Neil Young is still rocking hard these days. In addition to a full set each evening, Neil sat in with Metallica, Roger Waters and other acts during the two evenings.

The short, but poignant and beautiful acoustic sets took center stage at the Shoreline Amphitheatre. With a mix of classic tunes, covers and new songs, Neil’s sets were perfect. Neil’s writing and protest spirit are as sharp as ever on tunes like “John Oaks” which is the story of an unwarranted police shooting.

Towards the end of each set, Neil welcomed Nils Lofgren and Willie Nelson for some tunes. Neil’s classic anthem “Rockin’ in the Free World” was a chance for all the artists to come out for one final tune before the set closed.

Neil replayed several of the tunes, but played 15 unique songs in total over the two evenings.

10/22 Setlist
Peace Trail
Out On The Weekend
Show Me
Comes A Time
Terrorist
Only Love Can Break Your Heart (w/ Nils Lofgren)
Piece Of Crap (w/ Nils Lofgren)
Are There Any More Real Cowboys (w/ Nils Lofgren & Willie Nelson)
On The Road Again (w/ Nils Lofgren & Willie Nelson)
Rockin In The Free World

10/23 Setlist
Peace Trail
Human Highway
Indian Givers
Texas Rangers
Western Hero
John Oaks
Piece Of Crap (w/ Nils Lofgren)
Are There Any More Real Cowboys (w/ Willie Nelson and Nils Lofgren)
On The Road Again (w/ Willie Nelson and Nils Lofgren)
Rockin’ In the Free World (w/ Dave Matthews)

Neil Young and Promise of the Real Line-up
Neil Young – vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica
Lukas Nelson – Acoustic guitar, vocals
Micah Nelson – Acoustic guitar, electric charango, piano, vocals
Corey McCormick – bass, vocals
Anthony Logerfo – drums
Tato Melgar – percussion

Thanks to ridemyllama for the great recordings each night.

Photo credit: Jay Blakesberg