MANHATTAN …BEACH
Neil at The Bottom Line
THE closest Neil Young got to touring On The Beach was asolo show at New York’s Bottom Line on May 16, 1974. Ry Cooder was playing two shows at the club, and after the second set the audience was asked to remain seated for aspecial guest. Young sloped on with an acoustic guitar and harmonica to play 11 tracks –four from the as-yet unreleased On The Beach as well as songs that later appeared on Tonight’s The Night, Zuma and Long May You Run.