Neil Young did not cancel his appearance at the Toronto International Film Festival. He didn’t even know about it.

TIFF had the Canadian rock legend scheduled to appear Monday at Yonge-Dundas Square for a public screening of the new concert film ‘Neil Young Trunk Show,’ with director Jonathan Demme. But the Canadian Press said yesterday that Young will not make the planned trip to Toronto. A festival spokesperson, they said, did not provide a reason for Young’s absence.

The reason, according to the Toronto Star, is that Young new nothing about it. The paper’s Peter Howell spoke to Young at his California home and was told “This is the first time I ever heard I was supposed to be there.” Young said, “I didn’t know I was a scheduled event.”

Clearly, there’s a lost pigeon somewhere with a missive tied to its leg.

According to CP, Demme will still appear at the event without Young.

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