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Willie Nelson headlining Outlaw Music Festival 2024, with Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp and more

Friday, March 1st, 2024

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Willie Nelson, Outlaw Music Festival 2023

Tuesday, March 14th, 2023

www.outlawmusicfestival.com

We are thrilled to announce the first sixteen shows for the 2023 Outlaw Music Festival tour. For what is set to be the largest ever Outlaw tour to date, Willie’s bringing his family and friends on the road for a can’t miss lineup of summer shows (additional shows to be announced).

Featuring an incredible lineup of artists including  Willie Nelson & Family, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, The Avett Brothers, John Fogerty, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Whiskey Myers, Gov’t Mule, Marcus King, Margo Price, Trampled By Turtles, Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, Kathleen Edwards, Flatland Cavalry, Kurt Vile And The Violators, Brittney Spencer, Particle Kid. (Lineups vary per date/location. Click here for the details)

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Willie Nelson & Family back on the road again, with Outlaw Festival Shows

Friday, September 9th, 2022

Thanks to Budrock, WN&F’s Lighting Director, for sharing photo of tonight’s stage at the Outlaw Music Festival, in Alpharetta, Georga (Hotlanta). What a view he and Bobby Lemons has! The band is back on the road with friends for more outlaw Music Festival.

Tonight’s show:

The Particle Kid
Brittany Spenser
Larkin Poe
Billy Strings
Willie Nelson & Family
Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats
Charley Crockett

Here’s the finale from tonight, from the sound/lighting board, shared by Bobbie to dear wife Margie.

Outlaw Music Festival Schedule

Sep 9, 2022 – Atlanta, GA @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
Willie Nelson & Family
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Billy Strings
Charley Crockett
Larkin Poe
The Particle Kid

Sep 10, 2022 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion
Willie Nelson & Family
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
Billy Strings
Charley Crockett
Larkin Poe
The Particle Kid

Sep 11, 2022 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Veteran’s United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach
Willie Nelson & Family
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
Billy Strings
Larkin Poe
Brittney Spencer
The Particle Kid

Sep 13, 2022 – Bridgeport, CT @ Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater
Willie Nelson & Family
Billy Strings
Larkin Poe
Brittney Spencer

Sep 16, 2022 – Boston, MA @ Xfinity Center
Willie Nelson & Family
The Avett Brothers
Billy Strings
Larkin Poe
Brittney Spencer

Sep 17, 2022 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
Willie Nelson & Family
The Avett Brothers
Zach Bryan
Larkin Poe
Brittney Spencer

Sep 18, 2022 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ SPAC
Willie Nelson & Family
The Avett Brothers
Billy Strings
Larkin Poe
Brittney Spencer

Sep 23, 2022 – Philadelphia, PA @ Waterfront Music Pavilion
Willie Nelson & Family
Chris Stapleton
Zach Bryan
Larkin Poe
Brittney Spencer

October 14, 2022 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheater
Willie Nelson & Family
The Avett Brothers & Larkin Poe, Black Pumas, Particle Kid
Shoreline Amphitheater
Mountain View, CA

October 15, 2022 – Wheatland, CA @ Toyota Amphitheater
Willie Nelson & Family
The Avett Brothers & Larkin Poe, Black Pumas, Particle Kid

October 16, 2022 – Irvine, CA @Five Point Amphitheater
Willie Nelson & Family
The Avett Brothers
Larkin Poe
The Particle Kid
Black Pumas

October 18, 19, 2022 – San Diego @ Humphrey’s
Willie Nelson & Family

Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Music Festival in Milwaukee (July 9, 2017)

