Neil Young Adds Nils Lofgren To Lineup For Full Album Performances At Roxy Concerts

Tonight’s the night Neil Young & Crazy Horse returns for the first of two benefit concerts at The Roxy in Los Angeles in celebration of the legendary venue’s 50th anniversary. Neil Young recently shared news on what to expect on his Neil Young Archives website.

The lineup for the shows will find Neil Young backed by Crazy Horse bandmates guitarist Nils Lofgren, bassist Billy Talbot and drummer Ralph Molina as well as multi-instrumentalist Micah Nelson. Lofgren was originally supposed to be on tour with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band but became available after Springsteen canceled his September concerts while he undergoes treatment for symptons of peptic ulcer disease.

Though officially billed as Neil Young & Crazy Horse’s first public performances since 2019, Young clarified that the group performing at The Roxy will play under The Santa Monica Flyers moniker. The Santa Monica Flyers — consisting of Lofgren, Talbot, Molina and late pedal steel guitarist Ben Keith — accompanied Neil Young at 27 concerts in 1973 including a run of shows to open The Roxy that started 50 years ago today.

Neil Young also revealed he’ll perform two albums live with The Santa Monica Flyers. “All songs will predate the Original Roxy opening 50 years ago,” Young wrote. “We are stoked!” The post was accompanied by an image from the Tonight’s The Night album artwork. Tickets for both concerts are sold out.