Willie Nelson at 90: It's a Big Year for the Country Music Legend

Willie & Family are headlining the Outlaw Music Festival, from June 13-Aug. 13.

Willie Nelson celebrated his 90th birthday on April 29. 

He joined other nonagenarian musicians like Tony Bennett (96), Sonny Rollins (92), Quincy Jones (90) and Yoko Ono (90).

Nelson is certainly not slowing down in his 90th year. He has nearly 33 dates on his upcoming 2023 tour schedule; 32 of them are Outlaw Music Festival shows.

 

April

• 3/16: Luck Reunion, Spicewood, TX. This is Nelson's annual SXSW party at his ranch in the Hill Country west of Austin. The lineup includes Willie Nelson & Family, Spoon, Guster, Tribute to Doug Sahm and the Texas Tornados and much more.

• 4/1: Outlaws and Legends Music Festival, Abilene, TX. Nelson is the Apr. 1 headliner.

• 4/14-15: Willie Nelson & Family + ZZ Top, New Braunfels, TX

• 4/19: Willie Nelson & Family, Mesa, AZ

• 4/21: Willie Nelson & Family, Laughlin, NV

• 4/24: Willie Nelson & Family, Palo Alto, CA

• 4/29-30: Willie Nelson 90, Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA. The two-day event features Willie Nelson & Family, Neil Young, Snoop Dogg, the Chicks, Chris Stapleton and many more.

 

May

• 5/19: Willie Nelson & Family, Council Bluffs, IA

• 5/20: Willie Nelson & Family, Bonner Springs, KS. With Tracy Lawrence and Gary Allan.

• 5/25: Willie Nelson & Family, Fort Wayne, IN

• 5/27: Willie Nelson & Family, Mt. Pleasant, MI. With Jelly Roll.

• 5/28: Summer Camp Music Festival, Chillacothe, IL. The three-day lineup includes Willie Nelson & Family, Umphrey's McGee, moe., Goose, the Disco Biscuits, Ganja White Night and many more.

 

June

• 6/23: Outlaw Music Festival, Somerset, WI. This is the start of the Nelson's Outlaw Fest. The show features Willie Nelson & Family, Robert Plant & Alison Krause, Trampled by Turtles, Molly Tuttle & Golden HIghway and Particle Kid.

• 6/24: Outlaw Music Festival, East Troy, WI. With Willie Nelson & Family, Robert Plant & Alison Krause, Trampled by Turtles, Molly Tuttle & Golden HIghway and Particle Kid.

• 6/25: Outlaw Music Festival, St. Louis, MO. With Willie Nelson & Family, Robert Plant & Alison Krause, Trampled by Turtles, Molly Tuttle & Golden HIghway and Particle Kid.

• 6/29: Outlaw Music Festival, Roger, AR. With Willie Nelson & Family, Margo Price, Flatland Calvary and Particle Kid.

• 6/30: Outlaw Music Festival, Dallas, TX. With Willie Nelson & Family, Whiskey Myers, Flatland Calvary, Brittney Spencer and Particle Kid.

 

July

• 7/2: Outlaw Music Festival, The Woodlands, TX. With Willie Nelson & Family, Whiskey Myers, Brittney Spencer and Particle Kid.

• 7/23: Fairwell Festival, Redmond, OR. The three-day lineup includes Willie Nelson & Family, Sheryl Crow, Gary Clark Jr., Zach Bryan, Trampled by Turtles, Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway and many more.

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• 7/28: Outlaw Music Festival, Columbia, MD. With Willie Nelson & Family, Nathaniel Rateliff & the NIghtsweats, Kurt Vile and the Violators, Kathleen Edwards and Particle Kid. 

• 7/29: Outlaw Music Festival, Bethel, NY. With Willie Nelson & Family, Nathaniel Rateliff & the NIghtsweats, Gov't Mule, Kathleen Edwards and Particle Kid. 

• 7/30: Outlaw Music Festival, Darien, NY. With Willie Nelson & Family, Nathaniel Rateliff & the NIghtsweats, Gov't Mule, Kathleen Edwards and Particle Kid. 

 

August

• 8/2: Outlaw Music Festival, Gilford, NH. With Willie Nelson & Family, Avett Brothers, Kathleen Edwards, Flatland Calvary and Particle Kid. 

