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Yahoo
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Kenny Chesney Joins Farm Aid 40 Lineup of Hall of Famers
Music Legends Wynonna Judd and Steve Earle Also Added to Historic Food and Music Event Roster, Scheduled for Sept. 20 in Minneapolis MINNEAPOLIS, July 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- 2025 Country Music Hall of Fame electee Kenny Chesney is set to make his fourth Farm Aid appearance at this year's annual music and food festival at Huntington Bank Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 20. Wynonna Judd and Steve Earle have also joined the all-star lineup, the organization revealed today. "We're excited to have Kenny Chesney back on the Farm Aid stage this year," said Jennifer Fahy, co-executive director of Farm Aid. "He's one of many artists who have returned to Farm Aid, generously donating their travel and performances to raise awareness about the family farmers who grow good food for all of us. Kenny's appearance, along with the addition of music legends Wynonna Judd and Steve Earle, will make this an unforgettable anniversary event." Chesney, an eight-time Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year award winner, is one of America's biggest concert draws. Farm Aid will mark his only 2025 concert performance outside his recently wrapped Sphere residency. Judd is one of the most decorated female artists in country music history, with 19 No. 1 singles and an induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Earle, who became a member of the Grand Ole Opry this year, is no stranger to the Farm Aid stage; this year will be his ninth appearance since joining the inaugural event in 1985. Together, they join the star-studded Farm Aid 40 lineup, which features Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young (and the Chrome Hearts), John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews (with Tim Reynolds), and Margo Price, as well as Billy Strings, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Trampled by Turtles, Waxahatchee, Eric Burton of Black Pumas, Jesse Welles, Madeline Edwards, and Wisdom Indian Dancers. Tickets for Farm Aid's 40th anniversary music and food festival are available for purchase at Ticket prices range from $101 to $390 (fees included, not sales tax). For venue information, visit More details are also available at For festival and 40th anniversary updates, follow Farm Aid on Facebook ( Instagram ( X (@FarmAid), Bluesky (@ and Threads ( Festivalgoers are encouraged to use the hashtags #FarmAid40 and #Road2FarmAid40 to join the conversation on social media. Farm Aid's mission is to build a vibrant, family farm-centered system of agriculture in America. Farm Aid artists and board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews and Margo Price host an annual festival to raise funds to support Farm Aid's work with family farmers and to inspire people to choose family farm food. Since 1985, Farm Aid, with the support of the artists who contribute their performances each year, has raised more than $85 million to support programs that help farmers thrive, expand the reach of the Good Food Movement, take action to change the dominant system of industrial agriculture and promote food from family farms. **Editors, Producers and Photographers Note: Advance credentials are required for all media to attend Farm Aid 40. Please visit by Monday, Sept. 8, to learn about these requirements and apply. Media can download official Farm Aid photos and videos at View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Farm Aid Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
17-07-2025
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How Bob Dylan's Live Aid Remark — ‘Pay The Mortgages on Some of the Farms' — Sparked 40 Years of Activism By Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp & More
Forty years ago, at the Live Aid festival in Philadelphia on July 13, 1985, it took Bob Dylan just a few moments to set in motion the music industry's longest-running concert for a cause — Willie Nelson's Farm Aid. Dylan took the stage at JFK Stadium late in the day, just past 10:30 p.m., accompanied by Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones, each with acoustic guitars. (They were preceded by Mick Jagger and Tina Turner's incendiary duet.) More from Billboard 'Been Busy': Tame Impala Teases New Music With Social Media Update Doja Cat, Tems, J Balvin & Coldplay Join Forces for Unifying FIFA Club World Cup Final Halftime Show Performance King Crimson's Manager Warns of 'Premature' Excitement Following New Album Rumors Opening with two seldom-performed songs from 1964, 'Ballad of Hollis Brown' and 'When The Ship Comes In,' Dylan then said, in an off-the-cuff manner: 'I hope that some of the money that's raised for the people in Africa, maybe they can just take a little bit of it — maybe one or two million, maybe — and use it, say, to pay the mortgages on some of the farms that the farmers here owe to the banks.' 