Friday, July 9th, 2021
Thanks so much to Paul Martell for sharing his great photos from the Outlaw Music Festival in Milwaukee.   Paul has been sending me photos from concerts for years.  This is show #47! for Paul.
Hello again Linda, I enjoyed the Outlaw Music Festival this past weekend and felt I should pass on some photos for you and others to enjoy again. It was a wonderful way to spend a Sunday. Amongst all of the memories created, I recognized Mickey Raphael casually moving through the stands with a few others. I approached him and asked if I could get a picture with him. He was very gracious and so it was done. Later in the early afternoon, after Lukas had performed he too was mingling amongst those in the stands stage left. I approached him as well and he too was very receptive and gracious. Those photos are on my phone and I will try to transfer them later as they are great demonstrations of how we love them and they care for and appreciate us. (I jokingly tell all of my friends that I believe I am now part of Willie and Family. Acceptance into through commitments to his shows. That was #47 for me 🙂 Paul

Willie Nelson announces Outlaw Music Festival

Monday, May 24th, 2021

www.Relix.com
by:

Willie Nelson has announced that his Outlaw Music Festival Tour will return this summer. The tour, which grew out of 2016’s Outlaw Music Festival, will kick off on Aug. 22 in Austin, Texas and run through Oct. 24 in Wheatland, Calif.

Nelson himself, billed as “Willie Nelson & Family” will appear at all of the shows, and each show also will feature a combination of Chris Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson, The Avett Brothers, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Gov’t Mule, Lucinda Williams, Ryan Bingham, Margo Price, Yola, Kathleen Edwards and Ida Mae. See below for details on what artists are performing at what shows.

“The Outlaw Music Festival Tour has always been about family and friends coming together for a great day of music and fun,” ” said Nelson in a statement. “With the amazing group of artists joining us, this year promises to be our most special Outlaw Tour to date. I just can’t wait to get back on the road again.”

A Citi cardmember presale is slated to begin May 25 at 10 a.m. local time and will run until May 26 at 10 p.m. local time. Tickets will then become available to the general public on May 27 at 10 a.m. local time.

Check out a full list of dates and artists below. For more information, head to the tour’s website.

utlaw Music Festival Tour Dates and Lineups:

Sunday, August 22, 2021
Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheatre
Willie Nelson & Family
Chris Stapleton
Ryan Bingham
Yola

Friday, September 10, 2021
Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
Willie Nelson & Family
Sturgill Simpson
Gov’t Mule
Margo Price

Saturday, September 11, 2021
Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at the Mann
Willie Nelson & Family
Sturgill Simpson
Gov’t Mule
Margo Price

Sunday, September 12, 2021
Saratoga, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Willie Nelson & Family
Sturgill Simpson
Gov’t Mule
Margo Price

Friday, September 17, 2021
Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheatre
Willie Nelson & Family
Sturgill Simpson
Gov’t Mule
Margo Price

Saturday, September 18, 2021
Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Willie Nelson & Family
Sturgill Simpson
Gov’t Mule
Margo Price

Sunday, September 19, 2021
Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
Willie Nelson & Family
Sturgill Simpson
Gov’t Mule
Margo Price

Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
Willie Nelson & Family
Sturgill Simpson
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
Kathleen Edwards

Friday, September 24, 2021
Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion
Willie Nelson & Family
Sturgill Simpson
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
Gov’t Mule
Kathleen Edwards

Friday, October 15, 2021
Phoenix, AZ – Ak-Chin Pavilion
Willie Nelson & Family
The Avett Brothers
Gov’t Mule
Lucinda Williams
Ida Mae

Saturday, October 16, 2021
Irvine, CA – Five Point Amphitheatre
Willie Nelson & Family
The Avett Brothers
Gov’t Mule
Lucinda Williams
Ida Mae

Sunday, October 17, 2021
San Diego, CA – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
Willie Nelson & Family
The Avett Brothers
Ida Mae

Saturday, October 23, 2021
Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
Willie Nelson & Family
The Avett Brothers
Gov’t Mule
Lucinda Williams
Ida Mae

Sunday, October 24, 2021
Wheatland, CA – Toyota, Amphitheatre
Willie Nelson & Family
The Avett Brothers
Gov’t Mule
Lucinda Williams
Ida Mae

Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Music Festival

Thursday, September 5th, 2019

www.blackbirdpresents.com

We’re heading out on the road again with the Outlaw Music Festival Tour, hitting 9 more cities this September! Below are the latest *set times for each venue. (*Set times are subject to change without notice.)

