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ONE LAST TIME: Neil Diamond Announces Final 2025 Tour “One Last Ride”
“One last time, I will sing for the dreamers…”
With eyes glistening and a voice still carrying the golden warmth of decades on stage, Neil Diamond has announced the final chapter of his extraordinary touring career. In 2025, the legendary singer-songwriter will set out on “One Last Ride” — a poignant, soul-stirring farewell that promises to bring his timeless music to life with a depth and intimacy fans have never experienced before.
This will not be just another concert series. For Diamond, now in his mid-80s, this is a final embrace — a goodbye not only to the road, but to the thousands of nights filled with shared songs, standing ovations, and silent moments of connection with audiences around the world.
In a deeply personal choice, the setlist will begin with the song that started it all — the tender “What Will I Do” (1962). That track carried him from the streets of Brooklyn into the bright lights of the music world, and now, after more than six decades, it will carry him onto the stage for the last time.
“From 1962 to 2025 — that song has been with me every step of the way,” Diamond said in a brief but heartfelt statement. “It’s the beginning and the end, and I want to share that full circle with the people who’ve been with me all these years.”
Of course, the anthems that defined his career will be there — “Sweet Caroline,” “I Am… I Said,” “Song Sung Blue,” “Cracklin’ Rosie” — but these shows will be more than a greatest-hits parade. Diamond has promised stories, memories, and unexpected moments woven between the music, giving fans not just the songs they love, but the heart and history behind them.
The announcement has already ignited an emotional wave online, with fans sharing memories of their first Neil Diamond concert, recalling the nights his songs became the soundtrack to their lives, and expressing gratitude for a career that has touched generations.
Since his 2018 Parkinson’s diagnosis, Diamond stepped away from extensive touring, making only rare and treasured appearances — a surprise performance at a Red Sox game, select charity events — each one leaving fans yearning for just one more chance to see him live. “One Last Ride” is his answer: a final gift to the people who have stood with him through every verse and chorus.
Tour dates span major U.S. cities and select international stops, each night promising to be a celebration, a farewell, and, in Diamond’s own words, “a thank-you — for the dream we shared.”
For those fortunate enough to be there, it will be more than a concert. It will be history — the last bow of one of music’s most enduring voices, and a reminder that while the road may end, the songs will never stop playing.
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