Neil Young headlined BST Hyde Park with the Chrome Hearts, playing “Cinnamon Girl” and “Harvest Moon” on a bill with Van Morrison and Yusuf/Cat Stevens.
Neil Young, twice inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, headlined BST Hyde Park with his band the Chrome Hearts on Friday 11 July 2025. Van Morrison and Yusuf/Cat Stevens played on the same bill.
The son of the journalist Scott Young, he was born in Toronto in 1945 and began his career in Winnipeg in the 1960s. He moved to Los Angeles in 1966 to form Buffalo Springfield, then started his solo career with Crazy Horse in 1969.
After the Gold Rush and Harvest followed in the early 1970s, and Rust Never Sleeps in 1979. He also recorded the chart-topping Déjà Vu as a member of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and his distorted guitar later earned him the nickname “Godfather of Grunge”.
The Chrome Hearts are his current band. Their set in the park included “Cinnamon Girl” and “Harvest Moon”.
Younger acts, among them Amble and Naima Bock, also played on the day.