60s music icon cancels remaining tour dates after illness sparks 'big unplanned break'

Singer and musician Neil Young has announced that his and Crazy Horse’s tour dates have been postponed indefinitely (Picture: Fred Tanneau/AFP via Getty Images)

Neil Youngand Crazy Horse have been forced to indefinitely postpone their remaining Love Earth Tour dates due to illness hitting ‘a couple of us’.

The musicians announced the cancellation of their upcoming US showsin a post shared on Young’s official website.

‘When a couple of us got sick after Detroit’s Pine Knob, we had to stop,’ the statement explained.

‘We are still not fully recovered, so sadly our great tour will have a big unplanned break.

‘We will try to play some of the dates we miss as time passes when we are ready to rock again!

‘We know many of you made travel plans and we apologise for the inconvenience.’

The statement thanked fans for their ‘understanding and patience’, suggesting that health is a number one priority.

‘We want to stay and do more shows and more albums for you… and for us,’ it added.

It was signed bylegendary frontman Young, 78; guitarist Micah Nelson, 34, who is the son of musician Willie Nelson; drummer Ralph Molina, 81, and bassist Billy Talbot, 80.

The band did not indicate which members of the group had fallen ill, but their Pine Knob Music Theatre show referenced in Michigan took place on May 22.

Affected tour dates that will no longer be going ahead include eight Canadian dates across cities Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary, Winnipeg, London and Vancouver, as well as shows scheduled for Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah and Colorado.

Young and Crazy Horse were also expected to perform at the Hollywood Bowl in September, as well as sets at Ohana Fest and Kentucky’s Bourbon & Beyond Festival.

This latest sad news for fans comes after the group announced in May that several shows were being postponed ‘due to illness’.

The Love Earth Tour kicked off in April in San Diego, California.

Talbot and Molina have been with the band since it was formed in the 1960s, while Nelson joined last year.

The band is best known for its association with Heart Of Gold singer Young, with 15 studio albums and eight live albums billed as being by Neil Young and Crazy Horse.

The band also released six studio albums of their own between 1971 and 2009.

Singer-songwriter Young, who started his career in the 1960s, has bagged multiple Grammys across his career, as well as being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice: in 1995 as a solo artist and in 1997 as a member of his first band, the folk-rock outfit Buffalo Springfield.

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