Earlier this month, country legend Willie Nelson announced the first leg his traveling Outlaw Music Festival‘s 2018 summer tour, set to take place between the end of May and the beginning of July featuring a slew of talented artists. Today, Outlaw Music Festival announced its eight-date second leg, set to take place during the month of September.
The festival has also revealed several high-profile additions to the rotating lineup for the tour’s second leg, including Tedeschi Trucks Band, Greensky Bluegrass, Margo Price, Terra Lightfoot, The Commonheart, and Van Morrison (with whom Nelson also just announced a one-off show in New York City). Outlaw Music Festival also announced that Neil Young would join Promise of the Real for the tour-closing performance at Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, NY.
The second leg of North America’s biggest touring festival will stop in eight cities, beginning in Burgettstown, PA, and ending Saratoga Springs, NY. Each festival tour date will feature a unique range of festival attractions including local cuisine, craft beers, and crafts by local artisans to provide music fans in each city with an unforgettable concert experience. Says Willie in the announcement press release, “The second leg of the Outlaw Music Festival Tour with all my friends is going to be a blast! We’ll see you out there this summer!”
Previously announced performers include Willie Nelson & Family, Sturgill Simpson, Elvis Costello & The Imposters, Alison Krauss, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Brandi Carlile, The Head and the Heart, Old Crow Medicine Show, Ryan Bingham, Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, The Wild Feathers, JD McPherson, Delta Rae, and Particle Kid.
Artists performing at each respective date are listed below. Tickets for the general public go on sale Friday, April 6 at 12 p.m. local time. For more information, or to grab tickets, head to the festival website.