Inside Music with Melinda Newman

Neil Young takes Twisted Road to first solo tour in several years

Theater outing starts May 18 in Albany, N.Y.

By Melinda Newman Tuesday, Apr 6, 2010 1:25 PM

Neil Young

Credit: Jason DeCrow/AP

Rocker Neil Young, who finally won his first Grammy this year (for best art direction, no less) kicks off his first solo concert in several years May 18 at the Palace Theater in Albany, N.Y.

The three-week Twisted Road tour will take Young to many historic theaters, including Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium and D.C.’s Constitution Hall.

Tickets go on sale March 27. Even if he’s not coming to you live, Young may be coming to a theater near you this week as “Neil Young Truck Show,” the second in director Jonathan Demme’s trilogy of Young films, screens in theaters across the country this week.

Dates are below:

Tue	May 18	Palace Theatre	Albany, NY
Wed	May 19	Shea’s Performing Arts Center	Buffalo, NY
Fri	May 21	Hanover Theatre	Worcester, MA
Sun	May 23	Oakdale Theatre	Wallingford, CT
Mon	May 24	Constitution Hall	Washington, DC
Wed	May 26	Palace Theatre	Louisville, KY
Thu	May 27	Knoxville Civic Auditorium	Knoxville, TN
Sat	May 29	Fox Theatre	Atlanta, GA
Sun	May 30	Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium	Spartanburg, SC
Tue	June 1	Ryman Auditorium	Nashville, TN
Wed	June 2	Ryman Auditorium	Nashville, TN
Fri	June 4	Jones Hall	Houston, TX
Sat	June 5	Bass Performance Hall	Austin, TX
Mon	June 7	Meyerson Symphony Center	Dallas, TX