Bourbon & Beyond to announce replacement after headliner Neil Young cancels tour

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Rock legend Neil Young is canceling the remainder of his current tour because of illness.

He and his Crazy Horse band were scheduled to headline at Bourbon & Beyond in Louisville in September. The festival posted on social media wishing Young and his team well and said it would make a replacement announcement.

Young and his band initially postponed the Love Earth Tour after getting sick following a show in May in Michigan. The 16-date tour is now canceled.

In a post on his website, Young apologized to fans.

"The Love Earth Tour has been a great experience for us so far. GREAT AUDIENCES AND MUSIC. WE HAVE HAD A BLAST! When a couple of us got sick after Detroit's Pine Knob, we had to stop. We are still not fully recovered, so sadly our great tour will have a big unplanned break."

The post continued: "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 apologize for the inconvenience. Thanks for your understanding and patience. Health is #1."

"We want to stay and do more shows and albums for you ... and for us. With love and thanks to all of you from Crazy Horse... Neil, Micah, Ralph and Billy. Love Earth."

Neil Young and Crazy Horse were scheduled to play Bourbon & Beyond in Louisville on Thursday, Sept. 19 with Beck as a co-headliner. Dave Matthews Band and Tedeschi Trucks Band headline on Friday. Zach Bryan and Cody Jinks are scheduled to perform on Saturday. Tyler Childers and My Morning Jacket will perform on Sunday. To learn more, visit Bourbon & Beyond's website.

The annual festival regularly brings tens of thousands of people to the Highland Festival Grounds at the Kentucky Exposition Center. There will be more than 100 music artists performing at the four-day festival.

The tour for Neil Young and Crazy Horse canceled a dozen dates including the Hollywood Bowl and the Ohana Festival at the end of September The band will also miss July dates in Denver, Salt Lake City, Boise and a sold out show in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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