Stephen Stills and Neil Young headlined a benefit concert, Harvest Moon, on October 5, 2024, in Lake Hughes, Calif. The three-time bandmates (Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and their short-lived Stills-Young Band) performed such classic rock favorites as “Long May You Run,” “Love the One You’re With,” and “Rockin’ in the Free World” together at the daytime event which benefitted The Painted Turtle Camp. The non-profit provides children living with serious medical conditions a traditional camp experience free of charge. The outdoor concert also included a brief set by John Mayer.

The event, announced on September 4, also benefitted The Bridge School, which provides free education to children with severe speech and physical impediments. For years, the latter offered an annual all-star benefit concert led by Young. The school was co-founded by his former wife, Pegi Young, who died in 2019. Young and Stills have regularly shared the stage for charitable endeavors. Tickets for the concert were priced at $325 and $275.

Watch Stills and Young open the latter’s 13-song set with “Long May You Run”

Five songs in, Young told the audience how he and first Stills met.

Stills and Mayer joined for the electric, closing number, Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World.”

Thanks to Todd Norris for the videos.

A newly discovered multi-track recording of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s September 20, 1969, concert at the historic Fillmore East in New York City will be released on October 25, 2024. Live At The Fillmore East, 1969 is available for pre-order 2-LPs or 2-CDs in the U.S. here and in the U.K. here.

In late June, Young canceled the remaining 2024 dates of his tour with Crazy Horse. At the time, he cited illness among the performers. Two months later, in late August, he acknowledged, “I just woke up one morning on the [tour] bus and I said, ‘I can’t do this, I gotta stop.’ And it was like, I felt sick when I thought of going on-stage. My body was telling me, ‘You gotta stop.’ So I listened to my body.” Young turns 79 on November 12. He has since returned with several performances including the 2024 edition of Farm Aid, which took place on September 21 in Saratoga Springs, NY.

Stills hasn’t toured in years, opting instead for one-off appearances, often for charities. He turned 79 on January 3.