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Neil Young. image by Ros O'Gorman

Neil Young. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Neil Young Resurrects Prisoners Of Rock And Roll In Sydney

by Paul Cashmere on March 11, 2013

in News

Neil Young and Crazy Horse played the rarity ‘Prisoners of Rock and Roll’ during the encore in Sydney on Sunday.

Neil Young. image by Ros O'Gorman

Neil Young. image by Ros O'Gorman

‘Prisoners of Rock and Roll’ was originally featured on the 1987 Crazy Horse album ‘Life’. Young last performed the song in February, 2004.

The current Australian tour has also included the 1981 ‘Re-ac-tor’ song ‘Opera House’ twice in the set, last night in Sydney and last week in Brisbane.

Neil Young & Crazy Horse have been playing the same setlist at every Australian show so far, with the only changes in the encore.

Perth was treated to ‘Roll Another Number’ in the Crazy Horse encore, Adelaide scored ‘Like A Hurricane’.

The setlist for Neil Young & Crazy Horse Sunday night March 10 in Sydney was:

Love And Only Love (from Ragged Glory, 1990)
Powderfinger (from Rust Never Sleeps, 1979)
Born In Ontario (from Psychedelic Pill, 2012)
Walk Like A Giant (from Psychedelic Pill, 2012)
Hole In The Sky (first time ever played)
Heart of Gold (from Harvest, 1972)
Twisted Road (from Psychedelic Pill, 2012)
Singer Without A Song (new, unreleased song)
Ramada Inn (from Psychedelic Pill, 2012)
Cinnamon Girl (from Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, 1970)
Fuckin’ Up (from Ragged Glory, 1990)
Mr Soul (from Buffalo Springfield Again, 1967)
Hey Hey My My (Into The Black) (from Rust Never Sleeps, 1979)

Prisoners of Rock and Roll (from Life, 1987)
Opera Star (from Re-ac-tor, 1981)

Remaining dates for Neil Young & Crazy Horse are:

Australia
March 13, Melbourne, The Plenary
March 15, Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena
March 16, Geelong, The Hill Winery, A Day On The Green

New Zealand
March 19, Wellington, TSB Arena
March 21, Auckland, Vector Arena

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