Ryan Adams, Norah Jones, Body/Head, Brian Fallon & more covered Neil Young at NeilFest Night 1 (pics / video / setlist)
photos by P Squared Photography
Ryan Adams & Norah Jones / Valerie June / Charles Bradley / finale – 9/13/2015
A gaggle of talented folks came together at Bowery Ballroom on Sunday night (9/13) to pay tribute to the music of Neil Young and raise money for the Sweet Relief charity. Backed by the Cabin Down Below band, the first of two nights of NeilFest featured Ryan Adams and Norah Jones singing “Old Man” (Ryan also performed “Cinnamon Girl” and Norah sang “Don’t Be Denied”), Kim Gordon and Bill Nace‘s Body/Head performing “On the Beach,” Charles Bradley belting out “Heart of Gold,” Valerie June singing “Mellow My Mind” and The Gaslight Anthem’s Brian Fallon doing “After the Gold Rush.” Fallon also came out with Jakob Dylan, Black Keys’ Patrick Carnery and Butch Walker for “Ohio.” Other performers included Yeah Yeah Yeah’s Nick Zinner with onetime Virgins singer Donald Cumming, Nicole Atkins (who was joined by rock photographer Danny Clinch), Danny Masterson (yes of That ’70s Show), Adam Green, Michelle Branch, and more. Pictures, a few videos and setlist from Night 1 of NeilFest are in this post.
Tonight (9/14) is Night Two of NeilFest with much the same lineup. Caleb Followill of Kings of Leon has been added to tonight’s bill and hopefully Sharon Van Etten, who was listed but didn’t play Sunday night, will be there too. Kills/Dead Weather singer Alison Mosshart was at Sunday night’s show but didn’t perform — maybe she and Jack White (who are in town to be on Colbert’s Late Show) will swing by? (But maybe not, if Patrick Carney will be there again.) We shall see. More pics from NeilFest Night 1, below
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The Cabin Down Below House Band
Steve Schiltz
Chase Cohl
Caveman
Streets of Laredo
Elvis Perkins
Ryan Miller
Danny Masterson & Adam Busch
Nicole Atkins
Danny Clinch
Summer Moon
Michelle Branch
Adam Green
Nick Zinner & Donald Cumming
Valerie June
Matt Hitt
Body/Head
Norah Jones, Sasha Dobson, & Jillette Johnson
Ruby Amanfu
Charles Bradley
Brian Fallon
Jakob Dylan
Pat Carney, Jakob Dylan, Butch Walker, & Brian Fallon
Ryan Adams
Ryan Adams & Norah Jones
Butch Walker
Finale
SETLIST: NeilFest Night 1 (9/13/2015)
Come on Baby Let’s Go Downtown – The Cabin Down Below Band
Out on the Weekend – Steve Schultz
Comes a Times – Chase Cohl
Powderfinger – Caveman
Tell Me Why – Streets of Laredo
Tonight’s the Night – Elvis Perkins
Walk On – Ryan Miller
Thrown Your Hatred Down – Danny Masterson & Adam Busch
Harvest Moon – Nicole Atkins
Alabama – Summer Moon
Down by the River – Michelle Branch & Gus Wenner
Don’t Let it Bring You Down – Adam Green
Mr. Soul – Sammy James Jr.
Cortez the Killer – Nick Zinner & Donald Cumming
Mellow My Mind – Valerie June
Revolution Blues – Matt Hitt
On the Beach – Body/Head
Don’t Be Denied – Norah Jones, Sasha Dobson, Jillette Johnson
For the Turnstiles – Ruby Amanfu
Heart of Gold – CHarles Bradley
After the Gold Rush – Brian Fallon
Everybody’s Alone – Jade
Southernman – Jakob Dylan
Ohio – Pat Carney, Jakob Dylan, Butch Walker, Brian Fallon
Cinnamon Girl – Ryan Adams
Old Man – Ryan Adams & Norah Jones
Unknown Legend – Norah Jones
Rockin’ in the Free World – Butch Walker
Helpless – Group finale