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Beyoncé isn’t the only iconic country artist to announce a nationwide tour today.Willie Nelson just shared he’s heading out on his tenth ‘Outlaw Music Festival’ tour all over North America this summer as well.At all shows, the 91-year-old country crooner will be joined by co-headliner Bob Dylan for the second consecutive summer. Last year, the long-running legends joined forces along with Robert Plant. This time around, Wilco, The Avett Brothers, Sheryl Crow, Billy Strings, Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats and a host of others are slated to provide support for the lo-fi pair on select dates.In total, five artists — Nelson, Dylan and three other special guests — are on the bill for nearly every gig (except four shows with just four performers) on the 34-show run.“What an amazing lineup to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Outlaw Music Festival Tour,” Nelson said in a press release.

Mumford and Sons have officially announced the North American leg of their 2025 tour that will send them to stadiums, arenas, amphitheaters and music festivals all over the U.S. and Canada from June through October.While on the road, they’ll make not one, not two, but three (!) New York stops.First, the two-time Grammy winners hit Saratoga Springs’ Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Saturday, June 21.After that, Marcus Mumford and co.

CAAMP is dropping into amphitheaters, pavilions, parks and theaters all over North America on their ‘Live & In Concert United States Tour.’To close the run, their first since 2023, the folksy quartet will headline back-to-back nights at NYC’s Radio City Music Hall on Friday, Sept. 12 and Saturday, Sept.

Willie Nelson just announced he’s bringing his annual ‘Fourth of July Picnic’ to Texas’ capital city along with Bob Dylan, The Avett Brothers, The Mavericks, Asleep at the Wheel and Tami Neilson.The festivities will go down at the Germania Insurance Amphitheater starting at 3:30 p.m.“I’m 92 years old and I’ll be there so you have no excuse,” Nelson said in a statement. “I look forward to bringing back my annual 4th of July Picnic to the city I love and sharing this special event with all my Austin fans.”In the event you have a legitimate excuse and can’t make it to the Lone Star State this July 4, there will be plenty of other opportunities to catch the durable Red Headed Stranger live this year.Starting May 13, Nelson, Dylan and a score of other iconic acts like Billy Strings, Wilco, Sheryl Crow and more will travel all over the country on their tenth annual ‘Outlaw Music Festival Tour.’For those in the Tri-state area, that includes stops at Long Island’s Jones Beach Theater on Friday, Aug. 1.

Paul Simon will be anything but “Homeward Bound.”The legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Famer recently announced he’s striking out on ‘A Quiet Celebration Tour,’ his first official outing since he retired from the road in 2018.There will be quite a New York City homecoming for Forest Hills High School and Queens College graduate as well.Midway through the 55-concert spring and summer run, the 83-year-old singer-songwriter will make five back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back appearances at New York City’s Beacon Theatre. The shows go down on Monday, June 16, Wednesday, June 18, Friday, June 20, Saturday, June 21 and Monday, June 23.News of the tour may be quite a shock to fans of the former Simon and Garfunkel member.

Paul Simon opened the “SNL50” celebration with a performance of his 1966 classic “Homeward Bound” — which he also played with George Harrison on the classic sketch show back in November 1976 — alongside Sabrina Carpenter.Now, two days later, the 83-year-old singer-songwriter has announced his ‘A Quiet Celebration Tour,’ his first official trek since 2018’s ‘Homeward Bound Farewell Tour,’ that will take him to theatres and concert halls from April through August this year.That includes a whopping five shows at New York City’s Beacon Theatre on Monday, June 16, Wednesday, June 18, Friday, June 20, Saturday, June 21 and Monday, June 23.This news may come as a bit of a surprise to fans of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee. Two years ago, Simon shared in an interview with The Times that he may never return to the stage due to hearing loss while recording his 2023 album “Seven Psalms.”“Quite suddenly I lost most of the hearing in my left ear, and nobody has an explanation for it,” he said.

Lumineers fans this year.The “Ho Hey” folk-rockers just announced they’re embarking on the ‘Automatic World Tour’ in support of their forthcoming fifth studio album with the same name due out Feb. 14.To kick off the North American summer run, Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Frates will headline Saratoga Springs’ Broadview Stage on Thursday, July 3.After that, they’ll swing into the five boroughs and hit Queens’ Citi Field on Friday, July 11.

