Watch Neil Young play ‘Long Walk Home’ for first time since 1989

Neil Young performed ‘Long Walk Home’ for the first time since 1989 at a recent show in the US. Watch the footage below.
The legendary singer-songwriter is currently out on the North American leg of his ‘Love Earth’ world tour with his band, the Chrome Hearts. On Saturday (August 23), Young and co. took to the stage at Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theatre in Wantagh, New York.
Here, they treated the crowd to a rendition of ‘Long Walk Home’ from Neil Young And Crazy Horse’s 1987 album ‘Life’. It marked the first live airing of the track in 36 years.
The protest song deals with the experience of living in a country that prides itself on personal liberty, while still engaging in systemic violence. With these themes remaining relevant in current times, Young made a change to some of the lyrics.
He switched the line “from Vietnam to old Beirut” from the studio version to “from Canada to old Ukraine” for the 2025 live performance, per Stereogum.
Check out fan-shot videos of ‘Long Walk Home’ here:
Last month saw Young and the Chrome Hearts dust off the rarity ‘Ambulance Blues’ at a concert in the Netherlands – marking its first live appearance in over 50 years.
Earlier this summer, the band headlined Glastonbury 2025 and topped the bill at BST Hyde Park in London. They also played a concert at Malahide Castle in Dublin, among numerous other European dates.
In a four-star review of Young’s return to the Pyramid Stage at Glasto, NME described the performance as “a headline set that proves that sometimes, there’s still power to be found in an old-school approach”.
“It is, in short, the definition of no frills,” it read. “It’s testament to the power of Young’s songwriting, then, just how brilliantly it all works, how little the momentum drops.”
Young released his first studio album with the Chrome Hearts, ‘Talkin To The Trees’, in June.
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