Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Music Festival Adds Neil Young, Van Morrison and More to 2018 Second Leg Lineup

This summer, Willie Nelson’s touring Outlaw Music Festival returns. The first round of dates, which Nelson announced earlier this month and will stretch from late May to early July. Today, the country icon unveiled another series of shows featuring even more artists and even more cities.

The new set of dates will begin in September in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania and will continue on in 7 additional cities. The second leg will see stops in Toronto, Ontario; Scranton, PA; Holmdel, New Jersey; Mansfield, Massachusetts; and Saratoga Springs, New York. The touring festival already included some phenomenal performers such as Willie Nelson & Family, Elvis Costello & The Imposters, Alison Krauss, The Head and the Heart, Old Crow Medicine Show, Ryan Bingham, Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, The Wild Feathers, JD McPherson, Delta Rae, and Particle Kid. Nelson has now added Van Morrison, Neil Young + Promise of the Real, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Margo Price, Greensky Bluegrass, Terra Lightfoot, and The Commonheart. The previously announced artists such as Sturgill Simpson, Brandi Carlile, Nataniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, and Lukas + Promise of the Real will continue for additional dates.

Each festival date will feature a different lineup and will have a wide variety of festival attractions that will include local cuisine, craft beers, and crafts by local artisans. Music fans who find themselves attending will have a concert experience one will remember forever. Fans can purchase tickets for the additional shows announced today when they become available to buy beginning April 6th via the festival’s website (those who wish to attend can grab tickets here as well). Scroll down to check out the individual lineups for each city.

Outlaw Music Festival Tour Dates and Lineup:

05/25 — Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Willie Nelson & Family
Sturgill Simpson
Alison Krauss
Delta Rae

05/26 — Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion
Willie Nelson & Family
Sturgill Simpson
Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Brandi Carlile
Old Crow Medicine Show

05/27 — Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live
Willie Nelson & Family
Sturgill Simpson
Elvis Costello & The Imposters

06/22 — Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
Willie Nelson & Family
Sturgill Simpson
The Head and the Heart
Old Crow Medicine Show

06/23 — Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
Willie Nelson & Family
Sturgill Simpson
The Head and the Heart
Old Crow Medicine Show
JD McPherson

06/24 — Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
Willie Nelson & Family
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
The Head and the Heart
Old Crow Medicine Show

06/29 — Little Rock, AR @ Verizon Arena
Willie Nelson & Family
Sturgill Simpson
The Head and the Heart
Ryan Bingham
Lukas Nelson + Promise of the Real
Particle Kid

06/30 — Dallas, TX @ Starplex Pavilion
Willie Nelson & Family
Sturgill Simpson
Ryan Bingham
The Head and the Heart
Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
The Wild Feathers
Lukas Nelson + Promise of the Real
Particle Kid

07/01 — The Woodlands, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Willie Nelson & Family
Sturgill Simpson
The Head and the Heart
Ryan Bingham
Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
The Wild Feathers
Lukas Nelson + Promise of the Real
Particle Kid

09/07 — Burgettstown, PA @ Keybank Pavilion
Willie Nelson & Family
Van Morrison
Sturgill Simpson
Brandi Carlile
The Commonheart
Lukas Nelson + Promise of the Real
Particle Kid

09/08 — Hershey, PA @ HersheyPark Stadium
Willie Nelson & Family
Van Morrison
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Sturgill Simpson
Lukas Nelson + Promise of the Real
Particle Kid

09/09 — Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stadium
Willie Nelson & Family
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Sturgill Simpson
Terra Lightfoot
Lukas Nelson + Promise of the Real
Particle Kid

09/14 — Scranton, PA @ The Pavilion at Montage Mountain
Willie Nelson & Family
Van Morrison
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Lukas Nelson + Promise of the Real
Particle Kid

09/15 — Camden, NJ @ BB&T Pavilion
Willie Nelson & Family
Van Morrison
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Greensky Bluegrass
Lukas Nelson + Promise of the Real
Particle Kid

09/16 — Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
Willie Nelson & Family
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Sturgill Simpson
Greensky Bluegrass
Lukas Nelson + Promise of the Real
Particle Kid

09/21 — Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center
Willie Nelson & Family
Sturgill Simpson
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
Margo Price
Lukas Nelson + Promise of the Real

09/23 — Saratoga Springs, NY @ 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

Erin Vierra: I am a freelance writer from California. I'm just a small town girl like the Journey song says. Though I am more familiar writing about movies, I am an avid music listener. I'm mainly just a 90s girl living in an 80s world.
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