‘Outlaw Music Festival’ co-headlining dates with Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan has added 15 additional ‘Rough and Rowdy Ways’ concerts to his 2025 calendar.In total, the 83-year-old Nobel Prize winner and inspiration for the Oscar-nominated film “A Complete Unknown” is scheduled to play 53 shows this year.As of now, none of Dylan’s solo ‘Rough and Rowdy Ways’ gigs will make their way to the Tri-state area. However, New Yorkers and New Jerseyans can see The Bard when he and Nelson bring the ‘Outlaw Music Festival’ to Long Island’s Jones Beach Theater on Friday, Aug.

Peter, Paul and Mary, has died. He was 86.Yarrow passed away on Tuesday, Jan.

A Complete Unknown,” in which Golden Globes-nominated Timothée Chalamet plays a spot-on Dylan, Hollywood liberties are taken. He didn’t first meet his hero Woody Guthrie, for the first time, at a New Jersey hospital and sing “Song to Woody” for him in the room.

Bonnie Raitt is returning to the road.The rootsy 75-year-old singer just announced her spring 2025 tour that will send her to theaters, casinos, auditoriums, concert halls, performing arts centers, amphitheaters and festivals all over North America from March through May.That includes a stop at Atlantic City’s Borgata Casino Event Center on Saturday, April 19.Midway through the nationwide run, she’ll also headline at the annual MerleFest in Wilkesboro, NC on April 24-27 and the Sun Sand and Soul Music Festival in Miramar Beach, FL from May 1-3.Raitt isn’t promoting a new album this time around; her most recent release was 2022’s “Just Like That” which took home three Grammy Awards.“What’s different this time is that I’ve tried some styles and topics I haven’t touched on before,” the 2000 Rock Hall of Fame inductee said about the record.Fans can purchase tickets for all upcoming Bonnie Raitt shows on sites like Vivid Seats; the official on-sale for the newly announced tour dates is Friday, Nov. 22.Vivid Seats is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.They have a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and will be delivered before the event.A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to buy tickets can be found below.The gifted singer and guitarist will lend her talents to a pair of festivals next year.To make sure you’re in the loop about both of them — from venues to fellow headliners — here’s everything you need to know.Most recently, Raitt headlined at Charlotte’s Ovens Auditorium on Nov.

Ani DiFranco played Persephone in the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical “Hadestown.”Next year, she’ll return to the stage on her solo ‘Unprecedented S—: The Tour’ that will send her to venues all over North America in support of her recently released album.Toward the end of the 26-concert run, the “Both Hands” singer is slated to headline at Brooklyn Steel on Friday, April 18.“They gave me my old job back, which is to say, I’m hitting the road again in the new year,” DiFranco shared on Instagram.“Chances are, wherever you live, my band and I are comin to getchoo to play you some unprecedented s—…yeehaw!”If you want to see the Grammy-winning Buffalo native live — and hear her innovative new record — tickets are available as soon as today.Fans can purchase tickets for all upcoming ‘Unprecedented S—‘ shows on sites like Vivid Seats; the official on-sale is Friday, Sept.

Adrianne Lenker released their homespun sixth solo album “Bright Future” to almost universal acclaim.Pitchfork called the record “free-flowing and intuitive; Rolling Stone dubbed it “a raw gem” and Stereogum claimed Lenker is “operating on another level right now.”And, this fall, the Big Thief singer is bringing the critically-lauded “Bright Future” to the East Coast on a brief 11-concert tour with collaborators Nick Hakim, Mat Davidson, and Josefin Runsteen.Midway through the run, the four-piece will swoop into Brooklyn for a pair of back-to-back gigs at Kings Theatre on Monday, Nov. 18 and Tuesday, Nov.

Noah Kahan performed in New York City was on Dec. 2, 2023.That night, he was the musical guest on “Saturday Night Live” and performed just two songs; “Dial Drunk” and “Stick Season.”On Monday, July 15 and Tuesday, July 16, the rapidly rising folk singer is returning to the Big Apple for a pair of huge gigs at Madison Square Garden (where he’ll play quite a few more songs than he did when he was at SNL back in December).And, while it was free to see Kahan folk out at 30 Rock’s Studio 8H stage, tickets will cost you a pretty penny to catch his ‘We’ll All Be Here Forever Tour’ shows live at MSG.At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find for the two last-minute concerts was $339 before fees on Vivid Seats.If that’s too rich for your blood, you might want to ship up to Boston this week instead.

