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The Godfather of Grunge reportedly played a top-secret, corporate-tinged gig in Toronto last weekend.
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According to multiple fan reports, Neil Young and Crazy Horse played their 1990 LP Ragged Glory in its entirety at a private birthday bash for Canada Goose CEO Dani Reiss.
The rumoured show happened Nov. 4 at The Rivoli, a 200-seat venue on Queen St. W.
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Fan site Thrasher’s Wheat broke the news, with sightings of Young’s crew bringing in the band’s gear.
“Security was pretty cool in letting us hang outside the backdoor and would keep the door open for as long as possible so we could hear what was going on,” a correspondent named Stu said. “The back doors were left open for the encore. Neil, Daryl Hannah, and Crazy Horse emerged from the backstage doors and were into an SUV and were gone.”
The report includes photos of the group’s gear outside of the club, including a drum with the Crazy Horse logo on it. Canadian rock band the Arkells was also on the bill.
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According to Sugar Mountain, the show was a 50th birthday party for Dani Reiss called Reverse Surprise Party — Age Before Beauty, which is why Young played before the Arkells.
The site put the setlist together from fan reports, determining they played Ragged Glory in full (with the exception of Mother Earth), and closed out with Cinnamon Girl and Rockin’ In The Free World.
If true, it would mark only the second time that Young has played a classic album show, according to Rolling Stone. The first took place in September when he played Tonight’s The Night and Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere at the Roxy in honour of the club’s 50th anniversary.
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