# Neil Young & Crazy Horse at Warnors Theatre, May 1, 2018

[Warnors Center for the Performing Arts](https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/5626108/nych-fresno-warnors-theatre) presents [Neil Young & Crazy Horse](http://neilyoung.com/)  
[Warnors Theatre](http://warnors.org/)  
[1412 Fulton St, Fresno, CA 93721 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1412+Fulton+St,+Fresno,+CA+93721+USA&hl=en)  
8:00 PM, Tuesday, May 1, 2018

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## Set One: Jonathan Richman & Tommy Larkins

[8:00 PM lights down, band out]

01. [8:01 PM] _No One Was Like Vermeer_ »
02. [8:06 PM] ? (unidentified, sample lyrics: "don't walk past, it's not a no kill shelter")
03. [8:08 PM] _Let Me Do This Right!_
04. [8:11 PM] _People Are Disgusting_ (aborts) > _He Gave Us the Wine to Taste It_
05. [8:16 PM] _Because Her Beauty Is Raw and Wild_
06. [8:22 PM] ? Bonfire
07. [8:24 PM] ? (Very short instrumental)
08. [8:25 PM] ? (unidentified, sample lyrics: "Let us go home, why do you roam that foreign land")
09. [8:27 PM] _Old World_
10. [8:31 PM] ? La Festa ("This is a great party", sung in Italian)
11. [8:35 PM] ? (unidentified, sample lyrics: "She ruminates")  
[set ends 8:40 PM]

### Performers

* Tommy Larkins: drums;
* [Jonathan Richman](https://www.highroadtouring.com/artists/jonathan-richman/): acoustic guitar, maracas, hand percussion, vox.

## Set Two: NYCH

[9:16 PM lights down, band out, Neil on a brown Telecaster]

01. [9:17 PM] _Big Time_
02. [9:24 PM] _Country Home_  
[Neil swaps to a Gretsch White Falcon]
03. [9:33 PM] _Don't Cry_
04. [9:38 PM] _Winterlong_  
[Back to the Telecaster? Nope, something wrong, swap to Old Black (Gibson Les Paul) instead; Nils to the upright piano, Neil: "how ya doing?"]
05. [9:44 PM] _World on a String_
06. [9:48 PM] _Scattered (Lets Think About Livin’)_
07. [9:52 PM] _F#@kin' Up_  
[Neil to acoustic guitar, Nils to lap steel; Neil stops to tie his shoes]
08. [10:03 PM] _Too Far Gone_ @  
[Nils to upright piano]
09. [10:08 PM] _Only Love Can Break Your Heart_ @  
[Both back to electric, Neil on Old Black]
10. [10:12 PM] _Cinnamon Girl_
11. [10:16 PM] _Cortez the Killer_  
[NY swaps from Old Black to Gretsch; Nils swaps the Ben Keith hat to Neil, Nils playing slide guitar]
12. [10:31 PM] _Walk On_  
[Down comes the bird flag draped synth for Nils, Neil back to Old Black]
13. [10:34 PM] _Like a Hurricane_ [VIDEO](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wz2ZwnHekG4)  
[Up goes the organ, Nils to gold Gibson]
14. [10:47 PM] _Mansion on the Hill_  
[set ends 10:54 PM, back in two min, Neil on Gretsch, Nils at upright piano]  
   
**Encore**
15. [10:56 PM] _Roll Another Number_  
[show ends 11:00 PM]

### Performers

[Neil Young & Crazy Horse](http://neilyoung.com/)

* [Nils Lofgren](http://www.nilslofgren.com/): guitar, slide guitar, lap steel guitar, upright piano, synthesizer, harmony vox;
* Ralph Molina: drums;
* [Billy Talbot](http://billytalbot.com/): bass, harmony vox;
* [Neil Young](http://neilyoung.com/): guitar, @ acoustic guitar, vox.

## Notes

I was kinda miffed how unruly the crowd was: lots of rowdy drinkers, bellowing singers and distracting talkers. Note to self: next time try and get seats closer to the PA stacks!

I don't recall Neil playing anything but guitar tonight: kinda strange!

A grand piano painted white with psychedlic pink and yellow flower blossoms was placed at front on stage right, but no one played it all night.

{{:wip.png?nolink}}  **Whoa!**  This section is incomplete for now, sorry! {{:wip.png?nolink}}

Of course, there were plenty of reviews posted for the show. Besides reciting the setlist, most of them didn't say all that much. Here are a few:

* Scott Bernstein, at [JamBase](https://www.jambase.com/article/neil-young-crazy-horse-perform-1st-show-together-since-2014)
* Andy Greene, at [Rolling Stone](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/live-reviews/neil-young-reunites-with-crazy-horse-fresno-live-review-w519752)
* Marek Warszawski, posting for the [Fresno Bee](http://www.fresnobee.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/marek-warszawski/article210017849.html), deserves extra props for correcting my guitar identifications. Gear geeks unite!
* Assal Shah, at [Setlist.fm](https://www.setlist.fm/news/05-18/neil-young-and-crazy-horse-reunited-last-night-at-warnors-theatre-7bd6be28)

## Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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