Gordon Lightfoot replaces Neil & CH at Harvest Picnic
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Gordon Lightfoot, 74, has been brought in to replace Neil Young at the Greenbelt Harvest Picnic. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)
Canadian-born singer Gordon Lightfoot will replace Neil Young & Crazy Horse at the Greenbelt Harvest Picnic on Aug. 31 at the Christie Lake Conservation Area in Dundas, Ontario, according to CBC Hamilton.
Lightfoot, 74, was brought in to replace Young after Crazy Horse’s guitarist Frank Sampedro injured his hand. The band has cancelled the North American leg of its current tour, including a headlining spot at the Ottawa Folk Festival, CBC reported.
Many have bemoaned the fact that they bought tickets to the picnic just to see Young and Crazy Horse. The organizers have offered a partial discount to ticketholders after the band pulled out of the show.
Organizers are offering a $40 refund. The new ticket price is $99.50.
“Ticket buyers who purchased through TicketMaster will be contacted by TicketMaster,” Gauthier said. “Ticket buyers who purchased from consignment locations, can pick up their refund beginning Saturday Aug. 24 at 10 a.m.”
Read more at: http://www.cbc.ca/hamilton/news/story/2013/08/23/hamilton-gordon-lightfoot-neil-young-harvest-picic.html
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