The Outlaw Music Festival Tour, the annual package tour highlighting artists who make music outside of the mainstream, is returning in 2021. Once again headlined by Willie Nelson, the tour begins August 22nd in Texas and features a rotating cast of singer-songwriters and bands. Sturgill Simpson appears on more than half of the announced 14 dates.
Along with Nelson and the Family Band, the first show kicks off with Chris Stapleton, Ryan Bingham, and Yola playing the Germania Insurance Amphitheatre in Austin. Other artists appearing at various dates of the tour include the Avett Brothers, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Gov’t Mule, Kathleen Edwards, the U.K. duo Ida Mae, and frequent Nelson collaborator Margo Price. Lucinda Williams, who announced last month that she was recovering from a stroke she suffered in 2020, also appears on four dates.
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“The Outlaw Music Festival Tour has always been about family and friends coming together for a great day of music and fun, and with the amazing group of artists joining us, this year promises to be our most special Outlaw Tour to date,” Nelson said in a statement.
Tickets to the Outlaw Music Festival Tour, presented by Blackbird Presents and Live Nation, go on sale Thursday, May 27th, at 10 a.m. local time.
Here are the dates, cities, and lineups for the 2021 tour:
August 22 — Austin, TX @ Germania Insurance Amphitheatre
Willie Nelson & Family
Chris Stapleton
Ryan Bingham
Yola
September 10 — Gilford, NH @ Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
Willie Nelson & Family
Sturgill Simpson
Gov’t Mule
Margo Price
September 11 — Philadelphia, PA @ TD Pavilion at the Mann
Willie Nelson & Family
Sturgill Simpson
Gov’t Mule
Margo Price
September 12 — Saratoga, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Willie Nelson & Family
Sturgill Simpson
Gov’t Mule
Margo Price
September 17 — Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheatre
Willie Nelson & Family
Sturgill Simpson
Gov’t Mule
Margo Price
September 18 — Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Willie Nelson & Family
Sturgill Simpson
Gov’t Mule
Margo Price
September 19 — Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion
Willie Nelson & Family
Sturgill Simpson
Gov’t Mule
Margo Price
September 22 — Alpharetta, GA @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
Willie Nelson & Family
Sturgill Simpson
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
Kathleen Edwards
September 24 — Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
Willie Nelson & Family
Sturgill Simpson
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
Gov’t Mule
Kathleen Edwards
October 15 — Phoenix, AZ @ Ak-Chin Pavilion
Willie Nelson & Family
The Avett Brothers
Gov’t Mule
Lucinda Williams
Ida Mae
October 16 — Irvine, CA @ Five Point Amphitheatre
Willie Nelson & Family
The Avett Brothers
Gov’t Mule
Lucinda Williams
Ida Mae
October 17 — San Diego, CA @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
Willie Nelson & Family
The Avett Brothers
Ida Mae
October 23 — Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
Willie Nelson & Family
The Avett Brothers
Gov’t Mule
Lucinda Williams
Ida Mae
October 24 — Wheatland, CA @ Toyota, Amphitheatre
Willie Nelson & Family
The Avett Brothers
Gov’t Mule
Lucinda Williams
Ida Mae
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