Don’t have tickets to the 2019 Outlaw Music Festival Tour? No worries, get them here!

Friday, September 6, 2019
Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion

9:55PM Willie Nelson & Family
8:15PM Bonnie Raitt
6:35PM Alison Krauss
5:20PM Brothers Osborne
4:30PM Martin & Kelly
3:00PM Doors Open

Saturday, September 7, 2019
Saratoga Springs, NY – SPAC
9:15PM Willie Nelson & Family
7:30PM Bonnie Raitt
5:45PM Alison Krauss
4:15PM Brothers Osborne
3:00PM Pernikoff Brothers
2:00PM Doors Open

Sunday, September 8, 2019
Darien Lake, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater
9:15PM Willie Nelson & Family
7:30PM Bonnie Raitt
5:45PM Alison Krauss
4:15PM Fuzzy & The Rustbelts
3:00PM Pernikoff Brothers
2:00PM Doors Open

Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Queens, NY – Forest Hills Stadium

8:55PM Willie Nelson & Family
7:15PM Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
5:35PM Alison Krauss
4:30PM Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real
3:30PM Doors Open

Friday, September 13, 2019
Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at The Mann

9:50PM Willie Nelson & Family
8:10PM Bonnie Raitt
6:35PM Alison Krauss
5:05PM Gov’t Mule
4:00PM Cris Jacobs
3:00PM Doors Open

Saturday, September 14, 2019
Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amp

9:45PM Willie Nelson & Family
8:00PM Bonnie Raitt
6:15PM The Avett Brothers
4:35PM Alison Krauss
3:20PM Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real
2:30PM Last Bison
12:30PM Doors Open

Sunday, September 15, 2019
Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek

9:30PM Willie Nelson & Family
7:50PM Bonnie Raitt
6:10PM Alison Krauss
4:55PM Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real
4:00PM Stephanie Qualye
2:30PM Doors Open

Friday, September 20, 2019
Indianapolis, IN – Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center

10:20PM Willie Nelson & Family
8:45PM Robert Plant & the Sensational Space Shifters
7:00PM Alison Krauss
5:50PM Brothers Osborne
5:00PM Katie Pruitt
3:30PM Doors Open

Sunday, September 22, 2019
Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center

9:30PM Willie Nelson & Family
7:45PM Luke Combs
6:00PM Bonnie Raitt
4:45PM Brothers Osborne
3:45PM Derek Alan Band
2:30PM Doors Open

The Outlaw Music Festival Tour 2019

Saturday, August 17th, 2019

“Hey friends, @WillieNelson is feeling better and will be ready to hit the road again with us at Outlaw Music Festival starting September 6. See you there! blackbirdpresents.com/concert/outlaw-music-festival-tour-2019/…” — Bonnie Raitt

Wednesday, August 14th, 2019

Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Music Festival — New Show Added (September 8, 2019)

Wednesday, July 10th, 2019
Pre-sale tickets now available for September 8 Outlaw Music Festival at Darien Lake Amphitheater.

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Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Music Festival, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

Monday, July 1st, 2019

www.stltoday.com
By Daniel Durchholz

One of the best things about lineup-shifting, multi-band bills like the Outlaw Music Festival, which played Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre on Saturday, is that it makes possible collaborations between artists you’d otherwise probably never see together.

Musicians sat in with other bands on several occasions throughout the 9½-hour concert, but the best one occurred midway through Phil Lesh & Friends’ set, when Alison Krauss lent her crystalline soprano voice and violin to the Grateful Dead classic “To Lay Me Down.”

Krauss returned later to sing another Dead-related song, “Morning Dew.”

