Buffalo Springfield Reunite
Surviving members to reunite for the first time in 42 years
The surviving three members of Buffalo Springfield will reunite for the first time in 42 years at Neil Young’s Bridge School Benefit in Mountain View, California next month.
Rolling Stone reports that Neil Young, Stephen Stills and Richie Furay will perform together for the first time since Buffalo Springfield’s last ever show in Long Beach in 1968.
Speaking to Rolling Stone, Furay reveals how the reunion came about.
Two weeks ago, Buffalo Springfield guitarist Richie Furay got a text message from Neil Young that simply said, "Call me.” "I called and he asked me if I’d be up for a reunion at the Bridge School Benefit,” Furay says. "He said, ‘If you’re into it, I think Stephen Stills will be into it.’ The three of us then arranged a conference call, chit-chatted for a few minutes, and planned it all out. The last time I was onstage with them was the last Buffalo Springfield show at the Long Beach Arena back in 1968. Our lives have gone in different directions and I wouldn’t say that we’re close friends, but we’re friends and its an opportunity for us to get together again for a good cause. I’m very excited.”
Furay says that Neil Young’s longtime bassist Rick Rosas will sit in for the late Bruce Palmer, while Crosby, Stills and Nash drummer Joe Vitale will substitute for the late Dewey Martin. "We’re going to play for 35-40 minutes,” Furay says. "The setlist will probably be composed of the three albums, though probably more of the first album with a few of the second album and maybe ‘On The Way Home’ from the last one. I really have no idea, though. I’m just going to show up and have a good time.”
"Whether anything happens after this, I certainly don’t know. Generally speaking, it’s Neil that gets these things set up and happening. We’re not really saying ‘Hey New York and Chicago and Miami and Denver, we’re coming to your city.’ This is two shows for charity. Everybody who gets a chance to come out and hear it will be like ‘Wow, I heard a little bit of history here.’"