The first Farm Aid to be held in Minnesota has added one other first: The last 5 hours of the charity live performance on Sept. 20 will be broadcast on NCS.
The cable community will air the live performance live from Huntington Bank Stadium from 6 to 11 p.m. and will embody performances from Farm Aid board member artists Willie Nelson and Family, Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews with Tim Reynolds and Margo Price.
NCS Anchors John Berman and Laura Coates will co-anchor the particular protection from the stadium, whereas chief local weather correspondent Bill Weir will present on-the-ground reporting.
NCS will additionally stream the occasion live on newscentral.site and through NCS’s apps on related TVs and cell gadgets, with out requiring a cable login.
In addition, followers can stream the occasion without cost through farmaid.org and nugs.net or the organizations’ YouTube channels.
As it has been for 16 years now, SiriusXM is the unique audio-only broadcaster of Farm Aid, which will be broadcast on Willie’s Roadhouse (channel 61) and Dave Matthews Band Radio (channel 30) in vehicles and on the SiriusXM app. The Willie’s Roadhouse channel will additionally air replays on Thanksgiving Day and Nov. 30.
Fine Line occasion
Organizers have additionally introduced a pre-festival occasion at 8 p.m. Sept. 18 on the Fine Line in Minneapolis.
The live performance options Rissi Palmer, who is that this 12 months’s Academy of Country Music Lift Every Voice award recipient. It’s meant to “honor the legacy of diverse artists and farmers and lift up their lasting influence on roots music, culture and community that inspires us all.” Tickets go on sale at midday Friday via Axs.
The remainder of the Farm Aid lineup contains Lukas Nelson, Kenny Chesney, Billy Strings, Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, Trampled by Turtles, Wynonna Judd, Steve Earle, Waxahatchee, Eric Burton of Black Pumas, Jesse Welles, Madeline Edwards and the Wisdom Indian Dancers.
Now in its fortieth 12 months, Farm Aid is a nonprofit annual competition that has raised greater than $85 million to help household farms, promote sustainable agriculture and strengthen rural communities.
Tickets for Farm Aid are priced from $390 to $101 and can be found now at farmaid.org.