Lesh & Friends’ performance was all Dead-related, of course, and the five-piece band hit a number of cosmic, jammy highlights on its own during “Sugaree,” “Slipknot!” and “Cumberland Blues.” But the addition of Krauss took the songs to another dimension entirely.

That was especially encouraging to see because Krauss’ own set, which preceded Lesh & Friends, was a bit of a dud. Not the performance itself, which had a set list and stage design similar to her 2017 Stifel Theatre concert.

But the sublime vocals of Krauss on “River in the Rain,” “Stay” and “Baby, Now That I’ve Found You” were mostly lost on an audience that had come to party. The dull roar of conversations — probably equally dull — often drowned out the music.

Krauss fared better with the crowd on the up-tempo tunes “Let Your Loss Be Your Lesson” and “It’s Goodbye and So Long to You.” She earned cheers when she covered “I Never Cared for You” and “Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground” by festival anchor Willie Nelson. The response was also enthusiastic for “Didn’t Leave Nobody but the Baby” and “Down to the River to Pray” from the popular “O Brother Where Art Thou?” soundtrack.

The set’s big finish — covers of John Hartford’s “Gentle on My Mind” and Keith Whitley’s “When You Say Nothing at All,” plus the rousing gospel number “When I’ve Done the Best I Can, I Want My Crown” received a standing ovation, but it seemed mostly perfunctory. By the time that Krauss and her band attempted an a cappella encore of “It Is Well With My Soul,” the audience had turned its attention to other things and was filing out.

Meanwhile, headliner Willie Nelson — who was really the only legitimate “outlaw” on the bill — just keeps rolling on, even at age 86.

Like Krauss, Nelson didn’t vary his performance much from his previous St. Louis concert, a 2018 show at the Stifel. But as always, his songs come pouring out at such a torrid pace — 21 tunes in an hourlong set — it’s fun just trying to keep up.

Nelson dedicated songs to his late friends Waylon Jennings (“Good Hearted Woman”) and Merle Haggard (“It’s All Going to Pot”) and played a trio of tunes from the Hank Williams catalog (“Jambalaya,” “Hey Good Lookin’” and “Move It on Over.”)

He was having a good night vocally and on guitar. He performed some astonishing tricks on his guitar, “Trigger,” which is so beat up it almost hurts to see it in close-up on the video screens. But it still sounds great when Nelson reels off one of his jazzy, all-over-the-beat solos, or performs a lovely instrumental like Django Reinhardt’s “Nuages.”

Nelson visited some of his classics, including “Whiskey River,” “On the Road Again” and “Always on My Mind,” but some of his best offerings were from his just-released 69th (!) album, “Ride Me Back Home.”

Nelson doesn’t always plug his new albums in concert, but this one is worth it, notably for his takes on Guy Clark’s “My Favorite Picture of You,” Buzz Rabin’s (via Gene Watson) “Maybe I Should Have Been Listening” and Mac Davis’ comic “It’s Hard to Be Humble.”

A long day of music wrapped up with Nelson’s standard closing gospel medley of “Will the Circle Be Unbroken?” and “I’ll Fly Away,” which found Lesh and his bandmates joining in. But the legendary singer and irrepressible pot advocate added one more: “Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die.”

The song would serve as a suitable epitaph for Nelson. But not anytime soon, please.

Old Crow Medicine Show, Dawes, and Shooting With Annie performed earlier in the day.

Willie Nelson setlist:

“Whiskey River”

“Still Is Still Moving to Me”

“Beer for My Horses”

“A Good Hearted Woman”

“Down Yonder”

“If You’ve Got the Money, I’ve Got the Time”

“It’s All Going to Pot”

“Nuages”

“On the Road Again”

“Always on My Mind”

“Jambalaya (On the Bayou)”

“Hey, Good Lookin’”

“Move It On Over”

“Georgia”

“Georgia on a Fast Train”

“My Favorite Picture of You”

“Maybe I Should Have Been Listening”

“It’s Hard to Be Humble”

“Will the Circle Be Unbroken?”/“I’ll Fly Away”

“Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die”


Willie Nelson & Family & Friends – Outlaw Music Festival in Chicago (June 28, 2019)

Thursday, June 27th, 2019

www.dailyherald.com

Ever the rebel, country star Willie Nelson is kicking around on tour for the third installment of the Outlaw Music Fest, paying another visit to the Chicago area this weekend.

