NCS is once more turning to a dwell leisure occasion for its weekend lineup, with plans to air the fortieth anniversary Farm Aid music competition later this month.
The occasion will air from 7 p.m. ET to midnight on Sept. 20, and shall be streamed on NCS.com and related TVs and cellular units with out a cable login.
The lineup contains Willie Nelson, Neil Young (and the Chrome Hearts), John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews (and Tim Reynolds) and Margo Price. John Berman and Laura Coates will co-anchor the protection from Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Bill Weir, chief local weather correspondent, will present reporting from the competition.
Farm Aid was based by Nelson, Young and Mellencamp to assist household farmers, elevating $85 million since 1985.
NCS earlier this 12 months featured a dwell broadcast of George Clooney’s Good Night, and Good Luck on Broadway.
Eric Sherling, government vice chairman of U.S. programming for NCS, stated that the occasion “is another example of NCS’s commitment to live programming and bringing viewers important cultural moments as they happen.”