Willie Nelson Extends 2018 Outlaw Music Festival Tour Feat. Sturgill Simpson and More
Willie Nelson has announced that his Outlaw Music Festival Tour will return again in 2018, kicking off its first leg in Raleigh, N.C. on May 25 and its second leg on Sept. 7 in Burgettstown, Pa. This tour marks the second year that the festival has occurred in the form of a traveling show.
Fans can get more information about tickets for the Outlaw Music Festival Tour, which is a production of Blackbird Presents, on BlackbirdPresents.com; a complete list of tour dates is below. Nelson and company will head out on the road just a few weeks after his 85th birthday.
Nelson has come under a significant amount of scrutiny regarding his health over the past year, most recently after he canceled a string of tour dates in February of 2018 in order to recover from a bout with the flu. However, the legendary singer quickly proved that he had lost neither his health nor his spirit: In mid-February, Nelson announced a new album, Last Man Standing, to arrive in April. That album will drop almost exactly a year after the singer's most recent release, God's Problem Child, and just two days before his birthday.
Last year's Outlaw Music Festival featured big names such as Bob Dylan and Jason Isbell as well as relative up-and-comers like Hayes Carll and Margo Price, and it seems that this year's event will be upholding that tradition. The festival's headlining acts will be Nelson and Sturgill Simpson, as well as other big names such as Alison Krauss, Elvis Costello and Old Crow Medicine Show; additionally, Nelson's lineup will include Brandi Carlile, Ryan Bingham and rockabilly singer songwriter JD McPherson.
2018 Outlaw Music Festival Tour Dates:
May 25 -- Raleigh, N.C. @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Willie Nelson & Family
Sturgill Simpson
Alison Krauss
Delta Rae
More TBA
May 26 -- Charlotte, N.C. @ PNC Music Pavilion
Willie Nelson & Family
Sturgill Simpson
Elvis Costello & the Imposters
Brandi Carlile
Old Crow Medicine Show
More TBA
May 27 -- Bristol, Va. @ Jiffy Lube Live
Willie Nelson & Family
Sturgill Simpson
Elvis Costello & the Imposters
More TBA
June 22 -- Cincinnati, Ohio @ Riverbend Music Center
Willie Nelson & Family
Sturgill Simpson
The Head and the Heart
Old Crow Medicine Show
More TBA
June 23 -- Noblesville, Ind. @ Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
Willie Nelson & Family
Sturgill Simpson
The Head and the Heart
Old Crow Medicine Show
JD McPherson
More TBA
June 24 -- Detroit, Mich. @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
Willie Nelson & Family
Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats
The Head and the Heart
Old Crow Medicine Show
More TBA
June 29 -- Little Rock, Ark. @ Verizon Arena
Willie Nelson & Family
Sturgill Simpson
The Head and the Heart
Ryan Bingham
Lukas Nelson + Promise of the Real
Particle Kid
More TBA
June 30 -- Dallas, Texas @ Starplex Pavilion
Willie Nelson & Family
Sturgill Simpson
Ryan Bingham
The Head and the Heart
Edie Brickell & the New Bohemians
The Wild Feathers
Lukas Nelson + Promise of the Real
Particle Kid
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July 1 -- The Woodlands, Texas @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Willie Nelson & Family
Sturgill Simpson
The Head and the Heart
Ryan Bingham
Edie Brickell & the New Bohemians
The Wild Feathers
Lukas Nelson + Promise of the Real
Particle Kid
More TBA
Sept. 7 -- Burgettstown, Pa. @ KeyBank Pavilion
Willie Nelson & Family
Van Morrison
Sturgill Simpson
Brandi Carlile
The Commonheart
Lukas Nelson + Promise of the Real
Particle Kid
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Sept. 8 -- Hershey, Pa. @ Hersheypark Stadium
Willie Nelson & Family
Van Morrison
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Sturgill Simpson
Lukas Nelson + Promise of the Real
Particle Kid
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Sept. 9 -- Toronto, Ontario, Canada @ Budweiser Stadium
Willie Nelson & Family
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Sturgill Simpson
Terra Lightfoot
Lukas Nelson + Promise of the Real
Particle Kid
More TBA
Sept. 14 -- Scranton, Pa. @ The Pavilion at Montage Mountain
Willie Nelson & Family
Van Morrison
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Lukas Nelson + Promise of the Real
Particle Kid
More TBA
Sept. 15 -- Camden, N.J. @ BB&T Pavilion
Willie Nelson & Family
Van Morrison
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Greensky Bluegrass
Lukas Nelson + Promise of the Real
Particle Kid
More TBA
Sept. 16 -- Holmdel, N.J. @ PNC Bank Arts Center
Willie Nelson & Family
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Sturgill Simpson
Greensky Bluegrass
Lukas Nelson + Promise of the Real
Particle Kid
More TBA
Sept. 21 – Mansfield, Mass. @ Xfinity Center
Willie Nelson & Family
Sturgill Simpson
Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats
Margo Price
Lukas Nelson + Promise of the Real
Particle Kid
More TBA
Sept. 23 – Saratoga Springs, N.Y. @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Willie Nelson & Family
Neil Young + Promise of the Real
Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats
Lukas Nelson + Promise of the Real
Particle Kid
More TBA
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