The lineup — featuring The Avett Brothers, Alison Krauss, Dawes, Old Crow Medicine Show, Phil Lesh and Lissie — boasts some of country and folk rock’s biggest and best names.

So go on, be an outlaw, take Friday off and catch some musical legends. 1:30 p.m. Friday, June 28, at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, 19100 Ridgeland Ave., Tinley Park.

Tickets start at $18. livenation.com.

Win Front Row Tickets to Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Music Festival

Wednesday, June 12th, 2019
Enter to win 2 front row tickets for select upcoming (June & July only) Outlaw Music Festival Tour dates with the “Go Front Row” Sweepstakes.

Hurry, sweepstakes will end at noon (Local) the day before each scheduled event. The lucky winner will be contacted via email or phone between1PM and 5 PM (Local) the day before each scheduled event

.June/July 2019 OUTLAW MUSIC FESTIVAL
TOUR LOCATIONS


Choose which Outlaw date you’d like to attend
(see list of locations below).

June 14 Bangor, ME
June 16 Hartford, CT
June 21 Toronto, ON
June 22 Burgettstown, PA
June 23 Columbus, OH
June 27 Milwaukee, WI
June 28 Chicago, IL
June 29 St Louis, MO
July 3 Dallas, TX
 ENTER TO WIN NOW!LINEUP IN EACH CITY:
Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion
Bangor, ME Friday, June 14


Willie Nelson & Family 
Phil Lesh & Friends
Alison Krauss
The Revivalists
Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real
Particle Kid

XFINITY Theatre
Hartford, CT Sunday, June 16


Willie Nelson & Family 
Phil Lesh & Friends
Alison Krauss
The Revivalists
Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real
Particle Kid

Budweiser Stage
Toronto, ON Friday, June 21


Willie Nelson & Family 
The Avett Brothers
Alison Krauss
Matt Mays
Jessica Mitchell

KeyBank Pavilion 
Burgettstown, PA Saturday, June 22


Willie Nelson & Family 
The Avett Brothers
Alison Krauss
Old Crow Medicine Show
Dawes

Nationwide Arena 
Columbus, OH Sunday, June 23


Willie Nelson & Family 
The Avett Brothers
Alison Krauss
Old Crow Medicine Show
Dawes

Summerfest 
Milwaukee, WI Thursday, June 27


Willie Nelson & Family 
Phil Lesh & Friends
The Avett Brothers
Counting Crows
Alison Krauss
Dawes
Trapper Schoepp

Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Chicago, IL Friday, June 28


Willie Nelson & Family 
Phil Lesh & Friends
The Avett Brothers
Alison Krauss
Old Crow Medicine Show
Dawes
Lissie

Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
St. Louis, MO Saturday, June 29


Willie Nelson & Family 
Phil Lesh & Friends
Alison Krauss
Old Crow Medicine Show
Dawes

Dos Equis Pavilion
Dallas, TX Wednesday, July 3


Willie Nelson & Family 
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
Alison Krauss
Casey Donahew
Steve Earle & The Dukes
Hayes Carll
Colter Wall
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Willie Nelson & Family on Tour

