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Long Awaited Buffalo Springfield Tour Kicks Off in June With Six California Dates and an Appearance at Bonnaroo
Tour Features Original Members Neil Young, Stephen Stills, and Richie Furay, and Special Guest Gillian Welch as Opening Act
Press Release Source: Buffalo Springfield On Tuesday March 29, 2011, 10:23 pm EDT
LOS ANGELES, March 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The legendary Buffalo Springfield will launch a reunion tour this June with six dates in California and an appearance at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Tennessee. Neil Young, Stephen Stills, and Richie Furay form the triumvirate of singer-songwriter-guitarists that made Buffalo Springfield one of the most influential bands in rock and roll. Tickets go on sale tomorrow.
The itinerary kicks off with two dates at the Fox Theater in Oakland, CA on June 1 and 2. Also on the schedule are pairs of concerts at Los Angeles’ Wiltern Theater (June 4-5), and the Santa Barbara Bowl (June 7-8)—all of the California dates feature alt-country/folk singer-songwriter Gillian Welch as opener. On Saturday June 11, Buffalo Springfield plays the world renowned Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, TN, joining other headliners including Arcade Fire, My Morning Jacket, Eminem, and the Black Keys. Additional dates will be announced in the coming weeks.
Rounding out the Buffalo Springfield line-up are Young’s longtime bassist Rick Rosas—filling in for the late Bruce Palmer—and Crosby, Stills & Nash drummer Joe Vitale sitting in for the late Dewey Martin.
Buffalo Springfield played together in concert—to great acclaim—in October 2010 at Neil and Pegi Young’s Bridge School Benefit in Northern California.
The reunion marked the first live performances from the group since 1968. Bay Area music journalist Jim Harrington wrote that their set, “featured gorgeous harmonies, fine musicianship…and enough stellar songs to make one understand why the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.” Music pundit Bob Lefsetz wrote, “the guitar interplay…is the essence of music, the interplay amongst musicians speaking to each other and ultimately to us through their instruments.”
“It’s hard to believe 42 years have passed since we played together as the Buffalo Springfield,” says Richie Furay. “Over the years, music never stopped flowing from each of us, and it’s come ‘full circle,’ if you will. And now, we get to share our hearts with you again—yes, Buffalo Springfield again!”
Buffalo Springfield first formed in 1966, when its original members converged in Los Angeles. Stills and Furay had previously played together with the Au Go Go singers, and crossed paths with Young on a tour through Canada in 1965. Driving down Sunset Boulevard a year later, they recognized a hearse with Ontario plates—Young was behind the wheel, Palmer his passenger. They began playing together, and Buffalo Springfield was born. They released three albums—and classic songs including “Mr. Soul,” “Rock and Roll Woman,” “Nowadays Clancy Can’t Even Sing,” “For What It’s Worth (Stop, Hey, What’s That Sound),” “Bluebird,” and “Go and Say Goodbye”—creating a sound that has never waned in influence.
Buffalo Springfield Reunion Tour Dates:
June 1
Fox Theater
Oakland, CA
June 2
Fox Theater
Oakland, CA
June 4
Wiltern Theater
Los Angeles, CA
June 5
Wiltern Theater
Los Angeles, CA
June 7
Santa Barbara Bowl
Santa Barbara, CA
June 8
Santa Barbara Bowl
Santa Barbara, CA
June 11
Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
Manchester, TN
Buffalo Springfield Book adds two Wiltern Dates
Influencial rock band, Buffalo Springfield, are coming to Los Angeles for two dates! Recently reunited, the band consisting of Richie Furay, Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Rick Rosas and Joe Vitale will play two dates at the Wiltern on Saturday, June 4 and Sunday, June 5 [6]*. Buffalo Springfield will also be headlining at this year’s Bonnaroo Music Festival in Tennessee.
Tickets to see Buffalo Springfield at the Wiltern go on sale this Friday, April 1, at 10 a.m. for $89.50 – $250.00 a ticket plus service fees via Live Nation. We’ll keep you updated if any presales get added Scenestar readers so you don’t miss out on seeing the return of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, Buffalo Springfield, live at the Wiltern!
there are links to purchase tickets.
* what year is this? (Pete_C)
Buffalo Springfield
Santa Barbara Bowl
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Tuesday 6/7/2011
5:30 pm PST
Santa Barbara Bowl
Santa Barbara, CA
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Buffalo Springfield
Santa Barbara Bowl
Wednesday 6/8/2011
5:30 pm PST
Santa Barbara Bowl
Santa Barbara, CA
Sharry reports:
Neil arrived in Toronto last night for a special pre-show award dinner before the broadcast from the Air Canada Centre tonight. He was presented with a Juno for the best Adult Alternative Album of the Year.
:: Youtube video | dose.ca/special/../neil+young
The Toronto Star published an article about Neil and the Youngtown Museum.:
Sharry, just back from the Juno awards at the Air Canada Centre reports:
It was a total Neil Young lovefest. His name was mentioned in glowing terms throughout the evening by the likes of Daniel Lanois, Randy Bachman, The Arcade Fire and more.
Neil was presented with the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award by Daniel Lanois and he made a very humble speech about how we’re all humanitarians and that he couldn’t have accomplished what he has done without the support of Pegi and the rest of his family.
He also won the Juno for Artist of the Year. Randy Bachman presented this award to Neil. Neil was very gracious in receiving the award.
:: spinner.ca
The Arcade Fire performed “Rococco” from “The Suburbs” and were really amazing. They won Group of the Year and also Album of the Year. One of the members of Arcade Fire mentioned that it was an honour to be in the same room as Neil Young and thanked him for mentoining them in his acceptance speech for Artist of the Year. (He mentioned some other Canadian musicians that he admired which included The Arcade Fire.)
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Thanks again, Sharry!
[photo apparently Neil & Amber Jean]
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