Willie Nelson Announces Outlaw Festival Tour Lineup Featuring Chris Stapleton

Willie Nelson has shared the lineup for the 2021 Outlaw Music Festival tour presented by Nelson and Blackbird. The festival, which will feature a shifting lineup from the announced selection of artists, will kick off in Austin, Texas this August and run through October where it will wrap up at Wheatland, California’s Toyota Amphitheater.

The fourteen-date tour will feature appearances from Chris Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson, The Avett Brothers, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Gov’t Mule, Lucinda Williams, Ryan Bingham, Margo Price, Yola, Kathleen Edwards, and Ida Mae.

Nelson and his family will lead the festival, playing songs from his dozens of albums including his two most recent projects That’s Life and First Rose of Spring.

“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 for the 2021 Outlaw Music Festival go on sale this Thursday, May 27 via the official Blackbird Presents website. View the tour dates and featured guests for each show below.

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8/22 – Austin, TX @ Germania Insurance Amphitheatre (with Chris Stapleton, Ryan Bingham, & Yola)
9/10 – Gilford, NH @ Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion (with Sturgill Simpson, Gov’t Mule, & Margo Price)
9/11 – Philadelphia, PA @ TD Pavilion at the Mann (with Sturgill Simpson, Gov’t Mule, & Margo Price)
9/12 – Saratoga, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center (with Sturgill Simpson, Gov’t Mule, & Margo Price)
9/17 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheatre (with Sturgill Simpson, Gov’t Mule, & Margo Price)
9/18 – Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek (with Sturgill Simpson, Gov’t Mule, & Margo Price)
9/19 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion (with Sturgill Simpson, Gov’t Mule, & Margo Price)
9/22 – Alpharetta, GA @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre (with Sturgill Simpson, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, & Kathleen Edwards)
9/24 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion (with Sturgill Simpson, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, & Kathleen Edwards)
10/15 – Phoenix, AZ @ Ak-Chin Pavilion (with the Avett Brothers, Gov’t Mule, Lucinda Williams, & Ida Mae)
10/16 – Irvine, CA – Five Point Amphitheatre (with the Avett Brothers, Gov’t Mule, Lucinda Williams, & Ida Mae)
10/17 – San Diego, CA @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre (with the Avett Brothers & Ida Mae)
10/23 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre (with the Avett Brothers, Gov’t Mule, Lucinda Williams, & Ida Mae)
10/24 – Wheatland, CA @ Toyota, Amphitheatre (with the Avett Brothers, Gov’t Mule, Lucinda Williams, & Ida Mae)