Monday, May 6th, 2019

 

www.WillieNelson.com

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May 7
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
Santa Rosa, CA
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May 8
Fruit Yard Amphitheater
Modesto, CA
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May 10
Grand Sierra Resort and Casino
Reno, NV
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May 11
Kaiser Permanente Arena
Santa Cruz, CA
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May 12
Vina Robles Amphitheater
Paso Robles, CA
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May 15
Humphreys
San Diego, CA
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May 17
Rio Vista Outdoor Amphitheater
Harrahs Laughlin
Laughlin, NV
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May 18
Agua Caliente Casino
Rancho Mirage, CA
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May 20, 21
Celebrity Theater
Phoenix, Arizona
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June 14
Outlaw Music Festival: Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion
Bangor, ME
Willie Nelson & Family, Phil Lesh & Friends, Alison Krauss, The Revivalists, Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real, Particle Kid
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June 15
Mountain Jam at Bethel Woods
Bethel, NYWillie Nelson & Family, Phil Lesh & Friends, The Revivalists, Alison Krauss, Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real, Particle Kid
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June 16
Outlaw Music Festival: Xfinity Theatre
Hartford, CT
Willie Nelson & Family, Phil Lesh & Friends, Alison Krauss, The Revivalists, Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real, Particle Kid
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June 19
Merriweather Post Pavilion
Columbia, MD
with Alison Krauss and Lukas Nelson
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June 21
Outlaw Music Festival: Budweiser Stage
Toronto, ON
Willie Nelson & Family, The Avett Brothers, Alison Krauss, Matt Mays, Jessica Mitchell
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June 22
Outlaw Music Festival: KeyBank Pavilion
Burgettstown, PA
Willie Nelson & Family, The Avett Brothers, Alison Krauss, Old Crow Medicine Show, Dawes
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June 23
Outlaw Music Festival: Nationwide Arena
Columbus, OH
Willie Nelson & Family, The Avett Brothers, Alison Krauss, Old Crow Medicine Show, Dawes
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June 25
Michigan Lottery Amphitheater at Freedom Hill
Sterling Heights, MI
with Alison Krauss
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June 27
Outlaw Music Festival: Summerfest
PM Milwaukee, WI
Willie Nelson & Family, Phil Lesh & Friends, The Avett Brothers, Counting Crows, Alison Krauss, Dawes, Trapper Schoepp
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June 28
Outlaw Music Festival: Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Tinley Park, IL
Willie Nelson & Family, Phil Lesh & Friends, The Avett Brothers, Alison Krauss, Old Crow Medicine Show, Dawes, Lissie
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June 29
Outlaw Music Festival: Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Maryland Heights, MO
Willie Nelson & Family, Phil Lesh & Friends, Alison Krauss, Old Crow Medicine Show, Dawes
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July 3
Outlaw Music Festival: Dos Equis Pavilion
PM Dallas, TX
Willie Nelson & Family, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Alison Krauss, Casey Donahew, Steve Earle & The Dukes, Hayes Carll, Colter Wall
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July 4
Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic
Austin360 Amphitheater
Circuit of Americas1
1:30 AM
Austin, TX
Willie Nelson & Family • Luke Combs • Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats • Alison Krauss • Jamey Johnson • Steve Earle & The Dukes • Colter Wall • Hayes Carll • Ray Wylie Hubbard • Gene Watson • Billy Joe Shaver • Johnny Bush • Folk Uke • Raelyn Nelson Band • The Casey Kristofferson Band

