St. Peter’s Hospital, of Helena, Montana is giving away a pair of tickets to see Willie Nelson and Family on September 3, 2010, at Big Sky, Montana. Winners will also win accommodations at Hungley Lodge, and transportation to and from concert.
Click here to go to registration page to enter the contest.
Willie Nelson and family played a secret show at annual summer party held at the New Hampshire home of Bob Bahre, former owner of New Hampshire Motor Speedway earlier this month. The home is reported to have 29,000 feet of living space, with a 16-car attached garage — lots of room for a party.
No one knew who the guest was until a screen was lowered and the lucky few hundred guests in in the audience went wild when they saw it was Willie Nelson and Family.
Sworn to secrecy, Budrock, lighting director for Willie Nelson and Family, posted a few pictures, without revealing any secret details of the secret show, at www.willienelson.com.
Buddy regularly posts pictures and stories from the road, and you can enjoy them all at Willie Nelson’s website.
Without revealing any secret details about the secret show, Lana Nelson posted this short video of the happy guests’ reaction when they saw who the special guest was:
(I just read about it on the internet.)
COUNTRY MUSIC LEGEND WILLIE NELSON TO HEADLINE AMERICAN RED CROSS “SALUTE OUR TROOPS” PRE-RACE SHOW PRIOR TO NOVEMBER’S AAA TEXAS 500
Special $79 ‘Mosh Pit’ Ticket Provides Exclusive Access To Pre-Race Entertainment, Driver Intros For Chase For The NASCAR Sprint Cup Event
Country music icon Willie Nelson will serve as the headliner for the American Red Cross “Salute Our Troops” Pre-Race Show prior to the AAA Texas 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday, Nov. 7, at Texas Motor Speedway.
Nelson will perform a 45-minute concert featuring his legendary songs on the frontstretch stage beginning at 12:30 p.m. CT. Nelson’s performance will be the feature act of the 2½-hour pre-race show leading up to the 2 p.m. CT green flag of the AAA Texas 500, the eighth race in the 10-event Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.
“We’ve always wanted Willie Nelson to perform at ‘The Great American Speedway!’ since we opened and we are proud to finally land the country music icon,” Texas Motor Speedway President Eddie Gossage said. “Having Texas’ most recognizable country music singer play for the largest sporting event in the Lone Star State is only appropriate.”
Nelson, a native of Abbott, Texas, has been performing for more than a half century. His smash hits include “Always On My Mind,” “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys,” “Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain,” and “On The Road Again.” His countless hits have led to 10 Grammy Awards, including the Legend Award in 1990 and Lifetime Achievement Award in 1999.
Prior to his success as a singer, Nelson excelled as a songwriter as he helped Patsy Cline (“Crazy”) and Billy Walker (“Funny How Time Slips Away”) write songs that have become synonymous with country music. His accomplishments as a singer/songwriter earned him a spot in the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1993.
Fans can enjoy the concert right in front of the stage by purchasing a special $79 “mosh pit” ticket that allows fans to enjoy the best vantage point in the facility for the concert, Sprint Cup Series driver introductions and all the American Red Cross “Salute Our Troops” Pre-Race Show festivities. A AAA Texas 500 grandstand ticket must be accompanied with a “mosh pit” ticket.
To purchase “mosh pit” tickets for the American Red Cross “Salute Our Troops” Pre-Race Show featuring Willie Nelson or tickets to the AAA Texas 500, visit www.texasmotorspeedway.com or call the Texas Motor Speedway ticket office at (817) 215-8500.
http://www.speedwaymedia.com/articles/pr/pr.asp?pr=081810080325
Willie Nelson will headline the NASCAR weekend events at the Texas Motor Speedway, with a performance at the prerace show, prior to the AAA Texas 500.
The April Samsung Mobile 500 will be Texas Motor Speedway’s first Saturday night NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race, and the June IndyCar weekend will feature Twin 275-kilometer races in the same night, part of several big-news items at the 2011 race announcement at the House of Blues on Tuesday night.
Eddie Gossage said he approached both NASCAR and IndyCar about changes to the TMS weekends, and was thrilled that both were open to them.
“We had been talking about (the changes to both) for years,” Gossage said. “It’s always good to freshen things up and that’s why we had talked about it.”
The Samsung Mobile 500 will be held on the night of Saturday, April 9; it will be the first night race of the 2011 Sprint Cup Series season and will be televised nationally by FOX. The O’Reilly Auto Parts 300, which has been a Saturday daytime race since 1997, will now be at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 8. That will make it the first Nationwide Series race run at night in TMS history.
The IndyCar Firestone Race Weekend will be held June 9-11, with two big changes.
The IRL teams will get a week off between the Indianapolis 500 and TMS IndyCar weekend — there was an off week between the two from 1997 through 2005. And there will be twin races, called the Firestone Twin 275s, run on June 11. Formerly the Firestone 550k, the new format will feature two full-field 275k races, with two winners being crowned. The last twin race was a CART-sanctioned event at Atlanta Motor Speedway in 1981.
“It spices things up and it’s a credit to Eddie,” said Helio Castroneves. “To try something like this, to modernize an old idea for this era, it worked once so it sure could happen again.”
And as part of the prerace celebration for the Nov. 3-6 NASCAR weekend, legend Willie Nelson will headline American Red Cross Salute our Troops prerace show.
Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/08/17/2409791/tms-announces-surprises-for-2011.html#ixzz0wv8Eu7y1
Willie Nelson: singer, songwriter, guitar player, actor, author, poet, activist, humanitarian, live in concert in Atlantic City:
Date: Friday, August 6th, 2010
See more dates!
Time: 9:00 PM
Price: $85, $65, $55
Venue: Circus Maximus Theater
Reservations: 1-800-745-3000
For more information about Willie Nelson, please visit www.willienelson.com
www.rochestercitynewspaper.com
by: Frank De Blase
You won’t hear Willie Nelson on jazz radio, but I’ve always felt the haphazard phrasing and the time signatures he probably invented qualify him as such. But don’t fence him in. Nelson is one of the greatest songwriters of our time, and he would be even if he’d stopped at “Crazy.” Always the gregarious renegade, Nelson rolls with the outlaw country set, is a staunch supporter of the American farmer, and smokes more weed than the guests at a Jamaican bar mitzvah. From the haunting bluegrass of “Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down,” classics like “Pistol Packin’ Mama,” to hillbilly rave-ups like “Freight Train Boogie,” Nelson’s new album, “Country Music,” is a one boss record.
Levon Helm opens the show. Willie Nelson plays Thursday, July 29, 8 p.m. at CMAC, 4355 Lakeshore Dr, Canandaigua. $52-$67. cmacevents.com.
www.californiachronicle.com
By Mike Kerwick
At 77 years young, Willie Nelson has some mojo. During his two local dates, the country music master is out to show he can do amazing things with a guitar dangling from his neck.
TELL ME MORE: For those wondering if the ol’ man is still busy …
A few weeks ago, Nelson held his annual Fourth of July picnic in Texas. A few months ago, he released a new album. And just recently, the Library of Congress announced it was honoring Nelson by including his music in the National Recording Registry.
Nelson toured the Midwest and South earlier this year, but now makes his way East for another run of shows. The country music legend opened up for John Fogerty at the PNC Bank Arts Center a few years ago. This tour he’s the headliner. His Radio City show will include a performance by the Levon Helm Band.
Radio City Music Hall
1260 Sixth Ave.
Manhattan, NY
212- 247-4777 or www.radiocity.com
$49.50 $59.50, $69.50, $89.50 and $129.50.
Community Theatre at Mayo Center for the Performing Arts
100 South St.
Morristown, NJ; 973-539-8008 or www.mayoarts.org
$72, $82, $92 and $100.
The Luhrs Center welcomes country idol, WILLIE NELSON & FAMILY, for this special performance of all his greatest hits spanning several decades. He is an American country singer-songwriter, author, poet, actor and activist. He reached his greatest fame during the outlaw country movement of the 1970s, but remains iconic, especially in American popular culture. Now in his 70s, he continues to record albums prolifically in new genres that embrace reggae, blues, jazz, folk, and popular music.
During his extensive 50 year career, Willie Nelson has written hundreds of songs many of which were made famous by other stars. Some of his greatest songs include “Always on my mind” “On the Road Again” and “Crazy”.
The iconic American country singer-songwriter, author, poet, actor and activist may have reached his greatest fame during the outlaw country movement of the 1970s, but still remains a staggering figure in American popular culture. As a songwriter and a performer, Willie Nelson played a vital role in defining post-rock & roll country music; penning songs that became hits for stars like Ray Price (“Night Life”), Patsy Cline (“Crazy”).
During his lengthy career, Nelson has covered a lot of musical territory and never played it safe musically. Instead, he has borrowed from a wide variety of styles, including traditional pop, Western swing, jazz, traditional country, cowboy songs, honky tonk, rock & roll, folk, and the blues, creating a distinctive, elastic hybrid. Now in his 70s, Willie Nelson continues to tour and to record albums prolifically in new genres that have embraced reggae, blues, jazz, folk, and popular music. He has remained a vital icon in country music, having greatly influenced the new country, new traditionalist, and alternative country movements as leaving behind a legacy of classic songs and recordings.
Gates: 6:00pm
Show: 7:00pm
Garden Members: $60
General Public: $65
Child (ages 3-12): $45
Day of Show: $67
There is no greater American treasure than Willie Nelson. He’s topped the charts in country, pop, adult contemporary and jazz music. His broad base of loyal fans eagerly follows his many musical changes. And his concerts are a communal gathering, a festive party atmosphere with no attitudinal separation between artist and audience. Nelson’s newest CD “American Classic,” describes both the purity of the country songs it contains as well as the artist himself.
The Virginia Gazette is giving away tickets to see Willie Nelson and Family at the nTelos Wireless Pavilion in Portsmouth, VA on July 23, 2009.
To enter, submit your e-mail address at:
http://www.vagazette.com/articles/2010/07/07/contests/doc4c28968134740041783279.txt
Willie Nelson and Family have announced that the following shows have been cancelled:
Akron, Ohio, July 18
Reading, Pennsylvania, July 20
Trenton, New Jersey, July 21
http://www.bbc.co.uk/glastonbury/2010/
The BBC 6 is streaming music live from the UK Festival, and they will broadcast Willie Nelson & Family’s set today at 21:30, whenever that is, you’ll have to do the math yourself.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00swpz9
Thanks, BBC