'The question hit me like a ton of bricks,' Nelson recalled to his biographer David Ritz in Billboard in 2015. The musician was on the road that day, watching Live Aid on his tour-bus TV. 'Farming was my first job,' he told Billboard. 'I picked cotton. I pulled corn. I knew firsthand what it meant to farm. I knew damn well how tough it was. My farm roots are deep-seated in the soil of my personal story.' So are the roots of Nelson's philanthropy. In his small hometown of Abbott, Texas, where he attended the United Methodist Church, 'we had a collection box, and even though we were struggling financially, I knew there were folks with far greater struggles. As part of a loving community, I was taught the moral responsibility of helping those in need.' Like Dylan, at that time, Nelson also had been following the news of the family farming crisis that was devastating the heartland of the United States. Prices paid for crops had plummeted. Banks were foreclosing on farms, throwing families off land they had worked, often, for generations. Small towns, dependent on spending by local farmers, were reeling. David Senter, a fourth-generation farmer and co-founder of the American Agriculture Movement, recalled that time for 'Against the Grain,' the Farm Aid podcast. 'The farm crisis was a terrible, expanding tragedy for rural America,' said Senter. 'We lost 50 percent of the total family farmers during the crisis. Three-hundred-and-sixty-five farmers a day were going out of business during '85. We brought a couple of thousand farmers to Washington in March of '85 and we had a rally on the steps of the Jefferson [Memorial]. We had 365 white crosses [bearing the names of farmers] who had committed suicide or been foreclosed on. And we drove them on the Mall and made a graveyard in front of U.S.D.A.,' the headquarters of the United States Department of Agriculture. In 1985, Nelson's booking agent was Tony Conway of Buddy Lee Attractions. For a history of Farm Aid published for the organization's 20th anniversary, Lee recalled that, in August of that year, Nelson was playing the Illinois State Fair in Springfield, Ill., when the singer said: 'I want to do a concert for the American farmers. I want to see if we can do it here in Illinois, just someplace where we can get a stadium.' 'Willie asked me, 'Do you think you can get a hold of the governor?,'' he recalled. 'I made a few calls and got a call back saying [then] Governor Jim Thompson was on his way to the bus.' Nelson told his idea to Thompson, Lee said, and the governor made a call to secure availability of the football stadium at the University of Illinois in Champaign, Ill., for the one day open in Nelson's packed autumn touring schedule — Sept. 22, 1985. Nelson recruited Neil Young and John Mellencamp, who later became the first fellow members of the Farm Aid board. (The board expanded in 2001 to include Dave Matthews and again in 2021 to include Margo Price — who had grown up on a farm which her family lost in 1986, during the crisis which led to the creation of Farm Aid.) Farm Aid: A Concert for America was put together with the unthinkably short lead time of six weeks. It raised more than $7 million for the nation's family farmers and featured performers including Billy Joel, Bonnie Raitt, B.B. King, Loretta Lynn, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty — and Bob Dylan. A front-page story in Billboard, under the bylines of Paul Grein and Kip Kirby, reported that the Jam Productions of Chicago, which help mount Farm Aid, used the same 60-foot diameter, circular, two-stage set that had been used at JFK Stadium for Live Aid. The Billboard story reported that Nelson wrote the first check on the Farm Aid account to the National Council of Churches in the amount of $100,000 for food pantries to help feed farm families in seven states: Iowa, Minnesota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Ohio and Kansas. 'In addition,' Billboard reported, 'Nelson notes that the toll-free 1-800-FARMAID phone lines will remain in operation for one year.' Forty years later, Farm Aid carries on. The organization has raised more than $80 million to support programs that help family farmers thrive. It has earned a four-star rating from Charity Navigator, the widely known assessment organization for philanthropies. Nelson, Young, Mellencamp, Matthew and Price will headline this year's anniversary concert on Sept. 20 at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, on a bill with Billy Strings, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Trampled by Turtles, Waxahatchee, Eric Burton of Black Pumas, Jesse Welles and Madeline Edwards. Transcending the crisis which sparked its creation, Farm Aid's mission today is 'to build a vibrant, family farm-centered system of agriculture in America,' the organization states on its website. 