On Tour With Neil Young
It’s been some time since I dusted off my rock & roll shoes.
But I did just that this month – and got a chance to reconcile my former career with my current one – when Beyond GM joined our colleagues at GMO Free USA on tour with Neil Young + Promise of the Real as they criss-crossed the USA to promote the new studio album, The Monsanto Years.
Neil took an activist ‘village ’with him on the tour, made up of a number of different NGOs whose focus ranged from environmental and human issues, from climate change and social justice, to renewable energy and ocean conservation. We were housed in several tents which concertgoers could explore, and where they can talk to knowledgeable people about the issues that they care about.
And it has was great talking to fans – so many of whom signed up to Beyond GM’s Letter from America initiative. All were shocked to see how the EU, which has held out for so long against GMOs, is now capitulating to Big Biotech.
We were also treated to an inspirational concert each night, which evolved and got sharper and better as the tour went on. And how great to hear such an enthusiastic response to the show and the great songs on his album, many of which have some very challenging messages.
For more pics see the Beyond GM facebook page.
