The proceeds from the Atlantic City show — tickets ($75 and $150) go on sale Nov. 30 at 10am — are going to aid victims of Superstorm/Hurricane Sandy.
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - DECEMBER 06: Neil Young & Crazy Horse With Trey Anastasio Benefit Concert For Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa on December 6, 2012 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. (Photo by Donald Kravitz)
UPDATE: Dec. 5, 2012, 10:20am:
Live Nation announced on Wednesday, Dec. 5, that Trey Anastasio, of Phish, will also perform at the Thursday, Dec. 6 Neil Young & Crazy Horse special benefit concert at the Borgata, billed as “A Special Evening With Neil Young & Crazy Horse.”
According to a press release, "Anastasio will perform a solo acoustic set at the concert. The New Jersey native, who is a founding member of Phish, has been touring in support of his ninth solo album, Traveler, which he recorded in Connecticut with co-producer Peter Katis."
READ: Interview with Neil Young on the Sandy Benefit Concert at Borgata
Everest is also on the bill. Read more below:
ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY — Neil Young and his long-time band Crazy Horse will perform a special benefit concert on Thursday, Dec. 6, at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, it was announced Thursday morning.
The proceeds from the show — tickets ($75 and $150) go on sale Nov. 30 at 10am — are going to aid victims of Superstorm/Hurricane Sandy.
Devastated by the damage and displacement caused by hurricane, Young urged:
“Come on down here and join in the relief effort.”
On Sunday, Dec. 2, Young said that although his current tour was supposed to end in Connecticut on Tuesday, that he felt the need to do something to "make a difference" to the people along the East Coast affected by Sandy.
"I couldn't see coming back here and just playing and have it be business as usual," he said.
Young also said that although he was invited to perform at the 12-12-12 benefit concert in New York City, he had other obligations.
"It wasn't going to make much difference whether I was there or not, so I decided to go someplace where I could make a difference," he said.
Proceeds will go directly to the American red Cross Hurricane Sandy Relief Effort.
For more info go to: redcross.org/hurricane-sandy
Tickets can be purchased at theborgata.com or by-phone at 866-900-4TIX (4849).
All seating is general admission. The great band Everest opens the show. Neil Young and Crazy Horse are expected to play for about two hours, a set that could include Young's classic "Like a Hurricane."
"Anything's possible," Young said Sunday. "We have the equipment."
Crazy Horse, which is Young, Billy Talbot, Ralph Molina, and Poncho Sampredo, has been touring North America in support of its latest album Psychedelic Pill.
Check out this video of the new song "Ramada Inn":
At 67, Neil Young still performs with the youthful exuberance that his surname might imply, galvanizing legions of fans of varied ages who showed up for a Superstorm Sandy benefit show at the Borgata Event Center Thursday evening, Dec. 6. All proceeds from the event were donated to the American Red Cross.
Many employees at Caesars Entertainment's four properties in Atlantic City — Caesars, Bally's, Harrah's Resort and Showboat — were hit hard by Hurricane Sandy. Now they will be getting help thanks to the culinary skills of acclaimed chef Chris Scarduzio.
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The musician and artist will make two special Jersey Shore appearances this weekend , including a show at Borgata and an artist reception in Stone Harbor at Ocean Galleries.
"It just blazed. But it was freezing cold and pissing down rain and we played until we were going to get electrocuted and we had to stop."
THE FOLK-ROCK TRIO Crosby, Stills and Nash make a stop during their summer tour at the Borgata's Event Center Friday night. Although they're without sometime band mate Neil Young, the trio is armed with a new double-CD by a couple of its members (Crosby-Nash) and a presidential campaign in full swing. That's right, as announced recently, David Crosby and Graham Nash are jointly running for President of the United States. When asked who their vice president candidate would be at a press conference last month, Nash replied, "We'll have two presidents, and between us we have vice covered." Even though Nash was born in England and the legendary singer-songwriters clearly endorse the Kerry-Edwards ticket on their official web site (crosbystillsnash.com), the comical campaign includes a light-hearted commercial that can also be viewed on line at crosbynash2004.com. Recording and touring together -- and with solo projects -- for the past 35 years, CSN (and sometimes Y) are responsible for a plethora of music over the years. The trio's self titled 1969 debut, which included the songs "Long Time Gone," "Marrakesh Express" and "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes," and the following year's Déj� Vu, with the classics "Our House," "Almost Cut My Hair" and...
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All money raised through a $10 cover charge will be divided and dispersed among two non-profit organizations — the Brigantine Marine Mammal Stranding Center and the Ocean City Repertory Theatre — each of which was severely impacted by Hurricane Sandy.
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1. Anonymous said... on Nov 29, 2012 at 12:16PM
“HOLY AWESOME!!!!!”
2. redhead11252 said... on Dec 6, 2012 at 12:34AM
“thumbs up for Neil!!!!”
3. Crazy Horse said... on Dec 6, 2012 at 01:10PM
“"Tonight's the Night!!!!!"”
4. Anonymous said... on Dec 6, 2012 at 07:08PM
“Neil is the Man!!”
5. Anonymous said... on Dec 7, 2012 at 12:30PM
“Was Billy Talbot playing, Did anyone see him??”
6. Anonymous said... on Dec 7, 2012 at 12:32PM
“Was Billy Talbot playing, Did anyone see him??”