it will also be available for streaming via his official website.
According to Reprise Records, the CD version of the album "will be sent to retail outlets as soon as copies can be manufactured in early May." Singer/guitarist Young recorded the set over a two-week period with Chad Cromwell on drums, Rick Rosas on bass and Tommy Bray on trumpet, along with a 100-member choir. In a recent interview with a British newspaper, one choir member said the recording session was "like being at a 12-hour peace rally."
According to a press release, "All four members of CSNY ... believe that in light of the current environment, it's time for them to be out on the road fighting for America, and for people's rights to stand and be counted."
The preliminary itinerary is below; more dates will be announced, according to concert promoter The Next Adventure. Tickets will begin to roll out this coming weekend, and additional on-sale announcements will follow in the coming weeks.
Members of the CSNY fan club will have access to a ticket pre-sale period prior to the public on-sale dates, according to a press release. Details are posted at the group's website.
The veteran rock group has split and regrouped several times since the release of the first CSNY album, "Deja Vu," in 1970. In 2000, the foursome reunited for their first tour since 1974, and followed up with another tour in 2002.
Though the 1974 stadium tour was considered very successful from a ticket sales standpoint, tensions between the group were obvious; Young even traveled separately from the rest of the group. In recent years, group members have said that they have mellowed with age, and that the relationships within the band are no longer as volatile.
[Note: The following tour itinerary has been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
July 2006
6 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center
8 - Ottawa, Ontario - Scotiabank Place
10 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
14 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre
15 - Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN - to be announced
17 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks
20 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion
23 - Fresno, CA - Save Mart Centre
25 - Concord, CA - Chronicle Pavilion
27 - Auburn, WA - White River Amphitheatre
28 - Ridgefield, WA - Clark County Amphitheatre
30 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
31 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
August 2006
8 - West Palm Beach, FL - Sound Advice Amphitheatre
10 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
12 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion
15 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun
16 - Boston, MA - Tweeter Center
19 - Saratoga, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
20 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
22 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Amp.
25 - Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Stadium
29 - Columbus, OH - Germain Amphitheater
31 - Auburn Hills, MI - The Palace at Auburn Hills
September 2006
2 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
3 - Chicago, IL - First Midwest Bank
6 - Milwaukee, WI - Marcus Amphitheater
7 - Maryland Heights, MO - UMB Pavilion
10 - Burgettstown, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion
Neil Young, train maker Lionel win OK for venture
Tue Apr 25, 2006 2:24 PM ET
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK, April 25 (Reuters) - Rocker Neil Young on Tuesday won a bankruptcy court ruling to form a joint venture with Lionel LLC, the storied model train maker operating under protection from creditors.
The venture, known as Liontech Trains LLC, will develop the latest version of Lionel's Trainmaster control system. Lionel is partnering with Young's Creative Trains Co., and was to contribute $1.5 million to the venture.
Young, 60, the singer-songwriter who has worked as a soloist and as part of the groups Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, is a model train enthusiast who owns about one-fifth of Lionel. He has developed technology for the company in the past.
Creditors including Mike's Train House Inc., a rival train maker, had objected to the joint venture because of Young's involvement on both sides of it, and because Lionel would only license but not own the resulting technology.
But U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Burton Lifland ruled that Lionel "exercised prudent business judgment" in entering the venture, which he said is in the bankruptcy estate's best interest.
Lionel had argued that it needed the venture because it has no technology employees who could develop the control system, and keep it "on the cutting edge of technology."
Creditors dropped their objections after Lionel and Young modified the venture and related agreements, the judge said.
Founded in 1900, Chesterfield, Michigan-based Lionel filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in November 2004 because it had just lost a $38.6 million federal jury verdict in favor of Mike's Train House in a trade secrets lawsuit. Lionel is appealing the award.
As of April 2, Lionel listed $33.1 million of assets and $89.8 million of liabilities, including the $38.6 million judgment, court records show.
Young, a Canadian, was part of a group led by Martin Davis, the former chairman of Paramount Communications Inc., that in 1995 bought Lionel from Detroit businessman Richard Kughn.
A Silicon Valley company that Young co-founded, Liontech Inc., had previously developed technology for Lionel.
In 1900, Joshua Lionel Cowen designed his first model train, the Electric Express, as a display item for toy stores, according to Lionel's Web site. Six years later, Cowen introduced preassembled track and a range of cars and engines.
© Reuters 2006. All Rights Reserved.
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keefjunkie |
10 - Burgettstown, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion!!!!! |
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Lethargy |
CSN&Y are utterly deplorable, as people, as musicians, as hypocritical depraved wannabe poiticos, I shudder to think anyone on this list likes them. |
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