Editing Neil Diamond (section)

==Retirement from touring==
In January 2018, Diamond announced that he would stop touring after he was diagnosed with [[Parkinson's disease]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2018/01/22/neil-diamond-announces-parkinsons-diagnosis-immediate-retirement/1056520001/|title=Neil Diamond announces Parkinson's diagnosis, immediate retirement|first=Andrea|last=Mandell|work=[[USA Today]]|date=January 22, 2018|access-date=January 22, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/22/entertainment/neil-diamond-parkinsons/index.html|title=Neil Diamond diagnosed with Parkinson's, retires from touring|first=Rob|last=McLean|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=January 22, 2018|access-date=January 22, 2018}}</ref> Tour dates on the final leg of Diamond's "50 Year Anniversary World Tour" in Australia and New Zealand were cancelled. An announcement on his official website said he was not retiring from music and that the cancellation of the live performances would allow him to "continue his writing, recording and development of new projects."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.neildiamond.com/news/neil-diamond-announces-retirement-concert-touring-australian-new-zealand-tour-dates-cancelled/|title=Neil Diamond announces retirement from concert touring Australian and New Zealand tour dates cancelled |work=Neil Diamond|location=United States|publisher=[[Capitol Records]]|date=January 22, 2018|access-date=January 23, 2018}}</ref>

On July 28, 2018, Diamond and his wife, Katie, made a surprise visit to the Incident Command post in [[Basalt, Colorado]], near Diamond's home, to thank firefighters and their families for efforts to contain the [[Lake Christine Fire]], which began on July 3 and scorched {{convert|12000|acre|ha sqkm}}. Diamond performed a solo acoustic guitar concert in their honor.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/see-neil-diamond-surprise-colorado-firefighters-with-impromptu-performance-704594/|title=See Neil Diamond Surprise Colorado Firefighters With Impromptu Performance|first=Daniel|last=Kreps|date=July 29, 2018|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=August 18, 2018}}</ref>