Legendary Canadian musician Neil Young voiced concern that he may not be allowed to re-enter the United States after his upcoming European tour due to his criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump.
The 79-year-old music legend spoke out about his fears that Trump’s administration could bar him from returning to the U.S. in a post on his Neil Young Archives website on Tuesday.
“When I go to play music in Europe, if I talk about Donald J. The folk-rock legend wrote, “Trump, I may be one of those returning to America who is barred or put in jail to sleep on a cement floor with an aluminum blanket.” That takes place on a regular basis right now. Countries have new advice for those returning to America. You can read about it at the CANADA Desk. He continued, “All of the people who bought tickets will not be able to come to a concert by me if I come back from Europe and am barred, can’t play my USA tour.” That’s right folks, if you say anything bad about Trump or his administration, you may be barred from re-entering USA. If you are Canadian. If you are a dual citizen like me, who knows? We’ll all find that out together,” Young continued.
As Young has done many times in the past, he did not hold back about his feelings on Trump in his post, writing, “If the fact that I think Donald Trump is the worst president in the history of our great country could stop me from coming back, what does that say for Freedom? I adore the culture, music, and people of America. … Remember Freedom of Speech?” The Heart of Gold singer said that from the “latest actions of our US government,” it seems that “those who speak out freely with their own opinions are now vulnerable to a non-existent Trump law.”
“Then it seems to me that if you voted for Kamala Harris over Trump, that makes it possible for you to go to jail or be detained, punished in some way for not showing allegiance to what? How devoid of spine is that? Is it true that Trump is unable to confront those who disagree with his ideas? Remember, all months have 30 days,” he wrote.
“One nation, unbreakable, with liberty and freedom for everyone. Remember that? Young concluded, “I do.” Young has a U.S. tour booked with his rock band, Crazy Horse, beginning Aug. 8 in Charlotte, N.C., and ending at the Hollywood Bowl in Hollywood, Calif., on Sept. 15.
Before the U.S. leg of his tour, Young will be performing across Europe, beginning in Sweden on June 18 and ending in London at Hyde Park on July 11.
Young wrote, “What’s happening in our America right now, Our rights to free speech are being taken away and buried by our government” in a similar message that appeared on his website on March 31. Our President cannot be interviewed by reporters who disagree with our government. “Activities like taking private information from their devices and using it to block them from entering our country — i.e., if you don’t agree with our government, you are barred from entering or sent to jail,” he continued. “Canadian-Americans like me have had their freedom threatened.” Don’t let your knowledge be limited by today’s politics and the controlling Trump agenda that challenges your basic American freedoms. You elected this president. Your president is him. Young also took aim at Elon Musk, the head of the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
“Elon Musk? Really? Take a look at it. He is a threat to America, enabled by our president because of the millions he spent supporting our president’s election,” Young wrote.Young isn’t the only person who fears they’ll have issues returning to the U.S. following a European tour.
International bestselling author Ali Hazelwood recently cancelled and refunded all her U.K. tour events and voiced her concerns about re-entering the U.S.
In a post on Instagram on April 2, Hazelwood, who is originally from Italy but now lives in the U.S., said she had to cancel the events because “it’s not possible for me to safely travel outside and then back inside the US.”
“Believe me, this is not a decision I made lightly. I know a lot of you have already made traveling plans, and I know how inconveniencing it is to cancel so close to the tour,” Hazelwood wrote. “All I can say is that I hope things change quickly, that I will soon be able to travel abroad, and that I am extremely grateful for your support and understanding.” Young has long been a vocal opponent of Trump. He wrote an emotional essay in 2021 about the riot at the Capitol, pointing the finger at Trump and social media for the division in the United States. “Sadness and compassion hit me last night as I watched fellow Americans telling their stories,” he wrote.
He went on to say, “We don’t need this hatred.” “We need discussions and solutions. Respect for one another’s beliefs. Not hatred.”
He also talked about how the Capitol riot and the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests in Washington, D.C. differed in how the police dealt with the situation. In his essay, which he uploaded to the Neil Young Archives, he wrote, “I was devastated to see the double standard.” “The way people were treated in the Black Lives Matter demonstrations compared to the other day. There is no place here for white supremacy. People need each other to be truly free. Hatred will never find freedom.”
Neil Young fears ban from U.S. after his criticism of Trump