'We're best known for our annual music, food and farm festival, but the truth is we work each and every day, year-round to build a system of agriculture that values family farmers, good food, soil and water, and strong communities.' And Dylan, who has been sharing headlining status with Nelson on this summer's Outlaw Music Festival Tour, made a surprise return to the Farm Aid stage in 2023 at the Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana. Joined by members of The Heartbreakers — whom he first performed with at Farm Aid in 1985 — Dylan walked onstage without any introduction, and played a short-but-intense set of 'Maggie's Farm,' 'Positively 4th Street' and 'Ballad of a Thin Man' against the stark backdrop of a silhouetted windmill. His connection to Nelson, to Farm Aid and the cause he first highlighted at Live Aid 40 years ago remains unbroken. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart Solve the daily Crossword
Miami Herald
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Bob Dylan, Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty's Epic '80s Performance Is a Rock and Roll ‘Fever Dream'
From Bruce Springsteen to Joni Mitchell to Johnny Cash and beyond, Bob Dylan has joined forces with some of the most talented musicians in rock history, as his countless devoted fans are well aware. But a recently resurfaced clip of one iconic collaboration managed to surprise some music lovers on social media, who couldn't help but wish they had a time machine to take them back to the unforgettable evening. In 1986, Dylan was scheduled to hit the road with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers for their co-headlining True Confessions Tour. This wasn't the only time Dylan and Petty would team up musically (they first performed together at Farm Aid in 1985 and formed the supergroup The Traveling Wilburys in 1988 with Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne and George Harrison) but at that point in time, Petty (who was going through a tough time in his marriage) was reluctant to leave home. That's when yet another legendary singer stepped in: Stevie Nicks. As Showbiz Cheat Sheet reported, Nicks was the person who convinced Petty to go through with the tour, offering to go along as a "sidekick." "Tom was sitting there on the chair at his house and he says, 'I'm not going,'" she recalled. "I told him, 'Oh yes, you are going! You can't cancel on Bob f---ing Dylan! What, you're going to call up Bob and tell him it's off!?' Tom just goes, 'I'm not doing it.'" "I turn around and say, 'Well, do you want me to go? Do you need a sidekick, is that what you're saying, someone to be with you and to make you laugh, and to be there when you're lonely?'" Nicks continued. "'This is obviously the thing that is scaring you on this tour, and you're not afraid of anything; you're not afraid of alligators.' What the f--k, you know?" Thankfully for fans, Petty agreed to go on the tour, later praising Nicks for helping him to focus and saying her "lighthearted" presence was "good" for him. However, because Nicks didn't have a work visa, she was only supposed to watch Dylan and Petty from the sidelines. Still, that didn't stop her from joining her pals onstage in Sydney, Australia, for "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" and "Like a Rolling Stone." Comments on a recently shared clip of the trio singing "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" were a testament to the significance of the concert, with one person writing, "This is a fever dream I love it." "This would've sent me into a coma if I saw this live," added a second fan, with another demanding, "SOMEBODY CREATE TIME TRAVEL SO I CAN GO SEE THIS." "So that's what heaven sounds like," added someone else. Unfortunately, the performance was not a hit with Australian officials, as Nicks told The Daily Telegraph in 2017. "I was told by the Australian government I would never be allowed back in the country, not with Fleetwood Mac, not by myself as a solo artist, not as a tourist if I did that again," she said. "I couldn't even stand on stage to play a tambourine. So that was that." Related: Legendary Singer-Songwriter, 78, Plays What Bob Dylan Called the 'Best Song Ever Written' in 'Brilliant' New Video Copyright 2025 The Arena Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved
New York Post
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
What do the cheapest tickets cost to see Neil Young on tour in 2025?
