Neil Young Postpones Dallas Concert Again, This Time Because of Illness

UPDATE: Maybe the fourth time is the charm?

Neil Young’s North Texas fans are going to have to wait just a bit longer to be reunited with the acclaimed singer-songwriter. The rocker was scheduled to play Dallas' Dos Equis Pavilion on Thursday, May 2, but Texas weather made other plans.

After postponing the concert due to a weather threat that never materialized, Young has pushed off his Dallas return for a second (technically, third) time.

On May 1, Young posted a note under the news section of his website — cheekily titled “NYA Times-Contrarian” — with the dispiriting headline “Love Earth Tour Lightning Threat Cancels Texas Shows.”

“Too dangerous for us to put our audience in that situation,” the unsigned message reads. “We are rolling on, with these shows coming back in September on our way to Farm Aid. We are headed to New Orleans now. Would have loved to play Texas — Austin and Dallas, but too unsafe at the moment. Sitting in the parking lots, lightning flashing in the sky. Movin’ on.”

The May 2 performance was originally rescheduled for Sept. 14, but at some point in the past two weeks, the concert was surreptitiously scooted up to Memorial Day — May 27 — at the tail end of Young and Crazy Horse's current run of "Love Earth" dates (which had been scheduled to conclude in Chicago on May 23).

The Chicago gig was postponed late in the afternoon of May 23, as were the make-up dates in Austin (May 26) and Dallas (May 27). Live Nation released this statement the evening of May 23: "Regretfully, Neil Young & Crazy Horse's show at Dos Equis Pavilion on May 27th is being postponed due to illness. This show will be rescheduled. Hold on to your tickets and stay tuned for more information." As of this writing, no make-up date has been announced (maybe it'll go back to Sept. 14?), so Young's Dallas fans, if they haven't already just given up and requested a refund, will have to hang on a little bit longer.

After the first postponement, Live Nation issued a press release stating that Young's Dos Equis show had been pushed back until Sept. 14.

"All previously purchased tickets will be honored for the new date," the statement read. "Current ticket holders will receive more information via email and additional tickets are on sale now at LiveNation.com. At time of purchase, fans can opt in to receive a physical CD of the Neil Young + Crazy Horse new album FU##IN’ UP included with their tickets for no additional cost."

We assume this still stands.

This concert would have marked the 78-year-old rocker’s first Dallas appearance in more than a decade. He appeared solo for a two-night stand at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in April 2014.

It’s been even longer — 21 years — since Young and Crazy Horse, with whom he has embarked on the current “Love Earth” tour, have performed in Dallas. Young and Crazy Horse last appeared at the same venue they were scheduled to headline Thursday (then known as Smirnoff Music Centre) on Aug. 5, 2003.