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August 1
Resch Center
Green Bay, WI
with Alison Krauss
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August 2
Target Center
Minneapolis, MN
with Alison Krauss
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August 3
Pinewood Bowl Theater
Lincoln, NE
with Alison Krauss
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August 5
Allen County War Memorial Stadium
Fort Wayne, IN
with Alison Krauss
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August 7
Huntington Center
Toledo, OH
with Alison Krauss
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August 9
Van Andel Arena
Grand Rapids, MI
with Alison Krauss
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August 10
Big Sandy Superstore Arena
Huntington, WV
with Alison Krauss
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August 12
Florence Civic Center
Florence, SC
with Alison Krauss
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August 14
John Paul Jones Arena
Charlottesville, VA
with Alison Krauss
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August 16
Bon Secours Wellness Center
Greenville, SC
with Alison Krauss
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August 17
Greensboro Auditorium
with Alison Krauss
Greensboro, NC
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September 6
Outlaw Music Festival
with Bonnie Raitt, Alison Krauss, Brothers Osborne
Gilford, NH
Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
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September 11
Outlaw Music Festival
with Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats • Alison Kraus
Lukas Nelson & Promise of the RealForest Hills Stadium
Forest Hills, NY
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September 13
Outlaw Music Festival
with Bonnie Raitt, Alison Krauss, Goft. Mule
The Mann Center
Philadelphia, PA
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September 14
Outlaw Music Festival
Veteran’s United Home Loans Amphitheater
with Bonnie Raitt, Avett Brothers, Alison Krauss,
Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real
Virginia Beach, VA
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September 15
Outlaw Music Festival
Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Raleigh, NC
with Bonnie Raitt, Alison Krauss, Lukas Nelson
& Promise of the Real
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September 20
Outlaw Music Festival
Ruoff Home Mortgage Center
Noblesville, IN
with Robert Plant and the Sensational
Space Shifters, Alison Krauss, The Brothers Osborne
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September 20
Riverbend Music Center
Cincinnati, OH
with Luke Combs, Bonnie Raitt, The Brothers Osborne
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Outlaw Music Festival 2019

Tuesday, March 5th, 2019

www.gliemagazine.com

Outlaw Music Festival Tour for the Summer 2019 leg’ will host an incredible lineup of music stars includes W- and more to be announced in the coming weeks. (For artists performing in various cities, please refer to the specific market lineups listed below.)

Tickets for the general public go on sale Friday, March 8th at 10 AM (local for each venue). On sale, dates vary in some locations, see details below. VIP packages including great seats and exclusive festival merchandise will be available. Citi® is the official pre-sale credit card of the Outlaw Music Festival Tour. As such, Citi® cardmembers will have access to purchase pre-sale tickets beginning Tuesday, March 5th at 12 PM (Local for each venue) until Thursday, March 7th at 10 PM (Local for each venue) through Citi’s Private Pass® program. For complete pre-sale details visit http://www.citiprivatepass.com.

INFO ON INDIVIDUAL OUTLAW MUSIC FESTIVAL
TOUR DATES & LINEUPS:JUNE 14
BANGOR, ME – DARLING’S WATERFRONT PAVILION

Willie Nelson & Family
Phil Lesh & Friends
Alison Krauss
The Revivalists
Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real
Particle Kid

JUNE 15
BETHEL, NY – MOUNTAIN JAM

Willie Nelson & Family
Phil Lesh & Friends
The Revivalists
Alison Krauss
Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real
Particle Kid

JUNE 16
HARTFORD, CT – XFINITY THEATRE

Willie Nelson & Family
Phil Lesh & Friends
Alison Krauss
The Revivalists
Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real
Particle Kid

JUNE 21
TORONTO, ON – BUDWEISER STAGE

Willie Nelson & Family
The Avett Brothers
Alison Krauss
Matt Mays
Opener TBD

JUNE 22
BURGETTSTOWN, PA – KEYBANK PAVILION

Willie Nelson & Family
The Avett Brothers
Alison Krauss
Old Crow Medicine Show
Dawes
Opener TBD

JUNE 23
COLUMBUS, OH – NATIONWIDE ARENA

Willie Nelson & Family
The Avett Brothers
Alison Krauss
Old Crow Medicine Show
Dawes
Opener TBD

JUNE 27
MILWAUKEE, WI – SUMMERFEST

Willie Nelson & Family
Phil Lesh & Friends
The Avett Brothers
Counting Crows
Alison Krauss
Dawes
Opener TBD

JUNE 28
CHICAGO, IL – HOLLYWOOD CASINO AMPHITHEATRE

Willie Nelson & Family
Phil Lesh & Friends
The Avett Brothers
Alison Krauss
Old Crow Medicine Show
Dawes
Opener TBD