Vivid Seats is the New York Post's official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Featured pricing is subject to change. We're officially at the 'Before the Gold Rush' stage for Neil Young fans. As of now, we have another another month before the classic rocker's North American summer 2025 'Love Earth Tour' gets underway. However, if you'd like to see the sensitive folk-rocker/Godfather of Grunge/classic rock extraordinaire live, tickets are available for all of his upcoming gigs with his backing band The Chrome Hearts as of today. That includes Young's New York concerts at Long Island's Jones Beach Theater on Saturday, Aug. 23 and Bethel's Bethel Woods Center For The Arts on Sunday, Aug. 24. At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find for the Rock Hall of Famer's two NY shows was $98.95 including fees on Vivid Seats. Other U.S. shows of his — including Young's annual Farm Aid show, which takes place in Minnesota this year — start anywhere from $29 to $237 including fees. According to an announcement, Young and The Chrome Hearts will bring '[Young's] music and songs, new and old, to you. Their recent single 'big change' [from their since-released album 'Talkin to the Trees'] is the first introduction of what's to come on the Love Earth tour.' In a rave review of a show of Young's with Crazy Horse at Forest Hills last year, The Post reported 'this is a show for real fans…those who have only heard his Greatest Hits album can check their bags at the door.' Sound like the show for you? For more information, our team has everything you need to know and more about Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts' 2025 'Love Earth Tour' below. All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation. Neil Young tour schedule 2025 A complete calendar including all North American tour dates, venues and links to buy tickets can be found below. Neil Young tour dates Ticket prices start at July 11 at British Summer Time in London, GB $188 (including fees) Aug. 8 at the PNC Music Pavilion in Charlotte, NC $111.23 (including fees) Aug. 10 at the Allianz Amphitheater in Richmond, VA $104.47 (including fees) Aug. 13 at the Pine Knob Music Theatre in Clarkston, MI $34.67 (including fees) Aug. 15 at the Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, OH $108.21 (including fees) Aug. 17 at the Budweiser Stage in Toronto, ON, CA $29 (including fees) Aug. 19 at the Budweiser Stage in Toronto, ON, CA $112 (including fees) Aug. 21 at the BankNH Pavilion in Gilford, NH $121.56 (including fees) Aug. 23 at the Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, NY $118 (including fees) Aug. 24 at the Bethel Woods Center For The Arts in Bethel, NY $98.95 (including fees) Aug. 27 at the Huntington Bank Pavilion in Chicago, IL $137 (including fees) Aug. 29 at the BMO Harris Pavilion in Milwaukee, WI $120.60 (including fees) Sept. 1 at the Fiddlers Green Amphitheatre in Greenwood Village, CO $98.44 (including fees) Sept. 5 at the Chateau Ste. Michelle in Woodinville, WA $237 (including fees) Sept. 6 at Deer Lake Park in Burnaby, BC, CA $139 (including fees) Sept. 8 at the Deer Lake Park in Burnaby, BC, CA $103 (including fees) Sept. 10 at the Hayden Homes Amphitheater in Bend, OR $137 (including fees) Sept. 12 at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA $54.16 (including fees) Sept. 15 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA $91 (including fees) Sept. 20 at Farm Aid in Minneapolis, MN $170 (including fees) (Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and, if it isn't noted, will include additional fees at checkout.) Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand. They offer a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and your tickets will be delivered prior to the event. Still curious about Vivid Seats? You can find an article from their team about why the company is legit here. Farm Aid 2025 Just when you thought Neil couldn't get any busier, we're here to remind you he's also headlining the 40th anniversary of Farm Aid at Minnesota's Huntington Bank Stadium alongside Willie Nelson, Dave Matthews and John Mellencamp on Saturday, Sept. 20. They'll be joined by Margo Price, Billy Strings, Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, Trampled By Turtles, Waxahatchee and more. You can grab single-day Farm Aid 2025 passes here. Neil Young set list According to Set List FM, here's what Young performed at Forest Hills Stadium at the concert The Post attended in May 2024: 01.) 'Cortez the Killer' 02.) 'Cinnamon Girl' 03.) 'Scattered (Let's Think About Livin')' 04.) 'Like a Hurricane' 05.) 'Don't Cry No Tears' 06.) 'Vampire Blues' 07.) 'The Losing End (When You're On)' 08.) 'Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere' 09.) 'Powderfinger' 10.) 'Love and Only Love' 11.) 'Comes a Time' 12.) 'Heart of Gold' 13.) 'Human Highway' 14.) 'Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)' Encore 15.) 