• 8/4: Outlaw Music Festival, Hershey, PA. With Willie Nelson & Family, Avett Brothers, Marcus King, Kathleen Edwards, Flatland Calvary and Particle Kid. 

• 8/5: Outlaw Music Festival, Philadelphia, PA. With Willie Nelson & Family, Avett Brothers, Marcus King, Kathleen Edwards, Flatland Calvary and Particle Kid. 

• 8/6: Outlaw Music Festival, Holmdel, NJ. With Willie Nelson & Family, Avett Brothers, Marcus King, Kathleen Edwards, Flatland Calvary and Particle Kid. 

• 8/11: Outlaw Music Festival, Cleveland, OH. With Willie Nelson & Family, John Fogerty, Kathleen Edwards, Flatland Calvary and Particle Kid. 

• 8/12: Outlaw Music Festival, Pittsburg, PA. With Willie Nelson & Family, John Fogerty, Kathleen Edwards, Flatland Calvary and Particle Kid. 

• 8/13: Outlaw Music Festival, Cincinnati, OH. With Willie Nelson & Family, John Fogerty, Gov't Mule, Kathleen Edwards, Flatland Cavalry and Particle Kid. 

 

September

• 9/8: Outlaw Music Festival, Raleigh, NC. With Willie Nelson & Family, Tedeschi Trucks Band, the String Cheese Incident, Los Lobos and Particle Kid.

• 9/9: Outlaw Music Festival, Charlotte, NC. Willie Nelson & Family, Bobby Weir & the Wolf Bros. featuring The Wolfpack and Particle Kid.

• 9/10: Outlaw Music Festival, Franklin, TN. Willie Nelson & Family, Bobby Weir & the Wolf Bros. featuring The Wolfpack and Particle Kid.

• 9/12: Outlaw Music Festival, Simpsonville, SC. Willie Nelson & Family, Bobby Weir & the Wolf Bros. featuring The Wolfpack and Particle Kid.

• 9/15: Outlaw Music Festival, Saratoga Spring, NY. Willie Nelson & Family, Bobby Weir & the Wolf Bros. featuring The Wolfpack, the String Cheese Incident, Los Lobos and Particle Kid.

• 9/16: Outlaw Music Festival, Mansfield, MA. Willie Nelson & Family, Bobby Weir & the Wolf Bros. featuring The Wolfpack, the String Cheese Incident, Los Lobos and Particle Kid.

• 9/17: Outlaw Music Festival, Queens, NY. Willie Nelson & Family, Bobby Weir & the Wolf Bros. featuring The Wolfpack, the String Cheese Incident, Los Lobos and Particle Kid.

• 9/20: Outlaw Music Festival, Bridgeport, CT. Willie Nelson & Family, Bobby Weir & the Wolf Bros. featuring The Wolfpack and Particle Kid.

• 9/22: Outlaw Music Festival, Clarkston, MI. Willie Nelson & Family, Bobby Weir & the Wolf Bros. featuring The Wolfpack, the String Cheese Incident and Particle Kid.

 

October

• 10/6: Outlaw Music Festival, West Palm Beach, FL. Willie Nelson & Family, the Avett Brothers, Gov't Mule, Elizabeth Cook and Particle Kid.

• 10/7: Outlaw Music Festival, Tampa, FL. Willie Nelson & Family, the Avett Brothers, Gov't Mule, Elizabeth Cook and Particle Kid.

• 10/8: Outlaw Music Festival, Orange Beach, AL. Willie Nelson & Family, the Avett Brothers, Gov't Mule, Elizabeth Cook and Particle Kid.

• 10/11: Outlaw Music Festival, Huntsville, AL. Willie Nelson & Family, the Avett Brothers, Mike Campbell & the Dirty Knobs, Elizabeth Cook  and Particle Kid.

• 10/13: Outlaw Music Festival, Brandon, MS. Willie Nelson & Family, the Avett Brothers, Mike Campbell & the Dirty Knobs, Elizabeth Cook  and Particle Kid.

• 10/14: Outlaw Music Festival, Southhaven, MS. Willie Nelson & Family, the Avett Brothers, Mike Campbell & the Dirty Knobs, Elizabeth Cook  and Particle Kid.

• 10/15: Outlaw Music Festival, Pelham, AL. Willie Nelson & Family, the Avett Brothers, Mike Campbell & the Dirty Knobs, Elizabeth Cook  and Particle Kid.

 

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