JUNE 29
ST LOUIS, MO – HOLLYWOOD CASINO AMPHITHEATRE

Willie Nelson & Family
Phil Lesh & Friends
Alison Krauss
Old Crow Medicine Show
Dawes
Opener TBD

JULY 3
DALLAS, TX – DOS EQUIS PAVILION

Willie Nelson & Family
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
Alison Krauss
Casey Donahew
Steve Earle & The Dukes
Hayes Carll
Colter Wall

Pre-sale Tickets Available At
http://outlawmusicfestival.com/presale
Use Code: OUTLAW2019
Pre-sale begins Wed, March 6, at 10 AM
Ends Thursday, March 7 at 10 PM

Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Music Festival wraps at the Hollywood Bowl (Oct. 21)

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2018

photo: Gary Miller

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by:  Bylle Breaux

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Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Music Festival has been touring since May, but Sunday night (Oct. 21) was the first time California was included on the tour, now in its third season.

The 2018 lineup has varied from stop to stop, but has included legendary acts like Neil Young, Van Morrison, Alison Krauss, Jamey Johnson, Ryan Bingham, Tedeschi Trucks Band, and many others. For Los Angeles, the historic Hollywood Bowl was the perfect setting for the final bow.

Particle Kid (Micah Nelson) opened the show at 4:30, but because most of the ads said the show would start at 5PM, very few people were there to hear him in the 17,500-seat amphitheater, and it was unfortunate. Kid has an emotional voice that easily filled the space, with a bend toward the sound of an early Neil Young. He ended his set with some guitar smashing and then his angry “Everything is Bulls–t.

Lukas Nelson and his Promise of the Real band rattled Willie fans that had not heard them yet. His part traditional country, part blues, part singer-songwriter set was well planned to introduce himself and capture the mood for the types of music to be heard the rest of the night. The younger Nelson’s guitar skills are mesmerizing, and he has the ability to draw you so deeply into his playing that you forget about his amazing, familiar voice, which comes back in to spin you again. His song “Turn Off the News” — a protest to America’s addiction to customized information — was well received and got the tie-dyed Deadheads on their feet.

Margo Price is always a good choice for any festival, and on this night she seemed to hug Los Angeles from her heart. Price’s band was rotated into view by a revolving stage as Nelson’s gear was spun off. A divider down the middle separated the front from the back so the next band was free to set up behind the divider, saving loads of time. Price sang some songs from her first album, Midwest Farmer’s Daughter, and even crawled back to play drums for “Four Years of Chances.” Her new song, “All American Made,” whispered elegantly through the Hollywood Hills as the flag floated in the breeze and the sun began to set, making Price look like the star of her own movie.

Sturgill Simpson led the night in surprises. The Grammy-winning artist came prepared to sing his hits, but seemed to improvise most of his set with some ornery guitar riffs. Simpson has always claimed he isn’t a good guitar player, but if what he does isn’t good, then everyone else should go back to school. Simpson’s band stayed on their toes to keep up with him, and they were so honed into one another it was as if the audience didn’t exist. He had the place silenced with his version of When in Rome’s “The Promise,” which is on his album, MetaModern Sounds in Country Music. After the birth of his third child recently, Simpson said he would take a few months off before trying some new things he is rolling out next year.

Phil Lesh’s debut with the Outlaw Festival included collaborations with Jackie Green (Black Crowes), Jason Crosby, Cris Jacobs and Nathan Graham on drums, collectively known as Phil Lesh and Friends. Green and Jacobs worked lead vocals back and forth over this the bands deeply moving blues ballads.

Then, it was time for Willie Nelson, who waltzed onstage in a Dodger’s jersey expecting participation before he’d sing On the Road Again” or “ Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up…” The Hollywood Bowl was happy to oblige. In California, “Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die” is always a good idea, but Nelson’s new song “Vote Them Out” also played particularly well here. The country icon stood back and allowed Lukas to lead the gritty Stevie Ray Vaughan cover of “Texas Flood,” solidifying that fact the Nelson line and brand of music will continue for years to come.