'Sedan Delivery' 16.) 'Rockin' in the Free World' Neil Young new music On June 13, Young and the Chrome Hearts dropped 'Talkin to the Trees.' The record, The Godfather of Grunge's 48th (!), clocks in just shy of 38 minutes and finds the versatile Canadian virtuoso returning to his folksy-country roots. Things get underway with the deceptively simple yet exceedingly heartfelt 'Family Life.' From there, the 79-year-old turns on the aux and busts out the garage rock 'Dark Mirage,' so sweet it'll make you cry 'First Fire of Winter' and plodding, harmonica-heavy 'Silver Eagle.' Highlights on the back half include the melty, drowned-out bass-y 'big change' which Young warbles in a flat yet haunting affect, syrupy title track 'Talkin' To The Trees' and bluesy barroom crowd pleaser 'Movin Ahead.' Young and the Chrome Hearts close with the dreamy 'Thankful.' The vulnerable tune is almost a reimagining of the classic 'Harvest Moon' with its similar chord progressions but is honestly so beautiful it stands on its own. To hear for yourself, you can find 'Talkin to the Trees' here. Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts members Curious who will be doing what onstage? Wonder no longer. Here's what the band will look like when you see Neil and co. live in '25: Neil Young (lead vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano, vibraphone) Anthony LoGerfo (drums) Corey McCormick (bass, background vocals) Micah Nelson (guitar, background vocals) Spooner Oldham (keyboards, organ) Classic rockers on tour in 2025 Young isn't the only star who took the world by storm in the '60s and '70s (and '80s and '90s!) performing live this year. Here are just five of our favorite classic rockers you won't want to miss in concert these next few months. • Stevie Nicks • Bob Dylan with Willie Nelson • Yusuf/Cat Stevens • Graham Nash • Bachman-Turner Overdrive Who else is touring in the near future? Check out our list of all the biggest classic rockers on tour in 2025 to find the show for you. This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change
Forbes
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Neil Young Debuts Inside The Top 10 On Multiple Charts With His New Band
Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts debut at No. 3 on the U.K.'s Official Americana Albums chart with ... More Talkin' to the Trees, earning multiple other top 10 placements. SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 21: Neil Young performs in concert during Farm Aid 2024 at Saratoga Performing Arts Center on September 21, 2024 in Saratoga Springs, New York. (Photo by) Neil Young is one of a number of hugely popular musicians who have been at it for decades, and yet never seem to slow down. The singer-songwriter releases music constantly — usually at least one project per year, but sometimes more. The celebrated performer now leads a new group called the Chrome Hearts, and his latest album, Talkin' to the Trees, is credited to both Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts. The just-released studio effort earns the rocker several top 10 placements as it arrives in the United Kingdom. Talkin' to the Trees Debuts on Multiple U.K. Charts Talkin' to the Trees debuts highest on the Official Americana Albums chart, where Young and his newly-formed Chrome Hearts launch at No. 3. This frame, Young and company are bested by Van Morrison's new Remembering Now, which debuts at No. 1, and Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter, which is pushed from first to second place — even as fans in the U.K. continue to love that project, following her tour of the same name heading to that country. Neil Young Scores Another Set of Top 10s Young also lands inside the top 10 on both the Official Albums Sales chart and the Official Physical Albums ranking, as Talkin' to the Trees opens at No. 9 on the two tallies simultaneously. Neil Young's Many Top 10 Albums On the Official Albums Sales ranking, the Canadian talent has now scored 12 top 10 placements. Over on the list of bestselling Americana titles in the U.K., he's landed 15 top 10 smashes, and 18 such successes on the Official Physical Albums chart throughout his lengthy career. Neil Young's Past Chart Successes Talkin' to the Trees debuts on five U.K.-based charts this week, and it opens inside the top 10 on a little more than half of them. The set also comes in at Nos. 21 and 25 on the Official Vinyl Albums and Official Album Downloads rankings, respectively. It hasn't been very long since Young last scored a hit on some of these lists. His most recent album before Talkin' to the Trees was Early Daze, which dropped in June 2024, and which was also successful. His last several projects were all recorded with his band Crazy Horse, with whom he's been working for decades on and off, but now he's switched things up – but Young himself remains the main draw.