Noah Kahan kicked off his sprawling, nationwide 2024 ‘We’ll All Be Here Forever Tour.’And, now in his fifth month of shlepping all over the country, he’s having a ball.“I felt like a kid again up there, for the first time in a long time,” the 27-year-old shared on Instagram after performing at Washington’s legendary Gorge.If you want to see Kahan have the time of his life onstage this year, it isn’t too late to grab tickets for all 16 upcoming ‘We’ll All Be Here Forever’ shows including his back to back gigs at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Monday, July 15 and Tuesday, July 16.They’re not cheap, though.At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on tickets for any show on the tour was $73 before fees on Vivid Seats.All other concerts have seats going for anywhere from $182 to $470 before fees.Curious how much it will cost to see the Kahan concert of your choosing?We’ve got everything you need to know and more about Noah Kahan’s 2024 ‘We’ll All Be Here Forever Tour’ below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and, if it isn’t noted, will include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

My Morning Jacket is on tour.The popular jam band led by Jim James has 16 fall concerts starting running from October 17 through Nov. 11 with special guests Madi Diaz and Devon Gilfillian on select dates.That includes three back-to-back-to-back gigs at New York City’s Beacon Theatre on Oct.

Al Stewart will tour all over North America with his band The Empty Pockets.That includes a show at North Tonawanda, NY’s Riviera Theatre on Thursday, Oct. 12.At all shows expect to hear timeless folk classics like “Time Passages,” “On the Border,” “Nostradamus” “Song On The Radio” and “Roads To Moscow,” as well as deep cuts from his 16-album discography.For those wondering what Stewart is like these days, Stewart, 78 claims he hasn’t changed much after seven decades in the biz.“I’m just a folk singer that is interested in history and wine that got lucky with some hit records,” the Scottish-born singer-songwriter told Patch.

Noah Kahan just leveled up.Rather than playing theaters and hall, the 26-year-old singer just announced he’ll be perfoming at stadiums, arenas and amphitheaters on his ‘We’ll All Be Here Forever Tour’ that will take him all over North America from March through July 2024.And yes, the “Stick Season” crooner is coming to New York.On Tuesday, July 16, Kahan is scheduled to drop into NYC’s Madison Square Garden.After that, he’ll end his tour with his biggest gig yet at Boston’s Fenway Park on July 19 with special guest Mt. Joy.Kahan can’t wait for the run of shows either.This exceeds even my wildest childhood dreams,” Kahan shared on Instagram.

Bob Dylan is still on the road.Dylan, 82, just announced 17 new concert dates as part of his ongoing ‘Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour’ in support of his 2020 album with the same name.He’ll cap the quick run of gigs with shows at Rochester, NY’s Rochester Auditorium on Tuesday, Oct. 24 and Schenectady, NY’s Proctors Theatre on Monday, Oct.

Iron Blossom Music Festival is giving us major autumn vibes.Taking place Aug. 26-27 at Monroe Park in Richmond, VA, the two-day festival is bringing some of the biggest names in folk, country and indie rock to usher in the sweater weather season.Just a few of those high-profile headliners include Hozier, Noah Kahan, Elle King, Lord Huron and Faye Webster.They’ll be joined by Neal Francis, Celisse, Son Little, The Heavy Heavy and Danielle Ponder.Best of all, it’s not too late to pick up last-minute tickets.Given the talent on hand, they’re not too expensive either.At the time of publication, we found two-day general admission passes going for as low as $169 before fees on Vivid Seats.Want to grab them before it’s too late?Here’s everything you need to know and more about the 2023 Iron Blossom Music Festival.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all general admission and VIP tickets can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Levitate Music and Arts Festival.This year, that weekend is taking place Friday, July 7 through Sunday, July 9 and based on the annual festival’s lineup made of folk rockers, jam bands, reggae artists and more, it appears, the vibes will be on point as usual for the three-day weekend.Just a few of the melodious headliners gracing the stages at the Marshfield Fairgrounds stages this year include Brandi Carlile, Trey Anastasio Band, Stick Figure, Goose and Ziggy Marley.Shakey Graves, Rebelution, Lucius, Ripe and Peach Pit will be there too.Still, we’re most excited to see the legendarily chill Donovan Frankenreiter live.Plus, you won’t want to sleep on the live art or more than 30 food trucks (!) on the festival grounds all weekend long either.Need last-minute tickets for the multi-day musical extravaganza ASAP? We’ve got your back.Our team found three-day general admission passes going for $199 before fees on Vivid Seats at the time of publication.Single-day passes start at $150 before fees.Still need to know more about Levitate before levitating your finger over the purchase button?Keep reading.We’ve got everything you need to know and more about the annual multi-faceted festival below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all single-day and multi-day Levitate general admission passes can be found right here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time.